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 (253,730 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Hulu
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 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	7,678
2	Red Hair and Silver Tape	7.8	5,790
3	Red Tide	7.6	5,329
4	Ladies in Red	7.8	4,955
5	Redwood	7.7	4,705
6	Red-Handed	8.1	4,943
7	Seeing Red	7.7	4,691
8	The Thin Red Line	7.7	4,329
9	Flame Red	8.2	4,701
10	Red Brick and Ivy	7.6	4,231
11	Red John's Friends	8.4	4,766
12	Red Rum	7.4	4,001
13	Paint It Red	7.9	4,038
14	Crimson Casanova	7.8	3,980
15	Scarlett Fever	7.4	3,795
16	Bloodshot	8.3	4,489
17	Carnelian, Inc.	7.6	3,736
18	Russet Potatoes	8.1	4,012
19	A Dozen Red Roses	7.0	3,709
20	Red Sauce	7.9	3,717
21	Miss Red	8.0	3,713
22	Blood Brothers	7.6	3,588
23	Red John's Footsteps	8.7	4,806

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	3,524
2	The Scarlet Letter	7.7	3,335
3	Red Badge	8.6	4,162
4	Red Menace	7.5	3,229
5	Red Scare	7.9	3,308
6	Black Gold and Red Blood	8.4	3,758
7	Red Bulls	8.2	3,399
8	His Red Right Hand	9.2	5,616
9	A Price Above Rubies	7.4	3,078
10	Throwing Fire	7.4	3,084
11	Rose-Colored Glasses	7.9	3,172
12	Bleeding Heart	7.7	2,972
13	Redline	8.1	3,204
14	Blood in, Blood Out	7.9	3,256
15	Red Herring	7.4	2,880
16	Code Red	8.2	3,301
17	The Red Box	7.5	2,842
18	Aingavite Baa	7.5	2,842
19	Blood Money	8.2	3,132
20	Red All Over	7.9	2,905
21	18-5-4	7.8	2,900
22	Red Letter	7.6	2,880
23	Red Sky in the Morning	8.7	4,050

Season 3 (2010)

7.99 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	3,031
2	Cackle-Bladder Blood	7.7	2,876
3	The Blood on His Hands	8.1	3,013
4	Red Carpet Treatment	7.9	2,818
5	The Red Ponies	7.5	2,691
6	Pink Chanel Suit	7.7	2,665
7	Red Hot	8.0	2,905
8	Ball of Fire	7.9	2,876
9	Red Moon	8.2	3,037
10	Jolly Red Elf	7.6	2,694
11	Bloodsport	7.2	2,598
12	Bloodhounds	7.8	2,689
13	Red Alert	8.0	2,708
14	Blood for Blood	7.9	2,714
15	Red Gold	7.5	2,578
16	Red Queen	8.7	3,352
17	Bloodstream	7.8	2,577
18	The Red Mile	8.5	3,509
19	Every Rose Has Its Thorn	8.3	2,955
20	Redacted	7.8	2,594
21	Like a Redheaded Stepchild	7.6	2,539
22	Rhapsody in Red	7.6	2,603
23	Strawberries and Cream: Part 1	9.0	4,538
24	Strawberries and Cream: Part 2	9.6	7,938

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	3,590
2	Little Red Book	8.1	2,843
3	Pretty Red Balloon	7.8	2,598
4	Ring Around the Rosie	7.8	2,613
5	Blood and Sand	7.4	2,500
6	Where in the World Is Carmine O'Brien?	7.5	2,540
7	Blinking Red Light	9.2	4,941
8	Pink Tops	7.6	2,490
9	The Redshirt	7.7	2,489
10	Fugue in Red	8.3	3,015
11	Always Bet on Red	7.9	2,564
12	My Bloody Valentine	7.5	2,430
13	Red Is the New Black	7.6	2,501
14	At First Blush	7.7	2,459
15	War of the Roses	8.0	2,688
16	His Thoughts Were Red Thoughts	7.9	2,481
17	Cheap Burgundy	7.8	2,447
18	Ruddy Cheeks	7.5	2,299
19	Pink Champagne on Ice	7.6	2,366
20	Something Rotten in Redmund	7.7	2,390
21	Ruby Slippers	8.0	3,818
22	So Long, and Thanks for All the Red Snapper	7.5	2,388
23	Red Rover, Red Rover	8.6	3,020
24	The Crimson Hat	9.1	4,294

Season 5 (2012)

7.97 avg 22 episodes 8.3 → 8.8 43 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Crimson Ticket	8.3	3,066
2	Devil's Cherry	8.9	4,182
3	Not One Red Cent	7.6	2,430
4	Blood Feud	7.6	2,431
5	Red Dawn	8.7	3,382
6	Cherry Picked	7.8	2,446
7	If It Bleeds, It Leads	7.6	2,422
8	Red Sails in the Sunset	8.7	3,284
9	Black Cherry	7.4	2,331
10	Panama Red	7.4	2,285
11	Days of Wine and Roses	7.6	2,304
12	Little Red Corvette	8.2	2,630
13	The Red Barn	8.4	2,787
14	Red in Tooth and Claw	7.6	2,276
15	Red Lacquer Nail Polish	7.4	2,210
16	There Will Be Blood	8.5	2,782
17	Red, White and Blue	7.5	2,222
18	Behind the Red Curtain	7.5	2,257
19	Red Letter Day	7.4	2,226
20	Red Velvet Cupcakes	7.8	2,250
21	Red and Itchy	8.6	2,653
22	Red John's Rules	8.8	3,273

Season 6 (2013)

8.24 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	3,744
2	Black-Winged Redbird	8.3	2,907
3	Wedding in Red	8.2	2,914
4	Red Listed	8.7	3,122
5	The Red Tattoo	8.3	2,867
6	Fire and Brimstone	9.2	4,281
7	The Great Red Dragon	9.0	3,844
8	Red John	7.9	6,362
9	My Blue Heaven	8.3	3,057
10	Green Thumb	8.2	2,702
11	White Lines	8.1	2,450
12	The Golden Hammer	7.9	2,342
13	Black Helicopters	7.7	2,177
14	Grey Water	7.6	2,186
15	White as the Driven Snow	8.1	2,537
16	Violets	8.6	2,765
17	Silver Wings of Time	7.9	2,145
18	Forest Green	7.5	2,023
19	Brown Eyed Girls	7.8	2,074
20	Il Tavolo Bianco	8.1	2,117
21	Black Hearts	8.1	2,141
22	Blue Bird	9.1	4,437

Season 7 (2014)

8.15 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	2,414
2	The Greybar Hotel	7.9	2,214
3	Orange Blossom Ice Cream	8.0	2,243
4	Black Market	7.3	2,018
5	The Silver Briefcase	7.8	2,102
6	Green Light	8.0	2,104
7	Little Yellow House	7.8	2,038
8	The Whites of His Eyes	8.1	2,110
9	Copper Bullet	8.6	2,282
10	Nothing Gold Can Stay	8.4	2,410
11	Byzantium	8.3	2,091
12	Brown Shag Carpet	8.7	2,445
13	White Orchids	9.1	4,499