Charmed is an American television series created by Constance M. Burge. In the United States, Charmed premiered on The WB on October 7, 1998 and ended on May 21, 2006, with 178 episodes.[1][2]Charmed originally aired on Wednesday nights at 9:00 pm,[1] before moving to Thursday nights for its second, third and fourth seasons.[3][4][5] For the fifth season, the series moved to Sunday nights at 8:00 pm and remained there until its eighth and final season.[2][6]
The first episode, "Something Wicca This Way Comes", garnered 7.7 million viewers and broke the record for the highest-rated debut episode for The WB.[7] During its fifth season, Charmed became the highest-rated Sunday night program in The WB's history.[8][9] By the end of its eighth season, Charmed had become the second-longest drama broadcast by The WB and broke the record for the longest running hour-long television series featuring all female leads,[10] later overtaken in 2012 by Desperate Housewives.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (1998–1999)
Season 2 (1999–2000)
Season 3 (2000–2001)
Season 4 (2001–2002)
Season 5 (2002–2003)
Season 6 (2003–2004)
Season 7 (2004–2005)
Season 8 (2005–2006)
Specials
Notes
^The episode "When Bad Warlocks Turn Good" was originally scheduled for April 21, 1999, but after the Columbine High School Tragedy the episode was rescheduled for April 28, 1999 to pay respect to those who died.
Ratings
Charmed : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research[188]
References
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