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EW reports that the show, which stars Simon Baker as a former psychic medium who assists police investigations, could be granted a full season order as early as next week.
The Mentalist debuted in the US with 15.5 million viewers in September.
Five last week picked up the UK rights to the series and will air the show on Five and Five US from early 2009.
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