The Mentalist (2008)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.

IMDb rating: 8.2 (242,373 votes)
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Hulu
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 7 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2008)

7.85 avg 23 episodes 8.2 → 8.7 43 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	8.2	6,226
2	Red Hair and Silver Tape	7.8	4,731
3	Red Tide	7.6	4,341
4	Ladies in Red	7.8	4,028
5	Redwood	7.7	3,837
6	Red-Handed	8.1	4,008
7	Seeing Red	7.7	3,847
8	The Thin Red Line	7.7	3,542
9	Flame Red	8.2	3,855
10	Red Brick and Ivy	7.6	3,491
11	Red John's Friends	8.4	3,915
12	Red Rum	7.4	3,275
13	Paint It Red	7.9	3,321
14	Crimson Casanova	7.8	3,271
15	Scarlett Fever	7.4	3,126
16	Bloodshot	8.3	3,676
17	Carnelian, Inc.	7.6	3,060
18	Russet Potatoes	8.1	3,289
19	A Dozen Red Roses	7.1	3,055
20	Red Sauce	7.9	3,058
21	Miss Red	8.0	3,054
22	Blood Brothers	7.6	2,951
23	Red John's Footsteps	8.7	3,913

Season 2 (2009)

7.93 avg 23 episodes 7.8 → 8.7 43 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Redemption	7.8	2,902
2	The Scarlet Letter	7.7	2,740
3	Red Badge	8.6	3,396
4	Red Menace	7.5	2,668
5	Red Scare	7.9	2,745
6	Black Gold and Red Blood	8.4	3,121
7	Red Bulls	8.1	2,805
8	His Red Right Hand	9.2	4,617
9	A Price Above Rubies	7.5	2,546
10	Throwing Fire	7.4	2,555
11	Rose-Colored Glasses	7.9	2,644
12	Bleeding Heart	7.7	2,458
13	Redline	8.1	2,657
14	Blood in, Blood Out	7.9	2,681
15	Red Herring	7.5	2,402
16	Code Red	8.1	2,754
17	The Red Box	7.5	2,370
18	Aingavite Baa	7.5	2,363
19	Blood Money	8.2	2,600
20	Red All Over	7.9	2,415
21	18-5-4	7.8	2,423
22	Red Letter	7.6	2,393
23	Red Sky in the Morning	8.7	3,351

Season 3 (2010)

7.98 avg 24 episodes 7.8 → 9.6 51 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Red Sky at Night	7.8	2,520
2	Cackle-Bladder Blood	7.7	2,380
3	The Blood on His Hands	8.1	2,497
4	Red Carpet Treatment	7.9	2,353
5	The Red Ponies	7.5	2,236
6	Pink Chanel Suit	7.7	2,219
7	Red Hot	8.0	2,429
8	Ball of Fire	7.9	2,397
9	Red Moon	8.2	2,528
10	Jolly Red Elf	7.6	2,237
11	Bloodsport	7.3	2,164
12	Bloodhounds	7.8	2,235
13	Red Alert	8.0	2,246
14	Blood for Blood	7.9	2,249
15	Red Gold	7.5	2,139
16	Red Queen	8.6	2,753
17	Bloodstream	7.8	2,135
18	The Red Mile	8.5	2,920
19	Every Rose Has Its Thorn	8.2	2,468
20	Redacted	7.8	2,147
21	Like a Redheaded Stepchild	7.6	2,111
22	Rhapsody in Red	7.6	2,148
23	Strawberries and Cream: Part 1	9.0	3,759
24	Strawberries and Cream: Part 2	9.6	6,602

Season 4 (2011)

7.94 avg 24 episodes 8.7 → 9.1 43 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Scarlet Ribbons	8.7	3,010
2	Little Red Book	8.1	2,389
3	Pretty Red Balloon	7.8	2,183
4	Ring Around the Rosie	7.8	2,194
5	Blood and Sand	7.5	2,096
6	Where in the World Is Carmine O'Brien?	7.5	2,134
7	Blinking Red Light	9.2	4,163
8	Pink Tops	7.6	2,095
9	The Redshirt	7.7	2,097
10	Fugue in Red	8.3	2,547
11	Always Bet on Red	7.9	2,161
12	My Bloody Valentine	7.5	2,050
13	Red Is the New Black	7.6	2,107
14	At First Blush	7.7	2,069
15	War of the Roses	8.0	2,262
16	His Thoughts Were Red Thoughts	7.9	2,095
17	Cheap Burgundy	7.8	2,071
18	Ruddy Cheeks	7.5	1,929
19	Pink Champagne on Ice	7.6	1,995
20	Something Rotten in Redmund	7.7	2,003
21	Ruby Slippers	8.1	3,268
22	So Long, and Thanks for All the Red Snapper	7.5	2,014
23	Red Rover, Red Rover	8.5	2,525
24	The Crimson Hat	9.1	3,641

Season 5 (2012)

7.96 avg 22 episodes 8.3 → 8.8 43 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Crimson Ticket	8.3	2,629
2	Devil's Cherry	8.9	3,566
3	Not One Red Cent	7.6	2,069
4	Blood Feud	7.6	2,059
5	Red Dawn	8.6	2,870
6	Cherry Picked	7.8	2,068
7	If It Bleeds, It Leads	7.6	2,059
8	Red Sails in the Sunset	8.7	2,770
9	Black Cherry	7.4	1,979
10	Panama Red	7.4	1,949
11	Days of Wine and Roses	7.6	1,967
12	Little Red Corvette	8.2	2,234
13	The Red Barn	8.4	2,365
14	Red in Tooth and Claw	7.6	1,946
15	Red Lacquer Nail Polish	7.4	1,892
16	There Will Be Blood	8.5	2,352
17	Red, White and Blue	7.5	1,906
18	Behind the Red Curtain	7.5	1,935
19	Red Letter Day	7.4	1,906
20	Red Velvet Cupcakes	7.8	1,938
21	Red and Itchy	8.6	2,252
22	Red John's Rules	8.8	2,818

Season 6 (2013)

8.22 avg 22 episodes 8.7 → 9.1 42 min avg

Rebound

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Desert Rose	8.7	3,274
2	Black-Winged Redbird	8.3	2,487
3	Wedding in Red	8.2	2,485
4	Red Listed	8.7	2,671
5	The Red Tattoo	8.3	2,456
6	Fire and Brimstone	9.1	3,654
7	The Great Red Dragon	8.9	3,268
8	Red John	7.9	5,537
9	My Blue Heaven	8.2	2,677
10	Green Thumb	8.2	2,375
11	White Lines	8.1	2,139
12	The Golden Hammer	7.9	2,058
13	Black Helicopters	7.7	1,891
14	Grey Water	7.6	1,899
15	White as the Driven Snow	8.0	2,178
16	Violets	8.6	2,387
17	Silver Wings of Time	7.9	1,863
18	Forest Green	7.5	1,759
19	Brown Eyed Girls	7.8	1,802
20	Il Tavolo Bianco	8.1	1,834
21	Black Hearts	8.1	1,855
22	Blue Bird	9.1	3,926

Season 7 (2014)

8.14 avg 13 episodes 7.9 → 9.1 42 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Nothing But Blue Skies	7.9	2,100
2	The Greybar Hotel	7.9	1,914
3	Orange Blossom Ice Cream	8.0	1,926
4	Black Market	7.3	1,743
5	The Silver Briefcase	7.8	1,817
6	Green Light	8.0	1,807
7	Little Yellow House	7.8	1,757
8	The Whites of His Eyes	8.1	1,821
9	Copper Bullet	8.5	1,954
10	Nothing Gold Can Stay	8.4	2,086
11	Byzantium	8.3	1,803
12	Brown Shag Carpet	8.7	2,122
13	White Orchids	9.1	3,919