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?
Image courtesy CBS.
They better continue this series. My grandmother and I watch this all the time. CBS is an idiot -.-
BRING IT BACK!!!! or at least give it a good send off GEEZE!
please leave ghost whisper on the air! i really love this show! a lot of people love this show! just change the day u air it! people do go out on fridays and their is tivo! does the rating count that?
I would love for ABC to pick-up Ghost Whisperer. I do believe it could see high ratings there because it would have all its fans it has now and then be open to a whole new audience.
No I do not think Ghost whisperer should be cancelled, I love that show and I bet others love it also. I did not get a chance to read all the posts but I definately protest to the cancellation of the show!!!!!!!! That is my story and I am sticking to it!!!!! Love ya Jennifer and the rest of the cast and the crew
i think its bull **** that they canceled Ghost Whisperer its my favorite show and thats the only thing i watched cause i was always busy any other time
I love Ghost Whisperers Bring it back
I think that ABC should have picked up ghost whisperer and continued the series with more seasons instead of just having a the series finale and ending the show on CBS.
Ghost whisperer is the best show..the only thing i watched. the only reason its fans went down it cuz everyone is busy on a friday night.. Put it on a different night and the viewing would be up once again.. BRING IT BACK
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It’s official, ABC doesn’t want the show and CBS isn’t bringing it back. It’s a done deal… it’s over!
bring it back i love abc
I love Ghost Whisperer! Please ABC..pick it up!
I love Ghost Whisperer. I was so disappointed to see it not there this week. Please Pleased bring it back.
If CBS is not smart enough to keep Ghost Whisperer for another season…then I TRULY hope that ABC will pick it up. I was so psyched when CBS picked up Medium and had both the shows together on Friday, but to cancel Ghost Whisperer is WRONG! That is one of my favorite shows and I have watched every episode since it came on. Come on ABC…be our HERO!!!
I have been a faithful veiwer and if I am not home I alway DVR the show. If the season finale was May 21 it was not a very good end to great program. I cant believe they are keeping Medium over the Ghost Whisper. The problem with the ratings is when they killed Jim and he switched bodies. But come on the ending with shadows and the shineys; There has to be more. Someone pick it up.