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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Someone needs to pick it up – where do the execs get theri ratings? This was a great show. Why would you end it without a finale?? Why do the great shows get cancelled? Someone needs to carry shows that cater to the rest of us who watch TV – not just the teeny boppers or whoever the execs cater to.
Ghost Whisperer is one of the best original shows on the air. It should continue and be picked up by ABC. I have watched each and every time it has been on and watch the syndication on the cable channels.
I’ve been checking the TV every Friday night since September waiting for Ghost Whisperer to air. I decided to check the internet today to see when it will be starting & was stunned to find out that it has been cancelled. I’m extremely disappointed. This was one of my favorite shows!!!!! And I looked forward to it each week.
I miss that show… They need to bring it back! Don’t get me wrong I love csi and law and order( although the LA one is kinda a dud) but we have enough cop shows. We need our ghost whisperer back!
Love the show.. still watch the re runs every weeknite… So sad they cancelled it.. hope they continue on with it…
I am tired of shows being cancelled mid-way without a seasonal ending, just finish the story line and be done with it. Same with Las Vegas and Witches of Eastwick.
Bitter!
Are you serious..i just got into this show..there’s no way you guys can take it off!
LOVE THE SHOW. I WOULD LOVE TO KEEP WATCHING IT . IS VERY INTERESTING AND SURE KEEPS THE AUDIENCE TUNNED, HOPING FOR SEASON 6.
I totally enjoyed the show and looked forward to watching every Friday night. It had very good messages.
ABC you would be fools if you passed on the chance to have Ghost Whisperer. And lets face it, as of right now CBS has all the shows. You could use the boost!
DEF bring Ghost Whisperer back- there are SOOO few good tv shows on now–
we need something besides all this reality crap–
PLEASE!!!!
I’ve enjoyed the show, I’ve been watching it finally on ION television. Wondering why it didn’t continue. They always had a more positive way of looking at the people who were involved at the end. My friend in Wooster, turned me on to this show. He is disabled and is a great television watcher. I enjoyed the whole cast. Of course, I have a friend who also says that she can see people who have passed in the family.
Ghost Whisperer was one of the best shows on TV. It should continue to be that way. If some network doesn’t pick it up it will be a shame. I watch it everyday on Ion. and I know I would add to the ratings if it picked back up. I’m sure other people would too. BRING BACK GHOST WHISPERER!!
Sure it must continuous!!! It´s a great show, full of good messages and a perfect opportunit for peaple to think about their lives, how to carrie it in order to get the best of their existence, to avoid regrets… Here in Brasil we´re also wainting for Season six…please do it!!!
They should really pick it up!! This was a great show, and it’s so stupid that it got cancelled!