Psych 2006
“Fake psychic. Real detectives.”
What is Psych?
Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks that premiered on the USA Network in 2006. The series follows Shawn Spencer, a man who possesses heightened observational skills and an impressive eidetic memory developed during his childhood under the instruction of his police officer father.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2006
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 120
- Runtime
- 43 minutes
- First aired
- Jul 7, 2006
- Last aired
- Mar 26, 2014
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- USA Network
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy, Crime
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.9/10 from 1,001 votes
- Format
- 8 seasons · 120 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~43 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- USA Network
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Overview
Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks that premiered on the USA Network in 2006. The series follows Shawn Spencer, a man who possesses heightened observational skills and an impressive eidetic memory developed during his childhood under the instruction of his police officer father. After Shawn provides frequent tips to the police, he is falsely accused of a crime he solved. To maintain his cover, he convinces the authorities that he possesses psychic powers. Consequently, he is hired as a crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department. Alongside his reluctant best friend, Shawn uses his abilities to help solve complicated cases while dragging his father and the police into his schemes. Known for its light-hearted tone and the chemistry of its two leads, the show often spoofs procedural dramas and includes numerous references to classic films and television series. The program ran from 2006 to 2014 and inspired a series of television movies that continued the story for its dedicated fanbase.
Should you watch it?
“A hyper-observant man pretends to be psychic to help the police solve crimes as a consultant.”
- strong chemistry between the two leads
- humorous references to pop culture
- premise relies on a recurring deception
Watch it if you enjoy light-hearted detective comedies featuring banter and pop culture references.
The series is a light-hearted detective comedy-drama suitable for a general audience.
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Season 1 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Pilot Mytharc Jul 7, 2006
- E2 The Spellingg Bee Core Jul 14, 2006
- E3 Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece Core Jul 21, 2006
- E4 Woman Seeking Dead Husband - Smokers Okay, No Pets Core Jul 28, 2006
- E5 9 Lives Core Aug 4, 2006
- E6 Weekend Warriors Core Aug 11, 2006
- E7 Who Ya Gonna Call? Mytharc Aug 18, 2006
- E8 Shawn vs. the Red Phantom Core Aug 25, 2006
- E9 Forget Me Not Core Jan 19, 2007
- E10 From Earth to Starbucks Core Jan 26, 2007
- E11 He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, He Loves Me, Oops He's Dead Core Feb 2, 2007
- E12 Cloudy... With a Chance of Murder Core Feb 9, 2007
- E13 Game Set... Muuurder? Core Feb 16, 2007
- E14 Poker? I Barely Know Her Mytharc Feb 23, 2007
- E15 Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast Mytharc Mar 2, 2007
Season 2 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 American Duos Mytharc Jul 13, 2007
- E2 65 Million Years Off Core Jul 20, 2007
- E3 Psy vs. Psy Core Jul 27, 2007
- E4 Zero to Murder in Sixty Seconds Core Aug 3, 2007
- E5 And Down the Stretch Comes Murder Mytharc Aug 10, 2007
- E6 Meat Is Murder, but Murder Is Also Murder Mytharc Aug 17, 2007
- E7 If You're So Smart, Then Why Are You Dead? Mytharc Aug 24, 2007
- E8 Rob-a-Bye Baby Core Sep 7, 2007
- E9 Bounty Hunters! Core Sep 14, 2007
- E10 Gus' Dad May Have Killed an Old Guy Core Dec 7, 2007
- E11 There's Something About Mira Core Jan 11, 2008
- E12 The Old and the Restless Core Jan 18, 2008
- E13 Lights, Camera... Homicidio Mytharc Jan 25, 2008
- E14 Dis-Lodged Core Feb 1, 2008
- E15 Black and Tan: A Crime of Fashion Mytharc Feb 8, 2008
- E16 Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead Mytharc Feb 15, 2008
Season 3 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Ghosts Mytharc Jul 18, 2008
- E2 Murder?... Anyone?... Anyone?... Bueller? Core Jul 25, 2008
- E3 Daredevils! Core Aug 1, 2008
- E4 The Greatest Adventure in the History of Basic Cable Core Aug 8, 2008
- E5 Disco Didn't Die. It Was Murdered! Core Aug 15, 2008
- E6 There Might Be Blood Core Aug 22, 2008
- E7 Talk Derby to Me Core Sep 5, 2008
- E8 Gus Walks into a Bank Core Sep 12, 2008
- E9 Christmas Joy Core Nov 28, 2008
- E10 Six Feet Under the Sea Core Jan 9, 2009
- E11 Lassie Did a Bad, Bad Thing Core Jan 16, 2009
- E12 Earth, Wind and... Wait for It Core Jan 23, 2009
- E13 Any Given Friday Night at 10PM, 9PM Central Core Jan 30, 2009
- E14 Truer Lies Core Feb 6, 2009
- E15 Tuesday the 17th Mytharc Feb 13, 2009
- E16 An Evening With Mr. Yang Mytharc Feb 20, 2009
Season 4 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Extradition: British Columbia Mytharc Aug 7, 2009
- E2 He Dead Mytharc Aug 14, 2009
- E3 High Noon-ish Core Aug 21, 2009
- E4 The Devil's in the Details... and in the Upstairs Bedroom Core Aug 28, 2009
- E5 Shawn Gets the Yips Core Sep 11, 2009
- E6 Bollywood Homicide Core Sep 18, 2009
- E7 High Top Fade Out Core Sep 25, 2009
- E8 Let's Get Hairy Core Oct 9, 2009
- E9 Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark Core Oct 16, 2009
- E10 You Can't Handle This Episode Core Jan 27, 2010
- E11 Thrill Seekers and Hell Raisers Core Feb 3, 2010
- E12 A Very Juliet Episode Core Feb 10, 2010
- E13 Death Is in the Air Core Feb 17, 2010
- E14 Think Tank Core Feb 24, 2010
- E15 The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damn Episode Mytharc Mar 3, 2010
- E16 Mr. Yin Presents... Mytharc Mar 10, 2010
Season 5 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Romeo and Juliet and Juliet Mytharc Jul 14, 2010
- E2 Feet Don't Kill Me Now Core Jul 21, 2010
- E3 Not Even Close... Encounters Core Jul 28, 2010
- E4 Chivalry Is Not Dead... But Someone Is Mytharc Aug 4, 2010
- E5 Shawn and Gus in Drag (Racing) Core Aug 11, 2010
- E6 Viagra Falls Core Aug 18, 2010
- E7 Ferry Tale Core Aug 25, 2010
- E8 Shawn 2.0 Core Sep 1, 2010
- E9 One, Maybe Two, Ways Out Core Sep 8, 2010
- E10 Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part Core Nov 10, 2010
- E11 In Plain Fright Core Nov 17, 2010
- E12 Dual Spires Core Dec 1, 2010
- E13 We'd Like to Thank the Academy Core Dec 8, 2010
- E14 The Polarizing Express Core Dec 15, 2010
- E15 Dead Bear Walking Mytharc Dec 15, 2010
- E16 Yang 3 in 2D Mytharc Dec 22, 2010
Season 6 · 16 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Shawn Rescues Darth Vader Mytharc Oct 12, 2011
- E2 Last Night Gus Core Oct 19, 2011
- E3 This Episode Sucks Core Oct 26, 2011
- E4 The Amazing Psych-Man & Tap Man, Issue #2 Core Nov 2, 2011
- E5 Dead Man's Curveball Mytharc Nov 9, 2011
- E6 Shawn, Interrupted Core Nov 16, 2011
- E7 In for a Penny... Core Nov 30, 2011
- E8 The Tao of Gus Core Dec 7, 2011
- E9 Neil Simon's Lover's Retreat Core Dec 14, 2011
- E10 Indiana Shawn and the Temple of the Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger Core Feb 29, 2012
- E11 Heeeeere's Lassie! Core Mar 7, 2012
- E12 Shawn and the Real Girl Core Mar 14, 2012
- E13 Let's Doo-Wop It Again Core Mar 21, 2012
- E14 Autopsy Turvy Core Mar 28, 2012
- E15 True Grits Mytharc Apr 4, 2012
- E16 Santabarbaratown Mytharc Apr 11, 2012
Season 7 · 15 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Santabarbaratown 2 Mytharc Feb 27, 2013
- E2 Juliet Takes a Luvvah Core Mar 6, 2013
- E3 Lassie Jerky Core Mar 13, 2013
- E4 No Country for Two Old Men Core Mar 20, 2013
- E5 100 Clues Core Mar 27, 2013
- E6 Cirque du Soul Core Apr 3, 2013
- E7 Deez Nups Core Apr 10, 2013
- E8 Right Turn or Left for Dead Core Apr 17, 2013
- E9 Juliet Wears the Pantsuit Core Apr 24, 2013
- E10 The Santabarbarian Candidate Mytharc May 1, 2013
- E11 Office Space Core May 8, 2013
- E12 Dead Air Mytharc May 15, 2013
- E13 Nip and Suck It! Mytharc May 22, 2013
- E14 No Trout About It Mytharc May 29, 2013
- E15 Psych: The Musical Mytharc Dec 15, 2013
Season 8 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Lock, Stock, Some Smoking Barrels and Burton Guster's Goblet of Fire Mytharc Jan 8, 2014
- E2 S.E.I.Z.E. the Day Core Jan 15, 2014
- E3 Remake A.K.A. Cloudy... With a Chance of Improvement Core Jan 22, 2014
- E4 Someone's Got a Woody Core Jan 29, 2014
- E5 Cog Blocked Core Feb 5, 2014
- E6 1967: A Psych Odyssey Core Feb 26, 2014
- E7 Shawn and Gus Truck Things Up Mytharc Mar 5, 2014
- E8 A Touch of Sweevil Mytharc Mar 12, 2014
- E9 A Nightmare on State Street Mytharc Mar 19, 2014
- E10 The Break-Up Mytharc Mar 26, 2014
Frequently asked questions
What is the premise of Psych?
Shawn Spencer uses his heightened observational skills to convince the police he is a psychic consultant.
Who created the show?
The series was created by Steve Franks.
What genre is Psych?
It is an American detective comedy-drama television series.
Who stars in the series?
The show stars James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, and Corbin Bernsen.
Where was the show broadcast?
Psych was broadcast on the USA Network.
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