However there were also questions. He's not using magic, he hasn't any mysterious powers. These were ordinary, mostly young, people. Perhaps we only saw the extremes. However, in the material we saw, Blaine never once assured his audience that what they had seen was only a trick.
Skeptical organizations have a big job of education to do.
Obviously the schools and the TV producers have dropped the ball. Oh, that levitation. We saw more of the audience reaction than of the performer but it looked pretty good. However, the onlookers had only a rear view and they were carefully grouped together. If I can think of a couple of ways it could be done then so can you.