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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Bring it back! I don’t care what network.
what about the rest of the people that watch it. A lot may have stopped watching it but other purple are important too. I love that show a lot it always distracted my mind
I would love to see it come back
I can’t believ that Ghost Whisperer is not going to come back. I have been waiting and watching for it since the new season started hoping that after the new year it would return. Please someone pick it up again and finish the story.
I have looked forward to season 6 for a long time. I am very disappointed to hear it will not have a season 6. This is the only show I looked forward to seeing again. This show provides hope to so many people that have lost loved ones. It may be fantasy, but don’t we all need a fantasy every now & then. Very diasappointed in CBS. I guess you will have to put something else in its place now like vampires, gays & lesbians, junkies, murder, rape, incest ans things like that to educate the youth of today. Good… Read more »
I really like the series..I would like to see things taken further. Not in a new series..but with familiar characters. There are different shows, that deal with the darker side. I prefer the lighter side. The actors all seem to work well with each other. All the shows that I like are always canceled.
This is a beautiful show that gives ghosts and loved ones another chance – something we can probably all relate to. Who doesn’t want a second chance. If the ratings fell, it was probably because it suddenly became kind of gruesome. The stretched mouths, shaking heads, over-the-top makeup. I am fast-forwarding through the ichy parts but still LOVE the rest. PLEASE bring it back.
I thought it was one of the best shows and when I found out it was being cancelled I almost died. It should definitely be brought back.
This is one of my favorite shows. ..but I watch it on channel 6…ion channel. ..which is reruns! …I cant figure out what channel new shows r on n what time….!..I think the show shld Not b canceled! ……most ppl maybe b having the same problem as myself! …..
I wish they continue. I miss the series. Please bring it back.
please bring back ghost whisperer!!!!!!! my whole family loves this show. my friday night schedules are all messed up now. it would really suck if this was the end of the show forever. i dont care if i have to watch it on abc just bring it back!!!!!
There are so many things that are left open that I would like to see. The Underworld for instance . . . does she go back down with Aiden and conquer the red eyes? Does Prof. Payne come back and help to make a very dynamic team? Susy Stitch, do we get to hear her story? There are a lot of stories that left us curious and excited to see how it would end. I have all 5 seasons and would like a 6th season made.
I hope they bring it back. I really enjoyed it.
We need it back, keeps the family together.
Bring it back! Please!
I work my whole day schedule around this show! Its my favorite show!