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Ghost Whisperer
EMAILPRINTSERIES: CBS, Friday 8:00p (60 minutes)
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 20 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 213 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Created By: John Gray
First Air Date: September 23, 2005
Summary
Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, David Conrad, and Aisha Tyler
Not only does Jennifer Love Hewitt see dead people, she talks to them too. It's only a matter of time before they tell her: "You're cancelled." Unless having Hewitt run around in a nightgown is enough to secure decent ratings. (Which, come to think of it, might just do it.)
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
What is special about "Ghost Whisperer" is the way it gets everything else right -- casting, acting, writing, directing, pacing, music, you name it.
Read Full Review >People WeeklyTom Gliatto
Ghost Whisperer can be surprisingly moving. [24 Oct 2005, p.41]
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Doubtless this kind of death-walking sentimentality has its fans. And most of those fans probably won't even wonder why some of the dead are stuck in the clothes in which they died, while others get to rent tuxedos.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesPaul Brownfield
Hewitt is quite good, or as good as the show allows; there are some potholes along the way, as the script sacrifices sense to sentiment.
Read Full Review >Cleveland Plain DealerMark Dawidziak
The problem with "Ghost Whisperer" is its lack of focus.
Read Full Review >NewsdayVerne Gay
A mini-triumph of style over substance (of which there is almost none).
Read Full Review >New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
My "Sixth Sense" says "Ghost Whisperer" isn't a very good show at all.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesNed Martel
Neither Ms. Hewitt nor her series are malevolent forces, and the producers can feel as good as they choose about a cloying job well done.
Read Full Review >Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
It's all a bunch of mush, but I suspect it's mush that will find a receptive audience.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
A series like this can go in a lot of different directions, and creator-writer-director John Gray takes them there. He goes for the scary, the funny and the overbearingly sentimental, but it is the latter that dominates.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
The problem is a lack of depth; "Joan of Arcadia," the series this is replacing, had heartfelt moments and significant emotion behind its storylines. Whereas this has Love telling ghosties to head for the light.
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
At times during ''Ghost Whisperer," the sentiment is so thick you might want to go away from the light -- the light from the TV set, that is.
Read Full Review >Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Tr[ies] to distract you from [its] essential awfulness by manipulating the daylights out of you.
Read Full Review >SalonHeather Havrilesky
Not only is this one of the more melodramatic, sappy, empty pilots on the slate, but the ghosts she encounters are hopelessly sweet and sentimental.
Read Full Review >San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
No series in recent memory has put so much attention on a pair of breasts.... Oh, and the show is terrible.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 213 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Byron T gave it a10:
Love this show. I am buying season 4 when it comes out because i have 1-3 already. Amazing performances and storylines.
Sandra M gave it a10:
At first I thought I would hate this show because of Jennifer Love Hewitt and wanted to watch the first episode just to make fun of her but I ended up loving this show. I even got my friend into it that she has seen all 4 seasons in one month.
Patches gave it a10:
What is wrong with you people. I don't think you have really sat down and watched this show. Ghost Whisperer is one of my families all time favorite TV shows. We already watched and now own season one, two, and three. We are now in the process of watching season 4 on tv and will buy it when it comes out on dvd. I love lighting the candles, turning out the lights, and cuddling up on the couch with my kids to watch this all time fav. This is a great show for adults and kids alike. My youngest child has always been afraid of scary movies and the dark but she absolutly loves this show. I have other family members and friends now watching this show and they all love it as well. Jennifer Love Hewitt is a great actress and plays her parts very well. Sometimes I get so into the story lines it even makes us cry. But then they always bring us back the happiness of it all in future features.
Kelsey X gave it a7:
Overall, I like this show. I thought it was pretty lame when they killed her husband, and then really lame when he went into some other guy's body. But now, he's suddenly remembered who he is and he's back to being Jim again. So it seems like the past couple months' worth of episodes were pointless? I dunno...I thought they killed him because they were trying to get pregnant, but then the producers decided they didn't want her to have a baby. So now what? (Oh, but I really appreciated Rachael Leigh Cook guesting a while back. I love her!).
Robin N gave it a10:
I love this show! Everything about this show has been done perfectly. I'd love to see more positive, steady characters that are African American, but I can live with it for now. Its a unique and fascinating show that lacks in any way.
Diego gave it a2:
Its so bad that it's good. Hense the 2. Between Hewitt's horrendous acting and the subtext of hearing the direction asking the audience to "Cry! CRY DAMN IT!!!" everyone should watch this show once. But ONLY once.
stephanie o gave it a10:
Ghost Whisperer is my favorite show. I look forward to it every Friday night. Although I was very upset when they killed Jim off.
