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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ABC executives: I cannot believe you have not picked up Ghost Wisper. You will lose alot more viewers because of this. Thanks for ******** up Friday night idiots!.
Bring it back!
I have been looking all over for it…and decided to come google it and found it had been
cxld….it’s the only show for the whole week…i loved….dang….
I hope and pray it comes back….I really liked the early on ones the best….but they were all fantastic!
We’ve been waiting for the new season to start and were shocked to find it’s been cancelled! There goes Friday night TV! At least for CBS!!!
My daughter and I love Ghost whisperer please don’t cancel it.
I loved Ghost Whisperer. I only discovered it in Season Three, so I was one of the larger numbers it got before it went down. I still thought it had a lot of life left with the shiny plot line, and the new ghosts. Also with the son to work with. I hope that ABC is smart enough to try it on one of their off nights, and see how it beats the full schedule of ‘reality shows.’ I am so tired of ONLY reality shows. I feel like a voyeur…
I am thoroughly dissappointed lately with TV and their shows twists and unannounced cancellations. Ghost Whisperer was one of my favorite shows. I wasnt happy about “jims” character and that piece but i was more interested in the ghost stories and happenings. There seems to also be some unfinished business in the series that went neglected that i always wanted to see get revisited. What a shame and a loss. Now my daughters and I watch the reruns. ABC would be wise to bring it back and go hard with script. Tie in Ghost Hunters with Melinda, tap into some… Read more »
Bring back ghost whisper please. I hate Friday nights now I want even watch medium an I love that show also!!!!
Killed Friday night TV by getting rid of Ghost Whispers and Numb3rs. I only watched medium because it came on in between these shows.
I can’t believe Ghost Whisperer is canceled I have always loved that show sooo much. It is my favorite show. Friday nights would be my favorite night if it wasn’t canceled. I have to admit I love Ghost Whisperer more than Medium. I still really love Medium just not as much so please put it back on. BRING IT BACK OR YOU WILL LOOSE A LOT OF YOUR VIEWS! My life on Friday nights are ruined. I would watch Ghost Whisper then Medium, and it would be the best!
I’m behind the 8-ball not realizing that the show was cancelled. I came online to see when the new season was to start. NOW…I am bashed that it’s over. Can’t say that I will be watching Medium with the precursor of Ghost Whisperer. I’m not happy about it!! Not one bit!!
To ABC executives: I cannot believe you have cancelled one of the BEST shows in the history of your network. You will lose alot more viewers because of this. I’m praying that NBC will pick it back up and sweep you guys under the rug. Thanks for ruining Friday night TV.
I have been looking and waiting for Ghost Whisper on Friday night. I cannot believe it has been canceled!!! I thought it was mistake when Medium was canceled also. Then glory be you put the two together!!!!! WHAT A MISTAKE ABC!!! BRING BACK GHOST WHISPER and put it back with Medium!!!!! Friday night is not the same!
I have been waiting for the seasion premier and I know see it has been canceled. That is terrible. I tuned in on Friday night along with my mother and we would text back and forth as to what was happening. We would then watch medium. Well sorry to say, i am now looking to a diffrent network on Friday night. You no longer have what I want to watch! I guess I will be tunning into the CW and watching Smallville and Supernatural instead of tapping it. BIG LOSS ABC!
I can’t believe Ghost Whisperer is cancelled. I thought you had the perfect night with Ghost Whisper and then Medium. Why would you change that? Please bring it back!