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.
Good show at one time, but it has ran it’s course. All good things must end.
Please don’t let this great show go forever…… I will always continue to watch it and buy the box sets also if it carries on. I do think the ‘Jim’ thing in a way didn’t help but after i got over the shock it was a good story and I was so thankful that David Conrad didn’t get wrote out of the show and he was still showing to us when he was in Sam’s body as himself (mmm) Please ABC pick up the show and keep a great thing running, I love the show and the people and the… Read more »
I have been watching since day ONE…..I will continue to watch forever…I love the whole concept its a very comforting show at the end there is always a light- THE LIGHT!
Please someone keep this show about the dead ALIVE Thanks
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE KEEP GHOST WHISPERER ON, IT’S ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS EVER!!!! JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT IS AWESOME!!!
I hope that you will pick up ghost whisperer.Its a really good show and I would hate to lose it.
pick it up please please please i LOVE this show soooo much it needs to live and at least get a proper ending please pick it up
I am so upset that you are canceling Ghost Whisperer. My daughter and I love the show and we watch it every Friday evening. Please ABC pick up this show. We thought it was so great when CBS picked up Medium and had both shows back to back. We thought it was a great one two punch for CBS. CBS, you are crazy for doing this! If your smart you will not do the same to Medium in the future.
Go Ghost Whisperer!
Go ABC!
Sharon and Barbara
I think it would be the best move by ABC in a long time Im still furious the canceled Eastwick etc alot of the shows I love. please pick it up i have all the dvds and cant wait to see season 5 air in the UK
Ghost Whisperer is the best show on Friday nights. Why don’t they get rid of some of these dumb reality shows first?
I am not surprised that viewership fell off. The writers messed up when they killed Jim off and went through that ridiculous “Sam” thing. It fascinates me that this season, when he is supposedly a different guy that even the EMT people that he worked with call him Jim. I think the writers think we’ve forgotten. NOT. THEN skipping ahead 5 years this season was a weird mistake too. I love this show and look forward to Friday nights because of it. I never miss it, either in person or recorded. I loved the premise itself – it’s comforting to… Read more »
Oh please don`t cut Ghost Whisperer. I would be lost forever without it.
YES, Please pick it up. I love this show!
Are you kidding me about cancelling Ghost Whisperer? This show needs to stay on. Not only is it entertaining, but also inspirational. Why are all the good shows going “into the light”?
Yes, you need to pick up Ghost Whisperer, we need to see what happens with Melinda and her family in the future!! This is an awesome show, please don’t throw it away! ABC take it off of CBS and make it a success again, just like Brothers and Sisters, Greys Anatomy! Come on people!!
I think that would be a great idea!!! I really like this show and I hope ABC will pick it up!!
GO GHOST WHISPERER!!!