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The Best Episodes of Ghost Whisperer

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Newlywed Melinda Gordon tries to help the dead communicate with loved ones, but sometimes the messages she receives are intense and confusing. Most of Melinda's efforts involve resolving conflicts that are preventing the spirits from

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Ghost Whisperer Season 1 Episode 22 - The One
    8.6/10(574 votes)

    #1 - The One

    S1:E22

    After a jetliner crashes Melinda faces the overwhelming task of helping hundreds of passengers crossover. While Melinda faces this task she finds that the “Wide Brim Man” is working against her. Melinda must also try to work with the crash investigators who are trying to find out how Melinda knew that the plane was going to crash.

    Director:John Gray
    Writer:John Gray

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  2. Ghost Whisperer Season 1 Episode 21 - Free Fall
    8.3/10(487 votes)

    #2 - Free Fall

    S1:E21

    Melinda experiences a sense of dread when she realizes that a plane is going to crash when the spirits of the pilot and flight attendant contact her.

    Director:John Gray
    Writer:John Gray

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  3. Ghost Whisperer Season 4 Episode 18 - Leap of Faith
    8.3/10(319 votes)

    #3 - Leap of Faith

    S4:E18

    Sam has a brush with death as he risks his life to save Melinda from harm.

    Director:Ian Sander
    Writers:Laurie McCarthy, P.K. Simonds

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  4. Ghost Whisperer Season 2 Episode 1 - Love Never Dies
    8.1/10(457 votes)

    #4 - Love Never Dies

    S2:E1

    Melinda worries that Andrea is being influenced not to cross over. Melinda seeks the help of an expert in history and the occult in helping to identify the wide brimmed hat man.

    Director:John Gray
    Writer:John Gray

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  5. Ghost Whisperer Season 3 Episode 18 - Pater Familias
    8.1/10(308 votes)

    #5 - Pater Familias

    S3:E18

    Melinda discovers the truth about her family's past through a series of bodily possessions.

    Director:John Gray
    Writer:John Gray

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  6. Ghost Whisperer Season 4 Episode 4 - Save Our Souls
    8.1/10(323 votes)

    #6 - Save Our Souls

    S4:E4

    Melinda and Jim go away on a romantic cruise and Melinda comes into contact with an angry ghost who haunts a newlywed couple.

    Director:Gloria Muzio
    Writer:Mark B. Perry

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  7. Ghost Whisperer Season 1 Episode 15 - Melinda's First Ghost
    8.0/10(450 votes)

    #7 - Melinda's First Ghost

    S1:E15

    Melinda is forced to remember how her relationship with her mother became strained after Melinda’s first ghost emerges. Melinda’s mother could not understand how to deal with Melinda’s gift. Melinda must reunite with her mother to help the ghost.

    Director:Peter Werner
    Writer:Catherine Butterfield

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  8. Ghost Whisperer Season 2 Episode 20 - The Collector
    8.0/10(343 votes)

    #8 - The Collector

    S2:E20

    Melinda meets a man who has the same abilities to see and talk to the dead. Melinda later learns that he has a different plan for the dead. A ghost enlists Professor Payne to help Melinda.

    Director:Ian Sander
    Writer:Jim Kouf

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  9. Ghost Whisperer Season 2 Episode 22 - The Gathering
    8.0/10(348 votes)

    #9 - The Gathering

    S2:E22

    Melinda visits the Mayor of Grandview and asks him to cancel the memorial dedication they are holding. She speaks to the ghost of a mail person and is looking for a young girl named Kristen. Later, Melinda and Professor Payne search for missing children after their Nanny says that they left with a man named Gabriel. Meanwhile, a mysterious man tries to get Melinda to stop helping the good guys.

    Director:John Gray
    Writer:John Gray

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  10. Ghost Whisperer Season 3 Episode 2 - Don't Try This at Home
    8.0/10(327 votes)

    #10 - Don't Try This at Home

    S3:E2

    Melinda helps a group of college girls after one of their friends dies and begins to haunt them. Melinda must get Rachel to believe she is not Bloody Mary.

    Director:Ian Sander
    Writers:Laurie McCarthy, Teddy Tenenbaum

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  11. Ghost Whisperer Season 3 Episode 4 - No Safe Place
    8.0/10(325 votes)

    #11 - No Safe Place

    S3:E4

    Melinda's life is in danger when she tries to help the victim of a stalker.

    Director:Peter O'Fallon
    Writer:Jeannine Renshaw

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  12. Ghost Whisperer Season 5 Episode 16 - Old Sins Cast Long Shadows
    8.0/10(260 votes)

    #12 - Old Sins Cast Long Shadows

    S5:E16

    Dark forces are fighting for the soul of a little girl that cannot escape the haunted house she has been trapped in for years.

    Director:Jefery Levy
    Writer:Mark B. Perry

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  13. Ghost Whisperer Season 1 Episode 5 - Lost Boys
    7.9/10(569 votes)

    #13 - Lost Boys

    S1:E5

    Melinda encounters the ghosts of three boys who died in the fire of an orphanage. They must cross over prior to the demolition of the building holding them inside.

    Director:Peter O'Fallon
    Writer:David Fallon

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  14. Ghost Whisperer Season 2 Episode 21 - The Prophet
    7.9/10(329 votes)

    #14 - The Prophet

    S2:E21

    Five accidents, and four signs, something else is going to happen. Melinda becomes concerned for the safety of the people she loves when a ghost prophet shows her visions of the future. The fellow Ghost Whisperer, who Melinda doesn't trust is still in Grandview.

    Director:John Gray
    Writer:John Gray

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  15. Ghost Whisperer Season 4 Episode 6 - Imaginary Friends and Enemies
    7.9/10(331 votes)

    #15 - Imaginary Friends and Enemies

    S4:E6

    When a child's imaginary friend disrupts a wedding, Melinda tries to calm the ghosts causing chaos.

    Director:Eric Laneuville
    Writers:Ann Shrake, Vivian Lee

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  16. Ghost Whisperer Season 4 Episode 17 - Delusion of Grandview
    7.9/10(248 votes)

    #16 - Delusion of Grandview

    S4:E17

    Melinda and Sam's relationship hangs in the balance after Melinda shares some devastating news.

    Director:Jefery Levy
    Writers:Mark B. Perry, Laurie McCarthy

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  17. Ghost Whisperer Season 2 Episode 18 - Children Of Ghosts
    7.8/10(324 votes)

    #17 - Children Of Ghosts

    S2:E18

    Melinda and Jim become foster parents temporarily for a young girl whose mother is missing. The ghost of the mother comes to Melinda and tells her where Melinda can find her body. The mother confesses a secret to Melinda and Melinda and Jim set out to help the little girl.

    Director:Frederick E. O. Toye
    Writer:Teddy Tenenbaum

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  18. Ghost Whisperer Season 3 Episode 5 - Weight of What Was
    7.8/10(324 votes)

    #18 - Weight of What Was

    S3:E5

    Gabriel returns to Grandview and Melinda learns more about what is lurking below.

    Director:Gloria Muzio
    Writer:P.K. Simonds

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  19. Ghost Whisperer Season 3 Episode 8 - Bad Blood
    7.8/10(308 votes)

    #19 - Bad Blood

    S3:E8

    Melinda becomes involved with a couple of ghosts who refuse to cross over after she finds that they are causing trouble for another couple. The ghosts make Melinda play a game of twenty questions.

    Director:Peter Werner
    Writer:Teddy Tenenbaum

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  20. Ghost Whisperer Season 4 Episode 16 - Ghost Busted
    7.8/10(269 votes)

    #20 - Ghost Busted

    S4:E16

    Melinda reveals her gift to Sam, but his reaction is not what she had expected.

    Director:John Behring
    Writers:Mark B. Perry, P.K. Simonds

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  21. Ghost Whisperer Season 4 Episode 19 - Thrilled To Death
    7.8/10(297 votes)

    #21 - Thrilled To Death

    S4:E19

    A young woman in Eli's apartment building is being haunted.

    Director:Gloria Muzio
    Writers:Jeannine Renshaw, Laurie McCarthy

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  22. Ghost Whisperer Season 4 Episode 23 - Book of Changes
    7.8/10(256 votes)

    #22 - Book of Changes

    S4:E23

    Jim and Melinda's wedding is overtaken by an ambitious wedding planner while Melinda deals with dreams that seem to threaten her child. Elsewhere, Eli's ex, Zoe, is caught up in a book sale with tragic consequences.

    Director:John Gray
    Writer:John Gray

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  23. Ghost Whisperer Season 5 Episode 9 - Lost in the Shadows
    7.8/10(231 votes)

    #23 - Lost in the Shadows

    S5:E9

    When the ghost of a little girl who passed away from leukemia befriends Aiden and threatens Melinda to stay out of her way, Melinda worries for her son's safety.

    Director:Kim Moses
    Writers:Laurie McCarthy, P.K. Simonds

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  24. Ghost Whisperer Season 5 Episode 22 - The Children's Parade
    7.8/10(337 votes)

    #24 - The Children's Parade

    S5:E22

    Jim's hospital is being haunted by the ghosts of kids from an abandoned polio ward in the early 1900’s. And the connection of Aidan, Melinda, the Shinies and the Shadows will come to a climax and Melinda and Jim will realize that they know almost nothing about Aiden's powers.

    Director:John Gray
    Writer:John Gray

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  25. Ghost Whisperer Season 1 Episode 2 - The Crossing
    7.7/10(680 votes)

    #25 - The Crossing

    S1:E2

    A boy who was killed in a collision with a train wants Melinda's help to ensure his mother that his death was not caused by her.

    Director:Ron Lagomarsino
    Writer:Catherine Butterfield

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Best Episodes Summary

"The One" is the best rated episode of "Ghost Whisperer". It scored 8.6/10 based on 574 votes. Directed by John Gray and written by John Gray, it aired on 5/5/2006. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Free Fall".