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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 terrestrial television network, where it received an average of 10.20 million viewers per episode.

Episodes[]

Number Title Airdate
1 Pilot September 23, 2005
In the first episode, we're introduced to Melinda Gordon, a seemingly ordinary woman with an extraordinary gift...she can speak to the dead. Now, even on her wedding night, a determined ghost seeks her help. 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. Knowing she must help the spirit to cross over, into The Light, Melinda tries to find the man’s family.
2 The Crossing September 30, 2005
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, as Jim's mother keeps nosing around.
3 Ghost, Interrupted October 7, 2005
A pair of identical twin sisters are caught between two worlds and Melinda Gordon is the only one that can help them. One is dead and haunting her twin...can Melinda find out why?
4 Mended Hearts October 14, 2005
A man killed in a biking accident visits Melinda, worried about what his former fiancée might do to herself now they are apart.
5 Lost Boys October 21, 2005
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. She also meets their ghost dog, and tries to solve the mystery of what happened to their fourth friend.
6 Homecoming October 28, 2005
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, which doesn't bode well for the ghost whisperer.
7 Hope and Mercy November 4, 2005
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. Meanwhile, Melinda also needs to counsel her grieving husband and get him to stop blaming himself for her death.
8 On the Wings of a Dove November 11, 2005
The 5 year anniversary of Jim's father's death is getting close and Jim begins to act very strangely. Jim begins to doubt his sanity while Melinda suspects a tortured spirit is haunting him.
9 Voices November 18, 2005
Melinda is called by the spirit of a deceased mother who has been trying to communicate through electronic voice phenomenon, and then works with the woman to reconcile with her son and help him deal with his father.
10 Ghost Bride November 25, 2005
Melinda intervenes when the spirit of a woman who didn't make it through her wedding night begins terrorizing the new fiancée of her husband. Can Melinda save this wedding, or will there be a runaway bride?
11 Shadow Boxer December 9, 2005
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 Undead Comic December 16, 2005
Melinda encounters the spirit of a dead comic who is confused and doesn't understand his current state of existence. Melinda learns that the man took his own life, and sets out to help him make amends with everyone he owes.
13 Friendly Neighborhood Ghost January 6, 2006
While a man moves in across the street from Melinda, she notices that presence of a ghost as well. In an attempt to figure out what is going on, Melinda is threatened by the haunted man. As Melinda continues to try and communicate with him, Jim and Melinda's relationship become strained.
14 Last Execution January 13, 2006
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 practise of CPR and wants to sue.
15 Melinda's First Ghost January 27, 2006
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...and find out a shocking truth about her.
16 Dead Man's Ridge February 3, 2006
Andrea discovers the dead brother of one of her former colleagues is visiting Melinda and has warned her that he is in grave danger. What message is so important that not even death can stop it?
17 Demon Child March 3, 2006
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 Miss Fortune March 10, 2006
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. Can she reconcile the parties involved before the curtain goes down?
19 Fury March 31, 2006
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 his young grandson.
20 The Vanishing April 7, 2006
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 Free Fall (Part One) April 28, 2006
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 The One (Part Two) May 5, 2006
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 fedora wearing 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. In the end, there's a revelation, and a devastating personal loss to Melinda herself.

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