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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What will it take to get season 6 of ghost wisperer? Please it’s the best show I’ve ever watch!
Season 6 should be made….waiting…….
Put it on NETFLIX!!!!!!!!!
It is on netflix
Put it on Netflix
Yes you should bring it back for a season 6 and more seasons to come because its like the best show telling about this women named Melinda Gordon has these powers and so does her son its kind of interesting and i’m obsessed now and i’ve already watched all the seasons already and now I barley have any other shows to watch or catch up on so yeah I would love to see more.
Bring back the show and original characters love this show how stupid to cancel the show could have cancelled others not this one grr so angry with cbs and and abc
Man I would love to see this show brought back, its an amazing show, my 13 year old love’s it, it gives us something wholesome to watch and talk about, the stories are great and it’s different from most of the crap on tv. Not to mention it gives me a wide array of emotions and it’s hard not to fall in love with the show once you watch it. I’d sign any petition or if another station picked it up.
I really want to see ghost whisperer again! Love it! Season 6 needs to be showed asap
Bring the show back!
Bring back this show! Awesome story lines characters etc why does stations take off the good shows on put on the trash that’s on there now!! Bring back the ghost whisper
Ghost whisperer needs to comeback it’s such a good show really hope they can make a season 6
You guys have to bring this show back for season six they haven’t even fully understood the book of changes yet and there is obviously more to the shadows than we know ….. There’s unanswered questions
Ikr same I feel the same way I want to know whats going to happen next like are the shadows ever going to go away or keep putting them in danger and yes I agree they really haven’t figured out or fully understand the book of changes yet really want to see whats going to happen next and I wonder if Aiden will keep his power as he grows up like his mom or will it go away after all Aiden might not really have the same gift as her because children under 9 or 10 can see ghosts but… Read more »
I would be very disappointed if it didn’ t come back. My grand
daughter, nephew and myself have been rewatching reruns on netflex. Please bring it back.
They should make a season 6 the show is really good
I love ghost whisperer I love it a lot and I love you Jennifer love Hewitt you are my favorite actor from ghost whisperer