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  • 2002
  • TV-14
  • USA
  • 2002
  • TV-14
  • USA

Summary Former police detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub), whose photographic memory and amazing ability to piece together tiny clues made him a local legend, has suffered from intensified obsessive-compulsive disorder and a variety of phobias since the unsolved murder of his wife, Trudy, in 1997. Now on psychiatric leave from the San Francisc...

Created By: Andy Breckman

  • 2002
  • TV-14
  • USA
  • 2002
  • TV-14
  • USA

Monk

8 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Jul 12, 2002
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
75
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 184 User Ratings
8.2
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Summary Former police detective Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub), whose photographic memory and amazing ability to piece together tiny clues made him a local legend, has suffered from intensified obsessive-compulsive disorder and a variety of phobias since the unsolved murder of his wife, Trudy, in 1997. Now on psychiatric leave from the San Francisc...

Created By: Andy Breckman

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8 Seasons

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Tony Shalhoub

Adrian Monk, Frank DePalma

Jason Gray-Stanford

Randall Disher, Lt. Deacon

Ted Levine

Captain Leland Stottlemeyer, Stottlemeyer, Captain Stottlemeyer

Traylor Howard

Natalie Teeger

Stanley Kamel

Dr. Charles Kroger, Dr. Kroger

Bitty Schram

Sharona Fleming

Emmy Clarke

Julie Teeger

Kane Ritchotte

Benjy Fleming, Benjy

Hector Elizondo

Dr. Neven Bell

Melora Hardin

Trudy Monk, Cameron

Tim Bagley

Harold Krenshaw

Max Morrow

Benjy Fleming

Jarrad Paul

Kevin Dorfman

Brooke Adams

Abigail Carlyle, Edith Capriani, Leigh, Leigh Harrison, Sheriff Margie Butterfield

Michael Coleman

2nd Patrolman, Detective, First Uniform Cop, Second Cop, Uniform Cop #1

David Stanford

Uniform Cop, First Cop

Glenne Headly

Karen Stottlemeyer

Chet Grissom

1st Cop, Detective Burns, Detective Chasen, First Detective

Ed Fusco

First Detective, Hooded Scientist, Other Taxi Driver, Sgt. Green

J.C. Kenny

Reporter, Reporter #1, Second Reporter, TV Reporter

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
75
82% Positive
18 Reviews
18% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 22 Critic Reviews
75
82% Positive
18 Reviews
18% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews

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100
Jun 25, 2013
The best detective show to come along in, well, decades...It is so clever, that it makes you remember how good TV used to be - and still can be when they use actors who didn't train at Ford Models. And when they hire writers who can actually put two words together...I promise you, you've never seen anything quite like it. [11 July 2002, p.73]
By Linda Stasi FULL REVIEW
90
Jun 24, 2013
One of the most imaginative crime dramas on television, with one of the most tragic crimefighters ever. [12 July 2002, p.C4]
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Universal Acclaim Based on 184 User Ratings
8.2
85% Positive
156 Ratings
9% Mixed
16 Ratings
7% Negative
12 Ratings

User Reviews

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User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 184 User Ratings
8.2
85% Positive
156 Ratings
9% Mixed
16 Ratings
7% Negative
12 Ratings

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80
Jun 25, 2013
Dean Parisot's direction is splendid throughout as he establishes a tone and sticks with it, never getting too jokey or edge-of-the-seat dramatic. [12 July 2002, p.14]
By Phil Gallo FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 25, 2013
The rest of the cast lends excellent support, particularly Bitty Schram as Sharona, Ted Levine as the admiring police Capt. Leland Stottlemeyer and Gail O'Grady ("NYPD Blue") as the politician's wife, who sizes up Monk's more obvious hang-ups. [7 July 2002, p.TV-6]
By Robert P. Laurence FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 24, 2013
The show's concept is clever, and the pilot displays a blend of humor and drama with a bit of melancholy hanging over it. Shalhoub is excellent as the twitchy, mild-mannered Monk. But Monk can be an annoying character, and at times you may find yourself wanting to yell, "Snap out of it!" at the television screen. [12 July 2002, p.S36]
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60
Jun 25, 2013
Shalhoub, who's a producer on the show, stamps his character with a wonderful mix of poignancy and humor. [7 July 2002, p.4]
By Hal Boedeker FULL REVIEW
50
Jun 24, 2013
Neither smart nor witty enough to sustain itself. Ted Levine and Bitty Schram are no help in by-the-numbers roles as the crusty cop who doesn't want to give Monk his due and the nurse-turned-Girl Friday, respectively. [12 July 2002, p.39]
By Phil Rosenthal FULL REVIEW
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Production Company:
  • Mandeville Films
  • ABC Signature
  • Moratim Produktions
  • NBC Universal Television
  • Touchstone Television
  • USA Cable Entertainment
  • Universal Media Studios (UMS)
Initial Release Date: Jul 12, 2002
Number of seasons: 8 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 7 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 8 Wins & 18 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 4 Wins & 8 Nominations

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