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.
[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.