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Should Christians Watch Ghosts (CBS)?

Name: GodlyScore Review: Should Christians Watch Ghosts (CBS)?
Item: Ghosts (CBS)
Rating: 2.8
Author: GodlyScore

Ghosts (CBS, 2021-present) is an American adaptation of the British series about a couple who inherit a haunted mansion and can see and communicate with the ghosts living there. It has become one of CBS's most popular comedies. The supernatural premise raises specific theological questions.

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Ghosts (CBS)

Mixed

★★★☆☆2.8/5 · GodlyScore 55/100

Largely clean, funny ensemble comedy with no sexual content, minimal profanity, and no dark themes. The theological concern: the show's universe has people who die and become ghosts who linger on earth, with no heaven, no God, no final judgment — just hanging around haunting a house. This secular afterlife framework is the primary concern. 55/100 Mixed for discerning adult viewing.

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What Ghosts Gets Right

Ghosts is genuinely funny and unusually clean for a network comedy. The ensemble cast — ghosts from different historical eras — produces clever comedy from their cultural clashes. There is no sexual content, minimal profanity, and no dark or disturbing themes. For network television, it is remarkably inoffensive. The living characters Samantha and Jay are a happily married couple whose relationship is depicted positively throughout.

The Afterlife Framework Concern

Ghosts' premise requires a specific afterlife theology: people who die become ghosts who linger at the place of their death, retain their full personality and memories, and have no access to God, heaven, judgment, or any spiritual reality beyond their haunting location. This secular ghost mythology — presented entertainingly — is in direct tension with the biblical afterlife (Hebrews 9:27: "it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment," Luke 16's account of the rich man and Lazarus, Revelation's picture of final judgment). See Ghosts CBS overview.

Practical Guidance

Discerning adult Christians can enjoy Ghosts as light entertainment while remaining aware that its afterlife framework is theologically false. It should not be children's viewing — the afterlife theology is too central to the show's premise to ignore for young viewers whose understanding of death and eternity is forming.

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Content Breakdown for Christian Viewers

GodlyScore evaluates every show across nine signal categories grounded in Scripture: profanity (Ephesians 4:29), sexual content (1 Corinthians 6:18-20), violence (Psalm 11:5), LGBT normalization (Romans 1:24-27), spiritual darkness (Ephesians 5:11), glorification of sin (Romans 1:32), deception mechanics (Proverbs 12:22), virtue strength (Philippians 4:8), and redemption arc. The score reflects not just whether content is present but how it's framed — depicted critically, neutrally, or as aspirational. Ghosts Cbs scores 55/100 Mixed.

How to Find Alternatives

See our Christian TV Reviews hub for comparisons. For episode-level content breakdowns, Plugged In and Common Sense Media complement GodlyScore's biblical framework. Age recommendation: older teenagers and adults.

Frequently Asked Questions

Should Christians watch Ghosts (CBS)?

55/100 Mixed. Unusually clean and funny network comedy. The theological concern is the show's afterlife framework — people die and become lingering ghosts with no heaven, judgment, or God, which directly contradicts biblical teaching. Fine for discerning adults; not for children whose understanding of death and eternity is forming.

Is Ghosts appropriate for kids?

Not recommended. The secular afterlife theology — people become ghosts who haunt places with no heaven or judgment — is too central to the show's premise for young viewers whose understanding of death and the afterlife is still forming.