Saints High

Saints Academy, also known as Saints Academy: Spellbound since the 5th season is a fan made/Fake American sitcom that premiered on Nickelodeon on July 31, 2015. The show, a spin-off/sequel to Every Witch Way/W.I.T.S Academy, was announced on February 25, 2015, and was created by Hatemeredoo, produced by Viacom International, Cinemat Inc and Hatemeredoo

During the first five seasons, the show was taped at Nickelodeon on Sunset before relocating to KTLA Studios in Hollywood since the fifth season It was nominated for an Emmy award for Outstanding Children's Program four times.

Although the show received mixed reviews from critics, it became popular with audiences. The Eighth episode of the second season reached 10.71 views making it the third-most-viewed telecast in Nickelodeon history, The late 2018 episode "Fall of Emma" reached 7.96 million viewers, is the tenth-most-viewed telecast in Nickelodeon history and the season 2 finale "End of magic" drew 7.70 viewers making it the fifteenth-most-viewed telecast in Nickelodeon history

Series overview (2015-present)
See also: list of Saints High episodes

characters
See also: list of Saints High characters

Broadcast
Saints Academy premiered on Mid 2016, on YTV in Canada and on Mid 2016, on Nickelodeon in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In Australia, the series debuted on August 4, 2015, on Nickelodeon. The first series also started broadcast on Irish channel RTÉ 2 in September 2015. In Southeast Asia it started airing on Late 2017

Reruns
As of March 2021, the series is available to stream on Paramount+ and Netflix, Showmax, and NickHits (via Amazon Channels and Apple TV Channels)

Critical
After a few episodes, Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the show 2 stars, saying that Saints Academy "devotes too much time and energy to Ashley's superficiality and spite to be considered a likable choice for this impressionable age group. And since none of Ashley's actions ever land her in hot water she can't work a spell to escape, kids never see her learn a lesson." She also notes it is "unusually flat for a tween sitcom. And without the bells and whistles kids tend to like in their entertainment, there's nothing to distract them from the excessive superficiality and pettiness that plague many of the central characters".

Carey Bryson of About.com gave the show 2 1/2 stars, concluding "The show's comedic elements don't all rest on the irreverent, though, there are some clever storylines and even a few touching moments. Overall, the show has some great comedy, interesting stories, and fun actors.

Hollywood.com's Michelle Lee said, "Like the Lost fan rejecting every Lost-like show that came after it, I resented all of the shaky single-camera docu-style comedies that came after [Arrested Development]. Because, frankly, my favorite dead show did it better. I needed something completely different to break me out of my comedy funk and get me back on that horse. And it worked."

Ratings
The premiere episode had an estimated 3.10 million viewers. The crossover with W.I.T.S Academy drew 2.60 million viewers, giving a large increase in audience. The season one finale on January 30, 2014 had 2.86 million viewers, while the first season had a total average of 2.166 million viewers, and a top rating for the 4-11 demographic.

The one hour standalone special drew 5.70 million viewers

The season 2 episodes drew numerous viewers, however, its eighth episode, drew 10.71 million viewers, The one hour season two finale had 7.70 million viewers, giving the second season a total average of 6.696 million viewers and a top rating in season 2 for the 18-49 demographic.

The special, had 4.58 million viewers

The season 3 premiere had 3.66 million viewers. The second episode of season 3 had 2.94 million viewers, causing a small drop until the third episode, which drew 3.76 million viewers. The season 3 finale drew 5.71 million viewers.

Season 4 premiered with 2.50 million viewers. The 14th episode had 7.96 million viewers, an unusually big audience. The series finale on July 30, 2015 had 2.64 million viewers.

The season 5 episodes drew a moderate amount of viewers, however, its eighth episode, drew 1.71 million viewers, giving the fifth season a total average of 1.696 million viewers.

The 2 hour film special, had 6.19 million viewers