The eighth and final season of ''

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'', an American supernatural drama television series created by

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, premiered in the United States on The WB from September 25, 2005 through May 21, 2006. Paramount Home Entertainment released the complete eighth and final season in a six-disc box set on September 11, 2007. It also featured an instrumental opening for all the episodes, as opposed to the show's theme song, as music rights were no longer available.

Cast and characters

Main

* Alyssa Milano as Phoebe Halliwell * Rose McGowan as Paige Matthews * Holly Marie Combs as Piper Halliwell * Kaley Cuoco as Billie Jenkins * Brian Krause as Leo WyattOnly credited for the episodes he appears in.

Recurring

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as Penny Halliwell * James Read as Victor Bennett *

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as Elise Rothman * Brandon Quinn as Agent Murphy *

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as Jonnah * Jason Lewis as Dex Lawson *

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as Henry Mitchell * Denise Dowse as Angel of Destiny * Marnette Patterson as

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* Victor Webster as Coop * Leland Crooke as Candor * Steven J. Oliver as Asmodeus * Søren Oliver as Baliel *

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as Dumain

Guest

* Janice Dickinson as Glamoured Paige Matthews * Glenn Morshower as Agent Keyes * Jennifer Taylor as Eve * Michelle Stafford as Mandi * Peter Woodward as The Source of All Evil *

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as Sylvia *

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as Speed * Simon Templeman as Angel of Death * Faran Tahir as Savard * Drew Fuller as Chris Halliwell * Finola Hughes as Patty Halliwell * Scott Jaeck as Sam Wilder * Wes Ramsey as Wyatt Halliwell

Special Musical Guest

* Liz Phair

Episodes

Reception

Ratings

The season premiere, which aired on September 25, 2005, garnered 4.27 million viewers; an increase from the 3.44 million viewers who watched the seventh-season finale. The season and series finale, "

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", was watched by 4.49 million viewers, making it the highest rated episode of the season. The eighth season averaged 3.5 million viewers for all 22 episodes. Out of all regular primetime programming that aired during the 2005–06 U.S. television season, ''Charmed'' ranked 132nd out of 156, according to the

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system.

Accolades

The eighth season of ''Charmed'' was nominated for various awards.

DVD release

Notes

References

External links

*List o
''Charmed'' season 8 episodes
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