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 just found out they will not be bringing Ghost Whisperer back, what the heck. Are they nuts. I looked forward to my Friday nite, with Ghost Whisperer and Numbers, now they have garbage. Please someone pick Ghost Whisperer up.
I can’t believe the show was canceled. I have been faithfully watching for the past 5 years and want more!!
I liked Ghost Whisperer and watched it faithfully, and would continue to watch it if picked up by another network. However, it had gone downhill after the advent of the cute little kid (Nathan) and become borderline nauseating at times. With Jim dying, but coming back into another man’s body, but now he looks like the old Jim again and they quite having him look different when he looks into the mirror … was kinda going nowhere. They need to give it more of an edge. Fringe and Medium are my two favorite shows by far, GW was a distant… Read more »
I just can’t believe that CBS cancelled Ghost Whisperer. I love the show and Hewitt. PLEASE ABC bring it back. Thanks
I think someone made a serious mistake at CBS and if ABC exec’s are smart they will bring back GHOST WHISPERER my daughter and I looked so forward to our friday nights it was the best show since GILMORE GIRLS !!!
OMG!!!! We’re sooooo hooked on this show! I hope ABC picks it up and real soon!!!
why i dont get it it was such a good show plz bring it back Abc
I can’t believe CBS cancelled Ghost Whisperer. It was a show I watched from the beginning and am dying to know what’s next! Now that I know nothing I am totally bummed.
ABC please bring back Ghost Whisperer. You will not regret it. Everyone loves that show in our area.
I think ABC should pick up Ghost Whisperer, because it was a good show and it needs at least one more season or two.
I am soooooooo bummed out that Ghost Whisperer is not coming back! I absolutely loved the show. I really hope that ABC brings it back!
I just realized that Ghost Whisperer was cancelled!! It is a shame that a fine show like that was cancelled. The network needs more wholesome shows like that on TV instead of the stupid reality shows that plague the television set nowdays. If ABC picks it up, it will get my view and there is not much on ABC that I watch now. Bad job CBS.
It is a shame that such an excellent program was cancelled. It was my favorite show. If ABC decides to pick it up, it has me for a viewer and I never watch shows on ABC. CBS screwed up on this one.
I recently relocated to a new city. I had the summer off to get settled and JUST FOUND Ghost Whisperer. I set the DVR to record three episodes a day. Im now Hooked….with no more to the story. Please pick up Ghost Whisperer ABC!
I FREAKING WANT GHOST WHISPERER BACK!! I HAVE ALL THE SEASONS AND WATCH THEM OVER AND OVER AND OVER! I WANT IT BACK! MY MOST FAVORITE SHOW EVERRRRRRR!