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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Pick the show up ABC. I am so bummed that CBS canceled it. It is an awesome show.
Please don’t cancel Ghost Whisperer I really love the show please keep it going!
I refuse to believe that GHOST WHISPERER doesn’t have a ghost of a chance of reincarnating. The formula may be simplistic and oft-predictable but therein lies the program’s natural/supernatural charm. Consistent, dignified, informative, and ever hopeful are but a few of the superlatives this viewer assigns to descriptions of Ghost Whisperer’s episodic content. Additionally the focus on GW’s spiritual themes is never usurped by the current police investigation trendiness which weighs down the decidely drearier MEDIUM.
Keep the show running
It’s a crying shame that most of my show are on 46 that is my favorite station new, soaps and csi’s and then my Friday night line up but they just keep letting the best be canceled and I thank they are going to lose a lot of viewers. Please stop letting our shows be canceled.
Thanks,
Linda
PLEASE dont cancel Ghost Whisperer. It’s such an amazing show and I love it. Keep it going ABC!!!
ABC should def pick up Ghost Whisperer! I have watched every episode religiously since the showed aired in 2005, I just found out yesterday that CBS cancelled the show and i am very very upset! Ghost Whisperer is a regular show for me, There are only about four shows I like on tv and everytime on gets going it is always cancelled TV is stocked full practically to overload with shows about law and medicine, Yet everytime a supernatural sitcom is made it gets cancelled before it even gets going. Ghost Whisperer has had five seasons and it is still… Read more »
I watched ghost whisper every friday night, that the only show on T.V. that no one could keep me from watching it, and now you took it off it , was one of the best shows on TV. Please bring it back!
I love Ghost Whisperer i am like upseased!! I would be devistated if Ghost Whisperer was over. 🙁 PLEASE DONT CANCEL GHOST WHISPERER!!!!!!!!
I did go to cbs and ask them what was up with the cancellation of this show. No response yet……still a waiting…probably afraid to tell me…….
My mother-in-law and I love Ghost Whisperer!!!! We watch it everyday on Ion in sindication! I think the show would have renewed success in a time slot earlier in the week perhaps Monday nights. But whatever happens PLEASE DON’T CANCEL GHOST WHISPERER!!!
I ONLY watch GW on Friday nights. I do not watch Medium, would rather go to On Demand. Shame on CBS
I LOVE GHOST WHISPERER!!! I HOPE ABC PICKS IT UP. KEEP THE SERIES GOING!!!!!!!!!
i love this show dont cancele it !!!!!!!!!
i have just now started to watch ghost whisperer. but i love it–it is really good and
keeps you interested. i will be very sad if they do not pick up the show