The Mentalist garnered series high ratings for episode 5, “Redwood”, according Nielsen overnight data for the evening of October 28th, 2008. Attracting 16.07 million Live+Same Day viewers, it came in #2 in it’s time period and tied for #1 in the coveted 18-49 demographic with a score of 3.9/9.

Previous ratings are as follows;

Episode 1 (09/23/08): 15.60 M Viewers(#2), 3.5/9 A18-49 Demo(#3)
Episode 2 (09/30/08): 15.48 M Viewers(#1), 3.6/9 A18-49 Demo(#3)
Episode 3 (10/14/08): 14.94 M Viewers(#1), 3.4/8 A18-49 Demo(#2)
Episode 4 (10/21/08): 15.28 M Viewers(#2), 3.4/9 A18-49 Demo(#3)

(Source: pifeedback.com)

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The Mentalist Photo Gallery has been updated and now includes official promo photos for Season 1 episodes 1 through 7.

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The Mentalist Episode Guide as been updated. It now includes information and scheduling data on all episodes up to, and including, S01E07 “The Thin Red Line” which will air November 18th, 2008 on CBS.

Update on Novermber 8th, 2008: "The Thin Red Line" is now scheduled for November 25th.

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On October 16th, CBS issued the following press release:

The Mentalist" is the Season's #1 New Show

CBS has given a full season order to its new drama THE MENTALIST, the season's top new freshman series in viewers and adults 25-54.

THE MENTALIST is averaging 16.14 million viewers (No. 7 among all primetime programs), 5.3/12 in adults 25-54 and 3.8/09 in adults 18-49. THE MENTALIST is the #1 program in its Tuesday (9:00-10:00 PM) time period in viewers and adults 25-54.

THE MENTALIST stars Golden Globe Award nominee Simon Baker as Patrick Jane, an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation.

THE MENTALIST also stars Robin Tunney, Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman and Amanda Righetti.



Bruno Heller is executive producer for Warner Bros. Television.

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