Ghost Whisperer instantly became a hit show throughout the world, attracting an average of 10 million viewers per episode in the United States during its debut season when it first aired in 2005. Season 2 dropped lower than before, however it maintained a high status during its season. Season 3 also dropped more, but because of the Writer's Guild Strike 2007-2008, it had been affected as most shows did. Season 4, however, became a hit and even surpassed its debut season with their ratings where most shows dropped.
United States
Season One Average: 10.20 million viewers
Season Two Average: 9.90 million viewers
Season Three Average: 9.30 million viewers
Season Four Average: 10.62 million viewers
Episode Ratings
All episode ratings are provided from the weekly Nielsen ratings press release, released the week following the original airing. Only original airings are counted. Figures do not include timeshift recordings watched at a later date such as DVR and TiVo.
Season 1
- Main article: Season 1
| Ov # | Ep # | Episode Name | Airdate | Viewers (in millions) |
Ranking | Rating | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | September 23, 2005 | 11.25 | #25 | 4.0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Crossing" | September 30, 2005 | 10.87 | #28 | 3.9 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | "Ghost, Interrupted" | October 7, 2005 | 11.07 | #32 | 3.9 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | "Mended Hearts" | October 14, 2005 | 9.90 | #39 | 3.6 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | "Lost Boys" | October 21, 2005 | 10.55 | #35 | 3.8 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | "Homecoming" | October 28, 2005 | 11.73 | #22 | 4.2 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | "Hope and Mercy" | November 4, 2005 | 12.78 | #21 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 | "On the Wings of a Dove" | November 11, 2005 | 11.41 | #27 | 4.1 | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | "Voices" | November 18, 2005 | 12.05 | #24 | 4.3 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 | "Ghost Bride" | November 25, 2005 | 12.25 | #24 | 4.4 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | "Shadow Boxer" | December 9, 2005 | 11.53 | #21 | 4.1 | 11 |
| 12 | 12 | "Undead Comic" | December 16, 2005 | 10.89 | #18 | 3.9 | 12 |
| 13 | 13 | "Friendly Neighborhood Ghost" | January 6, 2006 | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | 14 | "Last Execution" | January 13, 2006 | 10.92 | #36 | 3.9 | 13 |
| 15 | 15 | "Melinda's First Ghost" | January 27, 2006 | 11.63 | #25 | 4.1 | 14 |
| 16 | 16 | "Dead Man's Ridge" | February 3, 2006 | 11.13 | #22 | 4.0 | 15 |
| 17 | 17 | "Demon Child" | March 3, 2006 | 12.40 | #22 | 4.4 | 16 |
| 18 | 18 | "Miss Fortune" | March 10, 2006 | 10.38 | #45 | 3.7 | 17 |
| 19 | 19 | "Fury" | March 31, 2006 | 10.22 | #32 | 3.6 | 18 |
| 20 | 20 | "The Vanishing" | April 7, 2006 | 10.69 | #25 | 3.8 | 19 |
| 21 | 21 | "Free Fall" | April 28, 2006 | 10.00 | #32 | 3.6 | 20 |
| 22 | 22 | "The One" | May 5, 2006 | 11.06 | #30 | 3.9 | 21 |
Season 2
- Main article: Season 2
| Ov # | Ep # | Episode Name | Airdate | Viewers (in millions) |
Ranking | Rating | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "Love Never Dies" | September 22, 2006 | 10.33 | #42 | 3.6 | 22 |
| 24 | 2 | "Love Still Won't Die" | September 29, 2006 | 9.73 | #40 | 3.7 | 23 |
| 25 | 3 | "Drowned Lives" | October 6, 2006 | 9.77 | #40 | 3.4 | 24 |
| 26 | 4 | "The Ghost Within" | October 13, 2006 | 10.18 | #35 | 3.6 | 25 |
| 27 | 5 | "A Grave Matter" | October 20, 2006 | 10.27 | #43 | 3.6 | 26 |
| 28 | 6 | "The Woman of His Dreams" | October 27, 2006 | 10.88 | #31 | 3.8 | 27 |
| 29 | 7 | "A Vicious Cycle" | November 3, 2006 | 11.12 | #32 | 3.9 | 28 |
| 30 | 8 | "The Night We Met" | November 10, 2006 | 11.46 | #31 | 4.0 | 29 |
| 31 | 9 | "The Curse of the Ninth" | November 17, 2006 | 10.13 | #35 | 3.6 | 30 |
| 32 | 10 | "Giving Up the Ghost" | November 24, 2006 | 10.57 | #31 | 3.7 | 31 |
| 33 | 11 | "Cat's Claw" | December 15, 2006 | 10.86 | #35 | 3.8 | 32 |
| 34 | 12 | "Dead to Rights" | January 5, 2007 | 11.18 | #28 | 3.9 | 33 |
| 35 | 13 | "Deja Boo" | January 12, 2007 | 10.44 | #27 | 3.7 | 34 |
| 36 | 14 | "Speed Demon" | February 2, 2007 | 10.66 | #25 | 3.8 | 35 |
| 37 | 15 | "Mean Ghost" | February 9, 2007 | 11.16 | #28 | 3.9 | 36 |
| 38 | 16 | "The Cradle Will Rock" | February 16, 2007 | 11.35 | #30 | 4.0 | 37 |
| 39 | 17 | "The Walk-In" | February 23, 2007 | 9.54 | #30 | 3.4 | 38 |
| 40 | 18 | "Children of Ghosts" | March 30, 2007 | 8.96 | #43 | 3.2 | 39 |
| 41 | 19 | "Delia's First Ghost" | April 6, 2007 | 9.66 | #34 | 3.4 | 40 |
| 42 | 20 | "The Collector" | April 27, 2007 | 9.20 | #33 | 3.2 | 41 |
| 43 | 21 | "The Prophet" | May 4, 2007 | 9.25 | #34 | 3.3 | 42 |
| 44 | 22 | "The Gathering" | May 11, 2007 | 9.15 | #36 | 3.2 | 43 |
Season 3
- Main article: Season 3
| Ov # | Ep # | Episode Name | Airdate | Viewers (in millions) |
Ranking | Rating | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 1 | "The Underneath" | September 28, 2007 | 8.72 | #45 | 3.0 | 44 |
| 46 | 2 | "Don't Try This at Home" | October 5, 2007 | 8.91 | #38 | 3.1 | 45 |
| 47 | 3 | "Haunted Hero" | October 12, 2007 | 8.90 | #35 | 3.1 | 46 |
| 48 | 4 | "No Safe Place" | October 19, 2007 | 8.95 | #39 | 3.1 | 47 |
| 49 | 5 | "Weight of What Was" | October 26, 2007 | 9.99 | #33 | 3.5 | 48 |
| 50 | 6 | "Double Exposure" | November 2, 2007 | 9.17 | - | - | - |
| 51 | 7 | "Unhappy Medium" | November 9, 2007 | 9.85 | #34 | 3.4 | 49 |
| 52 | 8 | "Bad Blood" | November 16, 2007 | 9.56 | #35 | 3.3 | 50 |
| 53 | 9 | "All Ghosts Lead to Grandview" | November 23, 2007 | 9.76 | #40 | 3.4 | 51 |
| 54 | 10 | "Holiday Spirit" | December 14, 2007 | 9.72 | #34 | 3.4 | 52 |
| 55 | 11 | "Slambook" | January 11, 2008 | 9.86 | #27 | 3.4 | 53 |
| 56 | 12 | "First Do No Harm" | January 18, 2008 | 9.91 | #23 | 3.5 | 54 |
| 57 | 13 | "Home But Not Alone" | April 4, 2008 | 9.06 | #31 | 3.2 | 55 |
| 58 | 14 | "The Gravesitter" | April 11, 2008 | 8.55 | #31 | 3.0 | 56 |
| 59 | 15 | "Horror Show" | April 25, 2008 | 8.98 | #29 | 3.1 | 57 |
| 60 | 16 | "Deadbeat Dads" | May 2, 2008 | 9.21 | #31 | 3.2 | 58 |
| 61 | 17 | "Stranglehold" | May 9, 2008 | 8.78 | #31 | 3.1 | 59 |
| 62 | 18 | "Pater Familias" | May 16, 2008 | 8.44 | #31 | 2.9 | 60 |
Season 4
- Main article: Season 4
| Ov # | Ep # | Episode Name | Airdate | Viewers (in millions) |
Ranking | Rating | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 1 | "Firestarter" | October 3, 2008 | 9.45 | #29 | 3.3 | 61 |
| 64 | 2 | "Big Chills" | October 10, 2008 | 9.69 | #24 | 3.3 | 62 |
| 65 | 3 | "Ghost in the Machine" | October 17, 2008 | 8.97 | #28 | 3.1 | 63 |
| 66 | 4 | "Save Our Souls" | October 24, 2008 | 10.14 | #25 | 3.5 | 64 |
| 67 | 5 | "Bloodline" | October 31, 2008 | 9.40 | #37 | 3.2 | 65 |
| 68 | 6 | "Imaginary Friends and Enemies" | November 7, 2008 | 10.37 | #28 | 3.6 | 66 |
| 69 | 7 | "Threshold" | November 14, 2008 | 10.69 | #25 | 3.7 | 67 |
| 70 | 8 | "Heart & Soul" | November 21, 2008 | 11.28 | #23 | 3.9 | 68 |
| 71 | 9 | "Pieces of You" | December 5, 2008 | 10.94 | #25 | 3.8 | 69 |
| 72 | 10 | "Ball and Chain" | December 19, 2008 | 10.22 | - | - | - |
| 73 | 11 | "Life on the Line" | January 9, 2009 | 10.64 | #20 | 3.7 | 70 |
| 74 | 12 | "This Joint's Haunted" | January 16, 2009 | 10.58 | #21 | 3.6 | 71 |
| 75 | 13 | "Body of Water" | January 23, 2009 | 11.18 | #21 | 3.9 | 72 |
| 76 | 14 | "Slow Burn" | February 6, 2009 | 11.41 | #17 | 3.9 | 73 |
| 77 | 15 | "Greek Tragedy" | February 13, 2009 | 10.31 | #23 | 3.6 | 74 |
| 78 | 16 | "Ghost Busted" | February 27, 2009 | 11.54 | #15 | 4.0 | 75 |
| 79 | 17 | "Delusions of Grandview" | March 6, 2009 | 11.09 | #18 | 3.8 | 76 |
| 80 | 18 | "Leap of Faith" | March 13, 2009 | 10.57 | #24 | 3.6 | 77 |
| 81 | 19 | "Thrilled to Death" | April 10, 2009 | 10.08 | #21 | 3.5 | 78 |
| 82 | 20 | "Stage Fright" | April 24, 2009 | 9.22 | #13* | 2.1 | 79 |
| 83 | 21 | "Cursed" | May 1, 2009 | 9.78 | #16* | 2.3 | 80 |
| 84 | 22 | "Endless Love" | May 8, 2009 | 9.50 | #17* | 2.2 | 81 |
| 85 | 23 | "The Book of Changes" | May 15, 2009 | 9.15 | #30 | 2.0 | 82 |
* These rankings and ratings are from the Top CBS Primetime Shows and not from all shows together.
Season 5
- Main article: Season 5
| Ov # | Ep # | Episode Name | Airdate | Viewers (in millions) |
Ranking | Rating | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 1 | "Birthday Prescence" | September 25, 2009 | 8.58 | - | 2.2 | 83 |
| 87 | 2 | "See No Evil" | October 2, 2009 | 7.63 | - | 1.7 | 84 |
| 88 | 3 | "Till Death Do Us Start" | October 9, 2009 | 8.60 | - | 2.1 | 85 |
| 89 | 4 | "Do Over" | October 16, 2009 | 8.21 | - | 2.0 | 86 |
| 90 | 5 | "Cause For Alarm" | October 23, 2009 | - | - | - | - |
| 91 | 6 | "Head Over Heels" | October 30, 2009 | - | - | - | - |
| 92 | 7 | "Devil's Bargain" | November 6, 2009 | - | - | - | - |
| 93 | 8 | "Dead Listing" | November 13, 2009 | - | - | - | - |
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