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 can’t believe they cancelled GW. It was a Friday event in our house. LAME. Bring it back. I hope ABC picks it up.
PLEASE BRING GHOST WHISPER BACK ITS THE BEST SHOW EVER*(=
I have been waiting and waiting for it to come back on. So sad to know it’s cancelled.
This is the first I have heard on this, I googled to find out when it would come back on. Bad choice CBS. Ratings are one thing sure, but good quality entertainment that doesn’t include sex, drugs or uber violence is hard to come by these days. You did make a mistake pure and simple. I hope ABC does pick it up, I would gladly switch to watching ABC instead of CBS just for the principle of the thing. PLEASE BRING GW BACK!!!!!!!!!! We want to know what happens with the Shadows and the Shinies!
THEY BETTER PICK IT UP IM IN LOVE WITH THAT SHOW. MAYBE THEY SHOULD ADVERTISE MOREE
how rude!
My favorite Friday Night Show. So Sad…………….
I so looked forward to friday night with the ghost whisperer and the medium.Iwas so-o-o-o disappointed that it was cancelled. Many of my friends also watched it. I watch little tv, but this was one of my favorites. I DIDN’T KNOW IT WAS CANCELLED AND HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR IT. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS SWITCHED TO ANOTHER NIGHT.
PLEASE BRING IT BACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES YES PLEASE BRING IT BACK I HAVE WONDERED WHEN IT WOULD START THE NEW SEASON NOW I KNOW WHY. THIS IS A VERY GOOD SHOW WHY DO THEY CANCEL ALL THE GOOD SHOWS WHY? ???? I REALLY DOTN CARE WHO PICKS IT UP JUST SOME ONE PUT THE SHOW BACK ON THE AIR PLEASE PLEASE……
I LOVE THIS SHOW,THEY HAVE TO BRING IT BACK.
PLEASE BRING GHOST WHISPER BACK ITS THE BEST SHOW EVER (well besides charmed that is!) I’M DIEING TO SEE WHAT HAPPENDS WITH THE SHADOWS AND SHINIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHAT?! WHY do they cancel ALL the good shows?!?! UGHHHHH!
heck ya that was my fav. show!!!!!
Ok this is the first that I have heard that the show was cancelled. My husband and I have been waiting for it to come back on. So know we know why it hasn’t. YES you MUST bring it back. This is one show that should not have gotten cancelled. CBS you made a BIG mistake by cancelling it!!!!
YES, YES please bring it back!!!! Love this show!!!