The Best Episodes of Charmed Season 1
Every episode of Charmed Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Charmed Season 1!
Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern day San Francisco.
Season 1 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Charmed" season 1 is "Something Wicca This Way Comes", rated 8/10 from 1585 user votes. It was directed by John T. Kretchmer and written by Constance M. Burge. "Something Wicca This Way Comes" aired on 10/7/1998 and is rated 0.7 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "I've Got You Under My Skin".
8.0/10 1,585 votes#1 - Something Wicca This Way Comes
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/1998
Three sisters reunite after the death of their beloved grandmother, and learn they have inherited much more than the family manor.
Director: John T. Kretchmer
Writer: Constance M. Burge
7.3/10 1,246 votes#2 - I've Got You Under My Skin
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/1998
Piper has trouble dealing with her powers and fears what might happen if she enters a church. Meanwhile, Phoebe meets a photographer who sucks the life out of young women to keep himself young, and Prue faces relationship complications with Andy when she gets a job at an auction house.
Director: John T. Kretchmer
Writer: Brad Kern
7.1/10 1,099 votes#3 - Thank You for Not Morphing
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/1998
The sisters' father returns after a 20 year absence, and the new neighbors aren't what they seem.
Director: Ellen S. Pressman
Writer: Chris Levinson, Zack Estrin
8.2/10 1,235 votes#4 - Dead Man Dating
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/1998
Piper falls for the ghost of a recently murdered man who needs her help. Meanwhile, Phoebe works as a psychic to help others and make money for Prue's birthday present, and Prue discovers a devastating betrayal.
Director: Richard Compton
Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach
7.3/10 1,047 votes#5 - Dream Sorcerer
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/1998
Prue finds her sleep disturbed by strange visions in which she's taunted by a man. Meanwhile Phoebe and Piper cast a spell to attract men, but it turns out too strong, and they can barely escape their myriad of admirers.
Director: Nick Marck
Writer: Constance M. Burge
7.1/10 1,094 votes#6 - The Wedding from Hell
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/1998
The sisters must face Hecate, a powerful demon goddess, who is preying upon a woman, her son & his fiancee, and attempting to conceive a full demon child.
Director: Richard Ginty
Writer: Greg Elliot, Michael Perricone
7.2/10 1,042 votes#7 - The Fourth Sister
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/1998
A troubled teenage girl befriends Phoebe with the hopes of joining the Halliwells, but she's been lured to the dark powers of witchcraft by a sorceress. Meanwhile, Prue tries to find some alone time with Andy and Phoebe and Piper vie for the attention of Leo.
Director: Gilbert Adler
Writer: Edithe Swensen
7.9/10 1,080 votes#8 - The Truth Is Out There...and It Hurts
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/1998
Acting on Phoebe's premonitions, the sisters race to stop a mysterious killer from striking again. Meanwhile, Prue finds a truth spell and uses it to find out what Andy's reaction to her being a witch would be.
Director: James A. Contner
Writer: Chris Levinson, Zack Estrin
8.0/10 1,098 votes#9 - The Witch Is Back
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/16/1998
A warlock from the past is released from his curse and tries to steal the sisters' powers with the help of Rex and Hannah, but the sisters resurrect their ancestor to combat him. Meanwhile, Piper works up her courage to ask Leo out and Andy gets frustrated by Prue's continued involvement with bizarre police investigations.
Director: Richard Denault
Writer: Sheryl J. Anderson
7.9/10 1,046 votes#10 - Wicca Envy
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/13/1999
When Prue is framed for stealing from the auction house and arrested, it is revealed that her boss, Rex, is a warlock. It's up to Piper and Phoebe to prove Prue's innocence and vanquish Rex before its too late.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Brad Kern, Sheryl J. Anderson
6.9/10 976 votes#11 - Feats of Clay
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/20/1999
When Phoebe's ex-boyfriend comes to town he brings trouble in the form of a stolen Egyptian urn which carries a mortal curse. Meanwhile, Prue tries to save the auction house from bankruptcy, and Piper's witchcraft backfires.
Director: Kevin Inch
Writer: N/A
7.8/10 1,033 votes#12 - The Wendigo
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/3/1999
When Piper is attacked by a vicious beast, Andy goes on a stakeout with an FBI agent who is hunting the creature. Meanwhile, Prue hires Phoebe to work at the auction house, but Phoebe's vision of a terrible car crash immediately sends her off on a mission to find a long-lost child.
Director: James L. Conway
Writer: Edithe Swensen
8.1/10 1,035 votes#13 - From Fear to Eternity
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/1999
The sisters' mother warns them about a demon from the underworld who comes around every 1300 years on Friday the 13th to literally scare witches to death and feed on their fear. Meanwhile, Phoebe has misgivings about her expected duties at her new job and Piper is frustrated by her superstition about relationships started on Friday the 13th.
Director: Les Sheldon
Writer: Tony Blake, Paul Jackson
7.3/10 915 votes#14 - Secrets and Guys
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/17/1999
Prue helps a young witch who has been kidnapped, and renews her own faith in having children. Meanwhile, Phoebe finds out that Leo is hiding an important secret that threatens his relationship with Piper.
Director: James A. Contner
Writer: Sheryl Anderson, Constance M. Burge
8.0/10 991 votes#15 - Is There A Woogy In The House?
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/24/1999
Phoebe's fear of the Woogyman amuses Prue and Piper, until an earthquake releases a shadow demon. Phoebe under the control of the Woogyman tries to kill Prue and Piper, who must find a way to rescue Phoebe and get rid of the Woogyman.
Director: John T. Kretchmer
Writer: Chris Levinson, Zack Estrin
8.1/10 971 votes#16 - Which Prue Is It, Anyway?
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 3/3/1999
When Phoebe has a premonition of Prue being stabbed to death, it coincides with a warrior coming to town in order to kill the eldest sibling witch as he did to the sisters' great-great-great-aunt.
Director: John Behring
Writer: Javier Grillo-Marxuach
8.7/10 1,169 votes#17 - That '70s Episode
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 4/7/1999
A powerful warlock shows up claiming that he made a pact with the sisters' mother in which he spared her life in exchange for the girls' powers. Fleeing him, the three sisters go back in time to the 1970s when their mother was still alive and they try to prevent the pact.
Director: Richard Denault
Writer: Sheryl J. Anderson
7.1/10 916 votes#18 - When Bad Warlocks Go Good
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 4/28/1999
Prue attempts to help a young man, who desires to become a priest in order to avoid fulfilling his destiny as a warlock of the Evil Charmed Ones. Meanwhile, Phoebe tries to get Piper to stop shying away from a date with Josh.
Director: Kevin Inch
Writer: Edithe Swensen
8.0/10 933 votes#19 - Out of Sight
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 5/5/1999
When Prue witnesses and tries to stop a kidnapping of a young boy in the park, a reporter sees her using her powers. He tries to blackmail her to get a sensational story for his newspaper. Phoebe and Piper attempt to learn more about the demons who stole the child and come across a similar kidnapping that happened 20 years ago. Meanwhile, Andy gets involved in the kidnapping case and finally confirms his suspicions about Prue's powers.
Director: Craig Zisk
Writer: Tony Blake, Paul Jackson
7.8/10 893 votes#20 - The Power of Two
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 5/12/1999
After Piper leaves on a business trip, it doesn't take long for some friction to appear between Prue and Phoebe. However, they set their differences aside when they run into a ghost of a serial killer who's looking for a revenge against people who sentenced him with a death penalty. Meanwhile, the many unsolved crime cases are finally starting to catch up with Andy when people from Internal Affairs take an interest in them.
Director: Elodie Keene
Writer: Brad Kern
8.2/10 962 votes#21 - Love Hurts
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/19/1999
The sisters are about to go on a relaxing weekend getaway to Cabo, when a mortally wounded Leo shows up and asks for their help to save a young woman who's being chased by a darklighter. Desperate to save Leo, Piper casts a spell that swaps their powers, however in doing so, she accidentally swaps the powers of Prue and Phoebe as well. Meanwhile, pressed by an Internal Affairs investigation Andy decides to leave his job in order to protect Prue's secret from being exposed.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Chris Levinson, Zack Estrin, Javier Grillo-Marxuach
8.8/10 1,204 votes#22 - Déjà Vu All Over Again
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/26/1999
A warlock repeatedly attempts to kill the Charmed Ones, with a help from demon Tempus turning back time after each failure so that he can try again. However, because of the endless time loop and her power of premonition, Phoebe experiences a number of strong cases of déjà vu and is able to figure out that there are evil forces after them.
Director: Les Sheldon
Writer: Brad Kern, Constance M. Burge