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The Mentalist: Season 1

23 episodes Premiered Sep 23, 2008 Updated Jul 18, 2026

The Mentalist is an American procedural drama television series created by Bruno Heller. The show premiered on September 23, 2008, on the CBS network and ran for seven seasons, concluding on February 18, 2015. The series follows the life of Patrick Jane, a man who was formerly known as a celebrity psychic medium. After his wife and child are murdered by a serial killer known as Red John, Jane admits that his paranorm

Season overview

The Mentalist is an American procedural drama television series created by Bruno Heller. The show premiered on September 23, 2008, on the CBS network and ran for seven seasons, concluding on February 18, 2015. The series follows the life of Patrick Jane, a man who was formerly known as a celebrity psychic medium. After his wife and child are murdered by a serial killer known as Red John, Jane admits that his paranormal act was a fraud. Renouncing his previous life, he utilizes his heightened observational skills and expertise in reading people to assist an elite team of detectives at the California Bureau of Investigation. By applying his analytical talents and knowledge of the human psyche, Jane helps the team solve difficult criminal cases across California. Despite his success in bringing various criminals to justice, Jane remains focused on his primary objective: locating and apprehending Red John. The series, which consists of 151 episodes, explores the intersection of Jane's past as a performer and his current role as a consultant working with law enforcement to solve serious crimes.

Episodes

S1·E1

Pilot

Sep 23, 2008 · 44 min

CBI consultant Patrick Jane, Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon and her team investigate the double murder in Palm Springs of a pro golfer's wife and her doctor, which has the hallmarks of

S1·E2

Red Hair and Silver Tape

Sep 30, 2008 · 43 min

While Lisbon and her team investigate the murder of a young waitress in the Napa Valley, Jane goes behind Lisbon's back to orchestrate his own undercover operation using Van Pelt a

S1·E3

Red Tide

Oct 14, 2008 · 43 min

When a high school girl's body washes up on the beach, Patrick Jane sets a mentalist trap in order to get her surfing friends to turn on each other and reveal what really happened.

S1·E4

Ladies in Red

Oct 21, 2008 · 43 min

When the team learns that a wealthy investment banker found murdered inside his locked safe room was living a dual life and skimming millions from clients, Patrick Jane sets up a m

S1·E5

Redwood

Oct 28, 2008 · 43 min

When a girl is found covered in blood and holding the murder weapon that killed her best friend, she becomes an obvious suspect, though she can't remember anything. But Jane, belie

S1·E6

Red Handed

Nov 11, 2008 · 43 min

While investigating the case of a murdered casino owner, Patrick Jane uses his mentalist skills to ultimately entrap the killer, and win big at the card tables.

S1·E7

Seeing Red

Nov 18, 2008 · 43 min

Patrick Jane goes head-to-head with a "psychic" he suspects of murder. Intent on proving the so-called psychic is a fraud -- as well as a killer -- Jane arranges a séance to expose

S1·E8

The Thin Red Line

Nov 25, 2008 · 41 min

While the police suspect a drug dealer on trial is behind the murders of the State's witness in his case, as well as his girlfriend, Patrick Jane sees a different motive for the cr

S1·E9

Flame Red

Dec 2, 2008 · 43 min

Patrick Jane suspects the only surviving member of a National Guard unit of murdering his friends - and goes undercover to prove it.

S1·E10

Red Brick and Ivy

Dec 16, 2008 · 42 min

When a leading scientific researcher is killed by poisoning, Patrick Jane takes a personal interest in the case when he learns the prime suspect is the victim's wife - and Jane's f

S1·E11

Red John's Friends

Jan 6, 2009 · 43 min

Enticed by the promise from a convicted murder that he'll reveal information about Red John upon his release, Patrick Jane becomes singularly focused and quits the CBI in order to

S1·E12

Red Rum

Jan 13, 2009 · 42 min

Patrick Jane sets a mentalist trap to find out who is responsible for the murder of a high school boy who antagonized the local self-proclaimed witch by killing her cat.

S1·E13

Paint It Red

Jan 18, 2009 · 42 min

While it appears obvious that a business tycoon's son-in-law was in on the robbery of a $50 million painting since his body is found where the painting once hung, Patrick Jane susp

S1·E14

Crimson Casanova

Feb 10, 2009 · 43 min

With Patrick Jane's help, Cho goes undercover as a sweet-talking ladies man with all the right moves in order to catch a pick-up artist and killer with his own set of pseudo-mental

S1·E15

Scarlett Fever

Feb 17, 2009 · 43 min

As Jane and the team investigate the poisoning death of the "queen bee" in a country club, they discover that the community is full of secrets, including love affairs and drug abus

S1·E16

Bloodshot

Mar 17, 2009 · 43 min

Patrick Jane must rely on his other senses during the murder investigation of a financial advisor when he loses his sight as a result of an explosion.

S1·E17

Carnelian Inc.

Mar 24, 2009 · 42 min

A story of greed and betrayal pits Patrick Jane against a group of financiers when the CBI investigates a series of murders at a corporate retreat in the wilds of the Sierra Nevada

S1·E18

Russet Potatoes

Mar 31, 2009 · 42 min

Patrick Jane and the CBI team track down a mastermind who hypnotizes people into doing their bidding.

S1·E19

A Dozen Red Roses

Apr 7, 2009 · 42 min

Patrick Jane and the team go to Hollywood when they investigate the murder of a movie producer.

S1·E20

Red Sauce

Apr 28, 2009 · 43 min

Patrick Jane and the CBI team investigate the murder of a mobster who was in the witness protection program.

S1·E21

Miss Red

May 5, 2009 · 43 min

Patrick Jane uses his mentalist skills to play suspects off each other in order to solve the case of a wealthy software company CEO found murdered on his yacht.

S1·E22

Blood Brothers

May 12, 2009 · 43 min

Patrick Jane must find a clever way to convince the troubled kids in a wilderness program to confide in him about what really happened surrounding the death of one of their peers.

S1·E23

Red John's Footsteps

May 19, 2009 · 43 min

Lisbon fears that the serial killer Red John is drawing Patrick Jane into a trap when the CBI team investigates the murder of a young girl and the abduction of her twin sister.