SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE
SIGN IN SEARCH MENU
SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE


The Mentalist

Genres: Drama, Police Procedural
Broadcast on: SABC3, M-Net, M-Net Series, M-Net Series Zone, Universal TV, CBS Action, M-Net Edge, M-Net City

Rate:

9.0

Add to Show Favourites

Broadcaster information
International channels
CBS : 23 Sep 2008 - 18 Feb 2015

South African channels

M-Net : 14 Jan 2009 - 26 Mar 2015
M-Net Series : 22 Feb 2009 - 16 Jun 2013
Universal TV : 17 Sep 2010 - 17 Oct 2016
SABC3 : 09 Feb 2012 - 17 Aug 2016
M-Net Series Zone : 03 Feb 2014 - 14 Apr 2014
M-Net Edge : 01 Feb 2015 - 15 Mar 2015
M-Net City : 06 May 2015 - 23 Jun 2015
CBS Action : 05 Jan 2016 - 13 Apr 2016

About the Show

The Mentalist is an American crime procedural television series created by Bruno Heller and produced by Warner Bros. Television and starring Simon Baker as Patrick Jane, an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation, who has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation.

Within the Bureau, Jane is notorious for his blatant lack of protocol and his semi-celebrity past as a psychic medium, whose paranormal abilities he now admits he feigned.

Jane's role in cracking a series of tough high-profile cases is greatly valued by his fellow agents.

However, no-nonsense Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon openly resists having Jane in her unit and alternates between reluctantly acknowledging Jane's usefulness and blasting him for his theatrics, narcissism and dangerous lack of boundaries.

Lisbon's team includes agents Kimball Cho, Wayne Rigsby and rookie member Grace Van Pelt, who all think Jane's a loose cannon but admire his charm and knack for clearing cases.


Starring

as
Patrick Jane

as
Teresa Lisbon

as
Kimball Cho

as
Wayne Rigsby

as
Grace Van Pelt

as
Dennis Abbott

as
Jason Wylie

as
Michelle Vega


LATEST ARTICLES

New on TV today: Wednesday 11 June 2025

90 Day: Hunt for Love begins on TLC and Netflix does a deep dive into The OceanGate Disaster.


Scandal! Teasers - July 2025

Taps and Sanda are forced to lie to their son about the true identity of his Samaritan.


New on TV today: Tuesday 10 June 2025

Disney+ introduces Call Her Alex and Trainwreck: The Astroworld Tragedy drops on Netflix.


Generations: The Legacy Teasers - July 2025

Pele is baffled by a mysterious bag of cash and Kea is shocked by what the inyanga wants them to do.


New on TV today: Monday 9 June 2025

Medical drama Doc is new on M-Net and HISTORY gets to grips with Hell on Earth: WWII.


New on TV today: Sunday 8 June 2025

Ocean with David Attenborough drops on Disney+ and Nat Geo Wild explores The Secret Life of Orcas.


New on TV today: Saturday 7 June 2025

HGTV spinoff Bargain Block: Bargain Buys begins and Yash'ingoma 3 is new on Mzansi Magic Music.


On Carte Blanche: Vultures poisoned in vicious poaching attack

83 lives have been saved after one of South Africa's worst wildlife poisoning events.


New on TV today: Friday 6 June 2025

Battlefields SA debuts on HISTORY and blood-soaked K-Drama action series Mercy For None drops on Netflix.


Skeem Saam character portrait: Lesego Marakalla as Rachel Kunutu

Classic details on this comeback kid, with pix from Skeem Saam's archives.

LATEST SITE ACTIVITY


More activity at TVSA Central



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS





×
×

You browser doesn't have Flash, Silverlight, Gears, BrowserPlus or HTML5 support.