Monk 2002
“Obsessive. Compulsive. Detective.”
★ 8.0/10 · 1,274 votes TV-14 DramaComedyCrimeMystery 8 seasons · 124 eps Ended
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What is Monk?
Monk is an American mystery comedy-drama television series that originally aired on the USA Network from 2002 to 2009. The show was created by Andy Breckman and stars Tony Shalhoub in the title role of Adrian Monk, a brilliant former San Francisco police detective.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2002
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 124
- First aired
- Jul 12, 2002
- Last aired
- Dec 4, 2009
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- USA Network
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, Crime, Mystery
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Monk is an American mystery comedy-drama television series that originally aired on the USA Network from 2002 to 2009. The show was created by Andy Breckman and stars Tony Shalhoub in the title role of Adrian Monk, a brilliant former San Francisco police detective. Monk was known for his unconventional methods in solving complex cases before developing severe obsessive-compulsive disorder following the unsolved murder of his wife, Trudy. As a private consultant, he continues to assist law enforcement while managing his mental health condition. The series spans eight seasons and includes 125 episodes. It features a supporting cast that includes Jason Gray-Stanford, Ted Levine, and Traylor Howard. The show combines elements of mystery and comedy-drama as it follows Monk's unique investigative techniques and personal challenges. It has been recognized with multiple award nominations and wins, including Emmys and Golden Globes. The series concluded in 2009 after a successful run on cable television.
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“A brilliant but OCD detective solves crimes with extreme methods.”
Reasons to watch
- Unique detective with compelling personal struggles
- Well-crafted mysteries with satisfying resolutions
- Strong character development and relationships
Keep in mind
- Some episodes rely on repetitive OCD gags
- Plot lines can feel formulaic over time
You enjoy character-centric crime dramas with a mix of humor and heart.
Suitable for most adults; deals with themes of loss and mental health.
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Cast
Tony Shalhoub
Adrian Monk
Ted Levine
Leland Stottlemeyer
Jason Gray-Stanford
Randall Disher
Traylor Howard
Natalie Teeger
Stanley Kamel
Charles Kroger
Bitty Schram
Sharona Fleming
Emmy Clarke
Julie Teeger
Héctor Elizondo
Neven Bell
Kane Ritchotte
Benjy Fleming
Melora Hardin
Trudy Monk
Tim Bagley
Harold Krenshaw
Max Morrow
Benjy Fleming
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Season 1 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mr. Monk Meets the Candidate Mytharc Jul 12, 2002
- E2 Mr. Monk and the Psychic Core Jul 19, 2002
- E3 Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale Core Jul 26, 2002
- E4 Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival Mytharc Aug 2, 2002
- E5 Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum Core Aug 9, 2002
- E6 Mr. Monk and the Billionaire Mugger Core Aug 16, 2002
- E7 Mr. Monk and the Other Woman Core Aug 23, 2002
- E8 Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man Core Sep 13, 2002
- E9 Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation Core Sep 20, 2002
- E10 Mr. Monk and the Earthquake Core Oct 4, 2002
- E11 Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger Mytharc Oct 11, 2002
- E12 Mr. Monk and the Airplane Mytharc Oct 18, 2002
Season 2 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mr. Monk Goes Back to School Mytharc Jun 20, 2003
- E2 Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico Core Jun 27, 2003
- E3 Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame Core Jul 11, 2003
- E4 Mr. Monk Goes to the Circus Mytharc Jul 18, 2003
- E5 Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man Core Jul 25, 2003
- E6 Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater Core Aug 1, 2003
- E7 Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect Core Aug 8, 2003
- E8 Mr. Monk Meets the Playboy Core Aug 15, 2003
- E9 Mr. Monk and the 12th Man Core Aug 22, 2003
- E10 Mr. Monk and the Paperboy Mytharc Jan 16, 2004
- E11 Mr. Monk and the Three Pies Core Jan 23, 2004
- E12 Mr. Monk and the TV Star Core Jan 30, 2004
- E13 Mr. Monk and the Missing Granny Core Feb 6, 2004
- E14 Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife Core Feb 13, 2004
- E15 Mr. Monk Gets Married Mytharc Feb 27, 2004
- E16 Mr. Monk Goes to Jail Mytharc Mar 5, 2004
Season 3 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan Mytharc Jun 18, 2004
- E2 Mr. Monk and the Panic Room Core Jun 25, 2004
- E3 Mr. Monk and the Blackout Core Jul 9, 2004
- E4 Mr. Monk Gets Fired Core Jul 16, 2004
- E5 Mr. Monk Meets the Godfather Core Jul 23, 2004
- E6 Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf Core Jul 30, 2004
- E7 Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month Core Aug 6, 2004
- E8 Mr. Monk and the Game Show Core Aug 13, 2004
- E9 Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine Core Aug 20, 2004
- E10 Mr. Monk and the Red Herring Core Jan 21, 2005
- E11 Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra Core Jan 28, 2005
- E12 Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever Core Feb 4, 2005
- E13 Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic Core Feb 11, 2005
- E14 Mr. Monk Goes to Vegas Core Feb 18, 2005
- E15 Mr. Monk and the Election Mytharc Feb 25, 2005
- E16 Mr. Monk and the Kid Mytharc Mar 4, 2005
Season 4 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mr. Monk and the Other Detective Mytharc Jul 8, 2005
- E2 Mr. Monk Goes Home Again Core Jul 15, 2005
- E3 Mr. Monk Stays in Bed Core Jul 22, 2005
- E4 Mr. Monk Goes to the Office Core Jul 29, 2005
- E5 Mr. Monk Gets Drunk Core Aug 5, 2005
- E6 Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk Core Aug 12, 2005
- E7 Mr. Monk Goes to a Wedding Core Aug 19, 2005
- E8 Mr. Monk and Little Monk Core Aug 26, 2005
- E9 Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa Mytharc Dec 2, 2005
- E10 Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show Core Jan 13, 2006
- E11 Mr. Monk Bumps His Head Core Jan 20, 2006
- E12 Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage Core Jan 27, 2006
- E13 Mr. Monk and the Big Reward Core Feb 3, 2006
- E14 Mr. Monk and the Astronaut Core Mar 3, 2006
- E15 Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist Mytharc Mar 10, 2006
- E16 Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty Mytharc Mar 17, 2006
Season 5 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mr. Monk and the Actor Mytharc Jul 7, 2006
- E2 Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike Core Jul 14, 2006
- E3 Mr. Monk and the Big Game Mytharc Jul 21, 2006
- E4 Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing Core Jul 28, 2006
- E5 Mr. Monk, Private Eye Core Aug 4, 2006
- E6 Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion Core Aug 11, 2006
- E7 Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink Core Aug 18, 2006
- E8 Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert Core Aug 25, 2006
- E9 Mr. Monk Meets His Dad Core Nov 17, 2006
- E10 Mr. Monk and the Leper Core Dec 22, 2006
- E11 Mr. Monk Makes a Friend Core Jan 19, 2007
- E12 Mr. Monk Is at Your Service Core Jan 26, 2007
- E13 Mr. Monk Is on the Air Core Feb 2, 2007
- E14 Mr. Monk Visits a Farm Mytharc Feb 9, 2007
- E15 Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy Mytharc Feb 23, 2007
- E16 Mr. Monk Goes to the Hospital Mytharc Mar 2, 2007
Season 6 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan Mytharc Jul 13, 2007
- E2 Mr. Monk and the Rapper Core Jul 20, 2007
- E3 Mr. Monk and the Naked Man Core Jul 27, 2007
- E4 Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend Core Aug 3, 2007
- E5 Mr. Monk and the Birds and the Bees Core Aug 10, 2007
- E6 Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure Core Aug 17, 2007
- E7 Mr. Monk and the Daredevil Core Aug 24, 2007
- E8 Mr. Monk and the Wrong Man Core Sep 7, 2007
- E9 Mr. Monk Is Up All Night Core Sep 14, 2007
- E10 Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus Core Dec 7, 2007
- E11 Mr. Monk Joins a Cult Core Jan 11, 2008
- E12 Mr. Monk Goes to the Bank Core Jan 18, 2008
- E13 Mr. Monk and the Three Julies Core Jan 25, 2008
- E14 Mr. Monk Paints His Masterpiece Core Feb 1, 2008
- E15 Mr. Monk Is on the Run (1) Mytharc Feb 15, 2008
- E16 Mr. Monk Is on the Run (2) Mytharc Feb 22, 2008
Season 7 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mr. Monk Buys a House Mytharc Jul 18, 2008
- E2 Mr. Monk and the Genius Core Jul 25, 2008
- E3 Mr. Monk Gets Lotto Fever Core Aug 1, 2008
- E4 Mr. Monk Takes a Punch Core Aug 8, 2008
- E5 Mr. Monk Is Underwater Mytharc Aug 15, 2008
- E6 Mr. Monk Falls in Love Core Aug 22, 2008
- E7 Mr. Monk's 100th Case Mytharc Sep 5, 2008
- E8 Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized Core Sep 12, 2008
- E9 Mr. Monk and the Miracle Core Nov 28, 2008
- E10 Mr. Monk's Other Brother Core Jan 9, 2009
- E11 Mr. Monk on Wheels Core Jan 16, 2009
- E12 Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door Core Jan 23, 2009
- E13 Mr. Monk Makes the Playoffs Core Jan 30, 2009
- E14 Mr. Monk and the Bully Core Feb 6, 2009
- E15 Mr. Monk and the Magician Mytharc Feb 13, 2009
- E16 Mr. Monk Fights City Hall Mytharc Feb 20, 2009
Season 8 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Mr. Monk's Favorite Show Mytharc Aug 7, 2009
- E2 Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man Core Aug 14, 2009
- E3 Mr. Monk and the UFO Core Aug 21, 2009
- E4 Mr. Monk Is Someone Else Core Aug 28, 2009
- E5 Mr. Monk Takes the Stand Core Sep 11, 2009
- E6 Mr. Monk and the Critic Core Sep 18, 2009
- E7 Mr. Monk and the Voodoo Curse Core Sep 25, 2009
- E8 Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy Core Oct 9, 2009
- E9 Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk Core Oct 16, 2009
- E10 Mr. Monk and Sharona Core Oct 23, 2009
- E11 Mr. Monk and the Dog Core Oct 30, 2009
- E12 Mr. Monk Goes Camping Core Nov 6, 2009
- E13 Mr. Monk Is the Best Man Core Nov 13, 2009
- E14 Mr. Monk and the Badge Core Nov 20, 2009
- E15 Mr. Monk and the End (1) Mytharc Nov 27, 2009
- E16 Mr. Monk and the End (2) Mytharc Dec 4, 2009
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Frequently asked questions
Is Monk based on a book?
No, Monk is an original television series created by Andy Breckman.
Where can I watch Monk?
Monk is available on various streaming platforms including Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+.
How many seasons does Monk have?
The show ran for eight seasons.
What is Monk's job?
Monk works as a private consultant solving crimes while battling obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Who plays Monk?
Tony Shalhoub portrays the titular character, Adrian Monk.
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