Monk (2002)

Comedy · Crime · Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 8.1 (103,109 votes)
Episode average: 8.0 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 8
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2002)

7.82 avg 12 episodes 8.2 → 8.3 47 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mr. Monk and the Candidate	8.2	3,863
2	Mr. Monk and the Psychic	7.6	1,877
3	Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale	7.5	1,834
4	Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival	7.6	1,703
5	Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum	7.8	1,752
6	Mr. Monk and the Billionaire Mugger	7.8	1,667
7	Mr. Monk and the Other Woman	8.0	1,675
8	Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man	7.6	1,617
9	Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation	8.0	1,722
10	Mr. Monk and the Earthquake	7.6	1,587
11	Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger	7.9	1,623
12	Mr. Monk and the Airplane	8.3	1,803

Season 2 (2003)

7.97 avg 16 episodes 8.0 → 8.2 43 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mr. Monk Goes Back to School	8.0	1,599
2	Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico	8.0	1,579
3	Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame	7.6	1,436
4	Mr. Monk Goes to the Circus	7.7	1,459
5	Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man	8.0	1,473
6	Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater	8.0	1,516
7	Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect	8.2	1,493
8	Mr. Monk Meets the Playboy	7.6	1,456
9	Mr. Monk and the 12th Man	7.9	1,411
10	Mr. Monk and the Paperboy	7.9	1,396
11	Mr. Monk and the Three Pies	8.7	1,703
12	Mr. Monk and the T.V. Star	8.1	1,488
13	Mr. Monk and the Missing Granny	7.5	1,359
14	Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife	8.1	1,358
15	Mr. Monk Gets Married	8.0	1,419
16	Mr. Monk Goes to Jail	8.2	1,462

Season 3 (2004)

8.07 avg 16 episodes 8.1 → 8.9 43 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan	8.1	1,526
2	Mr. Monk and the Panic Room	7.7	1,492
3	Mr. Monk and the Blackout	7.8	1,415
4	Mr. Monk Gets Fired	8.0	1,364
5	Mr. Monk Meets the Godfather	7.8	1,372
6	Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf	8.0	1,441
7	Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month	8.3	1,486
8	Mr. Monk and the Game Show	8.4	1,528
9	Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine	8.1	1,520
10	Mr. Monk and the Red Herring	8.3	1,497
11	Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra	7.9	1,384
12	Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever	8.1	1,387
13	Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic	8.0	1,430
14	Mr. Monk Goes to Vegas	8.2	1,360
15	Mr. Monk and the Election	7.5	1,278
16	Mr. Monk and the Kid	8.9	2,102

Season 4 (2005)

7.99 avg 16 episodes 8.0 → 8.7 44 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mr. Monk and the Other Detective	8.0	1,429
2	Mr. Monk Goes Home Again	8.5	1,473
3	Mr. Monk Stays in Bed	7.8	1,310
4	Mr. Monk Goes to the Office	8.1	1,350
5	Mr. Monk Gets Drunk	8.1	1,378
6	Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk	8.1	1,396
7	Mr. Monk Goes to a Wedding	8.1	1,344
8	Mr. Monk and Little Monk	7.7	1,316
9	Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa	7.9	1,309
10	Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show	7.6	1,302
11	Mr. Monk Bumps His Head	8.2	1,433
12	Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage	7.7	1,269
13	Mr. Monk and the Big Reward	7.3	1,318
14	Mr. Monk and the Astronaut	8.1	1,391
15	Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist	8.0	1,297
16	Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty	8.7	1,564

Season 5 (2006)

7.86 avg 16 episodes 8.3 → 7.7 43 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mr. Monk and the Actor	8.3	1,583
2	Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike	8.5	1,579
3	Mr. Monk and the Big Game	7.5	1,373
4	Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing	8.0	1,314
5	Mr. Monk, Private Eye	7.7	1,268
6	Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion	7.8	1,287
7	Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink	8.3	1,325
8	Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert	7.3	1,291
9	Mr. Monk Meets His Dad	7.7	1,333
10	Mr. Monk and the Leper	7.9	1,348
11	Mr. Monk Makes a Friend	7.8	1,235
12	Mr. Monk Is at Your Service	8.2	1,314
13	Mr. Monk Is on the Air	7.9	1,251
14	Mr. Monk Visits a Farm	7.6	1,234
15	Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy	7.6	1,234
16	Mr. Monk Goes to the Hospital	7.7	1,183

Season 6 (2007)

7.96 avg 16 episodes 8.1 → 8.5 43 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan	8.1	1,390
2	Mr. Monk and the Rapper	7.4	1,483
3	Mr. Monk and the Naked Man	7.6	1,267
4	Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend	8.2	1,274
5	Mr. Monk and the Birds and the Bees	7.8	1,192
6	Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure	7.7	1,173
7	Mr. Monk and the Daredevil	7.6	1,158
8	Mr. Monk and the Wrong Man	7.5	1,133
9	Mr. Monk Is Up All Night	8.9	1,679
10	Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus	7.6	1,164
11	Mr. Monk Joins a Cult	7.9	1,169
12	Mr. Monk Goes to the Bank	8.2	1,188
13	Mr. Monk and the Three Julies	8.0	1,164
14	Mr. Monk Paints His Masterpiece	7.7	1,121
15	Mr. Monk Is on the Run: Part 1	8.6	1,273
16	Mr. Monk Is on the Run: Part 2	8.5	1,304

Season 7 (2008)

7.75 avg 16 episodes 7.7 → 7.9 43 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mr. Monk Buys a House	7.7	1,308
2	Mr. Monk and the Genius	8.1	1,269
3	Mr. Monk Gets Lotto Fever	7.7	1,180
4	Mr. Monk Takes a Punch	7.6	1,192
5	Mr. Monk Is Underwater	7.7	1,247
6	Mr. Monk Falls in Love	7.4	1,187
7	Mr. Monk's 100th Case	8.3	1,358
8	Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized	7.6	1,171
9	Mr. Monk and the Miracle	7.7	1,147
10	Mr. Monk's Other Brother	7.5	1,189
11	Mr. Monk on Wheels	7.6	1,179
12	Mr. Monk and the Lady Next Door	7.9	1,141
13	Mr. Monk Makes the Playoffs	7.8	1,098
14	Mr. Monk and the Bully	7.5	1,118
15	Mr. Monk and the Magician	8.0	1,221
16	Mr. Monk Fights City Hall	7.9	1,091

Season 8 (2009)

8.21 avg 16 episodes 7.8 → 9.4 43 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Mr. Monk's Favorite Show	7.8	1,302
2	Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man	8.3	1,331
3	Mr. Monk and the UFO	7.9	1,257
4	Mr. Monk Is Someone Else	8.1	1,252
5	Mr. Monk Takes the Stand	7.9	1,141
6	Mr. Monk and the Critic	7.9	1,182
7	Mr. Monk and the Voodoo Curse	7.7	1,127
8	Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy	8.1	1,127
9	Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk	8.3	1,179
10	Mr. Monk and Sharona	8.5	1,281
11	Mr. Monk and the Dog	8.5	1,283
12	Mr. Monk Goes Camping	7.5	1,068
13	Mr. Monk Is the Best Man	8.0	1,134
14	Mr. Monk and the Badge	8.3	1,142
15	Mr. Monk and the End: Part 1	9.1	1,731
16	Mr. Monk and the End: Part 2	9.4	2,330

Monk (2002)

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