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?
Image courtesy CBS.
Looked forward to this show every Friday night. It was a family night of TV. So sorry it was cancelled.
I love the show there are still so many varied stories that can be explored such as the ghosts that are trapped underneath the t0wn.
I know it is always the bottom line seems like they could have put it in a different time slot & certainly a different night. Friday & Saturdays are date nights I believe that should have been taken into consideration, actually to me that is just common sense. Obviously that is lacking on the team that made the decision to drop the show. DUH!
I am really disappointed that ghost whisperer isn’t coming back this season, it is one of my favorite programs, and something my grandson’s can watch with me, and I know always has a positive ending. I do hope someone picks up the sixth season, we have to much junk on television, this was actually a good family program.
DEFINATELY NEEDS TO COME BACK!!!!
So peeved right now -first you cancel Guiding Light the ONLY daytime show I watch then you cancel Ghost Whisperer? Really – Maybe we need a few more stupid game shows or ridiculous reality shows. Keep on going – you’ll lose all your viewers cuz your taste in TV sucks. Maybe we need some more blood & guts NCIS type shows – kinda nice to get to watch tv with emotion and meaning – not just blood, guts, language and extreme violence. No wonder our kids today behave as they do. KEEP IT!
I guess I haven’t been paying attention, but I had expected to watch a new Ghost Whisperer tonight during premier week, and was very disappointed when it wasn’t on. I did a internet search to find out it has been cancelled!!!! My favorite show….. gone. I can’t believe this!!!!!
Yes PLEASE air it………..I never miss an episode!!!! it’s an awesome show…. my #1 Fav
I am very disappointed that Ghost Whisperer has been cancelled. I was so excited about this season starting and just found out. It did get a little weird when they “killed” Jim off…but I loved the premise regardless. Yes, I hope it is picked up by another station.
It doesn’t surprise me they did this. They always cancel the good ones because ratings drop and they lose money in their fat pockets. Don’t they realize that at some point all shows have their peaks and valleys? I loved this show and I really hope another network picks it up and the show does so well it’s gets stuffed in CBS’s face. I recall a few years ago when the Friday night line up was Ghost Whisperer, Moonlight and Numbers. I tuned into all 3 shows back then. Guess what CBS? You have NOTHING I desire to watch on… Read more »
I bet the next show they cancel will be Numbers…… oh wait, they already did according to this site listed below. No wonder I was so confused last Friday when I couldn’t find it and found out it wasn’t on. http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/2010/05/19/new-cbs-lineup-includes-a-hawaii-five-o-remake-lots-of-changes/ I watched G.W. from the beginning and my husband loved this show as well. We were so upset when they killed Jim off and I had a feeling the writers were grasping at straws when they came up with that one, but slowly liked the story line a little more each episode. The only show I will watch out… Read more »
Of course they should bring it back!!!
I would really like to see it back on TV. I love the reruns, but it would be great to see new shows too. Why do all the good shows get cancelled and the lousy shows stay on the air forever? Please get it back.
YES!!! Most definitely! My daughter and I got together every Friday night and claim the tv just to watch. PLEASE air it!!!
Thanks : )
This was one of the few good shows left to watch. The networks are full of reality shows, medical investigative shows, police shows, my gosh, do they think the audience is that one dimensional?
Watching Ghost Whisperer was one of the few reasons I turned to CBS in the first place. I hope ABC does pick it up, perhaps airing it in a different time zone-perhaps opposite one of the types of shows, just mentionned.
I am so disapointed that they decided to cancel Ghost Whisper. This show was great not only with the story line but the actors. Hope they will reconsider their decision.
Thank you
so disappointed tonight – i was expecting Ghost Whisper to Season Premier —
then found online that it had been canceled 🙁 — please bring it back!