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 BRING IT BACK GREAT SHOW
This is a great show! Hate to see it go!ABC should pick it up
They need to go back when Ghost Whisperer first started, that was more real. They have let it become fiction instead of reality, it is too fake now. When it first started it was so real and the people going into the light instead of just disappearing like they do now. And Jim coming back in someone else was then end of this show, they shouldn’t have done that. He should have come to her in her dreams or visions but not replace a body, how fake is that. It use to be so real as I have experienced things… Read more »
What is wrong with the people upstairs, they would not know a good show if it jumped out and bit them in the butt. Dont blame the show . The writting went off in an unusual direction. Get back on track and more people would watch. My friends and family want it back on any channel.
I think that ABC should pick up Ghost Whisperer. It is an awesome show.
I think you should take off the boy who plays her son. He is just not right for the part. Maybe thats why they lost ratings.
this show it the best one ever i watch it all the time how can you take it off the air.
This is an awesome show! I only began viewing it, now in re-runs. There should have been better advertising.
Even my 13 yr old and my 21 yr old have gotten hooked on it.
I so hope they pick it up, this has been my favorite show for years now.
Vicki
One of the BEST. How could they even consider cancelling this show. I record and watch if I can’t be there on Friday night. I really hope the other station picks it up.
Good, clean stuff doesn’t seem to make it far these days.
Yes I think that they should pick up the Ghost Whisperer for more new seasons, that is one of the best shows on tv. It gave people hope, made you cry and it also made you laugh I thought it was one of the best. I can’t believe all the dorky shows they keep bringing back season after season and some of them are so stupid and childish, so yes please pick up the Ghost Whisperer we need adult entertainment and less reality shows. Thank You
Yes. Ghost whisperer is the best show! It teachesa lot of young mediums many things and helps them better understand their gifts. It should be picked up by ABC. It will be a shame if it isn’t..
I hope that Ghost Whisperer can be picked up for this new season by another network. This has been one of my favorite shows since it started. I am very disappointed that it was dropped this fall lineup.
I think this is the best show , most of the time I get tears in my eyes when I watch . I think it should move to the better network anway.
This is one of the best tv shows on television taking it off would be crazy.Not only does it bring familys together but it is pure of heart great for young adults.I think it would be A BIG MISTAKE NOT TO PICK IT UP.