The Mentalist

The Mentalist
Genre	Crime drama Mystery thriller Police procedural
Created by	Bruno Heller
Starring	Simon Baker Robin Tunney Tim Kang Owain Yeoman Amanda Righetti Rockmond Dunbar Emily Swallow Joe Adler Josie Loren
Composer	Blake Neely
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	151 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Bruno Heller Chris Long (2009–2015) Daniel Cerone (2010–14) Eoghan Mahony (2013–14) Tom Szentgyorgyi (2010–15) Ashley Gable (2010–12)
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 time	40–50 minutes
Production companies	Primrose Hill Productions Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 23, 2008 (2008-09-23) – February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)
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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.