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.
Ghost Whisperer has been a bright spot on Friday nights, and there are so many plot questions unanwered. Give it back,please.
WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS SHOW WAS CANCELLED. WE WATCHED IT EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT. PLEASE PUT IT BACK ON!!! WE LOVE IT !!!
ABC, PLEASE PICK IT UP! I will be SOOOOOO DISAPPOINTED if it is cancelled for good.
WHAT ABC NEEDS TO DO! is switch it from Friday nights to another night, possible Sunday. People go out Friday nights. This is my first Friday home and i am SO disappointed that its not on. :(((((
I can’t believe they cancelled Ghost Whisperer! They should cancel Medium and bring GW back! The show was a huge part of our Friday night! Please bring it back!!!!
I’ve been waiting & waiting for Ghost Whisperers Opening season. Finally I decided to find out when it would be on. Cancelled what the he double hockey pucks. Now I find there is no night to watch T.V. Don’t get me wrong I do like Medium & I felt the two shows complimented each other. I scan channels looking for good shows to watch and find there isn’t really any on ABC, CBS, or NBC on most of the week nights. The only two decent nights to watch T.V. are Thursdays (which I can’t because I’m out playing in a… Read more »
I had no idea this show was cancelled and have been waiting for it to come on every Friday night. I am so bummed that the show was cancelled, what a loss. Please bring it back! It so much better than Medium!
This is a staple show. It needs to come back. There are more shows out there with less rating that are still being aired. Ghost Whisperer is more realistic than Medium. We want to see and know the other side. Please reconsider. BRING THE SHOW BACK!!!!!!!!
I would be happy to see any network pick up Ghost Whisperer. As long as the show comes back and if the network wants more viewers then have it on a different night, like a Tuesday. A night that wont be competing with Football and busy Friday nights .
This show is one that I watch with my kids and my husband, we all love it..
I BEG ANY NETWORK TO PLEASE GET THE SHOW BACK UP AND RUNNING
I can NOT believe Ghost Whisperer was cancelled!!!! I’ve been waiting all summer for its return. What a disappointment to Google it to see why it isn’t on any more only to find out it was cancelled. Please bring back the ONE show my kids and I always looked forward to watching on Friday nights!!! Doesn’t any one think that there could’ve been very good reasons why the show took a ratings drop? Like maybe life got a little busier for them and they weren’t home on Friday nights. Please give this show another try! Medium used to be right… Read more »
Thankfully…first 3 seasons were great but what a tank job last season. They ruined a great show last season and it’s thankfully out of it’s misery.
Please bring the show back!!!!! I love it and so does our entire family…
Yes!! ABC should pick up Ghost Whisperer!! I looked forward to it every Friday!! I am devistated!!!
I am extremely disappointed this show has been cancelled, I always looked forward to Friday nights. I hadn’t even heard about it…I have been scrolling my TV looking for it thinking it had been temporarily replaced by a special. I hope someone else picks it up because I will switch station loyalty to watch it!
there is nothing to watch on fridays now- i never watched medium- still don’t
I am so disappointed that Ghost Whisperer is not on this season, I have been watching it now for quite some time and like the other viewers expressed, its unfair to the loyal fans that are waiting for at the very least a wrap up to the story line! I have watched Medium and in my opinion it stinks, its way too far fetched! If the networks don’t bring Ghost Whisperer back they should at least create a 2 hour special to answer some of the questions that were left hanging! I have enjoyed the cast very much and will… Read more »