Monk
Stuck the LandingFinale "Mr. Monk and the End: Part 2" scored 9.4, one of its highest-rated episodes.
Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 9/10Genius leadExceptional intellect as the protagonist's engine.This show: 8/10Comfort rewatchThe kind of show people return to endlessly.This show: 8/10ProceduralA case or problem of the week, solved by a formula that works.This show: 8/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 8/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 8/10Mental healthPsychological struggle treated with real seriousness.This show: 7/10Outsider leadA misfit or newcomer as our way into the world.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Tony ShalhoubJason Gray-StanfordTed LevineTraylor HowardStanley KamelBitty Schram
Written by
Andy Breckman
Starring
Tony ShalhoubJason Gray-StanfordTed LevineTraylor HowardStanley KamelBitty Schram
Written by
Andy Breckman
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Monk Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | ||
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| S1 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.3 | |||||
| S2 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.2 | |
| S3 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 8.9 | |
| S4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.7 | |
| S5 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | |
| S6 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.5 | |
| S7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | |
| S8 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 9.4 |
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About
"A detective's compulsions become his greatest investigative weapon"
A brilliant former homicide detective, sidelined by crippling OCD and a host of phobias after his wife's murder, works as a consultant solving cases the police can't crack. Each episode is a tidy mystery, often shown from the killer's side first, so the fun is watching the hero's obsessive attention to detail unravel an alibi. It's gentle, mostly comfort-food TV, with humor built around his tics balanced by real melancholy underneath. Low stakes, high charm, and a lead performance that carries the whole show through some formulaic stretches.
Watch it for
the lead performance, turning a character's compulsions into both comic relief and genuine detective insight.
Maybe skip if
you want serialized tension rather than case-of-the-week mystery comfort viewing.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12002
7.923K129h 19m
He’s ingenious, he’s phobic, and he’s obsessive-compulsive. Adrian Monk’s offbeat antics have made him unfit for duty but he’s back as a San Francisco police consultant to help out on their most baffling cases. The brilliant but neurotic Monk is now fighting crime as well as his abnormal fears of germs, heights, crowds and virtually everything else known to man.
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Season 22003
8.024K1611h 34m
Defective detective Adrian Monk returns to solve a new batch of baffling mysteries with his trademark wit, wisdom…and hand wipes. Accompanied by his loyal (and infinitely patient) assistant and the San Francisco police force, Monk and his unconventional methods may just be what’s needed to crack some of the city’s most puzzling and unusual cases.
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Season 32004
8.124K1611h 28m
Adrian Monk is back, and he’s ready to battle any crime…as long as it doesn’t involve germs, heights or other people. Still hoping to be reinstated in the San Francisco Police Department, Monk continues to use his intelligence, photographic memory and ever-present hand wipes to take on some daunting opponents, including the Mafia, the FBI and a possibly murderous chimpanzee.
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Season 42005
8.022K1611h 37m
Private detective Adrian Monk has brains, instincts, a photographic memory and more than a few obsessive-compulsive disorders. These traits, his ever-present handy wipes and his devoted assistant, Natalie Teeger, help him as he solves cases involving amnesia, betrayal, first loves, true loves and of course, murder. Along with Capt. Stottlemeyer and Lt. Disher, Monk is on the case and more germaphobic than ever.
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Season 52006
7.921K1611h 28m
Gumshoe Adrian Monk would never actually have gum on his well-polished shoes: in addition to intellect and instinct, he also has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Though his eccentric traits bewilder his colleagues Natalie Teeger, Captain Stottlemeyer and Lieutenant Disher, Monk’s attention to detail keeps crime—and grime—off the streets.
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Season 62007
8.020K1611h 30m
Brilliant but phobia-laden detective Adrian Monk never lets his obsessive-compulsive disorder stop him from solving a crime in the most ingenious way imaginable.
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Season 72008
7.819K1611h 27m
Facing a fear of starting over with a new therapist, Adrian struggles with his phobias while finding new friends and trying to get back on the force.
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Season 82009
8.321K1611h 29m
A surprising link to his late wife's past helps Adrian to solve her murder and move on to a better future as his friends' lives begin to change.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Tony Shalhoub Adrian Monk, Frank DePalma
Jason Gray-Stanford Lieutenant Randy Disher, Lieutenant Randall Disher
Ted Levine Stottlemeyer
Traylor Howard Natalie Teeger
Stanley Kamel Dr. Charles Kroger
Bitty Schram Sharona Fleming
Emmy Clarke Julie Teeger
Kane Ritchotte Benjy Fleming
Hector Elizondo Dr. Neven Bell
Melora Hardin Trudy Monk, Cameron
Crew
Andy Breckman
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