Best Shows on Television

The Mentalist is a great show for fans of intellectual crime dramas. The story lines are all centered on the California Bureau of Investigations as they attempt to solve crimes with the help of Patrick Jane (Simon Baker). Jane is a Mentalist who uses his ability to read peoples expressions to navigate through cases and ultimately find the killer in a new a creative way each week. Jane, while not employed by the CBI, sticks around to help them out. His ultimate motive in doing so is to catch Red John, who killed his wife and child years ago. The Red John storyline resurfaces every few episodes to remind us of Jane's ultimate intent.

One of the funniest shows on television is The Big Bang Theory. The comedic charge is led by Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) the quirky scientist who lives with his roommate Leonard Hofstadter (Leonard Hofstadter). Leonard and Sheldon live across from their beautiful neighbor Penny (Kaley Cuoco) as the three have a great onscreen relationship providing many laughs. The show takes us through Leonard and Sheldon's work as well as their relationship with friends Howard Wolowitz and Rajesh Koothrappali. The show is written and produced by Chuck Lorre (Two and a Half Men).

There is no questioning the amazing medical abilities of Dr. Gregory House (Hugh Laurie). With his years of experience there is very little he is not able to diagnose. House also poses the incredible gift of incredible instincts as well as unconventional methods. What House doesn't posses much of is compassionate social skills or bedside manner. Check out the great medical drama as House as his team tackle each new patient with precision and dedication as the all focus on the essential goal of saving lives. The show delivers an excellent balance of comedy and drama as every episode unfolds.

White Collar is a crime drama on USA network that follow Peter Burke (Tim DeKay) and the FBI team as they try to solve some of the toughest crimes. The key to this teams success is Neal Caffrey (Matthew Bomer) who, in his past life, was a white collar criminal, now uses his inside wisdom to help find the criminals. Neal Caffrey was caught by Peter Burke and has agreed to now help him in exchange for his limited freedom. Neal does have to wear an ankle tracker at all times which ads humor to an already well written show. If you are looking for a smart crime drama to watch, check out White Collar on USA Network.