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 have been waiting for my favorite show to return and now I find out it was canceled. I can’t believe it. Why would you cancel one of the best shows on? Someone needs to put this back on air!
This show was an excellent follow up to Medium. Cancelling this show could lead to the ratings of Medium, especially after what their first 2 episodes were like.
I really think that sucks! I have been waiting and waiting for the new Ghost Whisperer season premier and I just learned that it has been cancelled. I am so sick of TV. Good family shows get cancelled and replaced with crap! VERY DISAPPOINTED! Whoever makes these kinds of decisions really should listen to the majority of the viewers before making stupid decisions like this one.
I am thourghly disappointed that Ghost Whisperer has been cancelled. I looked up the line up for fall shows, but no Ghost Whisperer. CBS did the same thing with Jericho. You start a story and then you never finish it. I am really starting to hate TV. You can’t seem to start a show and finish it before it’s cancelled. PLEASE bring back Ghost Whisperer. It was the only good thing worth watching on Friday nights.
Please bring it back. I love ghost whisper. Medium is back with new shows. I was looking for my favorite show ghost whisper.
I think this is awful! The one show that I will cancel plans so I can watch and it is gone. It was a great show, without profanity, and one that did not make me turn the channel with objectionable material. Can’t we have anything decent on t.v. anymore? Bring it back!
Ghost Whisper was really a good show. Always interesting and never boring.
Please bring it back. When I heard Medium was back on the air Friday nights I thought Ghost Whisper would be back as well.
I was really excited for Ghost Whisper to start again and was crushed when I could not find the new season! I hope someone will pick it up shame on CBS for canceling it it was my favorite show and I always looked forward to watching it every week. Please someone pick it up!!!
bring back ghost whisperer on abc,medium was brought back to another station as well bring back cold case the best police series on t.v.
Its “Tru Calling” all over again. Come on CBS why do you have to pull a FOX on us. Why is it that all they seem to run on T.V. is NCIS.
Bring it back please. I looked forward to going home on Fridays and sit in front of tv to watch my favorite show “Ghost Whisper”. It’s the best show ever. So please reconsider and bring it back.
I just got on line to find out when my familys favorite show was coming on…I am very, surprised that it was canceled..We would wait all week to see this,, I admit I didn’t like the twist of the husband in the other guys body.. that was just to crazy to keep up with.. but we loved the show with Melinda,, and everything else..Bring it back… it was the best show on TV….
I do admit the last year show was not the best. I think the writers messed up and ruined the show. They got off track with some really dumb storylines. But I still love the show and miss it. I hope it is brought back to life and soon.
Went to see why “Ghost Whisperer” hadn’t come back on yet. Was very disappointed to find out it was cancelled. Hope someone picks it up!!!
Here I am, waiting and waiting to see previews of the season-opener of Ghost Whisperer….what is WRONG with you people? I don’t like how TV is run anymore – you don’t dare get involved with a show because it’ll just get ripped right out from under you…I AM HUGELY DISAPPOINTED!! GET GHOST WHISPERER BACK ON – RIGHT NOW!!!