Courtesy of a CBS Press Release:

"THE MENTALIST" -- LARGEST AUDIENCE EVER AND CBS'S BEST VIEWER PERFORMANCE IN THE TIME PERIOD IN 14 YEARS
"The Mentalist" Tops "Fringe" in Adults 18-49

"Without a Trace" Hits Season High Deliveries in Key Demos

CBS's Most Competitive Position Ever in Viewers on an "American Idol" Tuesday

THE MENTALIST delivered its largest audience ever, 19.7 million viewers, leading CBS to its most competitive finish in viewers ever on an "American Idol" Tuesday, according to Nielsen updated live plus same day ratings for Feb. 10.

THE MENTALIST was first in households (12.0/18), viewers (19.70m), adults 25-54 (6.2/14) and second in adults 18-49 (4.2/10).

Compared to the last first run episode (on Jan. 13, 2009), THE MENTALIST was up +9% in households (from 11.0/16), +11% in both adults 25-54 (from 5.6/12) and adults 18-49 (from 3.8/09), +13% in adults 18-34 (2.6/07 from 2.3/06) and added +1.63m viewers (from 18.07m, +9%). This is THE MENTALIST's best delivery ever in viewers and adults 25-54, matches the show's best adults 18-49 and adults 18-34 performances. THE MENTALIST topped "Fringe" in adults 18-49 (4.2/10 vs. 4.1/10).

This is CBS's best viewer performance in this time slot with a regularly scheduled program at 9:00 PM since Feb. 28, 1995 (CBS TUESDAY MOVIE "Children of the Dust").

NCIS was second in households (11.3/17), viewers (18.03m), adults 25-54 (5.4/13) and adults 18-49 (3.7/10).

WITHOUT A TRACE was first in households (8.9/15), viewers (14.31m), tied for first in adults 25-54 (4.6/11, with NBC) and second in adults 18-49 (3.4/09). Compared to last week, WITHOUT A TRACE was up +14% in households (from 7.8/13), +24% in adults 25-54 (from 3.7/09), +26% in adults 18-49 (from 2.7/07) and added +2.15m viewers (from 12.16m, +18%). This is WITHOUT A TRACE's season high deliveries in adults 25-54 and adults 18-49.

For the night, CBS was first in households (10.7/17), second in viewers (17.35m, -0.29m behind FOX), adults 25-54 (5.4/13) and tied for second in adults 18-49 (3.8/10, with NBC).

This is the first time CBS beat FOX in household ratings on an "American Idol" Tuesday since Feb. 25, 2003 and the smallest difference in viewers ever.

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Broadcast Reminder: The Mentalist season 1 episode 14 will be broadcast on February 10th, 2009:

"Crimson Casanova" - With Patrick Jane's help, Cho goes undercover as a ladies' man with all the right moves in order to catch a killer who has his own set of pseudo-mentalist techniques, on THE MENTALIST, Tuesday, Feb. 10 (9:00-10:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Complete episode description and cast info is available in The Mentalist Episode Guide.
Promotional photos from the episode are in The Mentalist Photo Gallery.

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The Mentalist Photo Gallery for Season one has been updated to include 3 new promotional photos from episode 14 "Crimson Casanova".

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The Mentalist Episode Guide as been updated with information on The Mentalist Season 1 Episodes 14 "Crimson Casanova" and 15 "Scarlett Fever" to be broadcast in February 2009.

"Crimson Casanova" - With Patrick Jane's help, Cho goes undercover as a ladies' man with all the right moves in order to catch a killer who has his own set of pseudo-mentalist techniques, on THE MENTALIST, Tuesday, Feb. 10 (9:00-10:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

"Scarlett Fever" - 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 abuse, on THE MENTALIST, Tuesday, Feb. 17 (9:00-10:01 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.


You can read the full description and cast information in The Mentalist Episode Guide.

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