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Charmed (1998–2006) is the story of the lives of three sisters who were born with the innate powers of the Charmed ones, a trio of powerful witches capable of stopping time, premonition, and astral projection. One of the series born from the female-driven influence Buffy the Vampire Slayer brought to mainstream television, Charmed has gone on to be one of the most successful fantasy shows on the air, catapulting the careers of popular actors such as Shannen Doherty and Julian McMahon.

Charmed was the first official casuality of The WB and UPN merge into The CW; although Charmed had enjoyed strong ratings and achieved a ratings revival in its later seasons, it had dropped heavily in the Nielsen Ratings due to the popularity of Desperate Housewives and as such no longer was the ratings success it once was, prompting The WB to drop it from the merged network's future lineup.

Charmed premiered in 1998 on The WB network and it's finale aired in May 2006. The show is about three sisters who discover that they are the most powerful witches that ever existed on Earth. At the start of the series Prue (Shannen Doherty), Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) discover that they are witches from a powerful lineage and that they are supposed to do good to help the world. At the end of season 3, Prue is killed by a demon and Piper and Phoebe discover that they had a long lost sister from an affair their mother had with Wightlighter. The show was among The WB's most popular as it had the highest premiere episode ratings on the network just until Smallville broke the record in 2001.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 DVD Releases 5 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast
Shannen Doherty	Prudence "Prue" Halliwell	1	2	3
Holly Marie Combs	Piper Halliwell	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Alyssa Milano	Phoebe Halliwell	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ted King	Andrew "Andy" Trudeau	1
Dorian Gregory	Darryl Morris	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Brian Krause	Leonardo "Leo" Wyatt	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Greg Vaughan	Daniel "Dan" Gordon		2
Karis Paige Bryant	Jennifer "Jenny" Gordon		2
Julian McMahon	Cole Turner			3	4	5		7
Rose McGowan	Paige Matthews				4	5	6	7	8
Drew Fuller	Christopher Perry "Chris" Halliwell					5	6	7	8
Kaley Cuoco	Billie Jenkins								8
Supporting/Recurring Cast
Billy Drago	Barbas	1	2			5	6	7
James Read	Victor Bennet			3	4	5	6	7	8
Anthony John Denison		1
Jennifer Rhodes	Penelope "Penny" Johnson Halliwell	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Finola Hughes	Patricia "Patty" Halliwell	1	2	3	4	5		7	8
Scott Jaeck	Samuel "Sam" Wilder		2			5			8
Rebecca Balding	Elise Rothman				4	5	6	7	8
Sandra Prosper	Sheila Morris					5	6	7
Jason Simmons	Baby Wyatt					5	6	7	8
Kristopher Simmons						5	6	7	8
Finley Donoho	Baby Chris						6	7	8
Wes Ramsey	Wyatt Matthew Halliwell						6	7	8
Season numbers in red indicate a recurring or guest role in that season.

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
The WB
Season One	October 7, 1998	May 26, 1999	22
Season Two	September 30, 1999	May 18, 2000	22
Season Three	October 5, 2000	May 17, 2001	22
Season Four	October 4, 2001	May 16, 2002	22
Season Five	September 22, 2002	May 11, 2003	23
Season Six	September 28, 2003	May 16, 2004	23
Season Seven	September 12, 2004	May 22, 2005	22
Season Eight	September 25, 2005	May 21, 2006	22

[edit] In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[edit] DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Complete Series
The Complete Series	November 18, 2008	49	purchase
The Complete Series: Limited Deluxe Edition	November 18, 2008	49	purchase
Season Sets
The Complete First Season	February 1, 2005	6	purchase
The Complete Second Season	September 6, 2005	6	purchase
The Complete Third Season	November 15, 2005	6	purchase
The Complete Fourth Season	February 28, 2006	6	purchase
The Complete Fifth Season	June 6, 2006	6	purchase
The Complete Sixth Season	October 17, 2006	6	purchase
The Complete Seventh Season	February 6, 2007	6	purchase
The Final Season	September 11, 2007	6	purchase

[edit] External Sites

• Charmed Episodes, TV Listings, News, Photos and More at TVGuide.com
• Charmed Fansite
• Charmed at Television Without Pity