After 13 years of movies and TV show episodes, magic is leaving the town of Middleton. Hallmark Channel has decided to end the Good Witch series so there won’t be an eighth season. The series finale airs on Sunday, July 25th.
A fantasy comedy-drama series, Good Witch stars Catherine Bell, James Denton, Sarah Power, Catherine Disher, Kylee Evans, Katherine Barrell, Marc Bendavid, and Scott Cavalheiro. Set in the town of Middleton, the show follows Cassandra “Cassie” Nightingale (Bell). She’s the owner of a shop called Bell, Book & Candle and is married to Dr. Sam Radford (Denton). Like her daughter Grace, Cassie has the gift of enchanted insight and magical intuition. The velvet pouches of soil discovered by Cassie, Abigail (Power), and Joy (Barrell) at the end of season six mark the start of a new Merriwick mystery for the cousins to unravel. This leads them to reflect on their pasts and how certain life events have impacted who they are now. Alongside the usual Middleton fun, season seven promises new relationships, personal challenges, and romance.
The seventh season of Good Witch is averaging a 0.12 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 1.53 viewers in the live+same day ratings. Compared to season six, that’s down by 29% in the demo and down by 18% in viewership. It’s one of Hallmark’s lowest-rated series but still does pretty well when compared to other cable dramas.
Here’s the series ending announcement from Hallmark:
HALLMARK CHANNEL’S ‘GOOD WITCH’ SERIES FINALE SET FOR SUNDAY, JULY 25
STUDIO CITY, CA – July 9, 2021 – Hallmark Channel announced today the series finale of the network’s original primetime show, “Good Witch.”
“‘Good Witch’ has enchanted viewers for over a decade with eight original movies, in addition to the seven-season series,” said Randy Pope, SVP, programming & development. “We thank our leads whose chemistry and talent made ‘Good Witch’ such a beloved and uniquely special viewing experience: Catherine Bell, who has brought the inimitable Cassie Nightingale to life for 13 years, and James Denton, who as Dr. Sam Radford has added so much charm and humor to the series. We also extend our gratitude and thanks to the entire cast and crew for their dedication and hard work.”
In the series finale, the Merriwick cousins get ready to face the mysterious force putting their family legacy at risk while changes are in store for others in “The Wedding,” premiering Sunday, July 25, (9 p.m. ET/PT), on Hallmark Channel. Catherine Bell (“Army Wives,” “JAG”), James Denton (“Desperate Housewives,” “Devious Maids”), Sarah Power (“Killjoys”), Catherine Disher (“Abby Hatcher”), Kylee Evans (“The Strain”), Katherine Barrell (“Wynonna Earp”), Marc Bendavid (“Murdoch Mysteries”) and Scott Cavalheiro (“Carter”) star.
Catherine Bell has starred as the lead character Cassie Nightingale for magical 13 years when Hallmark viewers were first introduced to her in the 2008 original movie “The Good Witch.” The popularity of Cassie and her adventures in the bucolic town of Middleton led to seven more movies. In 2015, the franchise was adapted as a primetime series that enjoyed seven enchanting seasons.
“Good Witch” is a Whizbang Films Production in association with ITV Studios America. Darin Goldberg, Orly Adelson, Jonathan Eskenas, Craig Pryce and Frank Siracusa are executive producers. Catherine Bell is co-executive producer. Janina Barrett serves as supervising producer. Colin Brunton is producer. Julie Lawrence and Angie Cassiram are associate producers. “Good Witch” is distributed internationally by ITV Studios.
UT was a mistake putting Joy as main character. Puncture says it all. Cassie should be in the middle.
Love this show! Don’t cancel!
Please do not cancel Good Witch! I as was wished the seasons were longer. I loved the show!! Maybe viewing is down because you have changed when it airs?? You canceled Cedar Cove too.
Nooooo, please dont cancel The Good Witch!!!!! Such a great show!
Hallmark seems to be canceling every good program. I’ve always loved Hallmark channel because they have good decent family quality programing. now they’re canceling the one program left Good Witch. Hallmark was the only channel left it had programming with no violence shootings, and bad language. It’s a family program. Hallmark seems to be following all the other networks with variety and game shows slop. they need to stick to their drama and the good clean happy movies. Don’t cancel Good Witch
You keep taking off the Good Shows from Hallmark Channel? ARE YOU TRYING TO RUIN IT? I will say for this particular season, they made too many changes and I believe one of them in particular took the show in a VERY different direction. What’s that saying, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it”!
Great to see a good show with likable characters and stories get canceled by Hallmark. That’ll give space for another Christmas movie marathon. There aren’t enough of those.
Seriously, cancelling Good Witch seems like a pretty dumb move. I watch the channel for that show.
Why is it ALWAYS the EXCELLENT SHOWS the ones that get canceled. GOOD WITCH reminds me of the good old days of television, like “Father Knows Best ,” “My Three Sons,” “Dick Van Dyke,” etcetera. Just good family oriented shows to enjoy as a family, rarely seen today. My family and I took a vacation drive to Dundas, Ontario to see Foxbar, which is GREY HOUSE! To my surprise even my hard headed, hard to please teens wanted to go. Now how often does that happen! Do not cancel it yet, please!
Why? A great show so you have to take it off! Isn’t the mess with Covid bad enough? Why mess with success? Please rethink this decision. Too many things being canceled.
Will miss this light hearted entertaining show. But Catherune Bell and James Denton’s acting abilities have not been utilized to their best abilities. I miss Catherine Bell in her performances on JAG especially.. James Denton has made some truly fine appearances in movies and television.
Why is it getting cancelled I the show number one fan no it can not be cancelled
Please don’t take and cancel the show. Not much left to watch, that is one of my favorite shows.
Hi, I love Good With Show
I am devastated to hear that one of my favorite shows is canceled. Please reconsider. Bring the kids back.
I am so sad that Good Witch is being canceled. This is one of my favorite ways to escape the everyday. A place I can go to where there is still the unexpected whimsical Magic. Please consider making the occasional Good Witch movie with the current cast. And, please don’t stop making the annual Halloween movie. Please.