Comments on: Why CBS pulled The Mentalist from CBS.com

By: Paula Lindsay

Paula Lindsay — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:32:24 +0000

I just don’t worry about the Mentalist, I thought maybe I was doing something incorrectly or perhaps the show Criminal Minds wanted to protect people from those evil minds that would watch over and over so they could copy but I just will not ever purchase the Mentalist products, nor suggest others watch the show nor when I am near a TV, which I do not use that often anymore, watch it. The advertisements will not be seen by me so I will not purchase those products either. I don’t like people who practise this type of business, don’t admire them etc so I just don’t do business with them. NOW “CHUCK” is more fun the mentalist anyway! Go to NBC!

By: Sam Keebler

Sam Keebler — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:23:57 +0000

I too watch shows only online. My wife and I loved the Mentalist but can’t watch it now. I avoid anything Warner Brothers related because I don’t want to get into it and then have it pulled. Shame on you WB.

By: Jude

Jude — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:26:33 +0000

Is there a way to forward these comments to CBS.

By: Jude

Jude — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:25:16 +0000

I feel your pain Katie. I have a five year old and a 7month so to say the least anything before 9pm I don’t really get a chance to watch on tv. Especially if it involves murder, etc. So I don’t understand CBS’s strategy by pulling these shows and offering us clips like scraps from the dinner table. To me it’s insulting and condescending. What are you telling me I can only watch what you tell me to watch on CBS.com There is such a thing as web ratings. How many hits your website gets makes you more popular on a search engines radar. If anything CBS your biting the hands that feed you. Pissing us off will only make us turn you off. Hell let me get back to that book I was reading at least I can turn the page when I want to.

By: Katie

Katie — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:24:34 +0000

I’m new to the online streaming…I found out that certain websites, like abc and cbs provide the shows to watch online. WHen I found this out, I was completely amazed and excited. I’m a single mother, FT job, and school 1 night a week. I go to church and am a homeowner. I have a lot on my plate. Many families turn to online shows because they have NO TIME in their lives to sit down and watch a show that IS scheduled at it’s specific time. I have class on Thurs so I can’t watch Grey’s Anatomy, or Private Practice. I’m in class from 6-10pm. Luckily, those two shows have not been pulled from online. To say the least, I don’t have a life and I never watched ANY TV until I found out that there are online shows to watch. It opened a whole new light in my life and I thought it was the greatest thing! I got hooked on the Mentalist right when it came out. I was able to watch MAYBE 6 episodes before it was pulled and only provided measily little clips. Why tease the viewers with these clips? I know plenty of people, especially on here that are ticked off from these changes, and favorite shows being removed and replaced with these teaser clips. Right now, the Mentalist is around 20+ episodes. It was one of my favorites…now, I don’t know anything about it and have lost interest. Same thing with Eleventh Hour. Both shows were very intersting and different.

I feel everyone’s pain and hope all of these comments and disatisfied viewers voices are being heard. I think it might be a strategy to get the viewer to go out and buy the Seasons and start watching another show. Not me…I stick to my shows and I don’t switch. Unless something new comes out, I will add another show, but realisically, I keep it to a minimum. I don’t have time to sit around and watch TV all night and day.

By: Jude

Jude — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:59:06 +0000

Looks like CBS has pulled full episodes of CSI Las Vegas now.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:40:18 +0000

very very frustrating not being able to find any of these episodes online.

By: Wy

Wy — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:20:46 +0000

I am living in hell since the great TV digital switch over as I have NO cable and have NO intention of getting it. Plus I’m a Linux person, so my choices with the major networks are very limited indeed. CBS is basically the ONLY network whose shows I can view without a bunch of insanity….and NOW I did miss the last Mentalist episode (way past by bedtime normally and I forgot to record it!) and now it can’t be found…I absolutely HATE all this nonsense! If one entity can find a way to make these shows universally viewable just given that you’ve got a working browser, why can’t they all, and what’s with some things are OK, and not others for online posting! Needless to say, I think all this SUCKS big time!

By: Christian S.

Christian S. — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:58:20 +0000

Add my name to the list of viewers who only watch shows online. Over the years, I’ve been removing options from my cable service and today, I only have basic service with DVR. I’m sure many providers like Time Warner would have prefer this to be otherwise (wishing me to keep buying premium cable service), but that’s not reality anymore. Today, I watch most of my shows are online streams. There are still a few things for which cable is better (news, and things like the daily show), but for everything else, online streaming is much better and much more convenient.

I love The Mentalist. I think it’s a great show. But it’s not going to win my time against other great shows out there (Lie to Me anyone?) unless CBS makes it available online.

By: Ron Cook

Ron Cook — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:11:50 +0000

CBS has cut their own throat as far as prime time viewing is concerned. On line is the only way I was able to watch one of my favorite shows. (The Mentalist) I can’t receive the CBS digital over the air broadcast and the only anolog CBS station that I do get broadcasts different programming during this time slot.

Because of this, I have deleted CBS from my program guide altogether … just one more lost viewer for CBS!!!!