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.
ghot whisperer is one of the greatest shows ever made. PUT IT BACK ON AIR! thats so STUPID that it stopped airing.
I have it watch it as much as Medium. I would like it to come back. Im fan of the show and now I disappointed that they took it off of the air. Im like other people watching it. If I can’t see it . I make sure I record it. Please bring it back. It was my most watch show and I really going to miss it. Please!!!!
yes they should keep it going its one of mine and my husbands favorite shows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, they should keep it going!! It is the best show!!!!!
Seriously, Melinda Gordon needs to stay on the air, she is amazing, and the show is very engaging, i think that the show is not only entertaining, but also an alternative for supernatural shows (Such as Vampire shows)
I want to know what is going on with the book too! PICK UP GHOST WHISPERER!!! or at least make a freaking movie to finalize the drama! WE love JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT!
PLEASE bring it back
OMG I cant believe they canceled the most interesting show I’ve ever watched this show need to be pick up by ABC for sure!!!!
YES, they should pick it up I love the show and need to see more. It is so addicting. Good family show to watch. I even got my husband hooked which is hard to do lol. So I hope they pick it up for season six.
There is so little to watch on television these days and now one of very few shows I watch has been cancelled. I have been so looking forward to the new season. why in the world would you do this! I join with every other comment, don’t cancel, we need it back!
Yes…keep it going!!!
This was the only show me and my daughter looked forward to all week long. It was our mother-daughter date night. We would have our favorite snacks and watch this show on the edge of our seats. We are so very disappointed! There is nothing I will be watching on CBS this fall. What an epic fail on the part of CBS! : (
I have only recently started watching the Ghost Whisper re-runs on the ion channel and was so looking forward to watching this fall….I Definitely think it should be renewed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This stinks, I do agree that this last season was a little lame and the child who portrayed her son CANNOT act, but I love the basis of this show. There isn’t anything else on like this at all. Now there is nothing to watch on t.v. and since I watch very little, it was like my only show! This sucks!
I agree with Sue Scott. Me and my daughter have waited all summer for the new episodes to start up again. This is soooo disappointing.
OMG are you kidding me!!!!!!!!
I have waited and looked forward to watching Ghost Whisperer this fall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are killing me, now what do I have to look forward to. It is the only great show on TV as far as I am concerned!!!! My whole family loves this show and my in-laws and other extended family members! At my office where I work we were all getting excited for Ghost Whisperer to come back on! I am so dissapointed, I may as well sell my TV and listen to the radio.
Sue Scott
Sue
I so agree with you. It was the greatest show. When I missed it I taped it. They never keep anything good on! Now there is nothing to look forward too.
Kim