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 throughly enjoyed this show , it was my Friday night show to watch
Medium is okay, I wouldn’t rush home to watch it
this is one of the worst thngs then network can do and i hope the network fails after this. Just like the democrats in november.
I looked forward to Ghost Whisperer every week. I DVRed it and watched it Saturday mornings.
Very upset that Ghost Whisper has been cancelled. Have watched from the very beginning and have DVDs. This is a huge loss. Always watched Ghost Whisper and Medium. They have to be crazy to cancell this show. The networks always cancell shows that everyone loves. It doesn’t make since. Please bring it back.
Very upset that Ghost Whisper has been cancelled. Have watched from the very beginning and have DVDs. This is a huge loss.
I love Ghost Whisperer. I would love to see it back. I would say it’s my favorite show, great story lines, awesome cast, and just wonderful all together. Please bring it back!
Please bring it back – it was something I looked forward to watching every week – and it was a friday night ritual for me and my hubby. I thought the show was really picking up and the story lines were so much more improved/exciting/thrilling!! PLEASE BRING IT BACK!!
I am so bummed that its canceled, I too am lost without anything to watch on Friday nights. I loved see what new things they were going to come up with. I hope ABC does pick up the show it would be great to have it back.
I cannot believe Ghost Whisperer is not coming back. My family and I loved watching this show. Why on earth would you cancel it. Please reconsider….
I CAN’T BELIEVE IT – WONDERING WHY HAVEN’T SEEN ANYTHING ON GHOST WHISPERER…………..WHAT AN IDIOT MOVE………….ONE SHOW I LOOKED FORWARD TO ON A WEEKLY BASIS
Can’t believe it either.That they canceled the show.Spent most of the time looking for something to watch on t.v. tonight.loved the show along with medium.
My family and I are faithful watchers of Ghosts Whisperer. We were watching it every afternnon to make up for the episodes we missed and every Friday night. Yes ABC should pick it up. Ghost Whisperer was a excellent series, it had suspense, thrill, romance and once in a while your hair would stand up. Why is it every time we finally get a good series it gets cancelled ?
My family and I are avid watchers of Ghosts Whisperer. We were watching it everyday to make upfor the episodes we missed and every Friday night. Yes ABC should pick it up. Ghost Whisperer was a excellent series, it had suspense, thrill, romance and once in a while your hair would stand up. Why is it every time we finally get a good series it gets cancelled ?
Talk about disappointments! One of the greatest pair ups on a prime time schedule was Ghost Whisperer, followed by Medium — I’d usually watch those, then switch over to the Travel Channel to watch Ghost Adventures to catch some REAL ghosts! What CBS did to Ghost Whisperer was as unfair as when NBC dumped Medium — have they ever stopped to consider that the ratings might have declined, because Friday nights are usually when people go out instead of watching television? Other shows that don’t necessarily have great ratings got another chance, because of their fans — Friday Night Lights… Read more »
My husband & I both are very disappointed that Ghost Whisperer has been cancelled. We looked forward to watching it every Friday night. I think it is a good idea if ABC is looking to view it.
I always looked forward to watching this show. I hope it gets picked up by ABC.