A SECOND SEASON OF THE AWARD-WINNING GHOST WHISPERER WEBISODES, "GHOST WHISPERER: THE OTHER SIDE II," WILL BEGIN STREAMING FRIDAY, JAN. 18 ON CBS.COM

New Season of Webisodes also to Stream across the CBS Audience Network

Season One of the Gritty Online Series Won the TV Guide Online Video Award For Best TV Drama Webisodes

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17 - GHOST WHISPERER: THE OTHER SIDE II, the second season of the original scripted, award-winning, online companion series to CBS's GHOST WHISPERER, will begin streaming as of Friday, Jan. 18 on www.cbs.com/ghost. This new season of webisodes, which continues to explore the underground world as seen through the eyes of an earthbound spirit, will also stream across the CBS Audience Network.

Each Friday through March 7, fans can watch a new episode of GHOST WHISPERER: THE OTHER SIDE II, a unique Web series that shows the spirit world from the perspective of an earthbound spirit, Zach (Mark Hapka), who continues to search for answers regarding his death. GHOST WHISPERER: THE OTHER SIDE II picks up at the end of the GHOST WHISPERER television series' Season Two finale in which Zach (Hapka) made an appearance and was sucked into the Dark Side before being able to secure help. On GHOST WHISPERER: THE OTHER SIDE II, Zach attempts to find his way out of the Spirit World's Dark Side, after wrongly trying to avenge his death.

Returning character Zach will be joined this season by new characters including BJ (Lucas Alifano), an urban skateboarder who has been stuck in the Dark Side for nearly 20 years; Luke (Peter Douglas), a dark mysterious spirit collector who is suddenly fixated on Zach; Haley (Marie Westbrook), a spirit seductress who makes disingenuous attempts to befriend Zach; Lost Spirit (Braden Lynch); and Girlfriend (Tara Hunnewell) and Boyfriend (Gabriel Praddo), who are both haunted by the Spirit World. This second season of the web series will once again be directed by Claudio Faeh ("Coronado," "Hollow Man 2," "Starship Troopers: Marauder").

GHOST WHISPERER: THE OTHER SIDE II is sponsored by Saturn and will feature the all-new Saturn ASTRA. To learn more, visit www.saturn.com/astra.

Aiming to be the most widely distributed professional content on the web, the CBS Audience Network complements the best news, entertainment and sports content with original programming and short-form content and provides an all-embracing opportunity for users to incorporate CBS clips into their profiles, websites, blogs, widgets, wikis and community pages. The CBS Audience Network consists of online partners such as AOL, Microsoft, CNET Networks, Comcast, Joost, Bebo, Netvibes, Sling Media and Veoh and social application partners including Automattic, Brightcove, Clearspring, DAVE Networks, Goowy Media, meebo, MeeVee, Musestorm, Ning, RockYou!, Slide, VideoEgg, Voxant and vSocial as well as websites from CBS's 29 owned television, 144 radio, and up to 183 affiliated stations. All CBS content on the CBS Audience Network is advertiser supported and free to the consumer. All content is available domestically with select clips and full-length sports programming distributed worldwide.

The webisodes are produced by SLAM INTERNET, INC., a producer of original online content.

GHOST WHISPERER, which stars Jennifer Love Hewitt, David Conrad, Camryn Manheim and Jay Mohr, is broadcast Fridays (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

On the web: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/ghost_whisperer