The Mentalist was an American drama television series. It aired from September 23, 2008 to February 18, 2015. There were 151 episodes broadcast over seven seasons on CBS. The show was created by Bruno Heller (also its executive producer), and follows Patrick Jane (Simon Baker), a former "psychic", who works as a consultant for the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He also uses the same observational skills that he used to "read" minds to help him.