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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Don’t talk about what could be done ….JUST DO IT !! bring it back , my days are not the same now that I’ve no wednesday Ghost whisperer ever again , it was bad enough when each serious ended but to not have it at all , ever again, it just will not do.
Why cancel such great TV ???
Please ! Please ! Please! (is that enough I can do more or I’ll send the SHADOWS after you!)
I love Ghost Whisperer, this can’t be the end?? Please can someone pick this show back up for a Season 6. Just watched the finale last night, and it poses more questions than answers. IS THAT REALLY THE END OF THE SHADOWS???????
please bring it back !!!!!!the best t.v show ever gives people hope that there is life after death please please bring it back.
Bring it back. Best show on T.V.
I loved this show… Why would they cancel it when it was really getting interesting? hopefully a different network will pick it up. which would be a smart move.
I am a viewer in Ireland and have just watched the final episode tonight on living TV. I can’t believe its the last one ever! Cast and crew have done themselves proud it was an excellent show and I know I will definatley miss it. Would love it to be picked up again, my Wednesday’s just wont be the same anymore!! Please please bring it back..
i think its an absolute disgrace! cancelling ghost whisperer is just the final straw for me! I live in the uk and when american shows that i love get canceled such as tru calling, dark angel to name but a few also there are a few shows that never even made it past the first season and now ghost whisperer it angers me. I know that the ratings for the show dropped but that doesnt mean the networks should give up on it! to put it in better words they (the people at these networks) should be taking measures to… Read more »
i think they should keep the show going. I want to find out what happens to adan(Melinda’s son) i think i spelled his name wrong but oh well. The show was a GOOD show, I love all the mystery that was happening. Jennifer was a good actress and i love her. The first time i saw the show i just fell in love with it. and ever since they cancledd the show i have been recording the old shows of it. I love it , Put it back on ! (: Pleasee !
Yeah they DEFINITELY should. I miss it.
I looked forward to watching this every Friday and have been disappointed with the Friday night schedule since it was taken off the air. I only watch Medium now b/c all of the news magazines telling of murder is so depressing to start the weekend. I hope that someone picks up the show b/c it was one of the good ones left on the air and i was looking forward to seeing how her “gift” was growing along her son’s.
i think abc should pick up the show for season six
i think yes they should pick it it’s a great show that shows how a person can overcome the difficulties of having a special gift.
I’m a viewer from the UK and when this news drifted through I was devastated. What is there to look forward to now? Shocking soap operas and even worse “reality” shows that bear no resemblence to any reality I know of.
Come on someone somewhere – see the big mistake and bring back Ghost Whisperer and the gorgeous Jennifer.
I can’t believe they are cancelling the one show who grounded people and tried to make them that we need love and forgiveness in this world in order to live peacefully in the thereafter. There are not enough good viewers in this world. I guess vampires and murderers decide what shows stay on the air. Disappointed.
What happen to good tv shows? Now it’s all stupid reality shows and really it’s not that good. I want Ghost Whisperer and good shows like that again.