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Monk(TV show/series, 2002-2009)

TV-14
| 42min per episode | Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery

Scripted Reality in 8 seasons with 125 episodes

MonkRating: 3.9/5 (with 467 votes) 42
Monk is an American comedy-drama detective television series that originally ran on the USA Network from July 12, 2002, to December 4, 2009, with 125 episodes broadcast over eight seasons. The series follows Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub), a private detective with obsessive–compulsive disorder and multiple phobias, and his assistants Sharona Fleming (Bitty Schram) and Natalie Teeger (Traylor Howard). Monk works with the San Francisco Police Department in solving unconventional cases while investigating his wife's unsolved murder. The show also explores the personal lives and struggles of the main characters. First envisioned by ABC as an Inspector Clouseau-type police show, the series' premise of a detective with obsessive–compulsive disorder originated with David Hoberman in 1998, while Andy Breckman, who is credited as creator, wrote the pilot episode by taking inspiration from Sherlock Holmes. Monk went through two years of development hell due to difficulties finding an actor for the main role. After bein... ()
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Awards & Nominations for Monk

2x Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series 3x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series 3x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series 2x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series 7x Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series 3x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series 2x Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy 2x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy 2x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy 8x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

About Monk

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.

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Monk Seasons and Episodes

08/07/2009Season 8 - 16 episodes
The eighth and final season of Monk originally aired in the United States on USA Network from August 7 to December 4, 2009. It consisted of 16 episodes. Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Ted Levine, and Jason Gray-Stanford reprised their roles as the main characters. A DVD of the season was released on March 16, 2010. ()
#1 | 08/07/2009Mr. Monk's Favorite Show
3.6/5 (with 8 votes)
After the attempted murder of a former child star from Monk's favorite show, Monk accept the job as her bodyguard.
#2 | 08/14/2009Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man
4.0/5 (with 7 votes)
Monk meets a visiting African widower who's determined to find the hit-and-run-driver who killed his wife near Monk's apartment. Monk begins to identify with the man and confuses his wife with Trudy.
#3 | 08/21/2009Mr. Monk and the UFO
3.7/5 (with 6 votes)
Monk and Natalie are stranded in a small desert town and the detective spots a UFO. He soon discovers himself the center of attention, and is called in to investigate a dead woman discovered in the desert.
#4 | 08/28/2009Mr. Monk is Someone Else
3.7/5 (with 6 votes)
Monk assumes a dead hitman's identity in order to foil an assassination plot.
#5 | 09/11/2009Mr. Monk Takes the Stand
4.0/5 (with 8 votes)
Monk and the police have a killer right where they want him... until the case goes to court and a hotshot lawyer demolishes the prosecution as he uses Monk's phobias against them
#6 | 09/18/2009Mr. Monk and the Critic
3.3/5 (with 6 votes)
Natalie suspects a theater critic is responsible for a murder, despite the fact that he was present to review her daughter Julie's play at the same time the victim died.
#7 | 09/25/2009Mr. Monk and the Voodoo Curse
2.9/5 (with 6 votes)
Area residents receive unmarked dolls that seem to predict a series of strange deaths, leading many to suspect a voodoo curse is in play. The mystery hits close to home when Natalie becomes involved.
#8 | 10/09/2009Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy
3.5/5 (with 6 votes)
After Monk's insurance company refuses to pay for more private therapy sessions, he joins Dr. Bell's therapy group, where it appears that someone is murdering fellow patients.
#9 | 10/16/2009Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk
3.2/5 (with 7 votes)
Natalie tries to throw a surprise party for her surprise-hating boss, who is busy trying to solve the murder of a maintenance man.
#10 | 10/23/2009Mr. Monk and Sharona
4.0/5 (with 6 votes)
When Sharona returns to San Francisco to handle legal issues related to an uncle's death, Monk suspects foul play and is torn between the differing styles of Sharona and Natalie.
#11 | 10/30/2009Mr. Monk and the Dog
4.0/5 (with 6 votes)
Monk reluctantly adopts a dog while looking into the suspicious disappearance of its owner.
#12 | 11/06/2009Mr. Monk Goes Camping
3.6/5 (with 7 votes)
To get reinstated, Monk must go camping with the son of a committee member... and try to solve a crime.
#13 | 11/13/2009Mr. Monk Is the Best Man
3.4/5 (with 6 votes)
Monk must determine who is trying to ruin a friend's wedding.
#14 | 11/20/2009Mr. Monk and the Badge
3.9/5 (with 5 votes)
Upon being reinstated, Monk is put in charge of tracking down a serial killer.
#15 | 11/27/2009Mr. Monk and the End (1)
3.8/5 (with 5 votes)
Monk is called to a murder at the location where he first heard of his wife's murder, and while Monk figures out who the assassin is, he doesn't know that the one who ordered the hit is also responsible for the death of Trudy. Knowing that Monk will eventually put all the pieces together, he orders Monk's death, and when all hope seems lost, Monk discovers something which could finally end his 12-year nightmare.
#16 | 12/04/2009Mr. Monk and the End (2)
4.4/5 (with 6 votes)
After listening to Trudy's last message, Monk finally discovers who killed his wife. Racing against time before he dies of poison, he must make a fateful decision.
07/18/2008Season 7 - 16 episodes
07/13/2007Season 6 - 16 episodes
07/07/2006Season 5 - 16 episodes
07/08/2005Season 4 - 16 episodes
06/18/2004Season 3 - 16 episodes
06/20/2003Season 2 - 16 episodes
07/12/2002Season 1 - 13 episodes
?Specials - 30 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Derivative works/Adaptions: "Galip Dervis" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 28 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Bosnian (BS), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Slovak (SK), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 07/12/2002
Last episode released on: 12/04/2009
Appearing Characters: Adrian Monk, Leland Stottlemeyer, Natalie Teeger, Randy Disher, Sharona Fleming, Charles Kroger, Jack Monk, Harold Krenshaw, Julie Teeger, Trudy Monk, Ambrose Monk, Dale Biederbeck, Benjamin Fleming
Creator: Andy Breckman
Producer: Tony Shalhoub
Composer: Jeff Beal
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Ντετέκτιβ Μονκ"
"Monk - A flúgos nyomozó"
"مونک"
"Детектив Монк"

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:492, Added: 05/10/2018, Last updated: 04/26/2024