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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BRINT IT BACK, it’s my favourite show!!!! i drop everything to watch this show, watching re-runs pretty much everyday now that its gone
my wife and I watched EVERY episode. Please tell me this will continue-on ONE of the networks…
I drew a pic of melinda and put it on Facebook…And started a club…and baught the muse and I hate muses! That’s devotion! Can I get a little lovin back please! how bout another season! I wanna see aden grow up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LIVE for this show! I tuned in right after it canceled and was soooo mad! It gives me something to think about and gives me an edge when I miss the reruns at 3 on ion! Give me more! If i ran the world, everything would be pink and fluffy and Melinda! (and of course jim and aden!)
I hope they put Ghost Whisper back on! I really miss it! Fridays sure aren’t the same!!
I wish someone would do somethingwith ghost whisper its said to see it go there isn’t nothing usually to watch and I too am getting sick of these stupid reality shows there pointless
I think that they should pick up Ghost Whisperer I would watch it I love that show it has meaning to it and excitement along with a good mystery . I totally love it!!!!!!!!!
My sister and I have watched this from the beginning. We are currently watching reruns on WE. We’ve been waiting for the new season to start only to find out its been cancelled. This has upset us. Please pick up Ghost Whisperer for another season we love this show.
i think abc should pick up ghost whisperer i love this show its the one night my whole family actually sits down together and now that ghost whisperer is gone we dnt sit down anymore please bring it back
OMG please keep it. It shows morals, and teaches people how to forgive no matter how hard it might be. also shows ways u can cope with losing a loved one.
Ohh Geeessss the best show since X-Files. Please pick up another season.
The Ghost Whisperer is the only show I watch on TV. I buy the DVD set of each season when it comes available. I hope the show is picked up by another network. I can’t believe they canceled the only show worth watching on TV.
Bring it back….I used to look forward to it every Friday!!! I watch reruns but it just isn’t the same!!!
i love ghost whisperer; i have all the seasons, the show have meanig they show that you can always be forgive no matter the reason and make the after life not so scary. so i would keep thw show!!!!
I loved this show and purposely stayed home to watch it Friday nights- it needs to be picked up by another network! I am so sick of these reality shows. This show gave you something to think about and always had a positive ending and closure. That is certainly what we could use more of.
I love Ghost Whisperer!! BRING IT BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!