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The Best Episodes of Ghost Whisperer Season 1

Every episode of Ghost Whisperer Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Ghost Whisperer Season 1!

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...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyMysteryDrama
Network:CBS

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Ghost Whisperer" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 770 votes. Directed by John Gray and written by John Gray, it aired on 9/23/2005. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Crossing".

  • Pilot
    7.4/10770 votes

    #1 - Pilot

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2005

    Melinda Gordon just got married; during the dinner she sees something being drawn on the window and she knows it's a ghost. But for the first time, the ghost comes inside her house and that unsettles her. Despite being afraid, she tries to help him reunite with his family and pass along the message he needs her to say.

    Director: John Gray

    Writer: John Gray

  • The Crossing
    7.6/10604 votes

    #2 - The Crossing

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2005

    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

  • Ghost, Interrupted
    7.3/10483 votes

    #3 - Ghost, Interrupted

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2005

    The identical twin sister of a teenage girl requests Melinda to help her apologize to her sister who is a psychiatric patient.

    Director: Ian Sander

    Writer: Jed Seidel

  • Mended Hearts
    7.2/10429 votes

    #4 - Mended Hearts

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/14/2005

    A man killed in a biking accident seeks Melinda's help to save his fiance's life and finding out who received his heart afterwards.

    Director: John Gray

    Writer: John Gray

  • Lost Boys
    7.8/10504 votes

    #5 - Lost Boys

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/21/2005

    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

  • Homecoming
    7.4/10415 votes

    #6 - Homecoming

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/2005

    Melinda helps an angry teenage ghost and discovers the secret that is likely to shake up the ones left behind by him.

    Director: James Frawley

    Writer: Elle Johnson

  • Hope and Mercy
    7.2/10391 votes

    #7 - Hope and Mercy

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/2005

    In a hospital, Melinda encounters a woman who wants to determine what caused her death during a surgery.

    Director: Bill L. Norton

    Writer: John Wirth

  • On the Wings of a Dove
    7.3/10405 votes

    #8 - On the Wings of a Dove

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/11/2005

    An evil spirit is haunting Jim, causing him to begin doubting his sanity. Melinda must help this spirit, even though he is dangerous, in order to help Jim. .

    Director: Peter O'Fallon

    Writer: Catherine Butterfield

  • Voices
    6.8/10397 votes

    #9 - Voices

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/2005

    The spirit of the mother of a teenage boy attempts to communicate with her son via white noise. Melinda must find a way to get her messages across.

    Director: Kevin Hooks

    Writer: John Belluso

  • Ghost Bride
    7.3/10393 votes

    #10 - Ghost Bride

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/25/2005

    A ghost of a bride who didn't make it through her wedding night is back with a vengeance haunting her husbands new fiancée to the point of her leaving him at the alter.

    Director: Joanna Kerns

    Writer: Jed Seidel

  • Shadow Boxer
    6.9/10367 votes

    #11 - Shadow Boxer

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/2005

    The dead mother of a boxer requests Melinda to assist in getting her son back together with his father. The son is furious because his father caused him not to be able to spent time with his dying mother.

    Director: Joanna Kerns

    Writer: Emily Fox

  • Undead Comic
    7.1/10383 votes

    #12 - Undead Comic

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/2005

    After a stand-up comedian commits suicide, he's left in between worlds. Melinda tries to help him find closure.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: Doug Prochilo

  • Friendly Neighborhood Ghost
    7.3/10383 votes

    #13 - Friendly Neighborhood Ghost

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/2006

    The ghost of an elderly man suspects Melinda's new neighbor of killing his granddaughter.

    Director: David Hugh Jones

    Writer: Elle Johnson

  • Last Execution
    7.4/10364 votes

    #14 - Last Execution

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/2006

    A hanged man's ghost follows Melinda home from a macabre art installation, haunting her into contacting his troubled daughter. A woman sues Melinda's paramedic husband, claiming he further injured her whilst performing life-saving CPR.

    Director: James Frawley

    Writer: David Fallon

  • Melinda's First Ghost
    7.9/10392 votes

    #15 - Melinda's First Ghost

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/27/2006

    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

  • Dead Man's Ridge
    7.3/10343 votes

    #16 - Dead Man's Ridge

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/3/2006

    Andrea’s friend has gone missing during a hike and Melinda’s called in so she can use her abilities to find him.

    Director: James Frawley

    Writer: John Gray

  • Demon Child
    7.3/10347 votes

    #17 - Demon Child

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/3/2006

    Melinda comes across the spirit of an infuriated young boy, who's terrorizing his mother and baby sister.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: Jed Seidel

  • Miss Fortune
    7.0/10326 votes

    #18 - Miss Fortune

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/10/2006

    When a traveling circus arrives, Melinda meets the bitter ghost of a magician who accuses his envious brother of his death, deemed to have been accidental.

    Director: James Chressanthis

    Writer: Emily Fox

  • Fury
    7.4/10360 votes

    #19 - Fury

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/31/2006

    Melinda must help the ghost of an African-American man who had been attacked and killed by a white co-worker in the 1970's. The ghost is haunting the prosecutor who had enough evidence but still failed to file charges against the white co-worker. Melinda tries to help the ghost find justice and help his son to change his racist views before they're passed on to the next generation.

    Director: Peter Werner

    Writer: Rama Laurie Stagner

  • The Vanishing
    7.5/10349 votes

    #20 - The Vanishing

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/7/2006

    A head injury caused by an accident puts Melinda's abilities at risk. Melinda must deal with the possibility of permanently losing her gift as she attempts to help a young girl whose boyfriend has recently died.

    Director: Ian Sander

    Writer: Catherine Butterfield

  • Free Fall
    8.2/10428 votes

    #21 - Free Fall

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/28/2006

    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

  • The One
    8.5/10510 votes

    #22 - The One

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 5/5/2006

    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