# Ghost Whisperer (2005)

> A newlywed woman who can see and speak with ghosts helps them resolve the unfinished business that keeps them from passing over.

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## Facts

- Seasons: 5
- Episodes: 107
- Episode runtime: 44 min
- Status: Canceled
- Genres: drama, fantasy
- Created by: John Gray
- Network: CBS
- Cast: Jennifer Love Hewitt, David Conrad, Camryn Manheim, Jamie Kennedy, Connor Gibbs, Aisha Tyler, Jay Mohr, Christoph Sanders
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460644/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: gentle, wistful, comforting, melancholic, soothing

## What critics say

Audiences rate the series as mixed, appreciating its emotionally driven ghost stories while finding the formula repetitive over time.

## Synopsis

Ghost Whisperer (2005-2010) is an American supernatural drama series created by John Gray for CBS. Jennifer Love Hewitt plays Melinda Gordon, a newlywed who can see and speak with the dead and who tries to help spirits resolve the conflicts that keep them from passing over. Her husband Sam Lucas, played by David Conrad, struggles to adjust to a marriage shadowed by his wife's gift, while Delia Banks, played by Camryn Manheim, serves as a grounded friend and ally in her work. Each episode works as a self-contained case of the week, with Melinda piecing together messages from the departed that are often intense and confusing, then acting to bring closure to the living people left behind. Over five seasons and more than a hundred episodes, the show builds a steady rhythm of quiet investigation, emotional farewells, and small domestic moments in a modern American town. Its tone is gentle and wistful, with a soothing mood rather than horror, and it appeals to viewers who enjoy comforting supernatural stories. Fans of Medium and Dead Like Me will find resonance in its blend of ordinary life and spectral visitation.

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