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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My whole family watch’s Ghost Whispher PLEASE!! bring it back we all LOVE Ghost Whispher
OMG – Please pick up Ghost Whisperer – this is one of the only shows my children can actually watch with me and not be exposed to anything that will damage them! It is a great family show and would be a great addition to ABC!
THIS ROYALY SUCKS!!!! MY FRIDAY WITH GHOST AND MEDIUM CANNOT END THIS HORRIBLY. WILL WE EVER KNOW ABOUT AIDEN AND THE SHINIES…LOVE JAMIE KENNEDY AND CAMERON….WANTED TO SEE THEM BECOME INVOLVED WITH OTHERS. PLEASE SOMEONE PICK IT UP!!!!! NO MORE JUNK TV AND JUNK COP SHOWS. THIS SHOW TAUGHT GOOD FAMILY STUFF.
i cant believe somebody would call the shots to get rid of this show.its very popular everybody i know watches this what a slam to the public.i have no desire to watch stupid cop show lawyers or murder shows there is enough crime out here.how about good shows you can escape from the real world like ghost wisper.ive watched it since it started.even my 85 yr old mom watched it till she passed.you know they even brought back super natural for another season when it had considered canceling.wont you please consider for your fans please!
Someone needs to pick it up because I would really love to see Aiden contiue to show us his abilities.
I’ve been watching this show from the very beginning! Im soooo upset! I looked
forward to friday nights at 8:00 pm. I do know this ,I will not be watching anything on CBS friday nights. It’s nothing against the other series Im just upset with CBS!!!!!!!!
Bring back Ghost Whisperer. I really enjoyed watching Melinda and Jim. They were a good couple together. It made it more interesting when they brought in Aiden.
Bring it back, my wife and I tape it, watch, and enjoy it. There are enough shows bout cops hospitals and reality( which is not reality) this was fantasy with a interesting twist.
Bring her and the show back.
Please bring back Ghost Whisperer!!! Please ABC, pick it up!!! It’s one of my favorite shows and my kids and I enjoy watching it. Every episode brings tears to my eyes and I think each show has a good underlying lesson!
I started watching it on Sci Fi thinking it was a new show and ever since my family and I are soooo addicted to it until I just went on line to find out that it’s been canceled!!!!!! What the HECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Needs to be back on!!! I prefer this than those other lame shows you guys put on!!!! give me a break! I’m pretty sure the rates will go up way before they first started!!!!!
yes please bring it back this season i will miss it if you don’t i need my ghost whisper fix
What about the book of changes? What happens to Melinda on the 25th ?What happens to Melinda, and Jim/Sam, what about Aiden? will he be able to communicate with ghosts forever? CBS Has left so many people hanging in an event where we will question what happens, Could you not air the show for another episode or two, MAYBE EVEN A MOVIE, to end the series, so we know what happens and we don’t lie awake pondering what would have happened? I Guess Walt Disney made a great choice when abc decided to sponsor him and his dream, the Disney… Read more »
I had not idea that it was cancelled. I will miss this show sooooo much. Please consider bringing it back.
I started watching this show in like season 3. i never knew that show was about until i saw 1. ever since then ive been hooked. i finally got to see the finale like yesterday from my tivo and was so excited 4 2morrow becuz i thought there was another season. unfortunatlly there wasn’t. i was all around pissed!! i needed 2 know wat waz gunna happen to melinda’s baby, and wat was gunna happen 2 her on the 25th of september. ive been bugging out ever since and i NEED 2 kno wat is gunna happen. i kno wen… Read more »
Please bring back Ghost Whisperer. We have enough cop & detective shows on the air. This is a really good show. I would make sure I was home every friday night 8:00 to watch it. I’ve really been missing it. I really hope someone picks it up.