Draft:The Mentalist (Malaysian premiere)

*The Mentalist*
The Mentalist
Genre	Crime drama; Mystery thriller; Police procedural;
Created by	Bruno Heller
Starring	Simon Baker; Robin Tunney; Tim Kang; Owain Yeoman; Amanda Righetti; Rockmond Dunbar; Emily Swallow; Joe Adler; Josie Loren;
Composer	Blake Neely
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	151 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Bruno Heller; Chris Long (2009–2015); Daniel Cerone (2010–14); Eoghan Mahony (2013–14); Tom Szentgyorgyi (2010–15); Ashley Gable (2010–12);
Producers	Charlie Goldstein (2008–10); Ken Woodruff (2010–14); Simon Baker (2012–15); Erika Green Swafford (2012–14); Michael Weiss (2012–14); Matthew Carlisle (2010–15); Alex Berger (2014–15);
Running time	40–50 minutes
Production companies	Primrose Hill Productions; Warner Bros. Television;
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 23, 2008 –; February 18, 2015

The Mentalist is an American police procedural television series that first aired on September 23, 2008, on CBS. The show was created by Bruno Heller who is also an executive producer. It tells the story of Patrick Jane, as an independent consultant, assisting the California Bureau of Investigation in a homicide investigation with unorthodox methods. In Malaysia this series aired in July 2009 on NTV7 and also TV2 on 14 July 2024.

CBS Premiere Episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	1	23	September 23, 2008 (2008-09-23)	May 19, 2009 (2009-05-19)
	2	23	September 24, 2009 (2009-09-24)	May 20, 2010 (2010-05-20)
	3	24	September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23)	May 19, 2011 (2011-05-19)
	4	24	September 22, 2011 (2011-09-22)	May 17, 2012 (2012-05-17)
	5	22	September 30, 2012 (2012-09-30)	May 5, 2013 (2013-05-05)
	6	22	September 29, 2013 (2013-09-29)	May 18, 2014 (2014-05-18)
	7	13	November 30, 2014 (2014-11-30)	February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)

TV2 Premiere Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
Season	Episodes		First aired	Last aired
1	23		July 24, 2024 (2024-07-24)	TBA (TBA)

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