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JamesG · 04-24-2014, 06:12 PM

"The Mentalist" is being Shopped to Other Networks
by James Hibberd
Apr 24, 2014

There’s one man whose intentions master psych-detective Patrick Jane can’t quite figure out: CBS chief Les Moonves. Sources tell EW that studio Warner Bros. is shopping a seventh season of "The Mentalist" to other networks just in case CBS doesn’t renew the show before its fall schedule presentation to advertisers next month.

We’re hearing the studio has spoken to both broadcast and cable networks about picking up the drama, which is being pitched as a series with a creative fresh start due to its recent story reboot. One obvious potential landing place would be TNT, since it airs past seasons of "The Mentalist" in syndication.

"The Mentalist" did a creative shakeup this season by having Jane (Simon Baker) finally confront and kill his longtime nemesis Red John. The story then made a two-year time jump and shifted the setting from Sacramento, Calif. to Austin, Texas.

Yet after being relocated around the CBS schedule, eventually ending up on Sunday nights, the crime drama is having its softest season yet in the ratings (down 9 percent from last year to average 11.6 million viewers and a 2.1 among adults 18-49, including DVR playback).

That’s better than some dramas that will return next season (such as CBS’ own "The Good Wife"), but shows get more expensive as they age due to talent deals, so the bar for a network renewal often creeps higher with each passing year.

Creator Bruno Heller tells me the show’s upcoming season finale is being written to potentially serve as a series closer as well as work as a set-up for a seventh season.

“It will be a very pleasing and satisfying series finale if that’s what happens and if not its a very pleasing and satisfying precursor to a new season,” he says. “Obviously that’s the goal. Killing off Red John … turned out to be a brilliant idea and it loosened everybody up and gave us fresh legs and blue skies.”

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Tubehead · 06-16-2014, 12:12 AM

I think it be a perfect fit for tnt they already show repeats of the mentalist late night some times I think it be perfect for tnt.

04-24-2014, 06:12 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,291	WB is Shopping "The Mentalist" To Other Networks In Case CBS doesn't Renew *"The Mentalist" is being Shopped to Other Networks* by James Hibberd Apr 24, 2014 There’s one man whose intentions master psych-detective Patrick Jane can’t quite figure out: CBS chief Les Moonves. Sources tell EW that studio Warner Bros. is shopping a seventh season of "The Mentalist" to other networks just in case CBS doesn’t renew the show before its fall schedule presentation to advertisers next month. We’re hearing the studio has spoken to both broadcast and cable networks about picking up the drama, which is being pitched as a series with a creative fresh start due to its recent story reboot. One obvious potential landing place would be TNT, since it airs past seasons of "The Mentalist" in syndication. "The Mentalist" did a creative shakeup this season by having Jane (Simon Baker) finally confront and kill his longtime nemesis Red John. The story then made a two-year time jump and shifted the setting from Sacramento, Calif. to Austin, Texas. Yet after being relocated around the CBS schedule, eventually ending up on Sunday nights, the crime drama is having its softest season yet in the ratings (down 9 percent from last year to average 11.6 million viewers and a 2.1 among adults 18-49, including DVR playback). That’s better than some dramas that will return next season (such as CBS’ own "The Good Wife"), but shows get more expensive as they age due to talent deals, so the bar for a network renewal often creeps higher with each passing year. Creator Bruno Heller tells me the show’s upcoming season finale is being written to potentially serve as a series closer as well as work as a set-up for a seventh season. “It will be a very pleasing and satisfying series finale if that’s what happens and if not its a very pleasing and satisfying precursor to a new season,” he says. “Obviously that’s the goal. Killing off Red John … turned out to be a brilliant idea and it loosened everybody up and gave us fresh legs and blue skies.” http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/04/24/th...alist-shopped/

06-16-2014, 12:12 AM	#2
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	be good fit for tnt I think it be a perfect fit for tnt they already show repeats of the mentalist late night some times I think it be perfect for tnt.