After five seasons on the air, CBS has killed a staple of the Friday night schedule. Ghost Whisperer won’t be back next fall on the Tiffany network. Not unless it can come back from the dead…
Ghost Whisperer tells the tale of Melinda Gordon (Jennifer Love Hewitt), a young woman with the ability to see and talk to dead people. Regular castmembers over the past five seasons have included David Conrad, Camryn Manheim, Jay Mohr, Aisha Tyler, Christoph Sanders, Jamie Kennedy, and Kenneth Mitchell.
The TV show debuted in September 2005 and the season attracted an average of a 2.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 10.2 million viewers. In seasons two and three, the demo rose to a 3.0 rating with 9.9 and 8.6 million viewers respectively. For season four, the ratings went up again, to a 3.7 rating and 10.6 million viewers.
Unfortunately this year, the ratings fell — a lot. The season kicked off with a 2.3 rating and 8.7 million viewers. Things went further downhill from there. Last month, they hit a series low with a 1.3 rating in the demo and 5.96 million viewers. Though Ghost Whisperer was once a hit show for the network, those times are clearly over.
To little surprise, CBS has decided to cancel Ghost Whisperer. The series finale is set to air this Friday, May 21st.
However, because ABC Studios co-produces the series (with CBS), there have been discussions that it could switch networks. Medium ran for years on NBC before being cancelled and picked up by CBS.
ABC’s entertainment president, Stephen McPherson, has said that he’d be interested in picking up Ghost Whisperer if the series became available. ABC scheduler Jeff Bader told Variety today that they’ve toyed with the idea. He said, “We talked a lot about it. It could make a good lead-in to Body of Proof.”
To keep costs down, ABC has been committed to running only one scripted series on Friday nights but the execs will supposedly look at the possibility of picking up Ghost Whisperer in the next few days.
What do you think? Should ABC pick up Ghost Whisperer for season six or should it stay cancelled?
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I am sad that (they) have decided to cancel Ghost Whisperer! please bring it back!
OMG!!! Just found out that Ghost Whisperer series was cancelled. I hope and pray ABC picks up the series. I only stayed home Fridays for the show. Will be anxiously waiting!!!!!
Yes. They should bring Ghost Whisperer back. It was a great series.
I love this show! It is so well done! Bring it back! It’s entertaining and one of the best!
BRING GHOST WHISPERS BACK ! Why is that they keep the stupid, shows on but take off the goods ones. It was the best thing about Friday night, we looked forward to it every week, it got a little slow with Jim death, but it had started to pick back up. Jim’s death was a mistake, but it was interesting they way they brought him back persay.
i think the series should be continued because it is an awesome show and has good morals to it it is also my favorite show
Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee bring it back!!!!!
Please, Please, Please, bring back Ghost Whisperer!!! I love this show!! I agree with everyone else replying here, you seem to always cancel the best shows on tv. And if you are gonna cancel something like this or “Jericho” (another show I LOVED and you cancelled) the least you could do is give it an ending. Cliffhangers without a conclusion SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was a great family show..
I am just so sad that Ghost Whisperer was cancelled. I’ve been looking forward to my Friday night’s with Ghost Whisperer and Medium. My sister and I would plan a Friday night with these shows..I hope ABC picks it up. I will be very disappointed if it goes away. I have watched every episode and some reruns..Please bring it back..
I want to see this show come back! I am tired of COP shows with the same thyme and story lines done nine different ways every night of the week. Great characters and stories, CBS doesn’t care.
Bring it back!!!!!! It’s a GREAT show!! 🙁 So sad to know it is cancelled…….
just look at all these people and how much they loved the show! just because CRITICS dont like the show, doesn’t mean the common watchers dont! i really was looking forward to seeing it this season and its gone. it’s definitely a downer on fridays without it! 🙁
Very dissapointed the show has been cancelled.
I am so sorry to know Ghost Whisperer has been cancelled … I just now found out… very dissapointed.
Ghost Whisperer went downhill when Jim was killed off. The storyline since became bizarre. Truthfully, I watched GW because of Jennifer Love Hewitt. She’s sexy…