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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What the heck? Are you kidding me, canceled??? What’s wrong with CBS? My daughter have been waiting for the show to come back on, it’s the only show we loved and never missed on Friday nights. We have followed it from the very beginning and now that i just found this out, I’m PISSED!!! Why do these darn networks just cancel shows without any consideration to the viewers. That was the only show we watched on your network, so now you will never air in our home again! Smart move, way to alienate even more people!
PLEASE ABC PICK UP GHOST WHISPERER………..PLEASE!!!!!
I think ABC should pick up Ghost whisperer, I and many many others have become big fans of show.
SIMPLE BRING IT BACK, BRING IT BACK, BRING IT BACK.
I didn’t know it was canceled till now. I kept waiting for it to come on. So I don’t even remember the last one because I didn’t know it was the last one. PLEASE bring it back/
Please bring back Ghost Whisperer. I love that show and have watched it from day 1 My husband and I always looked forward to Friday nights watching Ghost Whisperer and Medium every Friday night. I knew it could’nt last forever but, I wasn’t expecting it to end this year. Please bring Ghost Whisperer back!
I really loved ghost whisperer. I started watching it from day one. I hope ABC does pick it up, cause not only me watched it every friday but so did my mother, daughters, brother, and many of my friends. Please bring it back, We are big fans of ghost whisperer! We really miss it. PLEASE ABC PICK IT UP!!!!
i didn’t know they canceled it. this was a great show. I hope someone picks the show up……
This show, and its premise, are absolutely terrible. The only show I hate more than this is Medium. It’s no surprise the ratings fell… most likely because people out there started watching quality entertainment like Dexter, SoA, Breaking Bad, Weeds, Californication, Bored to Death, Louie, Boardwalk Empire, etc….
Ghost Whisperer was an excellant show. All the family members could watch without all the blood and guts like the other shows being shown on all the stations. ABC do yourself a favor and pick up the show!!! We’re sick and tired of MURDER!!! MURDER!!! MURDER!!!
I love Ghost Whisperer. I don’t want it to be cancelled. The people who watch the show will be heartbroken if it’s never continued! I will be the person who cries the most if it’s gone. Please, someone pick up Ghost Whisperer!
I LOVE GHOST WHISPERERS AND CBS IS STUPID FOR TAKING IT AWAY . PLEASE BRING IT BACK THIS IS NO WAY TO END THE SEASON AND LEAVE US WITHOUT AN ENDING.
I hate they canceled Ghost Whisperer. I did not even know it till I went to Walmart last night and they had last season for sale and it was called FINAL SEASON. I am so sad and mad. How could they!!!!!!!!
I am so sad i want Ghost whisper back i missed alot of last season because of work so i went out and bought a pvr just so i could record the show when i was not home and now its not comming back at all GOD i hate t.v stations they get you hooked just to take it away grrrrr
I absolutely LOVED this show. So, what’s with just canceling it – not even a trial or a vote of the viewers?
Even a good show gets the pink slip these days !
My husband and I look forward to this show every Friday night; a few weeks ago, we were scanning the guide and could not figure out why their season premiere wasn’t listed when all of the other shows were making their premieres; then we found out it was cancelled. This is a great storyline with a great cast. I hope ABC steps in and picks up a fantastic show; they won’t be disappointed!!