Getting over David Letterman’s retirement certainly won’t be easy.
It’ll take more than mental feats of strength, or even the final season of The Mentalist — and yet, CBS has chosen the latter for the short-run. Starting Thursday, CBS stations will rebroadcast the final 12 episodes of The Mentalist’s seventh season in the void left behind by Late Show with David Letterman at 11:35 p.m. Eastern/Pacific, 10:35 p.m. Central/Mountain.
Your TV listings and DVR equivalents will show the following episodes of The Mentalist instead of Letterman:
Thursday, May 21: Episode 702 – Nothing But Blue Skies
Friday, May 22: #703 – The Greybar Hotel
Monday, May 25: #701 – Orange Blossom Ice Cream
Tuesday, May 26: #705 – The Silver Briefcase
Wednesday, May 27: #706 – Green Light
Thursday, May 28: #707 – Little Yellow House
Friday, May 29: #708 – The Whites Of His Eyes
Monday, June 1: #709 – Copper Bullet
Tuesday, June 2: #710 – Nothing Gold Can Stay
Wednesday, June 3: #711 – Byzantium
Thursday, June 4: #712 – Brown Shag Carpet
Friday, June 5: #713 – White Orchids
After that? CBS plans to plug in other dramas to fill the summer until Late Show with Stephen Colbert debuts in September.
What, no comedies?
Personally, I’m super excited about all of this. I think Letterman’s earned his retirement and I wish him well in it. I love The Mentalist and will be there to re-watch the whole, epic final season. And when Colbert shows up to fill the slot I’ll do a gleeful dance. He’ll be amazing, the perfect replacement. Ah, I love it when change is good. 🙂