The Mentalist season 3
The Mentalist | |
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Season 3 | |
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No. of episodes | 24 |
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Original network | CBS |
Original release | September 23, 2010 May 19, 2011 | –
Season chronology | |
The third season of The Mentalist premiered on September 23, 2010 and concluded with its 2-hour season finale on May 19, 2011. The season consisted of 24 episodes.
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Simon Baker as Patrick Jane (24 episodes)
- Robin Tunney as Teresa Lisbon (24 episodes)
- Tim Kang as Kimball Cho (24 episodes)
- Owain Yeoman as Wayne Rigsby (24 episodes)
- Amanda Righetti as Grace Van Pelt (24 episodes)
Recurring cast
- Aunjanue Ellis as Madeleine Hightower (10 episodes)
- Pruitt Taylor Vince as J.J. LaRoche (8 episodes)
- Eric Winter as Craig O'Laughlin (7 episodes)
- Michael Gaston as Gale Bertram (6 episodes)
- Rebecca Wisocky as Brenda Shettrick (5 episodes)
Notable Guest Cast
- Malcolm McDowell as Bret Stiles ("The Blood On His Hands")
- Leslie Hope as Kristina Frye ("The Blood On His Hands")
- Jack Coleman as Max Winter ("Red Carpet Treatment")
- Currie Graham as Walter Mashburn ("Red Hot")
- Željko Ivanek as Linus Wagner ("Ball of Fire")
- John Billingsley as Ellis Mars ("Red Moon")
- Connor Trinneer as Deputy Bob Woolgar ("Red Moon")
- Gregory Itzin as Virgil Minelli ("Jolly Red Elf")
- Linda Park as Dr Montague ("Bloodhounds")
- Ethan Phillips as Newsome Kirk ("The Red Mile")
- Morena Baccarin as Erica Flynn ("Every Rose Has Its Thorn")
- David Norona as Osvaldo Ardiles ("Rhapsody in Red")
- Bradley Whitford as Timothy Carter/Fake Red John ("Strawberries and Cream - Part 2")
- Bryan Lugo as Rusty Moores ("Red Moon")
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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47 | 1 | "Red Sky at Night" | Chris Long | Bruno Heller | September 23, 2010 | 3X6401 | 15.50[1] |
48 | 2 | "Cackle-Bladder Blood" | John Polson | Ashley Gable | September 30, 2010 | 3X6402 | 14.65[2] |
49 | 3 | "The Blood on His Hands" | David M. Barrett | Tom Szentgyorgyi | October 7, 2010 | 3X6403 | 14.39[3] |
50 | 4 | "Red Carpet Treatment" | Charles Beeson | Daniel Cerone | October 14, 2010 | 3X6404 | 15.13[4] |
51 | 5 | "The Red Ponies" | John F. Showalter | Eoghan Mahony | October 21, 2010 | 3X6405 | 14.42[5] |
52 | 6 | "Pink Chanel Suit" | Eric Laneuville | Ken Woodruff | October 28, 2010 | 3X6406 | 14.76[6] |
53 | 7 | "Red Hot" | Chris Long | Ashley Gable | November 4, 2010 | 3X6407 | 14.42[7] |
54 | 8 | "Ball of Fire" | Stephen Gyllenhaal | Tom Szentgyorgyi | November 11, 2010 | 3X6408 | 13.84[8] |
55 | 9 | "Red Moon" | Simon Baker | Bruno Heller | November 18, 2010 | 3X6409 | 14.74[9] |
56 | 10 | "Jolly Red Elf" | John F. Showalter | Daniel Cerone | December 9, 2010 | 3X6410 | 13.41[10] |
57 | 11 | "Bloodsport" | Roxann Dawson | Eoghan Mahony | January 6, 2011 | 3X6411 | 14.88[11] |
58 | 12 | "Bloodhounds" | Charles Beeson | Erika Green Swafford | January 20, 2011 | 3X6412 | 14.82[12] |
59 | 13 | "Red Alert" | Guy Ferland | Jordan Harper | February 3, 2011 | 3X6413 | 15.18[13] |
60 | 14 | "Blood for Blood" | Martha Mitchell | David Appelbaum | February 10, 2011 | 3X6414 | 14.86[14] |
61 | 15 | "Red Gold" | Tom Verica | Cindi M. Grossenbacher | February 17, 2011 | 3X6415 | 15.01[15] |
62 | 16 | "Red Queen" | Chris Long | Daniel Cerone | February 24, 2011 | 3X6416 | 14.79[16] |
63 | 17 | "Bloodstream" | Bobby Roth | Erika Green Swafford | March 10, 2011 | 3X6417 | 14.28[17] |
64 | 18 | "The Red Mile" | Darnell Martin | Tom Szentgyorgyi | March 31, 2011 | 3X6418 | 14.27[18] |
65 | 19 | "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" | Charles Beeson | Ken Woodruff | April 7, 2011 | 3X6419 | 15.17[19] |
66 | 20 | "Redacted" | David M. Barrett | Eoghan Mahony | April 28, 2011 | 3X6420 | 13.53[20] |
67 | 21 | "Like a Redheaded Stepchild" | Eric Laneuville | Jordan Harper | May 5, 2011 | 3X6421 | 14.00[21] |
68 | 22 | "Rhapsody in Red" | David M. Barrett | David Appelbaum | May 12, 2011 | 3X6422 | 14.07[22] |
69 | 23 | "Strawberries and Cream (Part I)" | Chris Long | Ashley Gable | May 19, 2011 | 3X6423 | 14.11[23] |
70 | 24 | "Strawberries and Cream (Part II)" | Chris Long | Bruno Heller | May 19, 2011 | 3X6424 | 14.11[23] |
International reception
In the UK, the third season premiered on Friday 15 October at 9 pm on Channel Five to 2.18 million viewers, nearly 1 million less than the second season's premiere. Overall, the season averaged 2.08 million viewers (21% less than the previous season), making this the least watched season of the series so far. The most watched episode was Jolly Red Elf (2.62 million), and the least watched episode was Pink Chanel Suit (1.74 million). The season ended on Friday 10 June.[24]
DVD Release
All 24 episodes were released on the five disc complete third season set. It was released on September 20, 2011 in Region 1, October 10, 2011 in Region 2, and October 26, 2011 in Region 4. It included the featurettes "The Mentalist: Portrait of a Serial Killer- Red John" and "'Red Moon' Directed by Simon Baker" as well as unaired scenes.
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