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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Yes, Yes, Yes, Please will someone pick this show up. It is the best show on TV right now.
I LUV GW NO CANCELLY I AM PRESIDENT SO HAHAHAHA
KEEP THIS SHOW ON THE AIR!!!! it has been so much fun watching this show and to see it go would really make me sad. :'( it was something to look forward to and i just liked it!!!
ARE U KIDDING ME! i heard rumors but didnt think it was true! i love this show too much! this is the 2nd show that i watch that has been canceled now and i aint happy! i seriously LOVE this program and it sucks that its being canceled! please bring it back! and, it says there 23 episodes in season 5! but i can only find 22! whats that all about!
Please, please, please bring back the heart warming sensual yet suspenseful Ghost Whisperer! Amazing presence to have on tv! A message of loving more, understanding differences and yet holding your own is sooooooo IMPORTANT. Trash Medium. It’s gotten horrifying or at least make it less gory. After all there are young kids in that show and is totally out of alignment.
Are you serious?I literally didn’t know about this until TODAY. I was wondering why in the world Ghost Whisperer wasn’t coming online, and I’d just complain to my brother when I couldn’t find it (because they messed up the channels) but now it’s CANCELED? HECK NO! I LOOOOOVEEEE that show, I have no clue if they are still thinking about putting it back up, or wether or not they decided (I’m held back from this news as you can tell) but they should put it back on. This really does suck.
I love this show and it would be so sad to see it go! Please change your minds and consider many more years to come…
Yes –I accidentally just found the show this season and I am hooked—it’s been awhile since a godd show has been on tv. Don’t let it go!!
I have watched this show from the beginning and this is my weekend starter after a long work week…I am shocked again that another show is being cancelled and we put on a trillion others that are all the same….how many CSI do we need or lets have one more vampire series. I am sorry to see this happen. There could be aleast a better ending to series than just dumping us at the end.
RECONSIDER.
Thanks.
yes abc should be picked up for a 6 season and continue it was a great show and very spiritual
SEASON SIX !! most deff, they shouldnt even be thinking about cancelling this show. Its to good of a show for this to happen.
Are u kidding me cancel the show i love this show for god sakes so ABC i swear to god u better let this show come back or i don’t know i guess ill write a letter to you guys about it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You know what me and my dad starting watching this together and it will break hes heart if he has to keep watching re-runs to see Jennifer face. I also want to see more with aiden and the dad and melinda so please adopt this show!
This was a Friday night ritual for me and my son please pick up season 6. I want to know what happens to Aiden?
I love the show! It should continue there are not a lot of good ghost shows. I race home to watch the repeats as the time it airs on ION is only 3-5 on Ion. I get to watch 1/2 hour at some times. Really would love to see new series!
I LOVED THIS SHOW PLEASE PICK THIS SHOW UP! THIS SHOW IS MORE OF WHAT A GHOST STORY SHOULD BE LIKE NOT ALWAYS DRAMA!DRAMA!DRAMA!I LOVE THE WAY IT ALWAYS ENDS.