Posts Tagged Under ‘The Mentalist’
By fred | November 26, 2008
Some changes for the usual Tuesday night last night. For one, CBS did not win the night, ABC did, as the Alphabet averaged 2.6 million more viewers than CBS. But ABC didn’t stop there, because they also took the demo from Fox — not by much (4.5 vs 4.4) but still. Yes, with Dancing With The Stars Finale ABC had a great night, as the show was the most-watched program of the night, beating NCIS in viewers or House on the demo (though not opposing either).
At 8.00 things were as usual though, NCIS winning the slot in viewers with 18.16 million viewers (+150 000) vs 12.49 million for House (-500 000), but the medical hit-drama won the demo with a 5.1 (3.7 for NCIS). The really bad news of the night for Fox was Fringe, dropping to a series low with only 8.73 million viewers, 3.9 on the demo.
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Shows: Fringe, House, Law & Order: SVU, NCIS, The Mentalist, Without A Trace
By fred | November 26, 2008
(S01E08) The thing with all shows such as this one, based on the whodunit concept, is that there’s a risk one loses interest in the episode if the killer is pretty easy to figure out early in. Unless of course they’re going for another approach, like putting the appeal of the show not in finding out who the killer was, but witnessing how the team will actually either figure out themselves, or managed to prove it.
Here, it’s no secret that most of the interest comes for Patrick Jane and his “abilities” and other tricks. More than finding out who the bad guy is, what we love to watch week after week is how Jane will use use tricks to figure it out and catch him. And that is why I didn’t like this episode so much, and might even put it down as one of the least interesting of the show so far.
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Shows: The Mentalist
In Series: The Mentalist Season 1
By fred | November 25, 2008
* Tonight nothing on The CW, and no Eli Stone on ABC either as Dancing With The Stars takes over, starting one hour later due to Charlie Brown…
* At 8.00 on CBS there’s a new episode of NCIS
* While on Fox there’s a new episode of House – Warning: it’s an “extended” episode, with a little less than 10 more minutes. So if you are planning on recording it, make sure it doesn’t stop at 9.00 but at least 8 minutes later.
* At 9.00 CBS has a new episode of The Mentalist
* And it’s at 9.08 on Fox that there’s a new Fringe
* At 10.00 CBS has a new Without A Trace
* While on NBC there’s a new Law & Order: SVU
* And finally on FX comes the series finale of The Shield
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Shows: Fringe, House, Law & Order: SVU, NCIS, The Mentalist, The Shield, Without A Trace
By fred | November 19, 2008
Typical Tuesday night, where CBS wins the night in viewers while Fox takes the demo, and it’s also one rare night where NBC get to do well, as least on the demo. The Peacock might be the only net (with The CW) not to reach 10 million viewers (8.62 million), yet it averaged 3.4 on the demo, coming second to Fox 4.8 and thus beating CBS (3.2) For the record, ABC tanked with a 2.7, which is actually better than last week…
At 8.00 we had the two winners : NCIS most-watched program with 17.98 million viewers, while House “only” had 13.03 million of them (+100 00) and yet won the demo with a nice 5.5 — compared to a pale 3.5 for NCIS. All the while 90210 on The CW went up 200 000 viewers and close to 3 million again, though not quite there yet (2.94 million, 1.6)
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Shows: 90210, Eli Stone, Fringe, House, Law & Order: SVU, NCIS, Privileged, The Mentalist, Without A Trace
By fred | November 19, 2008
(S01E07) This show isn’t a comedy, but it has never been shy and often threw a few jokes or funny moments. And even when it’s not really going for the laughs, and while dealing with crimes every week, one has to admit that it has never really been dark. That’s not to say it can’t be dark and serious, but often it goes for a lighter tone. Much like its lead, Patrick Jane, the actual mentalist.
It’s not that he’s a goofy character or that he never takes anything seriously, we all know there’s this hidden secret - or not so secret really - haunting him in the past, the reason he can’t always sleep and doesn’t do so on a bed; The murder of his family was a tragic and traumatic event, and with the track for the killer the show can be in a different tone, putting Jane in a different light and situation, as seen earlier on this season.
Read the review of “The Mentalist: Seeing Red” »
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Shows: The Mentalist
In Series: The Mentalist Season 1
By fred | November 18, 2008
* At 8.00 on CBS there’s a new episode of NCIS
* While on Fox we have a new episode of House
* And The CW has a new 90210
* At 9.00 CBS has a new The Mentalist
* There’s a new episode of Fringe on Fox
* And on The CW there’s a new Privileged
* At 10.00 ABC has a new episode of Eli Stone
* On CBS there’s a new Without A Trace
* While NBC has a new episode of Law & Order: SVU
* And finally on FX there’s a new The Shield
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Shows: 90210, Eli Stone, Fringe, House, Law & Order: SVU, NCIS, Privileged, The Mentalist, The Shield, Without A Trace
By fred | November 12, 2008
Great night for CBS last night! The network was clearly the winner of the night, getting close to 16 million viewers overnight (15.8 million), and while beaten by the strong duo House/Fringe on the demo, The Eye still did quite well (especially before 10.00)
Things started all the better with the most-watched program of the night, NCIS, pulling 18.79 million viewers (4.0 on the demo), no less than a new series-high !! Way to start the night, but that didn’t impress the good cranky doctor of Fox, as House might have been down 300 000 viewers, it still was up on the demo scoring a very nice 5.5 — best performance of the night on the demo.
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Shows: 90210, Eli Stone, Fringe, House, Law & Order: SVU, NCIS, Privileged, The Mentalist, Without A Trace
By fred | November 12, 2008
(S01E06) There were a couple of episodes of The Mentalist where the killers weren’t all that obvious from the start, and while you could still guess who it was before they caught the guy, it took a little while to get there. Because other suspects were also likely candidate, or even simply because you forgot to look for the killer, too busy enjoying Jane and his specials ways of reading people and getting information.
And that’s without a doubt the reason why, even if - just as last week - you could probably tell who the killer was as soon as you saw him on screen, it didn’t matter. It just doesn’t matter, because what makes this show so fun and entertaining isn’t to be constantly looking for the identity of the killer, what makes everything work is to witness Jane work his magic, and if you were to try to guess what trick he’ll use next, you might not find things so easy to guess…
Read the review of “The Mentalist: Red-Handed” »
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Shows: The Mentalist
In Series: The Mentalist Season 1
By fred | November 11, 2008
* * At 8.00 CBS has a new episode of NCIS
* On Fox there’s a new episode of House
* While on The CW there’s a new 90210
* And ABC Family has the two-hour season finale of Lincoln Heights
* At 9.00 on CBS there’s a new The Mentalist
* While on Fox comes a new episode of Fringe
* And The CW has a new episode of Privileged
* At 10.00 Eli Stone is back on ABC
* While there’s a new episode of Without A Trace on CBS
* And as usual on NBC there’s a new Law & Order: SVU
* And finally, FX has a new episode of The Shield
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Shows: 90210, Eli Stone, Fringe, House, Law & Order: SVU, Lincoln Heights, NCIS, Privileged, The Mentalist, The Shield, Without A Trace
By fred | November 10, 2008
The 35th Annual People’s Choice Awards Nominees have been announced, and for the most part there’s really not much to say, except that sometimes it feels even more wrong than the Emmys, which is saying a lot considering. Favorite dramas only include the major hits (CSI, Grey’s Anatomy, House) completely missing even the fantastic Lost and its mind-blowing season, not nominated at all.
Just like for comedies are missing the most hilarious sitcoms on the air — that’s right, no mention of 30 Rock, The Office or How I Met Your Mother ! How is that even possible ??
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