The first season of Witches of East End premiered on October 6, 2013, and concluded on December 15, 2013. It consisted of 10 episodes, each running 40–45 minutes approx. The series is based loosely on the book of the same name by Melissa de la Cruz. The story takes place in East End focusing on a family of witches, led by Joanna Beauchamp (Julia Ormond). This season aired on Sundays at 10pm, following the fifth season of Drop Dead Diva, and averaged 1.67 million viewers.[1]
| Witches of East End | |
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| Season 1 | |
 Region 1 DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Lifetime |
| Original release | October 6 – December 15, 2013 |
| Season chronology | |
Cast and characters
editMain cast
edit- Julia Ormond as Joanna Beauchamp
- Mädchen Amick as Wendy Beauchamp (Guest in episode 1, starring from episode 2 onwards)
- Jenna Dewan Tatum as Freya Beauchamp
- Rachel Boston as Ingrid Beauchamp
- Daniel Di Tomasso as Killian Gardiner
- Eric Winter as Dash Gardiner
Recurring castedit
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Guest castedit
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Episodes
edit| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
U.S. viewers (million) |
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| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Mark Waters | Teleplay by : Maggie Friedman | October 6, 2013 | 1WAK79 | 1.93[2] |
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The Beauchamp family is greeted by their relative, Wendy, around the time an old couple is mysteriously attacked. The woman survives and identifies her attacker as Joanna Beauchamp. Ingrid and Freya, Joanna's unsuspecting daughters, learn their true identities when an old boyfriend of Freya's past-life turns up and plans to kill her. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Marilyn Fenwick, R.I.P." | Jonathan Kaplan | Maggie Friedman | October 13, 2013 | 1WAK01 | 1.93[3] |
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Ingrid casts a spell to bring a dead Wendy back to life, not knowing the price until afterwards - to save someone you love, someone you love has to die. Joanna is arrested for homicide. Ingrid and Wendy go to save Freya, but accidentally release Freya's ex-boyfriend, who then lures Freya into the bathroom and attempts to drown her. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Today I Am a Witch" | Allan Arkush | Josh Reims | October 20, 2013 | 1WAK02 | 1.69[4] |
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Wendy teaches Freya and Ingrid magic while Joanna faces her own troubles. Meanwhile, Ingrid attempts to counter the resurrection spell she used to bring back Wendy with a new spell of her own, but ends up putting her own life in danger. Freya has trouble controlling her magic and her feelings for her fiancé's brother, Killian. | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "A Few Good Talismen" | Fred Gerber | Turi Meyer & Al Septien | October 27, 2013 | 1WAK03 | 1.83[5] |
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Ingrid struggles with her feelings toward Adam. Wendy goes to seduce a man, Leo Wingate to steal an unusual butterfly specimen and then uses it on Maura Thatcher, the lady who survived and pressed charges against Joanna. Freya uses a beacon spell to gather Dash and Killian for a dinner evening, but it doesn't go as well as she hopes. Ingrid gives in to her feelings for Adam moments before the curse kills him. | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Electric Avenue" | Paul Holahan | Ron Milbauer & Terri Hughes-Burton | November 3, 2013 | 1WAK04 | 1.60[6] |
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Joanna witnesses Maura Thatcher's loss of mental stability caused by Wendy's spell. Ingrid summons Adam's spirit and accidentally allows a spirit from Dash and Killian's past to cross through and look them up for trouble. Killian gets electrocuted and winds up in the hospital. | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Potentia Noctis" | John Scott | Maggie Friedman | November 10, 2013 | 1WAK05 | 1.46[7] |
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Freya finds a weird organic branch created by dark magic. Wendy sees it and immediately tells her its danger. To save herself and Dash, who had also touched the object, she organizes a get-together with him and his brother. She eventually comes across an entire wall of these branches. Meanwhile, Ingrid finds a photo of her past life and uses a spell to recover her memory, and what she learns proves more disturbing than she had bargained for. | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Unburied" | David Solomon | Josh Reims | November 17, 2013 | 1WAK06 | 1.62[8] |
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Ingrid is struggling to deal with her freshly recovered memories and avoids Wendy. The Shifter resurrects a dead, corrupted Ingrid and asks her to retrieve a snake shaped key in exchange for the opportunity to get revenge on the one who killed her - Wendy. As present Ingrid begins to uncover her part of the family curse, Joanna tells her to live as best as she can and Wendy decides to follow the same advice so she meets with Leo again before being captured by the undead Ingrid and is subsequently tortured and killed until Joanna finds them and turns the reanimated Ingrid to dirt. Freya's spell to stop her dreams of Killian apparently succeeds and Joanna realizes that Wendy is now on her last life. | |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Snake Eyes" | Peter Leto | Al Septien & Turi Meyer | November 24, 2013 | 1WAK07 | 1.51[9] |
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While Freya contemplates her Tarot reading, the Shifter casts a nasty spell on her and steals her powers. Joanna reveals the Serpent's Clavum to Wendy, who begs her to destroy it, but ultimately falls victim to its allure, causing her to come to literal and verbal blows with Joanna. Ingrid becomes increasingly interested in Mike, who displays a deep-seated desire to fulfill his father's work and finding the door to Asgard. | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "A Parching Imbued" | Patrick Norris | Josh Reims | December 1, 2013 | 1WAK08 | 1.40[10] |
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After a failed attempt to restore Freya's powers, the Beauchamp women deduce that it was, in fact, the Shifter who took them, and cast a tracking spell, but once again the Shifter is one step ahead of them. Against Joanna's wishes, Wendy seeks out the help of Victor, Freya and Ingrid's estranged father to help Freya. On the eve of Freya and Dash's wedding, Killian decides to leave East End. Mike goes to extremes to prove his theory that Ingrid is a witch, and later makes a startling revelation. Freya warms up to Victor, much to the chagrin of Ingrid and Joanna. Dash discovers the liquid pouring from the wall in the Fairhaven cellar. Freya receives a visitor who has some interesting things to say. | |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Oh, What a World!" | John Scott | Maggie Friedman | December 15, 2013 | 1WAK09 | 1.74[11] |
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It's the day of Dash and Freya's wedding, and bad omens are in abundance. Ingrid realizes a little too late just how dangerous obsession can be. Joanna finally figures out who the Shifter is, who in turn, leads her into a deadly trap. Victor shares some vital information with Freya about her past that makes her seriously doubt her imminent wedding, and she finally makes her decision. As three people regain their power, a door opens in Fairhaven that should better have stayed closed. | |||||||
Ratings
editU.S. ratings
edit| No. | Episode | Air date | Time slot (EST) | Rating/Share (18–49) | Viewers (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | October 6, 2013 | Sunday 10:00 P.M. |
0.7[2] | 1.93[2] |
| 2 | "Marilyn Fenwick, R.I.P." | October 13, 2013 | 0.8[3] | 1.93[3] | |
| 3 | "Today I Am a Witch" | October 20, 2013 | 0.6[4] | 1.69[4] | |
| 4 | "A Few Good Talismen" | October 27, 2013 | 0.7[5] | 1.83[5] | |
| 5 | "Electric Avenue" | November 3, 2013 | 0.7[6] | 1.60[6] | |
| 6 | "Potentia Noctis" | November 10, 2013 | 0.6[7] | 1.46[7] | |
| 7 | "Unburied" | November 17, 2013 | 0.5[8] | 1.62[8] | |
| 8 | "Snake Eyes" | November 24, 2013 | 0.6[9] | 1.51[9] | |
| 9 | "A Parching Imbued" | December 1, 2013 | 0.5[10] | 1.40[10] | |
| 10 | "Oh, What a World!" | December 15, 2013 | 0.6[11] | 1.74[11] |
U.K. ratings
editAll ratings are taken from the UK source of television figures, BARB.[12]
| No. | Episode | Air date | Time slot (EST) | Viewers Lifetime |
Viewers Lifetime+1 |
Total viewers | Weekly rank on Lifetime |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | November 5, 2013 | Tuesday 10:00 P.M. |
282,000 | 49,000 | 331,000 | #1 |
| 2 | "Marilyn Fenwick, R.I.P." | November 12, 2013 | 499,000 | 72,000 | 571,000 | #1 | |
| 3 | "Today I Am a Witch" | November 19, 2013 | 193,000 | 19,000 | 212,000 | #1 | |
| 4 | "A Few Good Talismen" | November 26, 2013 | 204,000 | 38,000 | 242,000 | #1 | |
| 5 | "Electric Avenue" | December 3, 2013 | 238,000 | 38,000 | 276,000 | #1 | |
| 6 | "Potentia Noctis" | December 10, 2013 | 303,000 | 54,000 | 357,000 | #1 | |
| 7 | "Unburied" | December 17, 2013 | 266,000 | 50,000 | 316,000 | #1 | |
| 8 | "Snake Eyes" | January 7, 2014 | 210,000 | 29,000 | 239,000 | #2 | |
| 9 | "A Parching Imbued" | January 14, 2014 | 259,000 | 23,000 | 282,000 | #1 | |
| 10 | "Oh, What a World!" | January 21, 2014 | 267,000 | 16,000 | 283,000 | #2 |
References
edit- ^ Abrams, Natalie (November 4, 2014). "Lifetime cancels 'Witches of East end'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ a b c Kondolojy, Amanda (October 8, 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' & 'Thursday Night Football: Special Edition' Tie for Lead + 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
- ^ a b c Bibel, Sara (October 15, 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' & 'Thursday Night Football: Special Edition' Tie for Lead + 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 18, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ a b c Kondolojy, Amanda (October 22, 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night + 'Talking Dead', NASCAR, 'Boardwalk Empire', 'Guy's Grocery Games' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c Bibel, Sara (October 29, 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'Talking Dead', 'Homeland', 'Boardwalk Empire', 'Witches of East End' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ a b c Kondolojy, Amanda (November 5, 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Rules Again + 'Talking Dead', 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
- ^ a b c Bibel, Sara (November 12, 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'Talking Dead', 'Boardwalk Empire', 'Homeland', 'Killing Kennedy' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
- ^ a b c Kondolojy, Amanda (November 19, 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night + 'Talking Dead', 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', NASCAR & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 22, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2013.
- ^ a b c Bibel, Sara (November 26, 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'Talking Dead', 'Homeland', 'Boardwalk Empire', 'Witches of East End' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ^ a b c Kondolojy, Amanda (December 4, 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, + 'Talking Dead', 'Soul Train Awards', 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- ^ a b c Kondolojy, Amanda (December 17, 2013). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta' Tops Night + 'Homeland', 'Bar Rescue', 'Psych' & More". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ BARB - Broadcasters' Audience Research Board