Charmed season 8
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Season 8 | |
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No. of episodes | 22 |
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Original network | The WB |
Original release | September 25, 2005 May 21, 2006 | –
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The eighth and final season of Charmed, an American supernatural drama television series created by Constance M. Burge, premiered in the United States on The WB from September 25, 2005 through May 21, 2006. Airing on Sundays at 8:00 pm. Only four months before The WB shut down to merge with UPN to form The CW.
Paramount Home Entertainment released the complete eighth and final season in a six-disc box set on September 11, 2007.
Cast and Characters
Main
- Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell
- Rose McGowan as Paige Matthews
- Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell
- Kaley Cuoco as Billie Jenkins
- Brian Krause as Leo Wyatt[a]
Recurring
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Guest
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Special Musical Guest
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Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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157 | 1 | "Still Charmed & Kicking" | James L. Conway | Brad Kern | September 25, 2005 | 62015-08-157 | 4.27[1] |
158 | 2 | "Malice in Wonderland" | Mel Damski | Brad Kern | October 2, 2005 | 62015-08-158 | 3.83[2] |
159 | 3 | "Run, Piper, Run" | Derek Johansen | Cameron Litvack | October 9, 2005 | 62015-08-159 | 4.12[3] |
160 | 4 | "Desperate Housewitches" | Jon Paré | Jeannine Renshaw | October 16, 2005 | 62015-08-160 | 4.21[4] |
161 | 5 | "Rewitched" | John T. Kretchmer | Rob Wright | October 23, 2005 | 62015-08-161 | 4.26[5] |
162 | 6 | "Kill Billie Vol. 1" | Michael Grossman | Elizabeth Hunter | October 30, 2005 | 62015-08-162 | 4.32[6] |
163 | 7 | "The Lost Picture Show" | Jonathan West | Doug E. Jones & Andy Reaser | November 6, 2005 | 62015-08-163 | 3.87[7] |
164 | 8 | "Battle of the Hexes" | LeVar Burton | Jeannine Renshaw | November 13, 2005 | 62015-08-164 | 4.38[8] |
165 | 9 | "Hulkus Pocus" | Joel F. Feigenbaum | Liz Sagal | November 20, 2005 | 62015-08-165 | 4.22[9] |
166 | 10 | "Vaya Con Leos" | Janice Cooke Leonard | Cameron Litvack | November 27, 2005 | 62015-08-166 | 4.34[10] |
167 | 11 | "Mr. & Mrs. Witch" | James L. Conway | Rob Wright | January 8, 2006 | 62015-08-167 | 3.3[11] |
168 | 12 | "Payback's a Witch" | Mel Damski | Brad Kern | January 15, 2006 | 62015-08-168 | 3.47[12] |
169 | 13 | "Repo Manor" | Derek Johansen | Doug E. Jones | January 22, 2006 | 62015-08-168 | 3.67[13] |
170 | 14 | "12 Angry Zen" | Jon Paré | Cameron Litvack | February 12, 2006 | 62015-08-170 | 3.28[14] |
171 | 15 | "The Last Temptation of Christy" | John Kretchmer | Story by : Rick Muirragui Teleplay by : Liz Sagal | February 19, 2006 | 62015-08-171 | 3.89[15] |
172 | 16 | "Engaged and Confused" | Stuart Gillard | Jeannine Renshaw | February 26, 2006 | 62015-08-172 | 4.07[16] |
173 | 17 | "Generation Hex" | Michael Grossman | Rob Wright | April 16, 2006 | 62015-08-173 | 2.98[17] |
174 | 18 | "The Torn Identity" | LeVar Burton | Andy Reaser | April 23, 2006 | 62015-08-174 | 3.39[18] |
175 | 19 | "The Jung and the Restless" | Derek Johansen | Cameron Litvack | April 30, 2006 | 62015-08-175 | 3.17[19] |
176 | 20 | "Gone with the Witches" | Jonathan West | Jeannine Renshaw | May 7, 2006 | 62015-08-176 | 3.39[20] |
177 | 21 | "Kill Billie Vol. 2" | Jon Paré | Brad Kern | May 14, 2006 | 62015-08-177 | 3.72[21] |
178 | 22 | "Forever Charmed" | James L. Conway | Brad Kern | May 21, 2006 | 62015-08-178 | 4.49[22] |
Reception
Ratings
The season premiere, which aired on September 25, 2005, garnered 4.27 million viewers; an increase from the 3.44 million viewers who watched the seventh-season finale. The season and series finale, "Forever Charmed", was watched by 4.49 million viewers, making it the highest rated episode of the season. The eighth season averaged 3.5 million viewers for all 22 episodes. Out of all regular primetime programming that aired during the 2005–06 U.S. television season, Charmed ranked 132nd out of 156, according to the Nielsen ratings system.
Accolades
The eighth season of Charmed was nominated for various awards.
DVD release
Charmed: The Eighth and Final Season | |||||
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Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
September 11, 2007[23] | April 30, 2007[24] | April 11, 2011[25] |
Notes
- ^ Only credited for the episodes he appears in.
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