50 Fun Facts About Ghost Whisperer
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Take the 50-question quizOn which network did Ghost Whisperer air from 2005 to 2010?
ABC briefly considered rescuing the show after its cancellation but passed on a sixth season.
In which year did Ghost Whisperer premiere?
The first season averaged 10.2 million viewers.
How many seasons did the series run?
The network cited rising costs and falling ratings when it cancelled the show in May 2010.
Which actress starred as the title character?
She was also a producer and later said she would only support a revival if she could reclaim her 'Ghost Whisperer throne'.
What is the name of the series' heroine?
Critics often compared her to Allison DuBois of Medium, though she is never explicitly called a medium.
In which fictional New York town is the series set?
An older version of the town lies buried beneath the modern one, and Melinda is trapped there in season three.
What kind of business does Melinda own?
Running it with a friend lets her slip away whenever a spirit needs help.
What is Melinda's store called?
Its full name on the sign is 'Same as It Never Was Antiques'.
What is the name of Melinda's husband?
He is the only cast member besides the star to appear in every episode.
What is Jim's profession when the series begins?
He chose the career after watching his older brother Dan die when they were boys; he later trains as a doctor.
Which actor plays Jim?
From season four he is also credited as Sam Lucas, the man whose body Jim's spirit enters.
Which actress plays Andrea Marino, Melinda's best friend in season one?
Andrea had been a lawyer in New York City before moving to town and co-founding the store.
How does Andrea die in the season one finale?
She was not on board; her car was in the path of the falling aircraft, and a dark spirit tried to keep her from the light.
Who plays Delia Banks, Melinda's business partner from season two?
Delia initially tells Melinda she needs psychological help and stays a skeptic for years.
What was Delia's job before she joined Melinda's store?
She returns to property in the five-year time jump, opening an agency next door to the shop.
What is the name of Delia's teenage son?
He learns about Melinda's gift long before his mother does and becomes her research helper.
What was Ned caught shoplifting from Melinda's store?
Melinda realised a spirit was urging him on, and the incident is how she first met Delia.
Which comedian plays Professor Rick Payne?
He left after the season-four premiere to star in the sitcom Gary Unmarried.
Where do Professors Payne and James teach?
In the time jump, Jim becomes a resident at Rockland Memorial Teaching Hospital.
Where does Rick Payne go on expedition when he leaves the show?
The same episode introduced his replacement, Eli James.
Which actor plays Professor Eli James?
He joined in season four as the show's new skeptic-turned-believer.
After a near-death experience, what ability does Eli James gain?
The fire that nearly killed him also killed one of his patients, Fiona, who then haunted him.
What subject does Eli James teach?
Rick Payne, by contrast, was the occult expert.
Who created Ghost Whisperer?
Moses and Sander produced it through Sander/Moses Productions and wrote the official Spirit Guide companion book.
The series was based in part on the work of which real-life paranormal investigator?
Her book When Ghosts Speak even appears as a prop in the fourth season of webisodes.
Which celebrity medium served as co-executive producer and consultant?
Development of the show began at least two years before it premiered.
On which studio's back lot was the series filmed?
Cast and crew claimed real spirits visited the set, and the star filmed a farewell tour before it was torn down.
On which night of the week did the show air?
It regularly won its 8 p.m. slot and was often the most-watched show of the night for its network.
Roughly how many viewers did the first season average?
Season four was even stronger, with fourteen episodes above ten million viewers.
Which network showed interest in picking up the show after its cancellation, then passed?
The star later complained that a show 'about unfinished business' never got to finish.
Melinda is at least what generation of medium on her mother's side?
Her great-great-great-grandmother Tessa, her grandmother and her mother all shared the gift, as did her biological father.
What was the title of the companion webisode series?
Thirty-two webisodes ran across four seasons, with their characters occasionally crossing into the TV show.
Which season was interrupted by the Writers Guild of America strike?
Twelve episodes were finished before the strike, and six more aired from April 2008 after it ended.
How did Jim and Melinda first meet?
They later remarry at the same spot, with Eli as best man, Delia as matron of honour and a crowd of spirits watching.
In the webisodes, how does delivery boy Zach die?
He blames his friend Danny and haunts him for revenge before realising it was an accident.
The 2012 Ghost Whisperer video game was sold exclusively at which retailer?
It was delayed from 2010 to 2012 and quietly dropped its planned subtitle, Shadowlands.
What is the name of the search engine Melinda uses to research ghosts on the show?
A fan built a real working version of the site in 2008 to promote the series.
What is the name of Jim and Melinda's son?
He is born at the start of season five and named after Jim's father.
Why is the baby given the surname Lucas?
Sam's death after a motorcycle crash unknowingly gave Jim the chance to come back and raise his son.
How does Jim die in season four?
A detective's bullet puts him in hospital, and his ghost appears at Melinda's side as his body flatlines.
What is the name of Jim's older brother, whose death he witnessed as a boy?
His ghost attends Jim and Melinda's wedding and chats with her at the reception.
Who turns out to be Melinda's biological father?
He had been haunting her as the 'Masked Man'; the man she thought was her father had murdered him.
Which rival ghost whisperer is revealed to be Melinda's half-brother?
He checks into a hotel under the name Gabriel Gordon and leads her to the buried old town.
What is the name of the malevolent spirit in a black hat who menaces Melinda in season one?
He hoards the souls of the plane-crash victims and tries to pull Andrea to the dark side.
What is the name of the 'Watcher' who warns Melinda about her son's power?
He tells her to teach the boy about the other side rather than shield him from it.
Which ancestor of Melinda, also a ghost whisperer, helps rescue her from the buried old town?
She communicates with Delia and Jim to guide them through the tunnels.
What is the name of Melinda's mother?
She shares the gift, once lived in the town herself, and warns Melinda to leave it.
Season five jumps forward to which year for Aiden's fifth birthday?
By then Jim is a hospital resident, Ned is in college and Delia is a successful realtor.
What does Melinda learn her son Aiden is?
He absorbs the emotions of those around him, which is why he fell ill every birthday when a grieving ghost visited.
What is the title of the series finale?
It aired on May 21, 2010, the same day as the final webisode.
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