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 want it back!!!!! I love it sooooo much please put it back on.i love the show.its funny ,scary,heartbreaking, all wraped in one. I <3 "ghost whisperer"!!!!!!!
I RECENTLY LOST MY MOTHER, UNABLE TO SLEEP ONE EVENING I DECIDED TO WATCH GHOST WHISPERER ON NETFLIX. THIS SHOW TRULY HELPED ME GET THROUGH THE GRIEVING PROCESS. EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN IDEAS ABOUT LIFE AFTER DEATH, THE SHOW GAVE ME SOME PEACE….I LOVED THE SHOW SO MUCH I WENT OUT AND BOUGHT THE ENTIRE 5 SEASONS!!!!!I HOPE THAT THEY BRING THE SHOW BACK!!!!AND ALSO A BIG THANK YOU TO THE SHOW!!!!
PLEASEEEEEE DONT CANCEL IT ….. ITS THE ONLY SHOW THAT MY FAMILY CAN SIT DOWN AND WATCH TOGETHER ,…. ITS WORTH WATCHING JAW DROPPING, HEART BREAKING AND SOOOO REALISTIC … DISPITE THE LOW REVIEWS ITS THE BEST SHOW IVE EVERRRR SEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mistake to cancel it was my all time favorit show I made it a point to be home to watch it please bring it back I vote bring it back on the air
What a mistake to cancel The Ghost Wisper
I think that they should bring Ghost Whisper back but focus more on Aiden’s point. He could be in high school at this point. I think it could be more interesting.
Please bring the show back! It was one of my Friday night joys to watch.
Bring back season six!!!!! This is my favorite show, you can’t end it like that!
TV show is awesome! Dispite the low reviews. There are still some of us watching it. Its a really good show. It may spook me out, but I cant seem to stop watching it! So, should highly reconsider on bring it back for show biz!(; Jennifer Loves Hewitt is an awesome actress. Although she is coming out wit another tv show, “The Clients List.” I will most def be on that, then again, should still bring “Ghost Whisperer” back!(:
Please bring melinda back to us
I love the show! Bring it back.
Please bring that show back it’s a really great show
This was an awsome show. I bought all the DVD season 1-season5 and now i’m so disappointed that there will not be a season 6. I think so much can be done with this series such as growing little Aiden up to his teen years then adult years and using his gift to help others along with Melinda. Please continue.
Please keep it on the air.
I love this show.
PLEASE BRING IT BACK!!!!!!!
It the one show my whole family sat down to watch!!!!! Including my dad and that says lots because he never watches things with us!!! And the show itself is amazing! Its intense, worth watching, heartbreaking, funny and it feels real!!PLEASE BRING IT BACK DON’T CANCEL IT!!!!!!!!