The Mentalist season 1
The Mentalist | |
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Season 1 | |
No. of episodes | 23 |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | September 22, 2008 May 18, 2009 | –
Season chronology | |
The first season of The Mentalist premiered on September 22, 2008 and concluded on May 18, 2009. It consisted of 23 episodes.
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Simon Baker as Patrick Jane (23 episodes)
- Robin Tunney as Teresa Lisbon (23 episodes)
- Tim Kang as Kimball Cho (23 episodes)
- Owain Yeoman as Wayne Rigsby (23 episodes)
- Amanda Righetti as Grace Van Pelt (23 episodes)
Recurring cast
- Gregory Itzin as Virgil Minelli (7 episodes)
- JoNell Kennedy as Marcia Wallace (2 episodes)
Notable Guest Cast
- Xander Berkeley as Sheriff Thomas McAllister ("Red Hair and Silver Tape")
- Jack Plotnick as Brett Partridge ("Pilot")
- Leslie Hope as Kristina Frye ("Seeing Red")
- Alicia Witt as Rosalind Harker ("Red John's Footsteps")
Episodes
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | David Nutter | Bruno Heller | September 23, 2008 | 276040 | 15.60[1] |
2 | 2 | "Red Hair and Silver Tape" | David Nutter | Bruno Heller | September 30, 2008 | 3T7801 | 15.48[2] |
3 | 3 | "Red Tide" | David M. Barrett | Ashley Gable | October 14, 2008 | 3T7803 | 14.94[3] |
4 | 4 | "Ladies in Red" | Chris Long | Gary Glasberg | October 21, 2008 | 3T7802 | 15.28[4] |
5 | 5 | "Redwood" | John Behring | Andi Bushell | October 28, 2008 | 3T7804 | 16.07[5] |
6 | 6 | "Red Handed" | Chris Long | Erika Green Swafford | November 11, 2008 | 3T7807 | 16.57[6] |
7 | 7 | "Seeing Red" | Martha Mitchell | Gary Glasberg | November 18, 2008 | 3T7808 | 15.84[7] |
8 | 8 | "The Thin Red Line" | Matt Earl Beesley | Ken Woodruff | November 25, 2008 | 3T7806 | 15.93[8] |
9 | 9 | "Flame Red" | Charles Beeson | Ashley Gable | December 2, 2008 | 3T7810 | 18.74[9] |
10 | 10 | "Red Brick and Ivy" | Paris Barclay | Eoghan Mahony | December 16, 2008 | 3T7805 | 19.31[10] |
11 | 11 | "Red John's Friends" | John Polson | Bruno Heller | January 6, 2009 | 3T7809 | 19.62[11] |
12 | 12 | "Red Rum" | Dean White | Andi Bushell | January 13, 2009 | 3T7811 | 18.07[12] |
13 | 13 | "Paint it Red" | David M. Barrett | Eoghan Mahony | January 18, 2009 | 3T7812 | 16.39[12] |
14 | 14 | "Crimson Casanova" | Lesli Linka Glatter | Ken Woodruff | February 10, 2009 | 3T7813 | 19.70[13] |
15 | 15 | "Scarlett Fever" | Paul Holahan | Erika Green Swafford | February 17, 2009 | 3T7814 | 18.23[14] |
16 | 16 | "Bloodshot" | Chris Long | Gary Glasberg | March 17, 2009 | 3T7815 | 15.49[15] |
17 | 17 | "Carnelian Inc." | Kevin Dowling | Bruno Heller | March 24, 2009 | 3T7816 | 17.62[16] |
18 | 18 | "Russet Potatoes" | Norberto Barba | Ashley Gable | March 31, 2009 | 3T7817 | 16.96[17] |
19 | 19 | "A Dozen Red Roses" | Lesli Linka Glatter | Andi Bushell | April 7, 2009 | 3T7818 | 16.92[18] |
20 | 20 | "Red Sauce" | Adam Kane | Eoghan Mahony | April 28, 2009 | 3T7819 | 17.11[19] |
21 | 21 | "Miss Red" | Martha Mitchell | Ken Woodruff | May 5, 2009 | 3T7820 | 16.68[20] |
22 | 22 | "Blood Brothers" | John Polson | Erika Green Swafford | May 12, 2009 | 3T7822 | 16.21[21] |
23 | 23 | "Red John's Footsteps" | Chris Long | Bruno Heller | May 19, 2009 | 3T7821 | 16.82[22] |
International reception
In the UK, the first season aired on FIVE, on Thursdays at 9pm. The series premiered on March 26, 2009 and concluded on August 20, 2009, with a double-bill. Over the 23 episodes, the season averaged 2.84 million viewers, with the pilot being the most watched episode (4.21 million viewers), and "Red Brick and Ivy" being the least watched episode with 2.08 million viewers.[23]
DVD Release
All 23 episodes of the season were included on the six disc complete first season set. It was released on September 22, 2009 in Region 1, March 8, 2010 in Region 2, and September 23, 2009 in Region 4. Special features included the featurettes "Evidence of a Hit Series" and "Cracking the Crystal Ball: Mentalist Vs. Psychic" as well as unaired scenes and a gag reel.
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