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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This is one of my favorite shows, loved it! I can’t believe it was cancelled, I am so disappointed … great cast, quality entertainment…. I truly hope ABC or some other network picks it up.
The Ghost Whisperer was a great series until the child was introduced with the shadows and too many crazy plot lines to follow. Bring it back with the simple ghost stories that were told when the series first aired.
Please continue Ghost Whisperer. I love it, my daugher loves it. We always look for it to watch. Please please don’t cancel it.
This was great show with a good following…why would you cancel it? I guess it was too good….I have given up on network TV…Maybe another cable channel will pick it up…
They should definitely pick up the show! I think that ABC would have a good night if they did “Ghost Whisperer” and “The Gates” that would be an amazing night of drama. I would definitely tune in.
I love the show it is my favorite show……I love Jennifer Love Hewitt she is a wonderful actress……Its hard to believe that CBS canceled it.
I think it is terrible that Ghost Whisper was cancelled. It was my friday night line up that and Medium. If there is anything We need to do or say to get picked back up again please just let us know.
Please bring it back! Friday nights aren’t the same without it.
What are you thinking? It takes an idiot not to see what it does for the soul!
Oh plz..plz..plz., bring back the show. I just love this show . There so much more to this story line. What about little Adien. Jennifer Love Hewitt is so great. I love this show… Rethink your choice…….
This was my favorite show…I’m shocked CBS cancelled Ghost Whisperer, it was by far one of the best shows the network had going for it…..
They should definitely pick it up!!!!! Not many shows out there worth turning the TV on for these days. I looked forward to this one and have the dvr set to record all the new episodes and reruns. I can’t believe it was cancelled! I hadnt kept up with the news and didn’t even know it had been cancelled and been checking every Friday night to see when the season premier may be coming on. I finally decided to research to find out why it hasn’t been added to the lineup for the fall only to be saddened by the… Read more »
I loved the show . I think they should bring it back.As for me I would watch it every Friday and if I couldn’t I would tape it.
yes…it should it picked up…it gives poeple hope for the future..it makes you feel as though there is hope for the things we al l face death……and its also fun…not to sure about the child in it…needs more feeling…but jennifer love hewitt and her husband and friends are great in it….its almost as if the care about others…unlike alot of shows…i hope its not gone it was the best thing on friday nite…and i have watched it from the start…it was my favorite show…please bring it back
I think they should definitely pick it up!!!!!
It is an amazing show!!!!!!
The only reason the ratings dropped is probably it got way too confusing especially by adding the “Shadows” in to it!!!!!!
YES !!! Anyone who can pick that show up should. You obviously do not realize with everything going on these days that it does give you hope for the afterlife! I LIVE for it, it has to come back it was the most outstanding show on TV. It surely over-rates the horrible acting of the cast of Medium! BRING IT BACK!