Monk

(2002)•

7.9

"Obsessive. Compulsive. Detective."

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Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways.

Seasons

124

Episodes

Ended

Status

July 12, 2002

First Aired

Season Ratings

6.3→7.5

IMDb

Networks: USA Network

Genres: Drama, Comedy, Crime, Mystery

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Season 1

12 episodes • 2002Avg: 7.5Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Mr. Monk Meets the Candidate	Jul 12, 2002	7.9
2	Mr. Monk and the Psychic	Jul 19, 2002	7.7
3	Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale	Jul 26, 2002	7.3
4	Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival	Aug 2, 2002	7.6
5	Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum	Aug 9, 2002	7.4
6	Mr. Monk and the Billionaire Mugger	Aug 16, 2002	7.4
7	Mr. Monk and the Other Woman	Aug 23, 2002	7.6
8	Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man	Sep 13, 2002	7.3
9	Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation	Sep 20, 2002	7.8
10	Mr. Monk and the Earthquake	Oct 4, 2002	6.9
11	Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger	Oct 11, 2002	7.2
12	Mr. Monk and the Airplane	Oct 18, 2002	7.9

Season 2

16 episodes • 2003Avg: 7.5Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Mr. Monk Goes Back to School	Jun 20, 2003	7.6
2	Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico	Jun 27, 2003	7.0
3	Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame	Jul 11, 2003	7.3
4	Mr. Monk Goes to the Circus	Jul 18, 2003	7.6
5	Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man	Jul 25, 2003	7.8
6	Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater	Aug 1, 2003	7.5
7	Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect	Aug 8, 2003	7.3
8	Mr. Monk Meets the Playboy	Aug 15, 2003	7.0
9	Mr. Monk and the 12th Man	Aug 22, 2003	7.6
10	Mr. Monk and the Paperboy	Jan 16, 2004	7.3
11	Mr. Monk and the Three Pies	Jan 23, 2004	8.0
12	Mr. Monk and the TV Star	Jan 30, 2004	7.9
13	Mr. Monk and the Missing Granny	Feb 6, 2004	7.6
14	Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife	Feb 13, 2004	7.7
15	Mr. Monk Gets Married	Feb 27, 2004	7.7
16	Mr. Monk Goes to Jail	Mar 5, 2004	7.6

Season 3

16 episodes • 2004Avg: 7.4Golden Era

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan	Jun 18, 2004	7.7
2	Mr. Monk and the Panic Room	Jun 25, 2004	7.0
3	Mr. Monk and the Blackout	Jul 9, 2004	7.8
4	Mr. Monk Gets Fired	Jul 16, 2004	7.6
5	Mr. Monk Meets the Godfather	Jul 23, 2004	7.3
6	Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf	Jul 30, 2004	7.9
7	Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month	Aug 6, 2004	7.5
8	Mr. Monk and the Game Show	Aug 13, 2004	7.3
9	Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine	Aug 20, 2004	8.0
10	Mr. Monk and the Red Herring	Jan 21, 2005	6.8
11	Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra	Jan 28, 2005	6.9
12	Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever	Feb 4, 2005	7.2
13	Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic	Feb 11, 2005	7.7
14	Mr. Monk Goes to Vegas	Feb 18, 2005	7.2
15	Mr. Monk and the Election	Feb 25, 2005	6.8
16	Mr. Monk and the Kid	Mar 4, 2005	7.8

Season 4

16 episodes • 2005Avg: 7.1

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Mr. Monk and the Other Detective	Jul 8, 2005	6.7
2	Mr. Monk Goes Home Again	Jul 15, 2005	6.9
3	Mr. Monk Stays in Bed	Jul 22, 2005	7.0
4	Mr. Monk Goes to the Office	Jul 29, 2005	6.9
5	Mr. Monk Gets Drunk	Aug 5, 2005	7.1
6	Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk	Aug 12, 2005	6.3
7	Mr. Monk Goes to a Wedding	Aug 19, 2005	6.6
8	Mr. Monk and Little Monk	Aug 26, 2005	7.0
9	Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa	Dec 2, 2005	6.4
10	Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show	Jan 13, 2006	6.8
11	Mr. Monk Bumps His Head	Jan 20, 2006	7.8
12	Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage	Jan 27, 2006	7.0
13	Mr. Monk and the Big Reward	Feb 3, 2006	7.4
14	Mr. Monk and the Astronaut	Mar 3, 2006	7.9
15	Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist	Mar 10, 2006	7.6
16	Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty	Mar 17, 2006	8.0

Season 5

16 episodes • 2006Avg: 7.0

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Mr. Monk and the Actor	Jul 7, 2006	6.8
2	Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike	Jul 14, 2006	6.6
3	Mr. Monk and the Big Game	Jul 21, 2006	6.9
4	Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing	Jul 28, 2006	7.2
5	Mr. Monk, Private Eye	Aug 4, 2006	7.3
6	Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion	Aug 11, 2006	7.0
7	Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink	Aug 18, 2006	7.6
8	Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert	Aug 25, 2006	7.1
9	Mr. Monk Meets His Dad	Nov 17, 2006	6.4
10	Mr. Monk and the Leper	Dec 22, 2006	6.8
11	Mr. Monk Makes a Friend	Jan 19, 2007	7.1
12	Mr. Monk Is at Your Service	Jan 26, 2007	7.2
13	Mr. Monk Is on the Air	Feb 2, 2007	6.9
14	Mr. Monk Visits a Farm	Feb 9, 2007	7.2
15	Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy	Feb 23, 2007	7.2
16	Mr. Monk Goes to the Hospital	Mar 2, 2007	7.0

Season 6

16 episodes • 2007Avg: 6.3Valley of Despair

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan	Jul 13, 2007	7.0
2	Mr. Monk and the Rapper	Jul 20, 2007	6.9
3	Mr. Monk and the Naked Man	Jul 27, 2007	5.3
4	Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend	Aug 3, 2007	6.8
5	Mr. Monk and the Birds and the Bees	Aug 10, 2007	5.3
6	Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure	Aug 17, 2007	6.3
7	Mr. Monk and the Daredevil	Aug 24, 2007	6.7
8	Mr. Monk and the Wrong Man	Sep 7, 2007	6.1
9	Mr. Monk Is Up All Night	Sep 14, 2007	6.8
10	Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus	Dec 7, 2007	5.0
11	Mr. Monk Joins a Cult	Jan 11, 2008	7.3
12	Mr. Monk Goes to the Bank	Jan 18, 2008	6.7
13	Mr. Monk and the Three Julies	Jan 25, 2008	5.6
14	Mr. Monk Paints His Masterpiece	Feb 1, 2008	6.5
15	Mr. Monk Is on the Run (1)	Feb 15, 2008	6.6
16	Mr. Monk Is on the Run (2)	Feb 22, 2008	6.3

Season 7

16 episodes • 2008Avg: 6.7Valley of Despair

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Mr. Monk Buys a House	Jul 18, 2008	6.4
2	Mr. Monk and the Genius	Jul 25, 2008	7.3
3	Mr. Monk Gets Lotto Fever	Aug 1, 2008	6.8
4	Mr. Monk Takes a Punch	Aug 8, 2008	7.1
5	Mr. Monk Is Underwater	Aug 15, 2008	6.9
6	Mr. Monk Falls in Love	Aug 22, 2008	6.7
7	Mr. Monk's 100th Case	Sep 5, 2008	6.8
8	Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized	Sep 12, 2008	6.0
9	Mr. Monk and the Miracle	Nov 28, 2008	5.9
10	Mr. Monk's Other Brother	Jan 9, 2009	6.0
11	Mr. Monk on Wheels	Jan 16, 2009	7.4
12	Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door	Jan 23, 2009	7.6
13	Mr. Monk Makes the Playoffs	Jan 30, 2009	6.9
14	Mr. Monk and the Bully	Feb 6, 2009	6.9
15	Mr. Monk and the Magician	Feb 13, 2009	6.8
16	Mr. Monk Fights City Hall	Feb 20, 2009	5.9

Season 8

16 episodes • 2009Avg: 7.3

#	Episode	Air Date	Rating
1	Mr. Monk's Favorite Show	Aug 7, 2009	7.2
2	Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man	Aug 14, 2009	7.6
3	Mr. Monk and the UFO	Aug 21, 2009	7.2
4	Mr. Monk Is Someone Else	Aug 28, 2009	6.2
5	Mr. Monk Takes the Stand	Sep 11, 2009	7.9
6	Mr. Monk and the Critic	Sep 18, 2009	6.9
7	Mr. Monk and the Voodoo Curse	Sep 25, 2009	5.9
8	Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy	Oct 9, 2009	6.2
9	Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk	Oct 16, 2009	6.8
10	Mr. Monk and Sharona	Oct 23, 2009	7.9
11	Mr. Monk and the Dog	Oct 30, 2009	8.0
12	Mr. Monk Goes Camping	Nov 6, 2009	7.2
13	Mr. Monk Is the Best Man	Nov 13, 2009	6.8
14	Mr. Monk and the Badge	Nov 20, 2009	7.9
15	Mr. Monk and the End (1)	Nov 27, 2009	7.9
16	Mr. Monk and the End (2)	Dec 4, 2009	8.6

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