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MENTALIST, THE
Air Date: Thursday, May 31, 2012
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: (#3X6807) "Blinking Red Light" (Repeat)
[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.]

DURING THE HUNT FOR A SERIAL KILLER, JANE ENCOUNTERS A BLOGGER WHO HAS DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO FINDING THE PERPETRATOR, ON A REBROADCAST OF "THE MENTALIST," THURSDAY, MAY 31

Simon Baker Directs His Second Episode

Guest Stars Include Missi Pyle ("Two and Half Men") as a TV Host, William Mapother ("Lost") as a Suspect, and David Paymer ("The Good Wife") as the Blogger

"Blinking Red Light" - The search for a serial killer hits close to home for Jane when he encounters a blogger who has devoted his life to finding the killer, on a rebroadcast of THE MENTALIST, Thursday, May 31 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Simon Baker directs the episode. Guest stars include Missi Pyle ("Two and Half Men") as a TV host, William Mapother ("Lost") as a suspect, and David Paymer ("The Good Wife") as the blogger. (Originally broadcast 11/3/11.)

SERIES REGULARS:

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

GUEST CAST:

Michael Rady (Luther Wainwright)
Missi Pyle (Karen Cross)
David Paymer (James Panzer)
William Mapother (Richard Haibach)
FBI Agent Susan Darcy (Catherine Dent)
Tom Maier (David Carey Foster)
Teri Maier (Ely Pouget)
Paul Jenkins (Paul Willson)
Tony Winters (Producer)
Kelsi Cullimore (Molly Maier)

WRITTEN BY: Ken Woodruff

DIRECTED BY: Simon Baker, one of the series' stars

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