Ghosts, CBS’s underrated supernatural sitcom, is becoming a surprise PVOD sensation. New episodes of the series premiered last week, and it seems to be clear that the new season is off to a great start.
FlixPatrol reports that Ghosts is currently #1 on Amazon’s PVOD Top 10 TV Shows as of Oct. 19, 2025. On iTunes, it entered the charts at #6 yesterday, and is holding steady at #7 today. On Paramount+, where the series is available for streaming with a subscription, Ghosts is also charting well. It peaked at #4 in the United States on Oct. 17 and remains in the Top 10 today, with an average global ranking of #6. Ghosts’ new surge in streaming and PVOD comes shortly after the premiere of Season 5.
Ghosts stars Rose McIver and Utkarsh Ambudkar as Sam and Jay Arondekar respectively. The two married New Yorkers believe they’ve found their dreamhouse when they inherit Woodstone Manor from Sam’s great aunt. When they head off to the countryside to check out the estate, they soon realize it is falling apart…and even worse, it’s haunted by ghosts from different eras of American history, each with their own personal connection to the property.
The underrated sitcom puts a clever twist on its supernatural trope, with Jay unable to see or hear the spirits. Thanks to a near-death experience, Sam can communicate with them, setting the series up for plenty of hilarious moments in addition to its heartfelt ones.
Ghosts premiered back in 2021 on CBS and was quickly renewed for a second season. Earlier this year, it scored an impressive two-season renewal, extending Ghosts’ run through to its sixth season. Season 5 began airing on Oct. 16, but it remains to be seen how many episodes fans will get in the new season. Past seasons have typically ranged from 18–22 episodes each, with Season 3 being an outlier with only 10 episodes during its run.
The New Season of Ghosts Will Give Depth to Fan-Favorite Characters
The cast of Ghosts CBSImage via CBS
With the new season of Ghosts kicking off and already becoming a streaming and PVOD hit, fans still have plenty to look forward to with the show’s upcoming episodes. Ahead of the Season 5 premiere, Ghosts co-showrunner Joe Wiseman confirmed that some of the series’ most beloved characters would be getting more time in the spotlight in Season 5.
Most notably, Wiseman singled out Susan “Flower” Montero, a naive hippie ghost played by Sheila Carrasco. “Flower has some big developments early on,” Wiseman confirmed. “We’re going to see what she’s like when she’s a little bit more lucid, before she was so drug addled.” Fans can also expect to see more depth given to Román Zaragoza’s “Sass”, the Lenape hunter who will be struggling with being in a long-distance relationship with Joan (Taylor Ortega).
New episodes of Ghosts air Thursdays on CBS.
Release Date
October 7, 2021
Directors
Christine Gernon, Jaime Eliezer Karas, Katie Locke O’Brien, Nick Wong, Jude Weng, Pete Chatmon, Richie Keen, Alex Hardcastle, Kimmy Gatewood, Matthew A. Cherry, Cortney Carrillo
Writers
Emily Schmidt, John Timothy, Lauren Bridges, Sophia Lear, Guy Endore-Kaiser, Rishi Chitkara, Julia Harter, Skander Halim, Zora Bikangaga
Rose McIver
Samantha Arondekar
Utkarsh Ambudkar
Jay Arondekar