Genre |
Crime Procedural | |
Running Time | 40-44 Minutes | |
Creator | Bruno Heller | |
Starring | See Cast below | |
Country of origin | United States | |
Network(s) | CBS | |
Original run | September 23, 2008- February 18, 2015 | |
No. of Episodes | 151 | |
No. of Seasons | 7 | |
The Mentalist was an American crime procedural television series starring Simon Baker as Patrick Jane. The series debuted on September 23, 2008, on CBS.
Season 5 of The Mentalist features the show's 100th episode, entitled Red Dawn.
One of the show's characteristics is that each episode title (except for the Pilot) contains a reference to the color Red. This changes after the Season 6 episode Red John with other colors referred to in the episode titles besides red (for example; black, grey, white, green, silver, etc).
Cast and Crew[]
Main Cast[]
Character | Portrayed by | Seasons | Episode count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
Patrick Jane | Simon Baker | Main
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151 | ||||||
Teresa Lisbon | Robin Tunney | Main
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151 | ||||||
Kimball Cho | Tim Kang | Main
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151 | ||||||
Wayne Rigsby | Owain Yeoman | Main
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Guest
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130 | |||||
Grace Van Pelt | Amanda Righetti | Main
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Guest
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126 | |||||
Dennis Abbott | Rockmond Dunbar | Main
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29 | ||||||
Kim Fischer | Emily Swallow | Main
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14 | ||||||
Jason Wylie | Joe Adler | Recurring
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Main
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26 | |||||
Michelle Vega | Josie Loren | Main
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10 |
Recurring/Guest Cast[]
Character | Portrayed by |
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Thomas McAllister | Xander Berkeley | Guest
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Robert Kirkland | Kevin Corrigan | Recurring
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Reede Smith | Drew Powell | Guest
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Virgil Minelli | Gregory Itzin | Recurring
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Madeleine Hightower | Aunjanue Ellis | Recurring
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Brenda Shettrick | Rebecca Wisocky | Guest
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Recurring
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Brett Partridge | Jack Plotnick | Guest
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Recurring
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Ray Haffner | Reed Diamond | Guest
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Kristina Frye | Leslie Hope | Guest
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Marcus Pike | Pedro Pascal | Recurring
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Gale Bertram | Michael Gaston | Recurring
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Oscar Ardiles | David Norona | Recurring
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J.J. LaRoche | Pruitt Taylor Vince | Recurring
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Bret Stiles | Malcolm McDowell | Guest
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CBI Ron | John Troy Donovan | Recurring
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CBI Karl | Karl Sonnenberg | Recurring
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Crew[]
Role | Crew members |
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Creator | Bruno Heller |
Showrunner |
Bruno Heller (season 1-6) |
Executive Producer |
Bruno Heller (season 1-7) |
Co-executive Producer |
Ken Woodruff (season 6) |
Producer |
Eoghan Mahony (season 1) |
Co-producer |
Erika Green Swafford (season 5) |
Production Manager | John J. Scherer (season 3-7) Leanne Moore (season 1-2) |
Composer | Blake Neely (season 1-7) |
Technical Advisor | Karl Sonnenberg (season 1-7) |
Writers[]
Regulars[]
- Bruno Heller (season 1-7)
- Tom Szentgyorgyi (season 1-7)
- Ken Woodruff (season 1-6)
- Eoghan Mahony (season 1-6)
- Erika Green Swafford (season 1-6)
- Michael Weiss (season 5-6)
- Jordan Harper (season 2-7)
- David Appelbaum (season 2-6)
- Daniel Cerone (season 3-6)
- Ashley Gable (season 1-4)
- Andi Bushell (season 1)
- Gary Glasberg (season 1)
- Leonard Dick (season 2)
- John Mankiewicz (season 2)
- Rebecca Perry Cutter (season 4-6)
Guests[]
- Anthony Astrino (season 5)
- Jeffery Hatcher (season 6)
- Erin Donovan (season 7)
- Cindi M. Grossenbacher (season 3)
- Carolyn Ingber (season 2)
- Tom Donaghy (season 7)
- Alex Berger (season 7)
- Marisa Wegrzyn (season 7)
Directors[]
Regulars[]
- Chris Long (season 1-7)
- David M. Barrett (season 1-5)
- Eric Laneuville (season 2-6)
- John F. Showalter (season 2-6)
- Elodie Keene (season 3-6)
- Roxann Dawson (season 2-4)
- Simon Baker (season 3-7)
- Randall Zisk (season 3-6)
- Geary McLeod (season 4-7)
- Robert Duncan McNeill (season 5-6)
- Guy Ferland (season 3-6)
- Charles Beeson (season 2-4)
- John Polson (season 1-4)
- Martha Mitchell (season 1-3)
- Noberto Barba (season 1-2)
- Lesli Linka Glatter (season 1-2)
Guests[]
- Rod Holcomb (season 7)
- Bill Eagles (season 7)
- Edward Ornelas (season 7)
- Michael Nankin (season 7)
- Nina Corrado (season 7)
- Paul A. Kaufman (season 7)
- J. Miller Tobin (season 6)
- Sylvain White (season 6)
- Anton Cropper (season 5)
- Allison Anders (season 5)
- David Paymer (season 5)
- Tom Snyder (season 6-7)
- James Hayman (season 6)
- David Von Ancken (season 4)
- Kevin Hooks (season 4)
- Bobby Roth (season 3-4)
- Tom Verica (season 3-4)
- Darell Martin (season 3)
- Dan Lerner (season 2)
- Adam Kane (season 1-2)
- Stephen Gyllenhaal (season 2-3)
- Bill D'Ellia (season 2)
- Paris Barclay (season 1)
- Dean White (season 1)
- Rod Hardy (season 2)
- Kevin Dowling (season 1)
- John Behring (season 1)
- Matt Earl Beesley (season 1)
- Paul Holohan (season 1)
US ratings[]
Season | Ep. | Timeslot (EST) | Premiere | Finale | Rank | Viewers
(million) | |
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1 | 23 |
Tuesday 9:00pm |
September 23, 2008 | May 19, 2009 | #6 | 17.52 | |
2 | 23 | Thursday 10:00pm | September 24, 2009 | May 20, 2010 | #10 | 15.37 | |
3 | 24 | Thursday 10:00pm | September 23, 2010 | May 19, 2011 | #9 | 15.24 | |
4 | 24 | Thursday 10:00pm | September 22, 2011 | May 17, 2012 | #12 | 14.57 | |
5 | 22 | Sunday 10:00pm | September 30, 2012 | May 5, 2013 | #24 | 11.82 | |
6 | 22 | Sunday 10:00pm | September 29, 2013 | May 18, 2014 | #26 |
11.27 | |
7 | 13 |
Sunday 9:00pm (1-5) |
November 30, 2014 | February 18, 2015 | #25 | 11.81 |
List of episodes[]
DVD Release[]
- See complete DVD series of The Mentalist
DVD Name | # of Episodes |
U.S. Release Date |
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The Mentalist: The Complete First Season | 23 | September 22, 2009 |
The Mentalist: The Complete Second Season | 23 | September 21, 2010 |
The Mentalist: The Complete Third Season | 24 | September 20, 2011 |
The Mentalist: The Complete Fourth Season | 24 | September 18, 2012 |
The Mentalist: The Complete Fifth Season | 22 | September 17, 2013 |
The Mentalist: The Complete Sixth Season | 22 | September 30, 2014 |
The Mentalist: The Seventh and Final Season | 13 | April 28, 2015 |
The Mentalist: The Complete Series | 151 | April 28, 2015[1] |
DVD Special Features[]
Season 1
- Meet Cast and Creators to Uncover EVIDENCE OF A HIT SERIES
- CRACKING THE CRYSTAL BALL: MENTALIST VS. PSYCHIC The Question of Superior Mental Ability vs. Keen Observation
- Unaired Scenes on 3 Key Episodes
- Gag Reel
Season 2
- MENTALISM: A SUBLIMINAL ART- Join Real-Life Mentalist Luke Jermay, Interacting with the Cast and Creators and Revealing Actual Techniques the Show Explores
- THE ART OF THE MENTALIST WITH CHRIS LONG- Executive Producer Long Joins Jermay to Explore How Mentalism's Subliminal Art is Woven into the Series via an Analysis of the Season Opener, Redemption
- LOST EVIDENCE: Unaired Scenes on 5 Key Episodes
Season 3
- THE MENTALIST: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER- RED JOHN An Expert Panel of World-Class Criminologists Devises an Offender Profile Taking Us Inside the Mind of Red John.
- "RED MOON" DIRECTED BY SIMON BAKER The Series Star Provides His Unique Perspective From Both Sides of the Camera
- LOST EVIDENCE Unaired Scenes
Season 4
- CBI: BEHIND THE BADGE FEATURETTE- The LAPD Homicide Task Force profiles their counterparts at the CBI
Season 5
- THE ARTISTRY OF ACTION: FROM SCRIPT TO SCREEN- Executive Producer Bruno Heller and Chris Long share the secrets behind choreographing high-impact stunts.
- ARRESTING EXCITEMENT: KEEPING IT REAL WITH THE CBI- Tim Kang and Owain Yeoman are put through their paces by Police Technical Advisor Karl Sonnenberg to reveal the effort and integrity that go into training the agents to "think like cops."
Season 6
- PATRICK JANE: REDEEMED, RECOVERED, RESTORED- Series Creator Bruno Heller reveals the mythology of Red John.
- UNAIRED SCENES
Season 7
- PATRICK JANE: AN UNCOMMON MAN- Chronicling Patrick Jane's journey of redemption, from revenge to romance.
- UNAIRED SCENES