The BEST episodes of Charmed season 1

Every episode of Charmed season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. 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 witches to exist. Now they must vanquish evil and save innocents while living their lives as normal women in the real world. Life isn't so easy when you're Charmed.

Last Updated: 3/23/2024Network: The WBStatus: Ended
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That '70s Episode
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8.03
521 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: Richard Denault
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Déjà Vu All Over Again
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7.94
509 votes

#2 - Déjà Vu All Over Again

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/26/1999

As a warlock makes plans for his attempt to kill the Charmed Ones, he receives a visit from Tempus, a demon who will turn back time until the warlock succeeds in killing all the sisters. Meanwhile, because of the endless loop, Phoebe has a number of strong cases of déjà vu, and she even sees Andy's death at the hand of a warlock.

Directors: Les Sheldon
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Out of Sight
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7.76
444 votes

#3 - Out of Sight

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/5/1999

When Prue witnesses a kidnapping in the park, a reporter sees her using her powers. Phoebe and Piper attempt to learn more about the demons who stole the child and stop the reporter from exposing Prue. Meanwhile, Andy finally learns about Prue's powers.

Directors: Craig Zisk
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Which Prue Is It, Anyway?
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7.75
562 votes

#4 - 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.

Directors: John Behring
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Secrets and Guys
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7.72
602 votes

#5 - 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 really a guardian angel for good witches, and this causes Leo to break up with Piper.

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Dead Man Dating
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7.69
770 votes

#6 - 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.

Directors: Richard Compton
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Something Wicca This Way Comes
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7.69
1184 votes

#7 - Something Wicca This Way Comes

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/1998

Phoebe returns to San Francisco after losing her job to live with her older sisters, Prue and Piper. During their first night together in their grandmother's house, Phoebe finds a book of witchcraft and recites an incantation that leaves the sisters three with powers they were destined to have.

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From Fear to Eternity
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7.68
611 votes

#8 - 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 a new job and Piper's is frustrated by her superstition about relationships started on Friday the 13th.

Directors: Les Sheldon
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Feats of Clay
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7.66
616 votes

#9 - Feats of Clay

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/20/1999

When Phoebe's ex-boyfriend comes to town he brings trouble in the forum of a stolen Egyptian urn which carries a mortal curse. Meanwhile, Prue deals with her own problem of trying to save the auction house from bankruptcy, and Piper's use of her powers in a misguided attempt at matchmaking may backfire.

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Love Hurts
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7.66
571 votes

#10 - Love Hurts

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/19/1999

Leo is shot by the arrow of darklighter, and ask the sisters to help to protect a girl that is being targeted by the darklighter. Piper casts a spell to swap her powers with Leo's but mistakenly the spell causes Prue and Phoebe's powers to swap. Meanwhile Andy leaves his job to help protect Prue's secret from being exposed by an Internal Affairs investigation.

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The Wendigo
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7.64
605 votes

#11 - 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.

Directors: James L. Conway
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Wicca Envy
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7.63
665 votes

#12 - Wicca Envy

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/13/1999

When Prue is framed by Rex, for stealing from the auction house, it's up to Piper and Phoebe to uncover that Rex is actually a warlock.

Directors: Brad Kern, Mel Damski
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The Witch is Back
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7.62
677 votes

#13 - 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.

Directors: Richard Denault
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Is There a Woogy in the House?
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7.61
583 votes

#14 - 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.

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The Fourth Sister
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7.60
544 votes

#15 - 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 time with Andy and Phoebe and Piper vie for the attention of Leo.

Directors: Gilbert Adler
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I've Got You Under My Skin
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7.55
886 votes

#16 - 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.

Writer: Brad Kern
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The Truth is Out There and It Hurts
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7.53
686 votes

#17 - 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.

Directors: James A. Contner
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When Bad Warlocks Turn Good
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7.47
492 votes

#18 - When Bad Warlocks Turn 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.

Directors: Kevin Inch
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Thank You for Not Morphing
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7.45
777 votes

#19 - Thank You for Not Morphing

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/1998

The sisters' estranged father returns, but he trouble arises when he teams up with the new neighbors, who are actually shape-shifters trying to steal the Book of Shadows. Meanwhile, a handyman comes to the manor to help the girls.

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The Power of Two
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7.43
475 votes

#20 - The Power of Two

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/12/1999

While taking a tour of Alcatraz, Phoebe sees the ghost of killer take possession of a guard's body so he can cross the waters surrounding the prison, and must stop him before it's too late. Meanwhile Piper worries about leaving Prue and Phoebe alone as she leaves on a business trip.

Directors: Elodie Keene
Writer: Brad Kern
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Dream Sorcerer
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7.39
720 votes

#21 - 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.

Directors: Nick Marck
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The Wedding from Hell
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7.13
651 votes

#22 - 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.

Directors: Richard Ginty
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