| 100 |
New York Post Linda Stasi
It's not only laugh-out-loud-until-soda-squirts-out-of-your-nose funny, but it's also perfectly cast. |
| 80 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Melanie McFarland
"Psych" is one of those happy collisions of an intelligent script and an appealing cast. |
| 80 |
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
If you like "Monk," you'll probably love this show, which may actually be even more enjoyable. |
| 75 |
USA Today Robert Bianco
Granted, the premise is a stretch. But the gimmick allows for some clever comic jibes while creating some useful dramatic tension between Shawn and the cops, Shawn and his father, and Shawn and his best friend. |
| 70 |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
The lighthearted "Psych" charms even as it duplicates the structure and tone of "Monk." |
| 70 |
San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum
As is the case of "Monk'' at its best, ["Psych"] isn't as much about the crime mysteries as it is a vehicle for lighthearted fun. |
| 70 |
TV Guide Matt Roush
As with Monk, the crime is largely an afterthought. Psych similarly serves up murder as a fluffy soufflé, but what a tasty way to end the week. |
| 70 |
Hollywood Reporter Ray Richmond
It takes itself seriously pretty much not at all, which is precisely what we want at 10 p.m. on a summer Friday. |
| 63 |
New York Daily News David Hinckley
There are holes to fill, though, before this show gets up to "Monk" level. What's encouraging is that it starts solidly and has a chance to find itself. |
| 60 |
Wall Street Journal Amy Finnerty
The writers deploy the savant protagonist's gift so cleverly in moving the plot along, we wonder why they can't lend more nuance to the characters. |
| 60 |
Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker
Can you enjoy a show without liking the main character? Psych puts that unnecessary challenge to viewers. |
| 60 |
Los Angeles Times Robert Lloyd
Painless at worst, and mostly better than that. |
| 50 |
Variety Brian Lowry
"Psych" isn't nearly as much fun as it ought to be, offering a breezy but not particularly captivating twist on a very well-worn buddy formula. |
| 50 |
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
It feels more like a programming move than a creative endeavor. |
| 42 |
Entertainment Weekly Ken Tucker
Better show title? Monk for Morons. |
| 40 |
The New Yorker Nancy Franklin
Roday doesn’t quite have the chops to back up his Carreyisms. Shawn is a first-draft version of Jason Lee’s title character in "My Name Is Earl"--a lovable goof, but with little ability to gain traction in your heart. |
| 40 |
The New York Times Alessandra Stanley
Inventive one minute and ploddingly formulaic the next. |
| 38 |
People Weekly Tom Gliatto
Unlike Monk, a gently comic character coping with mental illness, Roday's just an overgrown kid. [10 Jul 2006, p.39] |
| 30 |
Miami Herald Glenn Garvin
Psych is a one-trick pony that quickly deteriorates into a rather humdrum mystery once the novelty of watching Spencer fake his psychic revelations wears off. |
| 30 |
Newsday Diane Werts
A second-rate knockoff of what's not quite a first-rate fabrication itself. |
