'The Mentalist' Season 7: Will A Short 'Encore' Run Spell The End Of Patrick Jane Series? [VIDEO]
The Mentalist is ready to investigate season 7, but there may not be too many episodes for Patrick Jane to deduce.
As March begin and the CBS Upfront loomed ever closer, The Mentalist seemed to be on its last leg. However, the Bruno Heller-created series managed to snag a renewal barely a week before the network's New York City presentation, but the news came with a caveat.
The Mentalist is not scheduled for the fall. Instead, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation will sweep into the program's Sunday evening slot and delay Jane (Simon Baker) and Teresa Lisbon's (Robin Tunney) next adventure until 2015, according to TV Fanatic.
With this late start comes yet another problem - The Mentalist may receive a shorter season, according to the International Business Times. For viewers, this means there is a possibility that there will only be 13 episodes as opposed to the usual 22.
Overall, the terms of the season 7 order makes it sound as if CBS is preparing to do away with The Mentalist after the next cycle. While this hasn't been official announced, Heller has even called the upcoming run an "encore."
"The purpose of an encore is to get people leaving the theater happy and giving them what they want and hitting your marks as strong as possible, so that will be the intention," Heller told The Hollywood Reporter.
The Mentalist definitely gave its audience what they wanted by allowing Jane and Lisbon to fulfill the long-anticipated Jisbon relationship (see video below), so what does Heller have planned next?
Find out when The Mentalist returns to CBS in 2015.
