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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I’ve watched every episode faithfully since the first one aired. The show was something I looked forward to each week. Why take something that works off the air when it’s that good. During the time the program was on I suffered my own personal loss & was helped immensely. If it helped me, I can assume how many others it’s affected also. Please ABC don’t let this great series die. Thanks
I’ve watched Ghost Whisperer since day one… and I have continued to watch the reruns. I love this show please bring it back. I was really disappointed that Ghost Whisperer was concelled and can’t understand why popular shows like this one gets cancelled. finally something worth watching on tv and its cancelled. Please bring back entertaining shows like Ghost Whisperer and make tv entertaining again.
PLEASE NBC pick up Ghost Whisper .I have watched since day one and it is the only show you can really watch with the family.
I have been looking for this show and did not know it was cancelled my sons and i watched it all the time and we still watch the old shows that play on we tv. It would be great to have it back no matter where it is played.
I was wondering what happened to the series… all i started seeing was the shows being repeated from the begining, which i watched happily because I didnt fall in LOVE with the show till about 1/4th of the way into it.. but PLEASE dont cancel it.. im adicted lol. Keep us updated if you move it.. i will follow.
please bring the ghost whisperer back my grandchildren &i love to watch it we miss it much
bring it back im missing it so much. pleaseeeeeeeeeeee
I love this show have watched it sence it came on TV. My husband and myself looked forward to friday nights and if we couldnt be there we would use the DVR and watch it when we got home. I also know that my sisters are very upset its gone. Please bring it back it is a good show and we all loved it and were very sad it just never came back on, with no finale or anything.
My son and I just started watching the reruns and we LOVE it. I love that we can watch something together we both enjoy the same. We look forward to each “new” one. I wish someone would pick itg up again………….
PLEASE BRING BACK GHOST WHISPERS, IT’S NOT THE SAME SINCE THE SHOW ENDED. I HAVE NOTHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO ON FRIDAY NIGHT. I NEVER MISS AN EPISODE, I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THIS SHOW SINCE DAY ONE. WHEN I COULD NOT WATCH IT I HAD IT SET TO RECORD. I MISS IT SO MUCH, PLEASE BRING THE SHOW BACK.
Continue the show intact but put some clothes on the star. Everyone else is in suits, coats and sweaters and she’s in strapless evening gowns.
I cannot believe that CBS cancelled this amazing show. It had EVERYTHING needed to make up a fantastic show. Hopefully ABC will pick this up some time SOON, it is really missed. That was my Friday night “go to” EVERY week! Now I look for the reruns and watch them on another network.
Please bring back Ghost Whisper. There was no closer and I was an avid watcher.
I love this show, would love for NBC to pick it up. You want better ratings, advertise!!
I watched this show from day one. I was so upset that they decided to cancel the show. I agree with everyone else .. Once you find a program that you love to watch they end up canceling it.. whats the deal with that.. I still watch the re-runs habitualy. I really miss watching this program .. wish that they would reconsider and bring this show back. Now there is nothing to watch on friday nights and i just wish someone would pick this show up again and bring it back for the 6th season.