TV Article The Whispers canceled by ABC By Lynette Rice Lynette Rice Editor at Large for Entertainment Weekly, host of Outlander Live! on EW Radio, and Mark Harmon enthusiast. Yes, I know the guacamole is extra. EW's editorial guidelines Published on October 22, 2015 06:22PM EDT Photo: Eike Schroter/ABC Don’t keep an ear out for more Whispers from ABC: The network passed on renewing the summer show from Steven Spielberg. The sci-fi series that debuted in June was based on the Ray Bradbury short story from 1951 titled “Zero Hour.” It centered on a series of accidents that occurred around kids who communicated with the same imaginary friend called Drill. The cast included Lily Rabe as an FBI child specialist and Milo Ventimiglia as an Air Force pilot who supposedly died in a plane crash. It averaged a 1.4 rating in adults 18-49 and 5.29 million viewers.