Psych
Stuck the LandingFinale "The Break-Up" scored 9.5, one of its highest-rated episodes.
Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 9/10Banter chemistryRelationships built on verbal spark.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: 8/10FriendshipA friend group's dynamics carry the show.This show: 8/10Detective mysteryCrime-solving from the investigator's side of the table.This show: 8/10Warm humorAffectionate comedy that genuinely loves its characters.This show: 8/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 8/10
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Starring
James Roday RodriguezDulé HillTimothy OmundsonCorbin BernsenMaggie LawsonKirsten Nelson
Written by
Steve Franks
Starring
James Roday RodriguezDulé HillTimothy OmundsonCorbin BernsenMaggie LawsonKirsten Nelson
Written by
Steve Franks
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Psych 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 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.7 | ||
| S2 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 8.7 | |
| S3 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 9.4 | |
| S4 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 9.4 | |
| S5 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.7 | |
| S6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.9 | |
| S7 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.2 | 8.1 | ||
| S8 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 6.3 | 9.5 |
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About
"Buddy comedy pretending to be a detective show"
Shawn Spencer has a freakishly sharp eye for detail but no interest in a real job, so he convinces the Santa Barbara police he's psychic and gets hired as a consultant. With his skeptical best friend Gus reluctantly along for the ride, he solves cases through observation while pretending it's ESP. The show is breezy, joke-dense, and unapologetically silly, built on the chemistry between its leads and a constant stream of pop-culture riffs. Cases matter less than the banter, costumes, and running gags that reward viewers who stick around season after season.
Watch it for
the effortless chemistry between Shawn and Gus, which carries even the weakest cases.
Maybe skip if
you want grounded, serious crime drama rather than wall-to-wall jokes and pop-culture bits.
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All Seasons
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Season 12006
8.026K1511h 8m
Thanks to a childhood spent with a police officer father, Shawn Spencer possesses an incredible photographic memory and notices seemingly insignificant details. These traits allow him to spend his jobless days providing the police with mystery-solving tips—but his knowledge soon makes him a suspect. In order to clear his name, the unlikely sleuth declares that he has clairvoyant abilities and launches his own investigative agency, Psych, with his best friend Gus.
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Season 22007
8.323K1611h 26m
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Season 32008
8.423K1611h 26m
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Season 42009
8.322K1611h 33m
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Season 52010
8.422K1612h 34m
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Season 62011
8.622K1611h 39m
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Season 72013
8.319K1511h 29m
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Season 82014
8.013K107h 18m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
James Roday Rodriguez Shawn Spencer, Rodney Caruso, Self
Dulé Hill Burton Guster, Miles Velour, Self
Timothy Omundson Carlton Lassiter, Archie Baxter, Self
Corbin Bernsen Henry Spencer, Coroner Dick Miller, Self
Maggie Lawson Juliet O'Hara, Scarlett Jones, Self
Kirsten Nelson Karen Vick, Self
Liam James Young Shawn
Sage Brocklebank Buzz McNab, McNab, Officer McNab
Kurt Fuller Coroner Woody Strode, Chief Olsen Watt, Self
Carlos McCullers II Young Gus
Crew
Steve Franks
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