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 DON’T CANCEL THE SHOW!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS SHOW AND IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES!!!!!!!!!! ME AND MY FRIEND ALWAYS WATCHED TOGETHER AND IT WAS SOOO AMAZING!!!!!!! PLEASE DON’T LET IT STAY CANCELLED!!!!!!!
Please don’t cancel the show…my son and I have a weekly ritual to sit and watch it together. It takes him away from his video games and gives us time to spend together watching something we both enjoy. I think the ratings may have fallen since they added Aidan. His acting is very ‘fake’ …he just says his lines with no feeling. He is not interesting to watch since there is no emotion there when all the other characters relationships and feelings towards each other are SO believable! I suggest you age him a few years and replace him with… Read more »
I hope not,,,I love ghost whisperer…its awesome…I have never been so excited to get home to watch TV before,and when i cant get home ” thank god for dvr’… I didn’t like Jennifer Love Hewitt that much until I start watching this show and now I love her and the way she dresses n the show OMG so nice elegant…I was mad when Jim was killed but it made it more exciting I guess..I enjoyed watching everyone and all the diffent events … IF THE SHOW IS CANCELED YOU DONT KNOW WHAT GREAT IS…PLEASE DONT
NOOOOO!!! Do not cancel ghost whisperer!! It is the most exciting and awesome show ever….I’m like, addicted to it…plzzz don’t cancel plzzzz don’t do it!!!
Come on GUYS!!! You leave all this reality MESS ON TV and then you take off the GOOD RESPECTABLE SHOWS some of us DO ENJOY!!! No warning we just read about it LAST SHOW!!! COME ON NOT GHOST WHISPER!!!!!
I love ghost whisperer Friends use to be my favorite show and then i found GHOST WHISPERER IS THE BEST SHOW EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ohmigosh NO! I freakin LOVE Ghost Whisperer! Don’t cancel it! Or atleast send it over to ABC!!!!!!!! I’ll die if it’s cancelled! I’m still sad that Charmed was cancelled and that was FOUR STINKING YEARS AGO! Not Ghost Whisperer toooo!!!! Please!!!
Xoxo,
Clancy
Age: 14
State: Massachusetts
I think they should NOT cancelled the show because it’s a great show. I’ve enjoyed watching it. I didn’t like Jennifer Love Hewitt that much until I start watching this show and now I love her. So yeah, I dont’ think this show should be cancelled, if CBS doesn’t want it then another network should take over.
What am I going to do about my Friday nights? PLEASE DON’T CANCEL MY FAVORITE SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!
I did not get into Ghost Whisperer until I was watching the reruns. It was great! I even loved the time when her husband made the choice of staying here in another man’s body. Reminded me a little of, Quantim Leap. Yhe network would be wise if they continued this series. Many of us would love to know what will happen next for these loving, caring, ghost seers. Maybe Milinda could have a baby that has the gift and signs of that child seeing the ghosts are evident from the beginning…………
Please dont cancel Ghost Whisperer it has been my Friday rituall for 5 years. Take it to ABC if needed bit dont cancel it. I cant imagine Fridays without Jim and Melinda. David Conrad and Jennifer Love Hewitt are the ultimate on screen couple and now adding aiden. I was mad when Jim was killed and thought I would not watch it but it has my attention now more than ever. PLEASE DONT CANCEL THIS SHOW!
I know my comment is pretty late, but i just recently started to watch Ghost Whisperer as this summer. I really enjoy the show, it keeps me in suspense and i love that they don’t change or keep adding characters. I sincerely believe that Ghost Whisperer should keep showing.
I love Ghost Whisper and hate to see it cancelled, but it has gotten a little lame lately. Put some story lines like at the beginning of Ghost Whisper 5 years ago. Please do not cancel it.
I love this show. The friday line up is the best. Why must the network ruin it? Everytime you get into a show, it’s cancelled. Makes you want to forget about watching tv period!!
DONT CANCEL IT!!!!!!!!!!! PLZZZZZ!!!!!!! ITS MY FAVORITE SHOW!!!!!!!!1 PLZZZ I WILL CRY O DEATH IF IT GETS CANCELLED!!!!!!!!!!!!