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 have 6 people in my family and it is almost impossible to get everyone in the same room for some family time. Every Friday night my entire family would watch Ghost Whisperer.
Please Please bring it back.
I know its a little late now but please please dont cheat me outa goast wispers series finali! I hung on every word, every Friday. thugh I Agree about killing off Jim was a bad idea, I forgive. Now everybody knows its never a good idea to leave something unfinisked; eapecilly a proper HIT!
i love the show i been washing the seasons over in netflix.. i just think it will be great if they broth it back. i love the show please.
Please bring it back!!! Love the show!!!!
PLEASE BRING IT BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🙂
OMG NO!!!!!!!! this cant be true!!! I LOVE GHOST WHISPERER!!!!!!!!!!!! Its one of my FAVORITE SHOWS!!!!!!! WHY DO TV NETWORKS DO THIS!!!!!!! THERE SO STUDPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ghost whisperer is such a good show I started getting into it when I came across the series on Netflix. My whole family now us watching it. It sucks so much that the show is over im like almost done watching season 5 🙁 I’m going to miss Melinda Gordon
yes i think they should put ghost whisperer back on air im a little late dis iz 2011 and i wacht ghost whispere every chance i get i love dat show and will be very happy dat it iz back on air wit new episodes…..
i really love ghost whisperer i really want another season. although Jim was gone in season 4 it did make tings worse. i grew to love the character professor pain. i really wanted he and Melinda to be together but Jim was in the way. so i’m OK with Jim leaving but both of Melinda’s love interest are gone. i want something to be fixed and i think it would be wonderful to have a season 6. please adopt ghost whisperer.
This show makes new fans everyday I’ve been wathcing it on WE and have seen every episode and it is so good I think that it has just gotten better with time I want to know more about the shadows and the watchers and aiden and jim (or sam) and the ghosts living under the town. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO GRANDVIEW AND EVERY ONE I NEED MORE………………………….
I love this show. There are very few shows I actually watch and keep up with but I did not miss one episode. I really would love for you to keep it going so all the fans can continue the story. By canceling the show is just like giving someone a good book to read but only giving them half of the book. So please continue
I think ABC should pick up the tv series. I actually liked it better when the other professor was on the tv show, the one with blonde hair. He was funny and entertaining. They should bring him back. I do think it needs a refresher, someone who new ideas but please bring it back to tv. I really like the character Jennifer Love Hewitt plays.
ABC…please pick up the Ghost Whisperer series!!! I have watched all five seasons from episodes 1 to 107 on Netflix. Im currently working on my second semester of grad school and I know a lot of people here in college that LOVE the show. When the audience falls in love with the ENTIRE cast that means you have something great. ABC, I ask again please bring back Ghost Whisperer and producers start up season six. I am anticipating the comeback.
Killing off Jim in season 4 killed this show. If I’m ABC, I pick it up and do like they did with Batman and go back and reinvent it. Bring Jim back and everything that was witnessed in season 5 was a crazy nightmare, kind of like they did at the end of Bones except the dream lasts a lot longer. Anyway, my two cents.
I love Ghostwhisper. i know still a lot of people that i know wach it !!! Starting up the series for season 6& & and on will bring up the ratings and the money !!!!YES ABC START IT UP !!!