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MENTALIST, THE
Air Date: Thursday, March 08, 2012
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#3X6817) "Cheap Burgundy"
[NOTE: The following article is a press release issued by the aforementioned network and/or company. Any errors, typos, etc. are attributed to the original author. The release is reproduced solely for the dissemination of the enclosed information.]

JANE AGREES TO ASSIST FBI AGENT SUSAN DARCY WITH A MURDER INVESTIGATION, EVEN THOUGH HE SUSPECTS SHE HAS AN ULTERIOR MOTIVE FOR WANTING HIS HELP, ON "THE MENTALIST," THURSDAY, MARCH 8

Catherine Dent ("The Shield") Returns as FBI Agent Susan Darcy

"Cheap Burgundy" � Jane suspects that Agent Susan Darcy has ulterior motives when she asks for his help with a homicide investigation. Meanwhile, the CBI team handles the murder of a young woman who was killed after meeting someone in an online chat room, on THE MENTALIST on Thursday, March 8 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Catherine Dent ("The Shield") returns as FBI Agent Susan Darcy.

SERIES REGULARS:

Simon Baker (Patrick Jane)
Robin Tunney (Teresa Lisbon)
Tim Kang (Kimball Cho)
Owain Yeoman (Wayne Rigsby)
Amanda Righetti (Grace Van Pelt)

GUEST STARS:

Catherine Dent (FBI Agent Susan Darcy)
Michael Rady (Luthor Wainwright)
Craig Sheffer (Gary Philo)
Brad Beyer (Ranger Sam Franklin)
Roxanne Hart (Shirley Bauer)
Perry King (Greg Bauer)
Jonathan Chase (Sandy Bauer)
Gino Anthony Pesi (James Barca)
Marcos De La Cruz (Manny Barca)
Melissa Marsala (Lila Barca)
Stephanie Ittleson (Martha Daniels)
Kelly Frye (Kati Bauer)
Diane Witter (Waitress)

WRITTEN BY: Bruno Heller, one of the series' executive producers

DIRECTED BY: Bruno Heller, one of the series' executive producers

RATING: TBD

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MENTALIST, THE (CBS)
Returns in Fall 2013 (Exact Date TBA)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
9/23/08 - ???
STATUS:
returning this fall (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
sundays from 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
6 (??? episodes)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
renewed through the 2013-14 season (the show's sixth) on 3/27/13
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's press release, March 2013) CBS announced today it has renewed 18 returning series from television's top-rated lineup for the 2013-2014 broadcast season. The mass renewals showcase the strength and stability of television's leading network among viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54. Among the returning dramas are the previously announced NCIS, television's #1 program and top drama for the fourth consecutive year, and the time period-winning CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION. Other dramas renewed include NCIS: LOS ANGELES, the #2 drama for the third straight year; PERSON OF INTEREST, the fastest-growing show on network television; ELEMENTARY, the season's most-watched new program; as well as HAWAII FIVE-0, THE MENTALIST, BLUE BLOODS and THE GOOD WIFE.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Amanda Righetti as Grace Van Pelt
· Owain Yeoman as Wayne Rigsby
· Robin Tunney as Teresa Lisbon
· Simon Baker as Patrick Jane
· Tim Kang as Kimball Cho
CREW INFORMATION:
· Bruno Heller as EP
· Bruno Heller as WRTR (Pilot)
· Chris Long as EP
· Daniel Cerone as EP
· David Nutter as DIR (Pilot)
· Eoghan Mahony as EP
· Erika Green Swafford as CO-PROD
· John J. Scherer as CO-PROD
· Ken Woodruff as SP
· Matthew Carlisle as PROD/UPM
· Michael Weiss as CO-PROD
· Nina Corrado as CO-PROD
· Peter Lauritson as CO-PROD
· Simon Baker as PROD
· Tom Szentgyorgyi as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Primrose Hill Productions
· Warner Bros. Television