Editing Charmed (1998 TV Series)

:''This article is about the 1998 WB series. For the 2018 CW series, see ''[[Charmed (2018 TV Series)|Charmed (2018 TV series)]]''.''
:''For other uses, see [[Charmed (Disambiguation)|Charmed (disambiguation)]].''
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| align="center" colspan=3 bgcolor="#A9A9F5" style="border-bottom:1px solid gray; font-size:125%;" |<span style="color: #000000;">'''Charmed'''</span><br>
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|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Genre'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Drama (Film and Television)|Drama]]<br>[[Fantasy]]<br>[[Supernatural Fiction|Supernatural fiction]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Created by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Constance M. Burge]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Starring'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Shannen Doherty]]<br>[[Holly Marie Combs]]<br>[[Alyssa Milano]]<br>[[T.W. King]]<br>[[Dorian Gregory]]<br>[[Greg Vaughan]]<br>Karis Paige Bryant<br>[[Brian Krause]]<br>[[Julian McMahon]]<br>[[Rose McGowan]]<br>[[Drew Fuller]]<br>[[Kaley Cuoco]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Opening<br>theme'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |"[[How Soon Is Now?#Love Spit Love|How Soon Is Now?]]" performed by [[Love Spit Love]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Composer(s)'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |Tim Truman (season 1)<br>[[Jay Gruska]]<br>[[J. Peter Robinson]] (seasons 2–8)
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Country of origin'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |United States
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original language(s)'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |English
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''No. of seasons'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |8
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''No. of episodes'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |178 ([[List of Charmed Episodes|list of episodes]])
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| bgcolor=#A9A9F5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Production'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Executive<br>producer(s)'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Constance M. Burge]]<br>[[Brad Kern]]<br>[[Aaron Spelling]]<br>[[E. Duke Vincent]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Camera setup'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Panavision]], [[Single-Camera Setup|Single-camera]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Running time'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |40–44 minutes
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Production<br>company(s)'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Spelling Television]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Distributor'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[CBS Television Distribution]]
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| bgcolor=#A9A9F5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Broadcast'''
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original network'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[The WB (television network)|The CW]]
|- valign="top"
| style="text-align: left;"|'''Picture format'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[NTSC]] ([[480i]]) (original broadcast)<br>[[1080i]] ([[HDTV]]) (2018 remaster)
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Audio format'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |[[Dolby Digital]]
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Original release'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |October 7, 1998 –<br>May 21, 2006
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| bgcolor=#A9A9F5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''Chronology'''
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Followed by'''
| bgcolor="#ffffff" colspan="2" |''[[Charmed: Season 9 (comic book)|Charmed: Season 9]]'' (comic book)<br>''[[Charmed: Season 10 (comic book)|Charmed: Season 10]]'' (comic book)
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| style="text-align: left;"|'''Related shows'''
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|- valign="top"
| bgcolor=#A9A9F5 align="center" colspan="3" |'''External links'''
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'''''Charmed''''' is an American [[Supernatural Fiction|supernatural]] [[fantasy]] [[Drama (Film and Television)|drama]] television series created by [[Constance M. Burge]] and produced by [[Aaron Spelling]] and his production company [[Spelling Television]], with [[Brad Kern]] serving as [[Showrunner|showrunner]]. The series was originally broadcast by [[The WB (television network)|The WB]] for eight seasons from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006. The series narrative follows a trio of sisters, known as The Charmed Ones, the most powerful good [[Witcheswitches]] of all time, who use their combined "[[Power of Three (Charmed, 1998)|Power of Three]]" to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as [[List of Magical Beings in Charmed#Demons|demons]] and [[List of Magical Beings in Charmed#Warlocks|warlocks]]. Each sister possesses unique [[Magic in Fiction|magical powers]] that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern-day [[San Francisco]]. Keeping their supernatural identities separate and secret from their ordinary lives often becomes a challenge for them, with the exposure of magic having far-reaching consequences on their various relationships and resulting in a number of police and [[FBI]] investigations throughout the series. The series initially focuses on the three Halliwell sisters, [[Prue Halliwell|Prue]] ([[Shannen Doherty]]), [[Piper Halliwell|Piper]] ([[Holly Marie Combs]]), and [[Phoebe Halliwell|Phoebe]] ([[Alyssa Milano]]). Following Prue's death in the [[All Hell Breaks Loose (Charmed Episode)|third-season finale]], their long-lost half sister [[Paige Matthews]] ([[Rose McGowan]]) assumes her place within the "Power of Three" from [[Charmed (Season 4)|season four]] onwards.

''Charmed'' achieved a [[Cult Following|cult following]] and popularity on The WB with its first episode "[[Something Wicca This Way Comes (Charmed 1998 Episode)|Something Wicca This Way Comes]]" garnering 7.7 million viewers, breaking the record for the network's highest-rated debut episode. The show's ratings, although smaller than rival shows on the "big four" networks ([[American Broadcasting Company (television network)|ABC]], [[CBS (television network)|CBS]], [[NBC (television network)|NBC]], and [[Fox Broadcasting Company (television network)|Fox]]), were a success for the relatively new and smaller WB network. ''Charmed'' went through several timeslot changes during its eight-season run. For its first three seasons in the Wednesday/Thursday 9:00 pm timeslot, ''Charmed'' was the second-highest rated series on The WB, behind ''[[7th Heaven (TV Series)|7th Heaven]]''. During its [[Charmed (Season 5)|fifth season]], the show moved to the Sunday 8:00 pm timeslot, where it became the highest-rated Sunday night program in The WB's history. At [[List of Charmed Wpisodes|178 episodes]], ''Charmed'' was the [[List of Programs Broadcast by The WB#Dramas|second-longest drama broadcast by The WB]], behind ''[[7th Heaven (TV Series)|7th Heaven]]''. In 2006, it became the longest running hour-long television series featuring all female leads, before being surpassed by ''[[Desperate Housewives (TV Series)|Desperate Housewives]]'' in 2012.

The series has also received [[List of Awards and Nominations Received by Charmed|numerous awards and nominations]]. In 2010, ''[[The Huffington Post]]'' and [[AOL TV]] ranked ''Charmed'' within their joint list of "The Top 20 Magic/Supernatural Shows of All Time," while in 2013, ''[[TV Guide]]'' listed the series as one of "The 60 Greatest Sci-Fi Shows of All Time." ''Charmed'' has also become a source of [[Charmed (1998 TV Series)#Charmed in popular culture|pop culture references]] in film and television and has [[Charmed (1998 TV Series)#Cultural impact|influenced other succeeding television series]] in the same subgenre. The show's success has led to its development in other media, including a [[Charmed (Video Game)|video game]], [[Charmed Board Games|board games]], [[#Soundtracks|soundtracks]], [[List of Charmed Books|novels]], and a [[Charmed (Comics)|comic book series]] which served as a continuation of its narrative. According to data research from [[The NPD Group]] in 2012, ''Charmed'' was the second-most binge watched television series on subscription [[Video-on-Demand|video-on-demand]] services, such as [[Netflix]]. A [[Charmed (2018 TV Series)|reboot series of ''Charmed'']], featuring different cast members and characters, premiered on [[The CW (television network)|The CW]] on October 14, 2018.

== Series overview ==
{{Quote_box |width=40% |align=right |quote=Before [[Melinda Warren|Melinda]] was [[Salem Witch Trials|burned at the stake]], she vowed that each generation of Warren witches would become stronger and stronger, culminating in the arrival of three sisters ... the most powerful witches the world has ever known ... the Charmed Ones.|source=—[[Phoebe Halliwell]] ([[Alyssa Milano]]) in "[[Something Wicca This Way Comes (1998 Charmed Episode)|Something Wicca This Way Comes]]"}}

== Cast and characters ==
:''Main article: [[List of Charmed Characters|List of Charmed characters]]''

=== Main ===
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 |footer=[[Shannen Doherty]] (top left) portrayed [[Prue Halliwell]], [[Holly Marie Combs]] (top right) portrayed [[Piper Halliwell]], [[Alyssa Milano]] (bottom left) portrayed [[Phoebe Halliwell]], and [[Rose McGowan]] (bottom right) portrayed [[Paige Matthews]].
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* [[Shannen Doherty]] as [[Prue Halliwell]] (seasons 1–3), the eldest sister who initially receives the power to move objects with her mind by channelling [[Psychokinesis|telekinesis]] through her eyes. As the series progresses, Prue learns how to channel her telekinetic powers through her hands and gains the power of [[Astral Projection|astral projection]], the ability to [[Cloning|be in two places at once]]. Prue also develops martial arts skills and becomes an effective hand-to-hand fighter. During her three seasons on ''Charmed'', she is regarded as the strongest and most powerful witch of the Halliwell sisters. Prue initially works as an appraiser for an auction house, and later becomes a professional photographer for a magazine company. In the [[All Hell Breaks Loose (1998 Charmed Episode)|season three finale]], she is killed by [[Shax (Charmed)|Shax]] ([[Michael Bailey Smith]]), a powerful demonic assassin sent by [[The Source (Charmed)|The Source of All Evil]].
* [[Holly Marie Combs]] as [[Piper Halliwell]], the second eldest sister who initially receives the power to freeze her surrounding environment. As the series progresses, she also gains the power to cause evil beings or objects to spontaneously explode. Piper is initially the middle sister of the family during the first three seasons, but later becomes the eldest sister after Prue dies. Piper's central love interest throughout the series is Leo Wyatt (Brian Krause), the sisters' [[Whitelighter|whitelighter]] – a guardian angel for good witches. In [[Charmed (Season 3)|season three]], she marries Leo, and as the series progresses, they have two children; [[List of Charmed Characters#Wyatt Halliwell|Wyatt]] (born in [[Charmed (Season 5)|season five]]) and [[Chris Halliwell|Chris]] (born in [[Charmed (Season 6)|season six]]). Piper initially works as a chef and manager for the restaurant Quake, but from season two onwards, she becomes the owner and manager of the nightclub P3.
* [[Alyssa Milano]] as [[Phoebe Halliwell]], the third eldest sister who initially receives the power of [[Precognition|premonition]], the ability to see into the future and [[Retrocognition|the past]]. To make up for initially only having a passive power, Phoebe develops martial arts skills in order to better assist her sisters when they fight evil. As the series progresses, she also gains the active powers of [[Levitation (Paranormal)|levitation]] and [[Empathy#Fiction|empathy]]. Phoebe is introduced into ''Charmed'' as the youngest and most rebellious of the Halliwell sisters. However, her progression as a witch helps her become more responsible and grow as a person. Phoebe later becomes the middle sister after Prue dies and the series introduces their younger half-sister Paige (Rose McGowan). Phoebe was initially a college student for the first few seasons, and later becomes an advice columnist for the newspaper company ''The Bay Mirror''.
* [[Rose McGowan]] as [[Paige Matthews]] (seasons 4–8), the youngest half-sister who initially receives the power to move objects with her mind by orbing ("teleporting") objects from one location to another through a vocal command. She was the secret love child of the Halliwell sisters' mother [[Patty Halliwell|Patty]] ([[Finola Hughes]]) and her whitelighter Sam Wilder ([[Scott Jaeck]]), making Paige both a witch and whitelighter. She was given up at birth and raised by her adoptive parents. Paige is introduced upon Prue's funeral at the beginning of [[Charmed (Season 4)|season four]], where she goes on to help reconstitute The Charmed Ones by taking Prue's place in the "[[Power of Three (1998 Charmed Episode)|Power of Three]]". As the series progresses, Paige also receives the whitelighter powers of orbing herself and others, as well as sensing, glamouring, and healing.

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===Production and writing===

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===Opening credits===

== Reception ==

=== Critical reception ===

=== Awards and nominations ===
:''Main article: [[List of Awards and Nominations Received by Charmed|List of awards and nominations received by Charmed]]''

== Broadcasting and viewership ==
:''Main article: [[List of Charmed episodes|List of Charmed episodes]]''

===Ratings===


== Cultural impact ==

=== Television ===

=== ''Charmed'' in popular culture ===

===Academia===
:''Main article: [[Charmed Academia|Charmed academia]]''

== Other media ==

=== Novels ===
:''Main article: [[List of Charmed Novels and Short Stories|List of Charmed novels and short stories]]''

=== Comic books ===
:''Main article: [[Charmed (Comics)|Charmed (comics)]]''

=== Soundtracks ===

=== Merchandise ===
:''Main article: [[Charmed Merchandise|Charmed merchandise]]''

== Reboot series ==
=== Cancelled CBS reboot ===

=== The CW reboot ===
:''Main article: [[Charmed (2018 TV Series)|Charmed (2018 TV series)]]''

== References ==

== External links ==

{{Charmed (Television Network)}}
{{Aaron Spelling}}
{{The WB Television Network}}