For those of you who haven't heard of "The Mentalist", it's CBS's hit new crime show.

THE MENTALIST stars Golden Globe Award nominee Simon Baker as Patrick Jane, an independent consultant with the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who has a remarkable track record for solving serious crimes by using his razor sharp skills of observation. Within the Bureau, Jane is notorious for his blatant lack of protocol and his semi-celebrity past as a psychic medium, whose paranormal abilities he now admits he feigned. Jane's role in cracking a series of tough high-profile cases is greatly valued by his fellow agents. However, no-nonsense Senior Agent Teresa Lisbon openly resists having Jane in her unit and alternates between reluctantly acknowledging Jane's usefulness and blasting him for his theatrics, narcissism and dangerous lack of boundaries. Lisbon's team includes agents Kimball Cho, Wayne Rigsby and rookie member Grace Van Pelt, who all think Jane's a loose cannon but admire his charm and knack for clearing cases.

CBS has officially ordered a22-episode season given the shows recent success. To me it shares an odd premise resemblance to USA networks Psych. The main difference is Psych is a comedy and The Mentalist is a drama. Both shows star a character with above average observation skills who solve murders. Another key difference is The Mentalist denies being a psychic and Psych is based on him pretending to be exactly that.