8.12 - Payback's A Witch Airs January 15

[Superstar]

Written by Brad Kern
Directed by Mel Damski
Air Date: January 15, 2006


MISCHIEVOUS MAGIC - Paige (Rose McGowan) tries to help Henry (Ivan Sergei) get his parolee, Nick (Karl Makinen), a loan at a bank, but when the loan is denied, Nick crashes his car into the bank and holds everyone hostage. The flurry of media causes Paige and Billie (Kaley Cuoco) to come up with a solution that does not include magic. Meanwhile, Piper (Holly Marie Combs) and Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) have their hands full when Wyatt celebrates his third birthday by using his magic to make his dolls and toys come to life.

[Superstar]

Make sure you watch this episode! This episode has had a pretty big budget apparently and if it under performs it could lead to cancellation.

[musicradio77]

Originally Posted by Superstar

Make sure you watch this episode! This episode has had a pretty big budget apparently and if it under performs it could lead to cancellation.

Wow! That's great news, I would like to watch it. I hope "Charmed" will have a few batch of new episodes left for season 8.

[EmoJoe]

Originally Posted by Superstar

Make sure you watch this episode! This episode has had a pretty big budget apparently and if it under performs it could lead to cancellation.

Without a proper series finale? -_-

Its a really really good episode so far. Probably the best of the season.

[Wings#1ShowPeriod]

Best Episode of the Season.. Enjoyed every sec of it.

[Superstar]

That was fantastic

[tv star collector]

Great episode.

[Superbowl]

I agree, very interesting episode.

[Superstar]

Unfortunately, the ratings for Charmed continue to plummet. Paybacks A Witch ratings:

"Charmed": households: 2.2/3, #15; adults 18-49: 1.4, #T14

This actually is a drop of .1 from last weeks fast national ratings, and last week was the lowest ratings of the season. This show is almost assured of cancelation.

[Superbowl]

There may be hope for Charmed, yet. See this article on 7th Heaven and how it relates to Charmed. Look at the quote from WB President, David Jonallari.

The WB is cutting bait on "7th Heaven" in May because the former hit will lose about $16 million this season, network CEO Garth Ancier told surprised critics Monday.

The WB's money-losing "7th Heaven," featuring Stephen Collins, third from left, is being dropped in May. A spinoff of the show, featuring lower-paid cast members, may be in the works, however. (By Reed Saxon -- Associated Press)

In fact, the prime-time soap, starring Stephen Collins as a minister with a large, very busy family, has been a money loser for the network for a few seasons, Ancier said. Like other much-loved shows, "7th Heaven" will bite the dust because the increasing wage demands of its expensive cast and crew slammed up against plummeting ratings and ad revenue.
This got critics to thinking about, and fretting over, WB's other long-running and by now more expensive shows -- "Gilmore Girls," "Charmed" and "Everwood," to name a few. Escalating costs will likely doom another long-running WB show, Charmed. "We're going to have to look at it in May," said entertainment president David Janollari.

"Charmed," about three witch sisters, is still a "really solid performer, and though it is one of our more expensive shows it's not in the territory of '7th,' " Janollari assured them.
"We are not losing money on 'Smallville' or 'Everwood' or 'Gilmore Girls,' " Ancier chimed in.
To be more specific, "Everwood," the network's doc drama set in Colorado, is less expensive than "7th Heaven," as is "Gilmore Girls," Amy Sherman-Palladino's chick drama about a mom and her daughter who are best pals. "Smallville," the Superman teen-angst drama, is as expensive as "7th" but is higher rated and it repeats well, Ancier said. ("7th Heaven" episodes are repeating poorly this season, which further brings down ad revenue.)

[Dean Winchester]

how is 7th Heaven "money losing"? I don't like the show but frankly, it's still the #2 show on WB

I always found it's ratings success baffling, considering the show has reportedly flopped on DVD, a format where WB shows usually perform very well (Charmed, Buffy, Dawson's Creek, Smallville, Gilmore Girls, One Tree Hill, Roswell, etc... I bet Supernatural will be a huge DVD seller when it comes out also)

[Superbowl]

Final ratings were 3.47 million viewers. Slightly up from last week's 3.31 million viewers.

[Superstar]

Originally Posted by Superbowl

Final ratings were 3.47 million viewers. Slightly up from last week's 3.31 million viewers.

still very disappointing though

[Dean Winchester]

Originally Posted by Superstar

still very disappointing though

what ranking is Charmed among all of the WB's shows? I am sure it's below Gilmore Girls, Smallville and 7th Heaven, but where does it stand compared to Supernatural and One Tree Hill?

[Superbowl]

A little long, but here is last weeks ratings for all shows :

1 NFL Divisional Playoff: New England-Denver CBS 26.25
2 Desperate Housewives ABC 22.52
3 Lost (9 p.m.) ABC 20.56
4 CSI: Miami CBS 20.15
5 Grey's Anatomy ABC 18.97
6 CSI CBS 17.79
7 Dancing With the Stars ABC 17.36
8 Two and a Half Men CBS 17.20
9 NCIS CBS 17.19
10 24 (8 p.m.) FOX 17.01
11 Criminal Minds CBS 15.92
12 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (8 p.m.) ABC 15.56
13 24 (9 p.m.) FOX 15.48
14 ER NBC 15.40
15 House (Tue.) FOX 14.83
16 Law & Order: SVU NBC 14.72
17 Cold Case CBS 14.60
18 Without a Trace CBS 14.23
19 "Jesse Stone: Night Passage" CBS 13.94
20 Out of Practice CBS 13.74
21 "Dancing With the Stars Results" ABC 13.66
22 Lost (8 p.m.) ABC 13.52
23 CSI: NY CBS 13.17
24 Numb3rs CBS 12.98
25 Law & Order NBC 12.83
26 My Name Is Earl NBC 12.49
27 Las Vegas NBC 12.27
28 King of Queens CBS 12.11
29 Crumbs ABC 11.81
30 How I Met Your Mother CBS 11.49
31 Commander in Chief ABC 11.40
32 Medium (Mon.) NBC 11.39
33 Boston Legal ABC 11.21
34 Close to Home CBS 11.20
35 Wife Swap ABC 11.01
36 Ghost Whisperer CBS 10.92
37 Crossing Jordan (Sun.) NBC 10.83
38 Law & Order: Criminal Intent NBC 10.82
39 Office NBC 10.27
40 CSI: Miami (Thu.) CBS 10.09
41 60 Minutes CBS 10.03
42 20/20 ABC 9.98
43 Dateline: NBC (Fri.) NBC 9.90
44 "People's Choice Awards" CBS 9.75
45 Will & Grace NBC 9.69
46 Invasion ABC 9.65
47 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (7 p.m.) ABC 9.23
48 Primetime ABC 9.15
49 Four Kings NBC 9.12
50 In Justice ABC 8.74
51 House (Mon.) FOX 8.73
52 Still Standing CBS 8.44
53 Yes, Dear CBS 8.40
54 E-Ring NBC 8.35
Surface NBC 8.35
56 Law & Order: SVU (Sat.) NBC 7.97
57 Cops (8:30 p.m.) FOX 7.77
58 Most Outrageous Moments on Live TV (8:30 p.m.) NBC 7.59
59 House (Mon.) FOX 7.51
60 According to Jim ABC 7.50
61 Cops (8 p.m.) FOX 7.43
62 America's Most Wanted FOX 7.42
63 Rodney ABC 7.23
64 Fear Factor NBC 7.17
65 U.S. Figure Skating Championships (8 p.m.) ABC 6.98
66 Scrubs (9 p.m.) NBC 6.87
Scrubs (9:30 p.m.) NBC 6.87
68 Book of Daniel NBC 6.86
69 Most Outrageous Moments on Live TV (8 p.m.) NBC 6.85
70 Biggest Loser: Special Edition NBC 6.43
71 The West Wing NBC 6.35
72 Emily's Reasons Why Not ABC 6.26
73 Bachelor: Paris ABC 6.24
74 Dateline: NBC (Sun.) NBC 6.02
75 Contra Viento y Marea (Thu.) UNI 5.85
76 Gilmore Girls WB 5.79
77 Bones FOX 5.65
78 Jake in Progress ABC 5.58
79 That '70s Show (Thu., 8:30 p.m.) FOX 5.54
80 Trading Spouses FOX 5.52
81 Crossing Jordan (Sat.) NBC 5.50
82 Smallville WB 5.45
83 Nanny 911 FOX 5.36
84 Contra Viento y Marea (Mon.) UNI 5.34
85 Contra Viento y Marea (Tue.) UNI 5.33
86 WWE Smackdown! UPN 5.29
87 Contra Viento y Marea (Wed.) UNI 5.28
88 Medium (Sat.) NBC 5.15
That '70s Show (Wed.) FOX 5.15
90 Alborada (Mon.) UNI 5.14
91 The O.C. FOX 5.13
92 Alborada (Thu.) UNI 5.13
93 Piel de Otono (Thu.) UNI 5.12
94 That '70s Show (Thu., 8 p.m.) FOX 5.07
95 Bailando por Un Sueno UNI 5.03
96 Piel de Otono (Fri.) UNI 4.99
97 Piel de Otono (Wed.) UNI 4.96
98 Beauty and the Geek WB 4.95
99 Alborada (Tue.) UNI 4.81
100 Alborada (Wed.) UNI 4.74
101 Piel de Otono (Tue.) UNI 4.67
102 Alborada (Fri.) UNI 4.58
103 Cristina (Mon.) UNI 4.57
104 Piel de Otono (Mon.) UNI 4.53
105 Contra Viento y Marea (Fri.) UNI 4.46
106 Stacked FOX 4.31
107 Supernatural WB 4.23
108 Bernie Mac FOX 3.82
109 Malcolm in the Middle FOX 3.80
110 Everybody Hates Chris UPN 3.73
111 Reba (Fri.) WB 3.65
112 Charmed WB 3.47
113 Don Francisco Presenta UNI 3.36
114 Aqui y Ahora (Thu.) UNI 3.33
115 One Tree Hill WB 3.23
116 Asi Es Gilberto Gless UNI 3.02
117 Sabado Gigante UNI 2.98
118 Twins WB 2.96
119 Reba (Sun., 7:30 p.m.) WB 2.89
120 "Critic's Choice Awards" WB 2.84
121 Casos Vida UNI 2.66
122 Girlfriends UPN 2.61
123 "Beauty & the Geek Casting Call" WB 2.60
All of Us UPN 2.60
125 Hora Pico UNI 2.57
126 Half and Half UPN 2.46
127 One on One UPN 2.41
128 Reba (Sun., 7 p.m.) WB 2.25
129 Love Inc. UPN 2.24
130 Perplejos UNI 2.21
131 South Beach UPN 2.12
132 "Blue Crush" UPN 2.08
133 Eve UPN 1.95
Living With Fran WB 1.95
What I Like About You WB 1.95
136 Casos Familia UNI 1.91
137 Supernatural WB 1.87
138 Cuts UPN 1.78