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 ghost whisperer back! I loved the show so much! Me and my mom used to watch it every Friday! Please bring it back!
seriously, bring the show back.
This is my favorite show! They can’t cancel it. It’s only getting stronger. The plots are interesting and thought provoking and I will continue to watch and buy them as long as they keep making them, which I hope is a lot longer.
The show must go on, put it back on with the same cast members…. Please!!!!
This was the best show on t.v. and should still be on. It is a shame that everything these days is a reality show. I much rather watch this show than some nuts running a race, or trying to find love on t.v. So sad, such a good cast of actors and such a wonderful story line that could have kept going and going for years……..Shame on you for canceling this show.
I’ve enjoyed Ghost Whisperer so much! I watch 3 re-runs each day on Ion TV. It really is very entertaining and lots of fun. Such a great bunch of characters! I really hope they can bring this series back. Such a shame that it had to be cancelled.
It’s been almost a year now, the repeats are on two channels the need for this show is well over due… My vote and millions of viewers all agree, season 6 is in demand!!!! Bring back Ghost Whispers.
Bring it back with all the same people!! I watch all the re-runs even though I watched every season and it was so sad when it was cancelled, pretty please bring it back and pick up on season 6!!
If the rating fell when the their son became involved so heavily, why wouldn’t you put him back into the background again and bring back the Doctor/ Ghost Whisperer relationship for the adults to enjoy again. Big mistake cancelling this show when the only thing out there is reality now.
i love this show i would love for it to come back… please bring it back!!!!!!
I just want to add my vote: KEEP GHOST WHISPERER OR SWITCH NETWORKS… PLEEEEEEASE!
I think the show should definitely be back on !
I love the show and was one of the few shows left on tv that was worth watching. I’m so tired of the lame same ole same ole cop shows and reality shows. It was the only unique show on. What a shame!
I want it to come back now!!!!!!!! :'(
PLEASE bring this show back. And with all the same people in it too. That would be amazing it would probally go to a 3.0 rating This is my favorite show ever.