Monk

Monk
Premiere	July 12, 2002
Finale	December 4, 2009
Creator	Andy Breckman
Network/Provider	USA
Style	60-minute drama / comedy
Company	Mandeville Films Touchstone Television (seasons 1-5) ABC Studios (seasons 6-8) USA Cable Entertainment (seasons 1-2) NBC Universal Television Studio (seasons 3-5) Universal Media Studios (season 6) Universal Cable Productions (seasons 7-8)
Filming Location	Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Season 1) California, United States (seasons 2-8)
Seasons	8
Episodes	125 + 1 telefilm (List of episodes)
Origin	USA

Obsessive. Compulsive. Detective.

Monk is a drama / comedy that aired on USA.

Adrian Monk was one of San Francisco's best detectives, until the unsolved murder of his wife caused him to develop Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This causes him to be afraid of almost everything, germs, crowds, milk, etc. and he has compulsive tendencies, like straightening pictures and touching parking meters. These troubles eventually cost him his job. He now works as a private consultant to the police department, and as such Monk was forced to hire a personal nurse, Sharona Fleming, who went from simply taking care of his needs to being the Watson to his Holmes. After she moved back to New Jersey, Monk found himself again unable to function, until he met Natalie Teeger, who enlisted him when her home got broken into twice in a week.

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	M
Tony Shalhoub	Adrian Monk	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Bitty Schram	Sharona Fleming	*	*	*					o
Traylor Howard	Natalie Teeger			*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Jason Gray-Stanford	Lieutenant Randall Disher	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Ted Levine	Captain Leland Stottlemeyer	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Orange/Red/o indicates a recurring or guest role during that season. Dark Green indicates top billing during that season.
Supporting/Recurring Cast		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	M
Stanley Kamel	Dr. Charles Kroger	*	*	*	*	*	*
Max Morrow	Benjy Fleming	*
Kane Ritchotte		*	*	*
Stellina Rusich	Trudy Monk	*	*
Melora Hardin				*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Emmy Clarke	Julie Teeger			*	*	*	*	*	*
Tim Bagley	Harold Krenshaw			*		*	*	*	*
Hector Elizondo	Dr. Neven Bell							*	*	*

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
USA
Season One	July 12, 2002	October 18, 2002				13
Season Two	August 1, 2003	January 30, 2004				16
Season Three	June 18, 2004	February 18, 2005				16
Season Four	July 29, 2005	March 17, 2006				16
Season Five	July 7, 2006	March 2, 2007				16
Season Six	July 13, 2007	February 22, 2008				16
Season Seven	July 18, 2008	February 20, 2009				16
Season Eight	August 7, 2009	December 4, 2009				16

Telefilms

Title	Provider		Release Date
Mr. Monk's Last Case	Peacock		December 8, 2023

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

Title			Release			Discs
Complete Series  (Region 1)
The Complete Series			October 5, 2010	purchase		32
Season Sets  (Region 1)
Season One			June 15, 2004	purchase		4
Season Two			January 11, 2005	purchase		4
Season Three			July 5, 2005	purchase		4
Season Four			June 27, 2006	purchase		4
Season Five			June 26, 2007	purchase		4
Season Six			July 8, 2008	purchase		4
Season Seven			July 21, 2009	purchase		4
Season Eight			March 16, 2010	purchase		4
Episode Collections  (Region 1)
Best of Monk			November 17, 2009	purchase		1
Individual Episodes  (Region 1)
The Premiere Episode			June 24, 2003			1

External Sites

• Monk Episodes, TV Listings, News, Photos and More at TVGuide.com