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 do not cancel this show my husband and I really enjoy watching it
PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE pick up Ghost Whisperer for another season ABC! It’s my absolute favorite!!!!
Yes, I love Ghost Whisperer. I would love to see it continue.
Absolutely ABC should pick it up!! Ghost Whisperer is a great show, I look forward to it every Friday now. I will truly miss it if it is gone. So Yes ABC pick it up !!
Yes, please have ABC pick up Ghost Whisperer. I watch it faithfully every Friday night. Love it!
Yes, please pick up Ghost Whisperer for Season Six. I love that show.
I was devastated when I heard that tonight’s the series finale. I think another network should definitely pick it up!!!
ONE scripted show per season? That means more freaking reality crap and game shows?
PLEASE. We don’t need any more talent shows, no more wife swaps, no more real tales of desperate housewives with catty personalities. We need real shows with real actors and it just goes to show that the networks really don’t care about the performing community – just the nickle and diming crap.
I’m so tired of this. All quality shows are being cancelled to make way for new shows with celebutards and “one hit wonders”.
YES THEY SHOULD!! I love CBS shows..i rarely watch any other channel because CBS has all the good shows..BUT apparently this year they have decided to cancel all the good shows..Ghost Whisperer, Accidentally on Purpose, New Adventures of Old Christine, Gary Unmarried..CBS is going to SUCK this year..There are only a few shows on there that is worth watching now..Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory and How I met Your Mother..THAT’S IT! The CSI shows are getting moved so they are going to end up being cancelled..it’s only a matter of time..if you like ANY show on CBS… Read more »
this show really needs to stay im 18 and this is the only family time i have with my parents it brings us together, this is the show i look forwardd to watching on friday nights. please dont cancel!
I say let it be canceled and that ABC should develop a totally new show that would attract fans of Ghost Whisperer, Lost and Flash Forward instead of buying a dying show.
This is the only show with true love and romance. I really think it’s my all time favorite. I was really hoping for one more season. At least I have all the DVD’s and Maybe ABC will pick it up and don’t forget it’s always about the $$$$.
The networks want you to watch their shows and they pull the rug out.
please pick up the show!!!!!!!!!! we love it and cannot believe its being cancelled… we , the whole family watches faithfully every friday night… thanks
Yes they should keep this show. It needs to stay.
At the bare min at least give us a 1/2 or one more season for them to tie up loose ends of the show!!! But I’d love to see several more seasons!! I love this show!!