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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This was the only TV show over the last 5 years, that I tried to watch every time out. My wife was just asking me about taping a new episode when I realized that it was cancelled. When I told her, she couldn’t believe that CBS kept Medium and let Ghost Whisperer go. The only good thing about it, is that now I’ll waste less time watching TV.
Started watching on season 3 and finally caught up with the 1st two seasons was looking forward to it starting again – can’t believe it was cancelled???
STUPID STUPID STUPID
Ghost Whisperer is the best show on TV. Please give it at least another season! I’ve recorded them all and I’m tired of the reruns.
Been waiting all summer. Got my best friend to watch some reruns and he really liked it. We made plans to watch together this fall on Fridays with pizza and now I find out its been cancelled. Never would’ve thunk it!!!! I’ve watched from epi 1. Gonna miss it. A LOT
I have watched GW from the beginning and still love the show. I hope show is picked up by another station but I would like to see the writers lighten up on the doom & gloom. Melinda’s persona of helping spirits cross over is getting lost with the shadows terrorizing everyone. Revive Ghost Whisperer–replace the writers.
bring ghost wisperer back, I loved it, did not miss one episode. bring it back, bring it back…………………………………….
This is crazy. This is one of the best shows on, I have so many of them recorded just to watch at anytime of the day. Please don’t do this. I was so looking forward to seeing how things were develping between mother and child.
Ghost Whisperer was a very interesting television series which my entire family enjoyed. We have started a petition in an effort to have one of the television stations pick the show back up. Quality shows are being canceled and reality shows are taking their place. Sometimes we need a break from reality and a ghost story never hurt any one. Hang in there Ghost Whisperer Fans, you’re not alone.
Jenni
I was so looking forward to a new season!!! I really became addicted to it over the years and am really upset it was cancelled…Hopefully it will be picked up by another network and continue….PLEASE!!!!
Yes I agree!!!!!!
Bring it back
Bring it back
Bring it back.
Love the show I am buying the DVD’s just so I can watch the all over again. My husband even got in to it and that is rare. He is nevr into any of that kind of shows.
PLEEEEASE bring this show back!!! Our whole family enjoyed it. It was our end of week highlight!
I watched just about every show from the first one one, think I only missed one in all those. I loved the show. I do admit though that the last season or two, the show changed into more scary whereas in the beginning I think it was more heartwarming and not scary…it did take on a different side of which I did like it more in the beginning. I did think as I watched it last season that this show might be headed for cancellation now…but I must say I am sorry to see it go and do hope ABC… Read more »
My sisters and I love this show, we would not talk to each other on the phone, when it was on. My niece has this talent, and it really stricks home with us.
i am so angry g.w is off the air it was theeee best tv show in the world! Me and my friends are disapointed that there might not be a season 6 or 7, id really like to see adian grow up….. plz g.w come back from the dead!