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{{This|a television series|Mentalist (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox Television
| show_name = The Mentalist
| image = [[Image:The_Mentalist_Logo.png|250px]]
| caption = ''The Mentalist'' logo
| show_name_2 =
| genre = [[Police drama]]
| creator = [[Bruno Heller]]
| director = [[Chris Long]]<br>[[David Nutter]]
| creative_director =
| developer =
| presenter =
| starring = [[Simon Baker]]<br>[[Robin Tunney]]<br>[[Owain Yeoman]]<br>[[Tim Kang]]<br>[[Amanda Righetti]]<br><!-- OTHER PRINCIPAL ACTORS GO HERE br>[[Shaun Toub]]<br>[[Hugh Dillon]]<br>[[Amy Jo Johnson]]<br>[[David Paetkau]]<br>[[Gabriel Hogan]] -->
| voices =
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| endtheme =
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| country = {{USA}}
| language = [[English language|English]]
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 9
| list_episodes = List of The Mentalist episodes
| executive_producer = [[Bruno Heller]]<br>[[David Nutter]]
| co_exec = Ashley Gable<br>[[Chris Long]]
| producer = Charles Goldstein
| supervising_producer =
| asst_producer =
| co-producer =
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| runtime = 1 hour (including commercials)
| network = [[CBS]]
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| first_aired = [[September 23]] [[2008]]
| last_aired = present
| preceded_by =
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| website = http://www.cbs.com/primetime/the_mentalist/
| production_website =
| imdb_id = 1196946
| tv_com_id = 75200
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'''''The Mentalist''''' is a [[CBS]] [[police drama]] [[television series]] which debuted on September 23, 2008 on [[CBS]].<ref>Michael Schneider, "[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117988126.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 CBS sets premieres after debates]" ''Variety'' June 26, 2008</ref>

Golden Globe Award nominee [[Simon Baker]] stars as Patrick Jane, an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation ([[CBI]]), who has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation. He also makes frequent use of his mentalist abilities to lead witnesses or offenders into offering the actual facts of the case, as known only to them. Within the Bureau, Jane is notorious for his blatant lack of protocol and his semi-celebrity past as a psychic medium, whose paranormal abilities he now admits he feigned. Jane's role in cracking a series of tough high-profile cases is greatly valued by his fellow agents. However, no-nonsense Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon openly resists having Jane in her unit and alternates between reluctantly acknowledging Jane's usefulness and blasting him for his theatrics, narcissism and dangerous lack of boundaries. Lisbon's team includes agents Kimball Cho, Wayne Rigsby and rookie member Grace Van Pelt, who all think Jane's a loose cannon but admire his charm and knack for clearing cases. Although the show has had a strong following, it has been criticized by many as a copy of the other
psychic related show currently on television, Psych.
The pilot episode had an audience of 15.6 million viewers in its first airing, and 7.8 million in a re-airing three days later.<ref>http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080924cbs01</ref> It also introduced some of Jane's backstory, indicating that his wife and daughter had been murdered five years before the series began by a [[serial killer]] known as "Red John."

On October 15, 2008, CBS ordered a full season of ''The Mentalist''.<ref>http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20081015cbs03</ref>

==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
!'''Name''' !! '''Actor'''
|-
| Patrick Jane || [[Simon Baker]]
|-
| Teresa Lisbon || [[Robin Tunney]]
|-
| Wayne Rigsby || [[Owain Yeoman]]
|-
| Kimball Cho || [[Tim Kang]]
|-
| Grace Van Pelt || [[Amanda Righetti]]
<!--
|-
| KJ Patel || [[Shaun Toub]]
-->
|}

==Episode list==
{{main|List of The Mentalist episodes}}



==U.S. Nielsen ratings==

==Seasonal ratings==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background-color:#E0E0E0"
! | Season
! | Timeslot
! | Season Premiere
! | Season Finale
! | TV Season
! | Ranking
! | Viewers<BR>(in millions)
|- style="background-color:#E0E0E0"
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
| '''1st'''
| Tuesday 9:00PM
| September 23, 2008
| N/A
| 2008–2009
! style="text-align:center" | '''#7'''
! style="text-align:center" | '''15.48'''
|- style="background-color:#F9F9F9"
|}




===Weekly ratings===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! #
! Episode
! Air Date
! Timeslot (EST)
! Season
! Rating
! Share
! 18-49 (Rating/Share)
! Viewers (m)
! Weekly Rank (#)
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''1'''
| "[[Pilot (The Mentalist episode) |Pilot]]"
| September 23, 2008
| style="text-align:center" rowspan=9| Tuesday<br/>9:00 P.M.
! style="text-align:center" rowspan=9| 2008-2009
! style="text-align:center" | 9.5
! style="text-align:center" | 15
! style="text-align:center" | 3.5/9
! style="text-align:center" | 15.6
! style="text-align:center" | #10
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''2'''
| "[[Red Hair and Silver Tape_(The_Mentalist_episode)|Red Hair and Silver Tape]]"
| September 30, 2008
! style="text-align:center" | 9.7
! style="text-align:center" | 15
! style="text-align:center" | 3.6/9
! style="text-align:center" | 15.5
! style="text-align:center" | #6
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''3'''
| "[[Red_Tide_(The_Mentalist_episode)|Red Tide]]"
| October 14, 2008
! style="text-align:center" | 9.4
! style="text-align:center" | 14
! style="text-align:center" | 3.4/8
! style="text-align:center" | 14.9
! style="text-align:center" | #7
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''4'''
| "Ladies in Red"
| October 21, 2008
! style="text-align:center" | 9.7
! style="text-align:center" | 15
! style="text-align:center" | 3.5/9
! style="text-align:center" | 15.3
! style="text-align:center" | #6
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''5'''
| "Redwood"
| October 28, 2008
! style="text-align:center" | 10.1
! style="text-align:center" | 16
! style="text-align:center" | 3.9/9
! style="text-align:center" | 16.1
! style="text-align:center" | #7
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''6'''
| "Red Handed"
| November 11, 2008
! style="text-align:center" | 10.1
! style="text-align:center" | 15
! style="text-align:center" | 4.0/10
! style="text-align:center" | 16.5
! style="text-align:center" | #8
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''7'''
| "Seeing Red"
| November 18, 2008
! style="text-align:center" | 9.9
! style="text-align:center" | 15
! style="text-align:center" | 3.5/8
! style="text-align:center" | 15.8
! style="text-align:center" | #7
|-
| style="text-align:center" | '''8'''
| "The Thin Red Line"
| November 25, 2008
! style="text-align:center" | 9.7
! style="text-align:center" | 15
! style="text-align:center" | 3.7/9
! style="text-align:center" | 15.9
! style="text-align:center" |
|}

==International broadcasts==
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Country
! Network
! Start date
|-
| [[Canada]]
| [[CBS]], [[A (television system)|A]]
| September 23, 2008
|-
| [[Australia]]
| [[Nine Network]]
| [[October 5]], [[2008]]
|-
| [[Germany]]
| [[Sat.1]]
| [[2009]]
|-
| [[South Africa]]
| [[M-Net]]
| [[January 2009]]
|-
| [[United Kingdom]]
| [[Five]] / [[Five US]]
| [[2009]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
*[http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/09/ncis-blasts-com.html Pilot Broadcast Ratings]
*[http://www.zap2it.com/tv/ratings/zap-ratings092308,0,3170957.story Ratings for Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008]
*[http://xml.zap2it.com/tv/ratings/zap-ratings093008,0,2843275.story Ratings for Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008]
*[http://www.nielsen.com/media/toptens_television.html Nielsen Trend Index]
http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/10/15/tuesday-ratings-ncis-and-the-mentalist-have-more-viewers-but-house-and-fringe-rock-demos/6251
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196946/

==External links==
*[http://www.cbs.com/primetime/the_mentalist/recaps/ Episode recaps] at CBS.com
*{{imdb_title|1196946}}
*{{tv.com show |id=75200 |title=The Mentalist}}

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Revision as of 11:09, 1 December 2008

This page is about a television series. For Mentalist (disambiguation), see Tjkirk/Sandbox (disambiguation).
Tjkirk/Sandbox
The Mentalist logo
GenrePolice drama
Created byBruno Heller
Directed byChris Long
David Nutter
StarringSimon Baker
Robin Tunney
Owain Yeoman
Tim Kang
Amanda Righetti
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersBruno Heller
David Nutter
ProducerCharles Goldstein
Running time1 hour (including commercials)
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 23 2008 –
present

The Mentalist is a CBS police drama television series which debuted on September 23, 2008 on CBS.[1]

Golden Globe Award nominee Simon Baker stars as Patrick Jane, an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation. He also makes frequent use of his mentalist abilities to lead witnesses or offenders into offering the actual facts of the case, as known only to them. Within the Bureau, Jane is notorious for his blatant lack of protocol and his semi-celebrity past as a psychic medium, whose paranormal abilities he now admits he feigned. Jane's role in cracking a series of tough high-profile cases is greatly valued by his fellow agents. However, no-nonsense Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon openly resists having Jane in her unit and alternates between reluctantly acknowledging Jane's usefulness and blasting him for his theatrics, narcissism and dangerous lack of boundaries. Lisbon's team includes agents Kimball Cho, Wayne Rigsby and rookie member Grace Van Pelt, who all think Jane's a loose cannon but admire his charm and knack for clearing cases. Although the show has had a strong following, it has been criticized by many as a copy of the other psychic related show currently on television, Psych. The pilot episode had an audience of 15.6 million viewers in its first airing, and 7.8 million in a re-airing three days later.[2] It also introduced some of Jane's backstory, indicating that his wife and daughter had been murdered five years before the series began by a serial killer known as "Red John."

On October 15, 2008, CBS ordered a full season of The Mentalist.[3]

Cast

Name Actor
Patrick Jane Simon Baker
Teresa Lisbon Robin Tunney
Wayne Rigsby Owain Yeoman
Kimball Cho Tim Kang
Grace Van Pelt Amanda Righetti

Episode list

Main article: List of The Mentalist episodes


U.S. Nielsen ratings

Seasonal ratings

Season Timeslot Season Premiere Season Finale TV Season Ranking Viewers
(in millions)
1st Tuesday 9:00PM September 23, 2008 N/A 2008–2009 #7 15.48



Weekly ratings

# Episode Air Date Timeslot (EST) Season Rating Share 18-49 (Rating/Share) Viewers (m) Weekly Rank (#)
1 "Pilot" September 23, 2008 Tuesday
9:00 P.M. 		2008-2009 9.5 15 3.5/9 15.6 #10
2 "Red Hair and Silver Tape" September 30, 2008 9.7 15 3.6/9 15.5 #6
3 "Red Tide" October 14, 2008 9.4 14 3.4/8 14.9 #7
4 "Ladies in Red" October 21, 2008 9.7 15 3.5/9 15.3 #6
5 "Redwood" October 28, 2008 10.1 16 3.9/9 16.1 #7
6 "Red Handed" November 11, 2008 10.1 15 4.0/10 16.5 #8
7 "Seeing Red" November 18, 2008 9.9 15 3.5/8 15.8 #7
8 "The Thin Red Line" November 25, 2008 9.7 15 3.7/9 15.9

International broadcasts

Country Network Start date
Canada CBS, A September 23, 2008
Australia Nine Network October 5, 2008
Germany Sat.1 2009
South Africa M-Net January 2009
United Kingdom Five / Five US 2009

References

  1. ^ Michael Schneider, "CBS sets premieres after debates" Variety June 26, 2008
  2. ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080924cbs01
  3. ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20081015cbs03

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