Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.
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Simon Baker
Patrick Jane
Robin Tunney
Teresa Lisbon
Tim Kang
Kimball Cho
Rockmond Dunbar
Dennis Abbott
Joe Adler
Jason Wylie
Josie Loren
Michelle Vega
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23 episodes • 2008Avg: 7.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Sep 23, 2008 | 8.2 |
| 2 | Red Hair and Silver Tape | Sep 30, 2008 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Red Tide | Oct 14, 2008 | 7.6 |
| 4 | Ladies in Red | Oct 21, 2008 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Redwood | Oct 28, 2008 | 7.8 |
| 6 | Red Handed | Nov 11, 2008 | 8.1 |
| 7 | Seeing Red | Nov 18, 2008 | 7.7 |
| 8 | The Thin Red Line | Nov 25, 2008 | 7.7 |
| 9 | Flame Red | Dec 2, 2008 | 8.2 |
| 10 | Red Brick and Ivy | Dec 16, 2008 | 7.6 |
| 11 | Red John's Friends | Jan 6, 2009 | 8.4 |
| 12 | Red Rum | Jan 13, 2009 | 7.5 |
| 13 | Paint It Red | Jan 18, 2009 | 7.9 |
| 14 | Crimson Casanova | Feb 10, 2009 | 7.8 |
| 15 | Scarlett Fever | Feb 17, 2009 | 7.4 |
| 16 | Bloodshot | Mar 17, 2009 | 8.3 |
| 17 | Carnelian Inc. | Mar 24, 2009 | 7.6 |
| 18 | Russet Potatoes | Mar 31, 2009 | 8.1 |
| 19 | A Dozen Red Roses | Apr 7, 2009 | 7.1 |
| 20 | Red Sauce | Apr 28, 2009 | 7.9 |
| 21 | Miss Red | May 5, 2009 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Blood Brothers | May 12, 2009 | 7.6 |
| 23 | Red John's Footsteps | May 19, 2009 | 8.6 |
23 episodes • 2009Avg: 7.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redemption | Sep 24, 2009 | 7.8 |
| 2 | The Scarlet Letter | Oct 1, 2009 | 7.7 |
| 3 | Red Badge | Oct 8, 2009 | 8.6 |
| 4 | Red Menace | Oct 15, 2009 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Red Scare | Oct 29, 2009 | 7.9 |
| 6 | Black Gold and Red Blood | Nov 5, 2009 | 8.4 |
| 7 | Red Bulls | Nov 12, 2009 | 8.1 |
| 8 | His Red Right Hand | Nov 19, 2009 | 9.1 |
| 9 | A Price Above Rubies | Dec 10, 2009 | 7.5 |
| 10 | Throwing Fire | Dec 17, 2009 | 7.5 |
| 11 | Rose-Colored Glasses | Jan 14, 2010 | 7.9 |
| 12 | Bleeding Heart | Jan 21, 2010 | 7.7 |
| 13 | Redline | Feb 4, 2010 | 8.1 |
| 14 | Blood In, Blood Out | Feb 11, 2010 | 7.9 |
| 15 | Red Herring | Mar 4, 2010 | 7.5 |
| 16 | Code Red | Mar 11, 2010 | 8.1 |
| 17 | The Red Box | Apr 1, 2010 | 7.5 |
| 18 | Aingavite Baa | Apr 8, 2010 | 7.5 |
| 19 | Blood Money | Apr 22, 2010 | 8.2 |
| 20 | Red All Over | Apr 29, 2010 | 7.9 |
| 21 | 18-5-4 | May 6, 2010 | 7.8 |
| 22 | Red Letter | May 13, 2010 | 7.6 |
| 23 | Red Sky in the Morning | May 20, 2010 | 8.7 |
24 episodes • 2010Avg: 8.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Sky at Night | Sep 23, 2010 | 7.8 |
| 2 | Cackle-Bladder Blood | Sep 30, 2010 | 7.7 |
| 3 | The Blood on His Hands | Oct 7, 2010 | 8.1 |
| 4 | Red Carpet Treatment | Oct 14, 2010 | 7.9 |
| 5 | The Red Ponies | Oct 21, 2010 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Pink Chanel Suit | Oct 28, 2010 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Red Hot | Nov 4, 2010 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Ball of Fire | Nov 11, 2010 | 7.9 |
| 9 | Red Moon | Nov 18, 2010 | 8.2 |
| 10 | Jolly Red Elf | Dec 9, 2010 | 7.6 |
| 11 | Bloodsport | Jan 6, 2011 | 7.3 |
| 12 | Bloodhounds | Jan 20, 2011 | 7.8 |
| 13 | Red Alert | Feb 3, 2011 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Blood for Blood | Feb 10, 2011 | 7.9 |
| 15 | Red Gold | Feb 17, 2011 | 7.5 |
| 16 | Red Queen | Feb 24, 2011 | 8.6 |
| 17 | Bloodstream | Mar 10, 2011 | 7.8 |
| 18 | The Red Mile | Mar 31, 2011 | 8.5 |
| 19 | Every Rose Has Its Thorn | Apr 7, 2011 | 8.2 |
| 20 | Redacted | Apr 28, 2011 | 7.8 |
| 21 | Like a Redheaded Stepchild | May 5, 2011 | 7.6 |
| 22 | Rhapsody in Red | May 12, 2011 | 7.6 |
| 23 | Strawberries and Cream (1) | May 19, 2011 | 9.0 |
| 24 | Strawberries and Cream (2) | May 19, 2011 | 9.5 |
24 episodes • 2011Avg: 7.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scarlet Ribbons | Sep 22, 2011 | 8.7 |
| 2 | Little Red Book | Sep 29, 2011 | 8.1 |
| 3 | Pretty Red Balloon | Oct 6, 2011 | 7.8 |
| 4 | Ring Around the Rosie | Oct 13, 2011 | 7.8 |
| 5 | Blood and Sand | Oct 20, 2011 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Where in the World Is Carmine O'Brien? | Oct 27, 2011 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Blinking Red Light | Nov 3, 2011 | 9.1 |
| 8 | Pink Tops | Nov 17, 2011 | 7.6 |
| 9 | The Redshirt | Dec 8, 2011 | 7.7 |
| 10 | Fugue in Red | Dec 15, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 11 | Always Bet on Red | Jan 12, 2012 | 7.9 |
| 12 | My Bloody Valentine | Jan 19, 2012 | 7.5 |
| 13 | Red Is the New Black | Feb 2, 2012 | 7.6 |
| 14 | At First Blush | Feb 9, 2012 | 7.7 |
| 15 | War of the Roses | Feb 16, 2012 | 8.0 |
| 16 | His Thoughts Were Red Thoughts | Feb 23, 2012 | 7.9 |
| 17 | Cheap Burgundy | Mar 8, 2012 | 7.8 |
| 18 | Ruddy Cheeks | Mar 9, 2012 | 7.5 |
| 19 | Pink Champagne on Ice | Mar 29, 2012 | 7.6 |
| 20 | Something's Rotten in Redmund | Apr 5, 2012 | 7.7 |
| 21 | Ruby Slippers | Apr 26, 2012 | 8.1 |
| 22 | So Long, and Thanks for All the Red Snapper | May 3, 2012 | 7.5 |
| 23 | Red Rover, Red Rover | May 10, 2012 | 8.5 |
| 24 | The Crimson Hat | May 17, 2012 | 9.0 |
22 episodes • 2012Avg: 8.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Crimson Ticket | Sep 30, 2012 | 8.4 |
| 2 | Devil's Cherry | Oct 7, 2012 | 8.8 |
| 3 | Not One Red Cent | Oct 14, 2012 | 7.6 |
| 4 | Blood Feud | Oct 21, 2012 | 7.6 |
| 5 | Red Dawn | Oct 28, 2012 | 8.6 |
| 6 | Cherry Picked | Nov 4, 2012 | 7.8 |
| 7 | If It Bleeds, It Leads | Nov 11, 2012 | 7.6 |
| 8 | Red Sails in the Sunset | Nov 18, 2012 | 8.7 |
| 9 | Black Cherry | Nov 25, 2012 | 7.4 |
| 10 | Panama Red | Dec 9, 2012 | 7.4 |
| 11 | Days of Wine and Roses | Jan 6, 2013 | 7.6 |
| 12 | Little Red Corvette | Jan 13, 2013 | 8.2 |
| 13 | The Red Barn | Jan 27, 2013 | 8.4 |
| 14 | Red in Tooth and Claw | Feb 17, 2013 | 7.6 |
| 15 | Red Lacquer Nail Polish | Mar 3, 2013 | 7.4 |
| 16 | There Will Be Blood | Mar 10, 2013 | 8.5 |
| 17 | Red, White and Blue | Mar 17, 2013 | 7.5 |
| 18 | Behind the Red Curtain | Mar 24, 2013 | 7.5 |
| 19 | Red Letter Day | Apr 14, 2013 | 7.4 |
| 20 | Red Velvet Cupcakes | Apr 21, 2013 | 7.8 |
| 21 | Red and Itchy | Apr 28, 2013 | 8.6 |
| 22 | Red John's Rules | May 5, 2013 | 8.7 |
22 episodes • 2013Avg: 8.2Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Desert Rose | Sep 29, 2013 | 8.7 |
| 2 | Black-Winged Redbird | Oct 6, 2013 | 8.3 |
| 3 | Wedding in Red | Oct 13, 2013 | 8.1 |
| 4 | Red Listed | Oct 20, 2013 | 8.7 |
| 5 | The Red Tattoo | Oct 27, 2013 | 8.3 |
| 6 | Fire and Brimstone | Nov 10, 2013 | 9.1 |
| 7 | The Great Red Dragon | Nov 17, 2013 | 8.9 |
| 8 | Red John | Nov 24, 2013 | 7.8 |
| 9 | My Blue Heaven | Dec 1, 2013 | 8.2 |
| 10 | Green Thumb | Dec 8, 2013 | 8.2 |
| 11 | White Lines | Jan 5, 2014 | 8.1 |
| 12 | The Golden Hammer | Jan 12, 2014 | 7.9 |
| 13 | Black Helicopters | Mar 9, 2014 | 7.7 |
| 14 | Grey Water | Mar 16, 2014 | 7.6 |
| 15 | White as the Driven Snow | Mar 23, 2014 | 8.0 |
| 16 | Violets | Mar 30, 2014 | 8.6 |
| 17 | Silver Wings of Time | Apr 13, 2014 | 7.9 |
| 18 | Forest Green | Apr 20, 2014 | 7.5 |
| 19 | Brown Eyed Girls | Apr 27, 2014 | 7.8 |
| 20 | Il Tavolo Bianco | May 4, 2014 | 8.1 |
| 21 | Black Hearts | May 11, 2014 | 8.1 |
| 22 | Blue Bird | May 18, 2014 | 9.1 |
13 episodes • 2014Avg: 8.1Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nothing But Blue Skies | Nov 30, 2014 | 7.9 |
| 2 | The Greybar Hotel | Dec 7, 2014 | 7.9 |
| 3 | Orange Blossom Ice Cream | Dec 14, 2014 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Black Market | Dec 21, 2014 | 7.3 |
| 5 | The Silver Briefcase | Dec 28, 2014 | 7.8 |
| 6 | Green Light | Jan 7, 2015 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Little Yellow House | Jan 14, 2015 | 7.8 |
| 8 | The Whites of His Eyes | Jan 21, 2015 | 8.1 |
| 9 | Copper Bullet | Jan 28, 2015 | 8.5 |
| 10 | Nothing Gold Can Stay | Feb 4, 2015 | 8.4 |
| 11 | Byzantium | Feb 11, 2015 | 8.3 |
| 12 | Brown Shag Carpet | Feb 18, 2015 | 8.7 |
| 13 | White Orchids | Feb 18, 2015 | 9.1 |
