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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I still watch the reruns almost everyday on ION. I would love for this show to be picked up! And soon please. (:
I still watch reruns everyday on ION. I would love for this show to be picked up! And soon please (:
I think they should absolutely continue carrying Ghost Whisperer. Ive been watching this show since it started, and still could not wait till Friday’s to watch that and Medium. It definitely will put a damper on my Friday night routine. At least they still have Medium, but at the rate they’re going they’ll probably cancel that next since they seem to be dropping all the shows that are worth watching. I find myself barely ever watching CBS anymore.
BRING IT BACK!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!
Ghost Whisper is a unique show, and so different than any other show. I watch very little tv, however I look forward to Fridays because of the Ghost Whisper, its heart felt inspiring and has one thinking. Please pick up the show, its needed .
I can’t believe that CBS would cancel Ghost Whisperer! It is one of the few shows that are different from the rest of the typical “CSI” shows that have overtaken CBS and every other network for that matter. I work for attorneys ALL DAY, so the last thing I want to do is watch more of them on television when I get home. Fridays were perfect with “Ghost Whisperer” at 8p.m. and “Medium” at 9 p.m. I was so thrilled that CBS picked up Medium and put it with Ghost Whisperer! They were the perfect pair! To the CBS Executives… Read more »
I really miss this show. I don’t get to watch much T.V. but I went out of my way to be free on Fridays just for this show. Please won’t someone else pick it up!
Please pick it up.
This is a really good show and it shouldn’t be allowed to go into the light. It’s smart and funny and sweet.
PLEASE BRING IT BACK tHE ONLY THING i DIDNOT LIKE husband died took over another man body. Then came back as hisself. Then she got pregant had the baby then it grew up seeing ghost. That was a little too fast. If you could get it back on track then it would work. But you played a DALLAS the year long dream. To keep our attention be more real not skip a few years in a dream.
definitely I want abc to pick it up, it was a great show probably in a bad time slot for ratings
Please pick up Ghost Whisperer it is my favorite show to watch as well as others that I work with. I always look forward to watching it. Very sad to hear it might never be on again! Please, please, please, please!!!
Always a fan, Natalie Jaramillo in Lakewood Colorado.
I really enjoy watching the ghost whisperer . Please pick it up. : )
Please pick i up. Haven childern i dont get dibs on the tv the often. ghost whisperer is 1 of the few show i do get to see and have been looking forward to season 6. plz plz plz pick it up.
Pick it up! I’m annoyed with CBS for dropping Ghost Whisperer and not telling anyone. It’s not even on the shows page on CBS’s website. My dad and I watched this show together all the time and just recently caught up on all the reruns. I was looking forward to new shows only to learn that Medium had taken over Ghost Whisperer’s time slot. Also I know I cannot watch TV at 8pm most Friday’s because I am at work. Ergo I DVR the show. Does that affect ratings? With the economy many people may not have Friday night off… Read more »