It was a solidly popular venture that lasted for seven seasons, but the axe finally fell on "The Mentalist" in 2015. Why? It seems the show's death can be connected to a downturn in the show's ratings ...

Remember "The Mentalist"? Of course you do. In an era when procedural crime television was a more crowded genre than ever, the seven-season CBS drama put itself above the competition. For its time and ...