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.
Please pick it up its one of the best shows ever!!!! keep the cast too
They definitely should not cancel ghost whisperer! i love thattt show!!! ghost whisperer was the only reason i watched cbs to begin with, im never watching cbs again.
I LOVE THT SHOW! plzzzz dont take it off the air… tht would b such a STUPID idea! tht show was prbably one of the best (other then medium) tht cbs has had in YEARS! i hate those shows like big bang theory and how i met ur mother… and 2 and a half men! no one wants nor needs to no bout htose dirt bags who r LOSERS! and yet to think tht they make so much more money then the really good shows like ghost whisperer! who cares how many viewers it has 5.6 MILLION is a pretty… Read more »
ABC should pick the show up!! Its such a great show and I wanna see how it ends!!
Oh what a great show. It needs to stay on.
What do you expect from a network who has to recycle 60’s Crime-Drama (Hawaii 50), Spins off 3 CSI’s and counting, and just keeps piling on the smut 2 & 1/2 Men (lovable?, alcoholic jingle-writing horndog, pathetic brother, and stupid kid), How I met Your Mother (a father still stuck in college tells his kids how he banged there “Aunt Robin” and a slew of other bimbos and what total deviants their other aunts & uncles can be), as for $#*! My Dad Says we all know Shatner will now pimp himself out for any part. No one was watching… Read more »
they should keep it
ilove ghost whisperer. amazing show
I really enjoyed Ghost Whisperer! I hope ABC would pick up the series. CBS Should not base Ghost Whiperer based on summer reruns. At times, it was not even on during Friday nite time slot. People who saw the season wants to see more. Bad Decision on your part. There are some shows that should really be put out of it’s misery! Not Ghost Whisperer. Come on ABC, Do the right thing. Pick up the show. After all ABC was the top station for many many years! Keep the show going!!
You should bring it back! 😀
I love it plez keeeep it I believe in it very much and hepls me deal with my lost of my parents
How dissapointing!!! I sure hope Ghost Whisperer can come back from the dead. I hate to break this news to my mom. She’ll be do devastated.
Cindy
I agree with the person that said the GOOD shows are always canceled. This has happened again and again. I am so sick of getting interested in a good CLEAN show and then have it canceled on me for MONEY reasons. Please bring back Ghost Whisperer, on any channel!
My family and I have been watching Ghost Whisperer faithfully since it began. It became a family favorite because the writing was fabulous and the whole family could watch it together. I would really love it you would reconsider your decision. Thank you for your time.
i love ghost whisper , please continue the 6th year
Really sad about it being cancelled. What an amazing show. Friday night just won’t be the same without it. Wish ABC on anyone smart would pick it up.