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’m soooo disapointed Ghost Whisperer was canceled!!!!! Please ABC pick it up!!!!!!
I hope abc picks up Ghost Whisper, this is one of my favorite shows. It keepson the edge
Of my seat.
One of the most popular people any show can add is a baby and they didn’t let us have that. Then with such a love as Jim and Melinda had, they killed him off and almost replaced him with a guy that had just recently been a horrible cad in another show. Two mistakes that lost loyal viewers. Then they spent a show trying to make their “blessed son” believe that he couldn’t see ghosts which was a horrible time for Melinda that caused an almost unforgivable situation with her own mother. Too bad, they could have had years more… Read more »
Yes, please bring Ghost Whisperer back to TV. I was so looking forward to it.
LOVE LOVE LOVE!! Ghost Whisperer, Jennifer, and the whole cast! I watch the reruns all the time. I hate they canceled it. I, too, was looking for the fall preview and was disappointed it never came up. Guess there is nothing to watch on friday nights anymore!
Bring back the show.
Hell yes, I love this show. I have been waiting and waiting for the fall preview and never saw one. My jaw hit the floor when I saw it had been canceled. What is is it with networks cancelling good quality shows? First Men in Trees and now Ghost Whisperer? Crazy. Yes! please bring the show back!
I think they should keep Ghost Whisperer on the air my husband and i always look foward to watching it on friday night we never missed a show since it started it would a shame not to be able to watch it anymore. The actors and actresses are very good on the show it is the only show that is more closer to real life.
Please bring back the show! It was the only good show on Friday nights, I looked
so forward to seeing what new ghost they would have Melinda help. True, I didn’t like when they “killed off” Jim and then brought him back. After a few episodes, it was the old Jim again and it seemed to be back to normal again. Truly great actors that deserve to be brought back!
I am very upset ! Please pick up the show !!!
I am sorry to see the series go. It was not the ratings that killed the show, it was the producers when they killed off the husband and then when they realized they had pissed off most of their loyal followers, that eventually dropped watching the show, they found a stupid way to bring him back. Don’t blame your audience, put the blame where it belongs; the writers and the producers. Jennifer, we will miss you.
DK
Heck Yeah they should pick it up! This is the one show every week that me and my son watch together! He watches medium with me which I love but he Loves ghost whisperer as do I! I’m super sad it may be gone forever!!!!!!!
My wife and I en joyed it every Friday., Hope it comes back next year.
My wife and I love the program and we sure miss it. Hope it returns next year.
I love this show . I kept checking listings for time and date . Didn’t know it was cancel. Please bring it back!!!!!