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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Please bring back Ghost Whisperer! That is one of the shows that my whole family loves to sit down and watch together! There aren’t to many good things on the tv any more, way too many reality shows! We need Ghost Whisperer for the Drama, suspense, mystery,comedy,and romance
ABC please pick Ghost Whisperer back up!!! Love this show and hated it when it ended! I hope there would be Season 6 still. Will definitely look forward to it!!!!! Thanks!
please keep ghost whisperer it is a fantastic show!! to many good shows are ending these days dont let this be one!!!!
Please bring back Ghost Whisperer!!! I love the show. I can sit and watch one episode after the other. I adore all of the characters! Please…please bring it back!
i think ghost whisperer should definitely come back for the six season. It is a phenomenal show. It is much better than medium in my opionion.
ABC I hope you pick up Ghost Whisperer it was a great show!! Please bring it back! Thank you!
Oh my gosh I don’t believe this just as things were getting good. I cried after the best episode ever when Aidan crossed over the children or “shinnies” as he called them. I did not know the series was cancelled until I just noticed that my DVR was not recording any new episodes this fall. Shame on you CBS and putting another “lame” cop show on a Friday night. This would be a good take off for Ghost Whisperer as James Van Praugh as a child Aidan’s age also had the gift. What a great new series that would make.… Read more »
What are you thinking? The show was great and every season was getting better. Mabye it was because it was on fridays, but I know that my family really looked forward to it, we have a whole list of shows that we watch. Hopefully you get this and realize that it does have a following.
i love the show and so does my family and friends! We dont want it cancelled! Please pick it up again!
I’ve been a fan since Season 1 and have the collection, so I think they should pick up season 6, I love Ghost Whisperer and would miss it very much and if it does come back I think Aisha and Jay should return. Just my opinion…..those were the really good Season’s.
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They should most definately pick it back up…….. They get us addicted to a show and waiting to see what happens next then, they cancel it. It’s predictable that they would cancel one of the best shows on heir network and leave the ones that are not worth watching on there. The cancellation of this show has been a major let down.
WHY WHY I LOVE IT SO MUCH THAT I WISH IT COULD STAY ON I WOULD LIKE A SIX SEASON
I think season 6 should not be cancelled or atleast they should have ended the series properly. Because in my opinion it was cut short it doesn’t have a conclusion. I love David Conrad’s character….
i think it should come back because it is a really great show. ive watched all the episodes and im like i want a new season to come on so badly!!!
Please ABC pick up Ghost Whisperer. This is a great show. I love Melinda. I have all five seasons on DVD. It would be nice to have my favorite show back on fridays or whenever it airs.