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Also known as Mentalist

American crime drama television series

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"The Mentalist" is an American crime drama television series that follows a consultant who uses psychological manipulation and observation skills to solve crimes for law enforcement. The show became a notable entry in the crime drama genre during its run on television.

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Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.

Aired
2008–2015
Seasons
7 · 151 episodes
Status
Ended
Created by
Bruno Heller
Network
CBS
Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery

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TV series

Status
Ended
Network
CBS
Genres
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Runtime
60 min
TVMaze rating
8.3/10

Wikidata facts

Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Cast member
Željko Ivanek
Composer
Blake Neely
Producer
Simon Baker
Duration
42
Distribution format
video on demand
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topic's main category
Category:The Mentalist
start time
2008-09-23
end time
2015-02-18
aspect ratio (W:H)
16:9
original broadcaster
CBS
title
The Mentalist
number of seasons
7
number of episodes
151
distributed by
Netflix
social media followers
380202
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Encyclopedic overview

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. 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). Jane uses highly developed observational skills to "read" people's minds and to solve murder cases.

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