NGTV Guide: Thursday, December 17

The other networks are airing reruns, but CBS gives us one more new episode of The Mentalist before the year runs out, and it sounds like a doozy.

The Mentalist – CBS 10/9c
“Throwing Fire” – While Jane and the team examine the crime scene where a baseball scout is found murdered, Jane is clocked in the head by a ball and flashes back to his childhood with his overbearing father (Nick Chinlund).