The Mentalist

The Mentalist
Genre
Created byBruno Heller
Starring
ComposerBlake Neely
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes151 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Charlie Goldstein (2008–10)
  • Ken Woodruff (2010–14)
  • Simon Baker (2012–15)
  • Erika Green Swafford (2012–14)
  • Michael Weiss (2012–14)
  • Matthew Carlisle (2010–15)
  • Alex Berger (2014–15)
Running time40–50 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 23, 2008 (2008-09-23) –
February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)

The Mentalist is an American procedural drama television series that ran from September 23, 2008, until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on CBS.[1] Created by Bruno Heller, who was also its executive producer, the show follows former "psychic" Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), who is a consultant to the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and his boss, senior agent Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney). Patrick Jane uses the highly developed observational skills to "read" people's minds and to solve murder cases.

  1. ^ Michael Schneider, "CBS sets premieres after debates ", Variety, June 26, 2008