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, please, please bring Ghost Whisperer to ABC. I love the show. I have been watching all of the reruns and will continue to watch if that is the only way to get my GH fix. However, if ABC would take over and bring new episodes to the fans I would be so grateful! If there is a petition to sign bring it on!
OMG, IM SO MAD RIGHT NOW….. OK SO I NOTICED THAT THEY HAVEN’T BEEN SHOWING IT BUT I THOUGHT THEY WERE TAKING A BREAK OR SOMETHING.. NOT THAT IT ACTUALLY GOT CANCELED… THEY NEED START SHOWING SOME NEW EPISODES!! I DONT CARE IF ITS ON AT MIDNIGHT… I JUST WANT IT BACK!!!!
I AM SO MAD!!!! IF THERE IS ANY POSSIBLE WAY TO BRING IT BACK I WOULD BE THRILLED!!! EVEN IF ITS ON AT MIDNIGHT!!! PLEASE WE MUST BRING THIS SHOW BACK!!!!!!!
I am an active, working grandma that happened to enjoy this show very much!
When the story changed and had Melinda’s husband killed, it got a little screwy and was harder to watch for me. Bad idea to let someone mess with success, I think. Several of my co-workers (all of us educated, married professionals) enjoyed this show on Friday, and had fun talking about it on Mondays. Bring it back, ok? Go back to the story line we all obviously liked and continue from there!
Please bring it back i have the whole series and when i finally got to season 5 but when i finished it there was no season 6 🙁 i really really love that show i cried on some of the episodes !! pllzzzz plzzz plzz bring it back !!!! i kept thinking about it every night , having dreams then its gone!? plz bring it back ~.~ i almost cried when there was so no season 6!! :'( i’ll say it one more time …. PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ BRING IT BACK !!!!!!!!
Excellent show. Good stories. I miss it. “Melinda’s” son was a little lacking, but look what happened with ” Ned”. Older Ned was very cute, and added to the story. I think lots of fans were wanting “Melinda” to finally get pregnant, and have a kid. After that, it was like the day after Christmas. Bring it back, with a new (older) son. Hit the teen ” heart throb” ages. Keep some good stories coming, and there you go.
I really hope ABC does pick up the show. That was one of my favorite shows on Friday night. I’m sorry I don’t like the child they picked to be her kid, but the show was very good. Please someone bring it back soon.
pls bring it back!!!! pls i miss the show!!! i am so sad tht i cnt watch new episodes any more. pls pls pls bring it back!!! 🙁
NOOOO!!! It cant get canceled i LOVE that show its amazing at times i’ve been so into it that i’ve even cried… PLEASE dont cancel it!!!
I would LLLOOOOVVVEEE it if the show would be picked up i would for sure be a viewer!!!! I love the show Ghost Whisperer i have all the seasons and would love to see a season 6*!! Hope it’s considered if for any reason let it be for the devoted viewers!!! For i love the show and cast and watched many of the episodes with the family.
I loved ghost whisperer I hope Jeff Bader picks it up.
I luv ghost whisperer they were so so stupid 2 take it of p.s they can’t even read peoples minds just because the ratings were dropping dosnt mean u go ahead and cancle the show if I had a lawyer I will sue them.
I have no doubt the show was canceled because of Melissa’s kid. Even if he’s related to the producer somebody should have gotten him some acting lessons!
I am very disappointed that the show was canceled. The show did need to be spiced up a bit more but it was a damn good show. This is the only show out of all thats on that I actually kept up with and didn’t miss. I would really like to see it come back.
MY FAVORITE SHOW!!!! IT HAS TO COME BACK, I DON’T CARE WHAT NETWORK! I WATCH THEM ALL OVER & OVER & OVER!