CBS has announced their 2014-15 season and it's going to be a tight schedule. According to 'Deadline Hollywood,' CBS CEO Les Moonves announced the following shows that will be renewed in the fall: "NCIS," "NCIS: LA," "Criminal Minds," "Person Of Interest," "Elementary," "CSI," "Hawaii Five-0," "Blue Bloods" and "The Good Wife." However, "The Mentalist" was notably missing from the announced list, suggesting that the show will not be renewed for a seventh season.
"The Mentalist" is one of CBS' longest running dramas. However, despite it's high ratings during the Red John saga last year, "The Mentalist" is not owned by CBS, thus not actualy profiting the network directly. "The Mentalist" is actually owned by Warner Bros, who have a strongly vested interest in the crime drama. It is therefore likely that Warner Bros will be making a strong fight for the show to be renewed for another season - fans will have to wait for more news on that later.
In other concerning news, "The Mentalist" creator/showrunner Bruno Heller is expected to leave the show in order to run his new series "Gotham" at Fox and is therefore not expected to be heavily involved this season. The show took a severe ratings beating post-Red John, and the season's second premiere episode was seriously overshadowed by the premieres of "Cosmos" and "Resurrection." CBS has not officially announced the show's cancellatio - expect more news soon.
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