# List of Ghosts (American TV series) episodes
*Ghosts* is an American single-camera sitcom on CBS, adapted from the BBC series of the same name, in which Samantha and Jay convert the inherited Woodstone Mansion into a bed and breakfast inhabited by spirits of former residents whom only Samantha can see and hear.[1](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ghosts/) The series premiered on October 7, 2021, and with its fifth season reached the same number of seasons as the BBC original while airing more than double its episode count.[2](https://www.whattowatch.com/watching-guides/cbss-ghosts-season-5-everything-we-know-about-the-comedy)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Seasons aired | Five full seasons broadcast, with a sixth renewed in early 2025 for a midseason 2027 premiere[3](https://www.paramountplus.com/sneak-peak/ghosts-season-6-everything-you-need-to-know/) |
| Season 1 | 18 episodes, October 7, 2021 to April 21, 2022[4](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ghosts/episodes/1/) |
| Season 5 | 22 episodes, October 16, 2025 to May 21, 2026, ending with a two-part finale[5](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ghosts/episodes/5/) |
| Holiday episodes | An annual Halloween episode and a two-part Christmas episode, both continued in season 5[5](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ghosts/episodes/5/) |
| Season 6 specials | "Halloween 6: The Mirror – Parts One & Two" on October 29, 2026, and a Die Hard-inspired Christmas special on December 10, 2026[3](https://www.paramountplus.com/sneak-peak/ghosts-season-6-everything-you-need-to-know/) |
| Renewal scope | CBS ordered two additional seasons, taking the series through the 2026–2027 season[6](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/ghosts/releases/?view=111026-cbs-renews-nine-additional-series-for-the-2025-2026-season) |
## Season 1 (2021–2022)
The first season ran 18 episodes between October 7, 2021 and April 21, 2022, with a mid-season break after episode 13 in January 2022.[4](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ghosts/episodes/1/) The premiere establishes the premise: after a near-death experience, Samantha gains the ability to see and hear the ghosts of Woodstone Manor, and she and Jay proceed with their plan to run a bed and breakfast on the property.[4](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ghosts/episodes/1/)
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | October 7, 2021 |
| 2 | "Hello!" | October 7, 2021 |
| 3 | "Viking Funeral" | October 14, 2021 |
| 4 | "Dinner Party" | October 21, 2021 |
| 5 | "Halloween" | October 28, 2021 |
| 6 | "Pete's Wife" | November 4, 2021 |
| 7 | "Flower's Article" | November 11, 2021 |
| 8 | "D&D" | November 18, 2021 |
| 9 | "Alberta's Fan" | December 2, 2021 |
| 10 | "Possession" | December 9, 2021 |
| 11 | "Sam's Mom" | January 6, 2022 |
| 12 | "Jay's Sister" | January 13, 2022 |
| 13 | "The Vault" | January 20, 2022 |
| 14 | "Ghostwriter" | February 24, 2022 |
| 15 | "Thorapy" | March 3, 2022 |
| 16 | "Trevor's Pants" | March 31, 2022 |
| 17 | "Attic Girl" | April 14, 2022 |
| 18 | "Farnsby & B" | April 21, 2022 |
Several first-season episodes introduced recurring elements. "The Vault" brought back Hetty's husband Elias Woodstone (Matt Walsh), who returned in season 5 as the devil holding Jay's soul.[4](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ghosts/episodes/1/) • [5](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ghosts/episodes/5/) "D&D" staged Isaac confronting his feelings for the British soldier ghost Nigel, and "Attic Girl" awakened [Stephanie](https://www.edgepedia.org/stephanie), an '80s prom-night ghost.[4](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ghosts/episodes/1/) The season ended as the top-rated new series on US television according to the network, and the number one comedy on Paramount+.[7](https://bbcinsight.pages.dev/news/entertainment-arts-61584326)
## Seasons 2 to 4 (2022–2025)
CBS ordered a 22-episode second season to follow the 18-part first season.[7](https://bbcinsight.pages.dev/news/entertainment-arts-61584326) The season's [Halloween](https://www.edgepedia.org/halloween) episode, "Halloween 2: The Ghost of Hetty's Past," aired October 27, 2022.[8](https://epguides.com/Ghosts_2021/) Season 4's premiere brought back the Puritan ghost Patience, whom Isaac faces for the first time since she was lost in the dirt.[9](https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/ghosts/episodes/4/) Season 4 also introduced the ghost Pinkus, whose Walkman permanently playing Prince's *Purple Rain* on cassette became a reference point for the show's rules about ghosts possessing objects.[10](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/ive-watched-every-episode-ghosts-now-have-prepared-detailed-plan-how-hack-death)
## Season 5 (2025–2026)
Season 5 premiered on Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 8:30 pm ET/PT on CBS, and ran 22 episodes to a two-part finale on May 21, 2026.[2](https://www.whattowatch.com/watching-guides/cbss-ghosts-season-5-everything-we-know-about-the-comedy) • [5](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ghosts/episodes/5/) The season continued the show's holiday pattern with "Halloween 5: The Mummy" and the two-part "It's a Wonderful Christmas Carol," in which Flower possessed Sam's body, continuing an annual possession tradition that had previously featured Thor and the basement ghost Nancy.[5](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ghosts/episodes/5/) • [11](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/ghosts-how-rose-mciver-prepares-holiday-possession-episode)
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Soul Custody" | October 16, 2025 |
| 2 | "Viking Wedding" | October 23, 2025 |
| 3 | "Halloween 5: The Mummy" | October 30, 2025 |
| 4 | "Bring Your Daughter to Work Day" | November 6, 2025 |
| 5 | "T Daddy" | November 13, 2025 |
| 6 | "Planes, Shanes and Automobiles" | November 20, 2025 |
| 7 | "The Proposal" | December 4, 2025 |
| 8 | "The Life And Times Of Esther Greene" | December 11, 2025 |
| 9 | "It's a Wonderful Christmas Carol, Part One" | December 18, 2025 |
| 10 | "It's a Wonderful Christmas Carol: Part Two" | December 18, 2025 |
| 11 | "The Others" | February 26, 2026 |
| 12 | "The List" | March 5, 2026 |
| 13 | "St. Hetty's Day 2: The Help" | March 12, 2026 |
| 14 | "The Water Heater" | April 2, 2026 |
| 15 | "Michael Jackson Goes to HR" | April 9, 2026 |
| 16 | "Woodstone Royale" | April 16, 2026 |
| 17 | "The Investor" | April 23, 2026 |
| 18 | "Under New Management" | April 30, 2026 |
| 19 | "Gate-gate" | May 7, 2026 |
| 20 | "Polar Opposites" | May 14, 2026 |
| 21 | "Up the Creek" | May 21, 2026 |
| 22 | "Across The Pond" | May 21, 2026 |
The season premiere, "Soul Custody," picked up the season 4 cliffhanger in which Elias Woodstone, under the guise of publicist Brent McAfee, tricked Jay into selling his soul in exchange for making his new restaurant a success.[12](https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/watch-ghosts-us-season-5-online) The fall finale, "It's a Wonderful Christmas Carol: Part Two," ended with the Puritan ghost Patience bringing the mysterious "Others" upstairs, a cliffhanger the winter premiere "The Others" resolved by revealing Flower's tie to the group.[13](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/ghosts-devan-chandler-long-the-others-connected-someone-in-house-i-guesses) • [14](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/ghosts-put-trevor-through-romantic-wringer-asher-grodman-brandon-scott-jones-bts-shenanigans) In the two-part finale, Sam and Jay secure Woodstone's designation as a historical landmark to block a data-center development, but Pete fades away after wandering too far from the property line, leaving his fate open going into season 6.[3](https://www.paramountplus.com/sneak-peak/ghosts-season-6-everything-you-need-to-know/)
## Season 6 (2026–2027)
CBS renewed *Ghosts* for season 6 in early 2025 as part of a two-season order through 2026–2027, but moved the season to a midseason premiere in early 2027 rather than its usual fall slot.[3](https://www.paramountplus.com/sneak-peak/ghosts-season-6-everything-you-need-to-know/) • [6](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/ghosts/releases/?view=111026-cbs-renews-nine-additional-series-for-the-2025-2026-season) Two one-hour specials bridge the gap: "Halloween 6: The Mirror – Parts One & Two" airs October 29, 2026, from 9 to 10 PM ET/PT, featuring Hetty's previously unseen ghost sister Margaret ([Maria Thayer](https://www.edgepedia.org/maria-thayer)), and a [Die Hard](https://www.edgepedia.org/die-hard)-inspired Christmas special, referred to as "Ghostsmas," airs December 10, 2026.[3](https://www.paramountplus.com/sneak-peak/ghosts-season-6-everything-you-need-to-know/) • [15](https://www.tvinsider.com/1277766/ghosts-season-6-holiday-specials-die-hard-christmas-episode/) The season itself is a standard 22-episode order that does not include the two holiday specials, and weekly episodes do not resume until 2027.[16](https://www.justjared.com/2026/10/8/when-does-ghosts-return-why-weekly-episodes-are-delayed-when-the-halloween-special-airs/) [Ben Feldman](https://www.edgepedia.org/ben-feldman)'s Kyle, who shares Sam's ability to see ghosts, was promoted to series regular for the season.[3](https://www.paramountplus.com/sneak-peak/ghosts-season-6-everything-you-need-to-know/)
## Reception
User ratings compiled from TMDB put season 1 at 7.1 and season 3 at 7.0, with 6.9 for season 2, with later seasons lower: 6.5 for season 4 and 6.2 for season 5, across the first five seasons.[17](https://televisionstats.com/s/ghosts/episodes) Season 4 tied with *Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage* as the fourth most-watched show by multiplatform viewership.[2](https://www.whattowatch.com/watching-guides/cbss-ghosts-season-5-everything-we-know-about-the-comedy)
## References
1. [Ghosts on CBS](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ghosts/)
2. [CBS's Ghosts season 5: release date and everything we know about the comedy, WhatToWatch](https://www.whattowatch.com/watching-guides/cbss-ghosts-season-5-everything-we-know-about-the-comedy)
3. [Ghosts Season 6: Everything You Need To Know, Paramount+ Sneak Peak](https://www.paramountplus.com/sneak-peak/ghosts-season-6-everything-you-need-to-know/)
4. [Ghosts Season 1 Episodes, CBS](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ghosts/episodes/1/)
5. [Ghosts Season 5 Episodes, CBS](https://www.cbs.com/shows/ghosts/episodes/5/)
6. [CBS RENEWS NINE ADDITIONAL SERIES FOR THE 2025-2026 SEASON, Paramount Press Express](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-entertainment/shows/ghosts/releases/?view=111026-cbs-renews-nine-additional-series-for-the-2025-2026-season)
7. [Ghosts: How the spirited British sitcom found a new haunt in the US, BBC](https://bbcinsight.pages.dev/news/entertainment-arts-61584326)
8. [Ghosts (US) episode list, epguides](https://epguides.com/Ghosts_2021/)
9. [Ghosts Season 4 Episodes, Paramount+](https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/ghosts/episodes/4/)
10. [I've Watched Every Episode Of Ghosts And Now Have Prepared A Detailed Plan For How To Hack Death, CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/ive-watched-every-episode-ghosts-now-have-prepared-detailed-plan-how-hack-death)
11. [A Ghosts Cast Member Told Me How Rose McIver Prepares For The Annual Holiday Possession Episode, CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/ghosts-how-rose-mciver-prepares-holiday-possession-episode)
12. [How To Watch Ghosts US Season 5 Online, CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/streaming-news/watch-ghosts-us-season-5-online)
13. [Ghosts' Devan Chandler Long Told Me 'The Others' Are 'Connected To Someone In The House', CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/ghosts-devan-chandler-long-the-others-connected-someone-in-house-i-guesses)
14. [Ghosts Just Put Trevor Through The Romantic Wringer, CinemaBlend](https://www.cinemablend.com/television/ghosts-put-trevor-through-romantic-wringer-asher-grodman-brandon-scott-jones-bts-shenanigans)
15. ['Ghosts' Bosses and Stars Tease 'Die Hard'-Inspired Christmas Special, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/1277766/ghosts-season-6-holiday-specials-die-hard-christmas-episode/)
16. [When Does 'Ghosts' Return? Why Weekly Episodes Are Delayed & When the Halloween Special Airs, Just Jared](https://www.justjared.com/2026/10/8/when-does-ghosts-return-why-weekly-episodes-are-delayed-when-the-halloween-special-airs/)
17. [Ghosts Episode Guide | All 98 Episodes Ranked by Rating, TelevisionStats](https://televisionstats.com/s/ghosts/episodes)
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