What happened to The Mentalist?
What happened to The Mentalist?
The Mentalist is cancelled as CBS confirms crime drama starring Simon Baker will end in February. The Mentalist will wrap up its run early next year after seven seasons on CBS. The demise of the show had been widely speculated and CBS officially confirmed its ending with a shortened 13-episode season.
Is The Mentalist ever coming back?
Renewal status of ‘The Mentalist’hasn’t been confirmed yet. It may head on to some other streaming site, but definitely not CBS. Even if it does, it’s clearly not happening now, but maybe in the latter half of 2021. As for the cast, none of them have officially confirmed their return for a new season.
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Why was the TV show The Mentalist cancelled?
“The Mentalist” was cancelled due to a consistent drop in ratings. Television networks want to see the highest ratings in the 18 to 49 year-old demographic, but “The Mentalist” continued to slip downward with this age group during its fifth and sixth seasons, leading to the show’s cancellation.
What was the ratings for The Mentalist Season 5?
According to TVSeriesFinale.com, the show started off its fifth season with a 2.1 rating, which equals 11.06 million viewers; however, Simon Baker and company only held onto a 1.7 rating, or 9.17 million fans, by the airing of the season’s finale.
Why was the fake out on The Mentalist?
The fake-out was a ploy to slow down the Red John runaway train. What it did instead was killed the momentum and frustrate the rest of series. Season 4 was a tedious wait for season 5, which was tasked with re-energizizing Red John.
What was the original plan for The Mentalist?
According to an interview with Mentalist executive producer Tom Szentgyorgyi, the original plan was to finish the series with the resolution of the Red John storyline, but The Powers That Be ordered the writers to put the troubled plot down.