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.
Cast and characters
Main cast 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 cast Virginia Madsen as Penelope Gardiner / Athena Browning (8 episodes) Jason George as Adam Noble (5 episodes) Tiya Sircar as Amy Matthews (4 episodes) Enver Gjokaj as Mike (4 episodes) Anthony Lemke as Harrison Welles (3 episodes) Tom Lenk as Hudson Rafferty (3 episodes) Gillian Barber as Maura Thatcher (3 episodes) Kellee Stewart as Barb (3 episodes)
Guest cast Neil Hopkins as Doug (2 episodes) Matt Frewer as Vidar (2 episodes) Freddie Prinze Jr. as Leo Wingate (2 episodes) Joel Gretsch as Victor (2 episodes) Kaitlin Doubleday as Elyse (1 episode) Matthew Del Negro as Archibald Browning (1 episode)
Episodes
Ratings
U.S. ratings No. Episode Air date Time slot (EST) Rating/Share (18–49) Viewers (m) 1 "Pilot" Sunday10:00 P.M. 0.7 1.93 2 "Marilyn Fenwick, R.I.P." 0.8 1.93 3 "Today I Am a Witch" 0.6 1.69 4 "A Few Good Talismen" 0.7 1.83 5 "Electric Avenue" 0.7 1.60 6 "Potentia Noctis" 0.6 1.46 7 "Unburied" 0.5 1.62 8 "Snake Eyes" 0.6 1.51 9 "A Parching Imbued" 0.5 1.40 10 "Oh, What a World!" 0.6 1.74
U.K. ratings
All ratings are taken from the UK source of television figures, BARB.BARB - Broadcasters' Audience Research Board
No. Episode Air date Time slot (EST) ViewersLifetime ViewersLifetime+1 Total viewers Weekly rankon Lifetime 1 "Pilot" Tuesday10:00 P.M. 282,000 49,000 331,000 #1 2 "Marilyn Fenwick, R.I.P." 499,000 72,000 571,000 #1 3 "Today I Am a Witch" 193,000 19,000 212,000 #1 4 "A Few Good Talismen" 204,000 38,000 242,000 #1 5 "Electric Avenue" 238,000 38,000 276,000 #1 6 "Potentia Noctis" 303,000 54,000 357,000 #1 7 "Unburied" 266,000 50,000 316,000 #1 8 "Snake Eyes" 210,000 29,000 239,000 #2 9 "A Parching Imbued" 259,000 23,000 282,000 #1 10 "Oh, What a World!" 267,000 16,000 283,000 #2
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