Ghosts Season 6 Release Delay & Holiday Special Changes Clarified By Star

Ghosts is undergoing some big changes next year.

Sitcom star Asher Grodman, who portrays Trevor Lefkowitz in the series, has unpacked season 6's release delay confirmation and the changes coming to the show's next holiday special. Ghosts season 5 ended with a major cliffhanger, as Pete (Richie Moriarty) suddenly vanished, leaving his fate up in the air. However, answers to what's next on the supernatural comedy won't be arriving for quite some time: CBS has confirmed Ghosts season 6 won't air until midseason, meaning it won't be back on TV until early 2027. This marks the first time the show won't premiere in the fall.

In an interview with ScreenRant's Tatiana Hullender, Grodman explained how Ghosts season 6 moving to midseason won't be altering the show's filming start date, set to continue on the same schedule it always has. This is partially because the series will have a Halloween special and Christmas special prior to the proper beginning of season 6 in 2027. Both will be hour-long episodes, with Grodman explaining how they allow for more flexibility in the story and comedy, thus making them important lead-ins to the larger season 6.

Check out what Grodman had to say below:

ScreenRant: I know that season 6 got moved to midseason for next year. Does that mean that you guys are starting later, or do you still film at the same time as before.

Asher Grodman: My understanding is that we're starting at the same time. It's just a little bit like we're letting Ghosts be an hour. It's going to be kind of a back-to-back Ghosts event. I'm certainly not an expert, but I think those Christmas episodes are so fun, and I think we feel it too. The stories are so complex and so rich that, even as actors, you want to be able to go deeper and explore that more.

It's the same amount of episodes that we're doing, but being able to live in Woodstone for an hour, I think, will hopefully be fun for the audience. It's very exciting, because we're going to come back with what really will be an hour-long Halloween special, and then an hour-long Christmas special, so that's that's just an opportunity for us to flex our muscles a little bit and do a more complex and nuanced story.

Ghosts season 6's approach means the show won't be waiting until 2027 to give answers to Pete's fate, nor any of the other story cliffhangers season 5 ended on. While the Halloween and Christmas specials mean a time jump is in order, the supersized runtime means there will be plenty of developments to aid in the transition to season 6. It also means that, despite the overall season not airing until next calendar year, the adventures in the Woodstone B&B in 2026 are far from over.

In addition, Grodman's statement confirms that Ghosts season 6 won't experience a drop in episode count despite coming out later in the year. This coincides with the approach from other shows on primetime networks that have been moved to midseason. For example, ABC's The Rookie was moved to midseason in 2025 for season 7, resulting in 18-episode seasons still being the norm for the show. It appears this will remain the case for the sitcom and its usual 22-episode count as well.

The midseason move seems like it won't be impacting the overall production of the show that much, meaning the approach to the show will still be the same despite the difference in return time. As for the Halloween and Christmas specials, they'll allow for the characters in Ghosts to maintain development in their stories despite the show not coming back weekly for a longer period of time. Whether these episodes will impact the episode count of season 6, counting as its first four in total, remains to be seen.

But, thankfully, Grodman's statement offers a reassuring sentiment about the future of Ghosts season 6. The TV show is still going to have plenty of strong moments that will continue the story readily, while also delivering some key differences in presentation that will define it going forward. The specials will aid in this regard, rounding out the show's return in an important way as it transitions to a midseason time slot.