Cancellation incantation.

The power of three was not enough to save Charmed.

On Friday, the WB network confirmed what has been suspected for quite some time - this year would be the last for those Halliwell sisters, a trio of witches who seem to save the world from misery and misfortune on a weekly basis. Starring Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs and Rose McGowan, the show was in its eighth season and was one of the most expensive productions on the current WB roster.

E! Online reports that Brian Krause, who played Piper’s love Leo, will return for the series finale. Fallen-from-grace Halliwell sister Prue, though, played by Shannen Doherty, will not, having been vanquished both on- and off-screen. But, being a witch, I bet she already had a premonition about that…