The Mentalist season 2
Appearance
The Mentalist | |
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Season 2 | |
No. of episodes | 23 |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Original release | September 24, 2009 May 20, 2010 | –
Season chronology | |
The second season of The Mentalist premiered on September 24, 2009 and concluded in May 2010. It consists of 23 episodes. CBS moved the show from Tuesdays at 9:00 pm to Thursdays at 10:00 pm. The second season of The Mentalist premiered in the United Kingdom on FIVE on Friday February 19, 2010 at 9:00 pm.[4]
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 (episodes 1–8)
- Terry Kinney as Sam Bosco (episodes 1–8)
- Aunjanue Ellis as Madeleine Hightower (episode 17–23)
- Leslie Hope as Kristina Frye (episodes 22–23)
- JoNell Kennedy as Marcia Wallace (episodes 8–10)
Notable Guest Cast
- Jack Plotnick as Brett Partridge ("Red Sky in the Morning")
- Malcolm McDowell as Bret Stiles ("Red All Over")
- Rebecca Wisocky as Brenda Shettrick ("Bleeding Heart")
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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24 | 1 | "Redemption" | Chris Long | Bruno Heller | September 24, 2009 | 3X5351 | 15.07[5] |
25 | 2 | "The Scarlet Letter" | Charles Beeson | Tom Szentgyorgyi | October 1, 2009 | 3X5352 | 15.75[6] |
26 | 3 | "Red Badge" | Eric Laneuville | Ashley Gable | October 8, 2009 | 3X5353 | 14.70[7] |
27 | 4 | "Red Menace" | Norberto Barba | Leonard Dick | October 15, 2009 | 3X5354 | 15.08[8] |
28 | 5 | "Red Scare" | Lesli Linka Glatter | Ken Woodruff | October 29, 2009 | 3X5355 | 15.53[9] |
29 | 6 | "Black Gold and Red Blood" | Rod Hardy | Bruno Heller | November 5, 2009 | 3X5356 | 16.21[10] |
30 | 7 | "Red Bulls" | David M. Barrett | Tom Szentgyorgyi | November 12, 2009 | 3X5358 | 16.17[11] |
31 | 8 | "His Red Right Hand" | Chris Long | Ashley Gable | November 19, 2009 | 3X5359 | 15.85[12] |
32 | 9 | "A Price Above Rubies" | Charles Beeson | Eoghan Mahony | December 10, 2009 | 3X5360 | 16.37[13] |
33 | 10 | "Throwing Fire" | Martha Mitchell | John Mankiewicz | December 17, 2009 | 3X5357 | 15.77[14] |
34 | 11 | "Rose-Colored Glasses" | Dan Lerner | Leonard Dick | January 14, 2010 | 3X5361 | 15.38[15] |
35 | 12 | "Bleeding Heart" | Norberto Barba | Erika Green Swafford | January 21, 2010 | 3X5362 | 14.56[16] |
36 | 13 | "Redline" | Bill D'Elia | Jordan Harper | February 4, 2010 | 3X5363 | 14.68[17] |
37 | 14 | "Blood In, Blood Out" | John Polson | Ken Woodruff | February 11, 2010 | 3X5364 | 15.86[18] |
38 | 15 | "Red Herring" | Eric Laneuville | David Appelbaum | March 4, 2010 | 3X5365 | 14.87[19] |
39 | 16 | "Code Red" | John F. Showalter | Bruno Heller | March 11, 2010 | 3X5366 | 16.02[20] |
40 | 17 | "The Red Box" | Chris Long | John Mankiewicz | April 1, 2010 | 3X5367 | 14.11[21] |
41 | 18 | "Aingavite Baa" | Stephen Gyllenhaal | Tom Szentgyorgyi & Erika Green Swafford | April 8, 2010 | 3X5368 | 16.32[22] |
42 | 19 | "Blood Money" | Adam Kane | Ashley Gable & Jordan Harper | April 22, 2010 | 3X5369 | 14.96[23] |
43 | 20 | "Red All Over" | Roxann Dawson | Carolyn Ingber | April 29, 2010 | 3X5370 | 14.84[24] |
44 | 21 | "18-5-4" | Charles Beeson | Leonard Dick & Ken Woodruff | May 6, 2010 | 3X5371 | 14.85[25] |
45 | 22 | "Red Letter" | John F. Showalter | Eoghan Mahony | May 13, 2010 | 3X5372 | 14.84[26] |
46 | 23 | "Red Sky in the Morning" | Chris Long | Bruno Heller | May 20, 2010 | 3X5373 | 15.22[27] |
International reception
In the UK, the second season aired on FIVE, on Fridays at 9pm. The series premiered on February 19, 2010, and concluded on July 23, 2010. The season premiered with 3.10 million viewers. The most watched episode of the season was Red Menace (3.17 million viewers), and the least watched was Aingavite Baa (2.09 million viewers), although the latter was broadcast at the later time of 10pm.[28]
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