The Mentalist is an American
police procedural television series that ran from September 23, 2008 until February 18, 2015, broadcasting 151 episodes over seven seasons, on
CBS. The show was created by
Bruno Heller, who is also its executive producer. The show follows former "psychic" Patrick Jane (
Simon Baker), who is a consultant to the
California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), using the highly developed observational skills he previously employed to "read" people's minds.