"Witches of East End" premiered last night on the Lifetime channel. Despite the mixed brew of humor and the supernatural, "Witches of East End" didn't cast a spell on everyone.

The new series "Witches of East End" is the ongoing tale of a family of immortal witches. Kind of  like "Charmed." Julia Ormond play Joanna Beauchamp, the witchy mother of two witchy daughters. Rachel Boston plays Ingrid, who is down to earth and practical and Jenna Dewan-Tatum plays the sensual Freya (Jenna Dewan-Tatum). Madchen Amick plays Wendy, Julia Ormond's wild sister.

Witches of East End is based on the novel of the same name by Melissa de la Cruz.

Some have fallen under the magickal working, others are immune to their charms.

Here's what the critics had to say:

Entertainment Weekly said "Witches of East End" needed a little magic. Samantha Highfill wrote: "I liked the mystery of Killian and his comment about how he'd been waiting for Freya for more than 400 years or something (it happened in a dream). I think once viewers are given time to actually meet these characters and care about them, this show could be fun. But this first episode assumed way too much in terms of my attachment to the witches I'd never met, and it wouldn't have hurt to slow down the plot a bit. Witches don't need to be so over-the-top. They don't need to be cats with nine lives or constantly pregnant. Being a witch is cool/crazy enough! All in all, the show felt like it wanted to be a new Charmed, but so far it's missing the sincerity, the chemistry, and, as silly as it sounds, the believability (within that world, of course). Plus, hot guys don't solve everything ... though they do help."

Zap2it fell for the charms of "Witches of East End," but had reservations. Laurel Brown wrote: "Witches of East End" pulls off a nearly impossible feat: The new Lifetime drama manages to mix the supernatural with truly clever humor. But did the premiere episode work? For the most part, the answer may be a definite yes. A lot could have gone wrong with "Witches of East End." Bad acting, hokey storylines or no humor would have derailed the premiere completely.  None of that happens. Instead, we get a funny show that brings in just enough intrigue -- and, yes, magic -- to make a viewer come back for more. Amick's Wendy, in particular, has an incredible time chewing the scenery with her smart-aleck of a witch. She had better not be (permanently) dead!"

The San Francisco Chronicle thought "Witches of East End" was campy fun. David Weigand wrote: "Lifetime's 'The Witches of East End' may not be great TV, but it is great camp. The series, inspired by the novel by Melissa de la Cruz and premiering Sunday night, is so overloaded with wacky plot twists, your head will be spinning like Linda Blair by the time the first episode comes to its predictable conclusion."