NYT > Television | by By BENJAMIN TOFF; Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF | Fri, Oct 9
Fri, Oct 9
Even a phony psychic could have predicted that a CBS lineup capped off by “The Mentalist” would dominate Thursday night.
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