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.
I have been afraid to look up the Ghost Whisperer site to see what had happened. I hadn’t heard or seen anything about the show returning in the fall. My worst fears had happened. I don’t know what other folks did but I recorded the show in case I wasn’t home or fell asleep which would be hard during the show but sometimes exhaustion sets in. At least by recording it I knew I would see it. I watch all the back shows whenever I can but I still want to see knew ones. I want to see the family… Read more »
Please reconsider this show brings alot of ejoyment, it conversation between so many friends and family. There was not even a proper ending maybe that would have made it easier for the loyal watchers of the to swallow. If this was Jennifers wish to stop please think about it for your fans.
I REALLY hope they do a season 6 maybe even a 7 I love Watching it even if ive already seen the episodes i still watch them.
Ditto
I love Ghost Whisperer. My 3 kids and I have made it a tradition to make popcorn, and sit in front of the T.V. on Friday nights to watch the show. I absolutely think ABC should pick the show up.
Please don”t cancel the show . We really like the show.I would rather watch Ghost Whiperer than the Medium Tv show.You should leave well alone. and please stop taking the Tv showa off.
Fine, I understand your point. So I will ban all CBS on my TV to prove a point to myself. That I will stick up for my interests. I am going to commit to banning it for 2 years.
I will remember that. CBS has always been the inferior station since I have been watching TV. It was only because of this show I started tuning into CBS anyway. I like Medium too, but if it is still on, I am giving it up.
Well it looks like we can give up on Ghost Whisperer, Monday July 19th JLH will be in a new lifetime movie where her and her husband suddenly become jobless and she takes on the role of a prostitute. To here her talk about this in an article, it sounds like shes ready to do something different than “an hour long weekly drama” as she puts it. So it sounds like shes moving on, so I guess I will too, but will enjoy to see where she goes from here and wish them all well. ..signing out on this blog
That’s all folks! I’ve been reading and watching about banning CBS from home TVs and blocking them! Well, that is the ONLY way it should work. And wanna know why It won’t? Because of the very same people who are dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. That’s why. Let’s figure it out: for some dellusional reason, ALL TV watchers decide, for real and for good, really ban the channel from their TVs. This is called the POWER SWITCH! But, and there’s always a but, people keep zapping on and on. People read newspapers and ads and… Read more »
NOOOOOOOO, please don’t cancel ghost whisperer EVERYONE loves it!!!!!!! all my friends do! no one ever says ew Ghost whisperer.
Please don’t cancel Ghost Whisperer! Both my daughter & I love the show & watch it every Friday night together. For me the show brings comfort and reassurance. Ghost Whisperer has helped me deal with some very hard losses in the last 6 months & I would hate to see the show canceled.
I saw JLH on the view this morning and she didn’t even mention the GW show…so as soon as I could get here online and look up what was happening. This has ruined my day, my fall, my continuing love for GW. I am a woman who enjoys staying home and watching my tv programs, and when I hear they are cancelled….! It was perfect with Medium right next to it. Tell me what we can do to bring it back to CBS friday nights???? I am soooooooooooooooo upset!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please make this one little luxury of my week come back!
Please please! Don’t cancel ghost whisper! I have no idea what CBS is thinking
THE SERIES THE GHOST WHISPERER HAS RECENTLY CAUGHT MY ATTENTION AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO LOCATE THE CHANELS IT WAS PLAYING ON. IT GAVE ME GREAT SADNESS TO SEE THAT A SHOW SO WELL MADE SHOULD BE CANCELLED. THERE VERY LITTLE ON TELEVISION THAT INTEREST ME LATELY AND THIS SERIES WAS ONE I FELT WORTHY OF THE STATION KEEPING IT GOING.
THANK YOU
M. RYAN
I absolutely love ghost whisperer and i love jennifer love hewitt as the main character. Shes a great actress. I watch it at my bfs house on a channel called ion television or something on dish network. Please bring it back. I know lots of people would watch it again. If ratings are going down look at why and fix it it just seems like they dropped the show with out even working on it
Please dont cancel the show i love it!!(: its my favorite♥ 😀
Please don’t cancel Ghost Whisperer we all love it and the loose ends at least should be tied up.