Ghost Whisperer (Season 1)

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Ghost Whisperer
Season 1
DVD cover
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	22
Broadcast
Original channel	CBS
Original run	September 23, 2005 – May 5, 2006
Season chronology
	Next → Season 2
List of Ghost Whisperer episodes

The first season of Ghost Whisperer, an American television series created by John Gray, commenced airing in the United States on September 23, 2005, concluded May 5, 2006, and consisted of 22 episodes. The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon (Jennifer Love Hewitt), who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts. While trying to live as normal a life as possible—she is married and owns an antique store—Melinda helps earthbound spirits resolve their problems and cross over into the Light, or the spirit world. Her tasks are difficult and at times she struggles with people who push her away and disbelieve her ability. In addition, the ghosts are mysterious and sometimes menacing in the beginning and Melinda must use the clues available to her to understand the spirit's needs and help them.

Ghost Whisperer's first season aired in the United States (U.S.) on Fridays at 8:00 PM ET on CBS, a broadcast television network, where it received an average of 10.20 million viewers per episode.

Contents 1 Premise 1.1 Plot 2 Development 3 Cast 4 Episodes 5 Reception 6 References

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See also: |List of Ghost Whisperer characters

• Jennifer Love Hewitt as Melinda Gordon (22 episodes)
• Aisha Tyler as Andrea Marino (22 episodes)
• David Conrad as Jim Clancy (22 episodes)

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Main article: List of Ghost Whisperer episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U,S, viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pilot"	John Gray	John Gray	September 23, 2005	11.25
Even on her Wedding Day, the spirit world will not leave Melinda Gordon at bay. After a presence looms during her first dance with new husband Jim Clancy, Melinda is even more frightened when the same spirit disturbs her at her new home. Jim's brother makes an appearance at the wedding. Later making it known that he is dead. Knowing she must help the spirit to cross over, into The Light, Melinda tries to find the man's family.
2	2	The Crossing"	Ron Lagomarsino	Catherine Butterfield	September 30, 2005	10.87
A young boy killed by a train comes to Melinda for help in crossing over. Meanwhile, as Jim's mother comes to visit the newlyweds, Melinda must keep what she does secret.
3	3	"Ghost, Interrupted"	Ian Sander	Jed Seidel	October 7, 2005	11.07
A pair of identical twin sisters are caught between two worlds and Melinda Gordon is the only one that can help them. Melinda has a flashback of her grandmother's death.
4	4	"Mended Hearts"	John Gray	John Gray	October 14, 2005	9.99
A man killed in a biking accident visits Melinda, worried about what his former fiancée might do to herself now they are apart. She does for a quick minute and says to her dead fiancé that she wants to be with him and to take her with him. Andrea calls 911 and the hospital tells Jim that they can't keep her other than a few days. Conner informs Malinda of how he died one year ago. He says that he is still here because he is keeping her safe from killing herself.
5	5	"Lost Boys"	Peter O'Fallon	David Fallon	October 21, 2005	10.55
When Melinda and Andrea scour an old property for items to sell at an auction, Melinda learns it used to be an orphanage and encounters the ghosts of three boys who died in a fire there.
6	6	"Homecoming"	James Frawley	Lois Johnson	October 28, 2005	11.73
Melinda gets tangled in the life of a family who has just witnessed the death of their adopted son. Melinda tries to help the boy cross over, but he has a temper.
7	7	"Hope and Mercy"	Bill L. Norton	John Wirth	November 4, 2005	12.78
Melinda enters a hospital, a notorious place for spirits to lurk, encountering a woman who wants to know what caused her untimely death during an operation.
8	8	"On the Wings of a Dove"	Peter O'Fallon	Catherine Butterfield	November 11, 2005	11.41
Jim begins to doubt his sanity when an evil spirit threatens to haunts him. In order to save Jim, Melinda must help the spirit cross over.
9	9	"Voices"	Kevin Hooks	John Belluso	November 18, 2005	12.05
Melinda is called by the spirit of a deceased mother who has been trying to communicate with her child via white noise.
10	10	"Ghost Bride"	Joanna Kerns	Jed Seidel	November 25, 2005	12.25
The ghost of a bride who died not long after writing her marriage vows wreaks havoc on her former husband's new fiancé.
11	11	"Shadow Boxer"	Joanna Kerns	Emily Fox	December 9, 2005	11.19
Melinda Gordon is visited by the spirit of a mother who needs help in healing the relationship between her earth-bound son and his father. The son, once a promising boxer, refuses to forgive his father for pushing him too hard during his mother's final days.
12	12	"Undead Comic"	Eric Laneuville	Doug Prochilo	December 16, 2005	10.89
A stand-up comedian commits suicide and finds he is unable to cross over.
13	13	"Friendly Neighborhood Ghost"	David Jones	Lois Johnson	January 6, 2006	11.31
When Melinda welcomes a new neighbor who has moved in across the street, she gets more than she bargained for.
14	14	"Last Execution"	James Frawley	David Fallon	January 13, 2006	10.92
A hanged man is the centrepiece of a macabre art exhibition Andrea, Jim and Melinda attend, but it is only Melinda who feels the wrath of the man's spirit. Elsewhere, when Jim saves a woman's life in Grandview, she claims he injured her in his practice of CPR and wants to sue.
15	15	"Melinda's First Ghost"	Peter Werner	Catherine Butterfield	January 27, 2006	11.62
Melinda is surprised when her first ghost reappears, forcing her to remember how strained her relationship with her mother became when she claimed she could see spirits just like her grandmother could. In order to help the ghost cross over, Melinda must face her mother after many years without contact
16	16	"Dead Man's Ridge"	James Frawley	John Gray	February 3, 2006	10.62
Andrea discovers the dead brother of one of her former colleagues is visiting Melinda and has warned her that he is in grave danger.
17	17	"Demon Child"	Eric Laneuville	Jed Seidel	March 3, 2006	12.40
When ogling items at a house not far from Grandview, Melinda is alarmed by the spirit of an infuriated young boy who has been terrorizing his mother and baby sister. As Melinda pursues the spirit, Jim looks after the baby and ponders he and Melinda having a child of their own.
18	18	"Miss Fortune"	James Chressanthis	Emily Fox	March 10, 2006	10.34
A traveling circus arrives in Grandview, bringing with it the bitter ghost of a magician who claims his jealous brother and former girlfriend, a fortune-teller, killed him.
19	19	"Fury"	Peter Werner	Rama Stagner	March 31, 2006	10.22
The ghost of an African-American man returns to Grandview to haunt the prosecutor who failed to convict his white attacker almost thirty years ago. Melinda must help the ghost find justice, before his views are passed on to the next generation.
20	20	"The Vanishing"	Ian Sander	Catherine Butterfield	April 7, 2006	10.05
After tripping in the woods whilst on the hunt for a spirit, Melinda is knocked unconscious. Melinda sustains a head injury and soon realizes she can't see ghosts anymore. When a young girl whose boyfriend has just died comes to her for help, Melinda struggles to deal with the possibility that she may have lost her abilities forever.
21	21	"Free Fall" (Part 1)	John Gray	John Gray	April 28, 2006	10.00
Melinda's sense of dread deepens, as the spirit world remains quiet. Everywhere Melinda goes there's a chill in the air. Then, two spirits come to her, one a pilot, the other a flight attendant. Both are frosted over. As Melinda puts the pieces together, she realizes that a pilot-less plane is going to crash and it is headed straight for Grandview.
22	22	"The One" (Part 2)	John Gray	John Gray	May 5, 2006	11.06
In the aftermath of the wreckage, Melinda is overwhelmed as the dead passengers of Trans Eastern Flight 395 realize she can see them. Melinda must do what she has always done, cross the spirits over – into The Light. But, she faces a dark and mysterious top-hatted man who is working against her, convincing these souls that there is no reason to ever leave Grandview, as well as questions from Federal Investigators who want to know how she knew the plane was going to crash. Andrea, panic-stricken about whether her brother was one of the passengers on the flight, sets out to his apartment in the city moments before the plane crashes.

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