Monk

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Monk

Premiere	July 12, 2002
Finale
Airs	Fridays at 9PM
Creator	Andy Breckman
Network	USA
Style	60-minute drama / comedy
Company	Mandeville Films Touchstone Television (seasons 1–5) ABC Studios (season 6) USA Cable Entertainment (seasons 1–2) NBC Universal Television Studio (seasons 3–5) Universal Media Studios (season 6)
Episodes	93 (through season 6)
Seasons	7
Origin	USA

Obsessive. Compulsive. Detective.

Adrian Monk was one of San Francisco's best detectives, until the unsolved murder of his wife caused him to develop Obsesive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). This causes him to be afraid of almost everything, germs, crowds, milk, etc. and he has compulsive tendencies, like straighting 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.

1 Cast
2 Seasons
3 In-Depth
4 DVD Releases
5 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Billed Cast
Tony Shalhoub	Adrian Monk	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Bitty Schram	Sharona Fleming	1	2	3
Traylor Howard	Natalie Teeger			3	4	5	6	7
Jason Gray-Stanford	Lieutenant Randall Disher	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Ted Levine	Captain Leland Stottlemeyer	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Supporting/Recurring Cast
Stanley Kamel	Dr. Charles Kroger	1	2	3	4	5	6
Max Morrow	Benjy Fleming	1
Kane Ritchotte			2	3
Stellina Rusich	Trudy Monk	1	2
Melora Hardin				3	4	5	6
Emmy Clarke	Julie Teeger			3	4	5	6

[edit] Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale	#
USA
Season One	July 12, 2002	October 18, 2002	12
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	2009	16

[edit] In-Depth

At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[edit] DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Season Sets
Season One	June 15, 2004	4	purchase
Season Two	January 11, 2005	4	purchase
Season Three	July 5, 2005	4	purchase
Season Four	June 27, 2006	4	purchase
Season Five	June 26, 2007	4	purchase
Season Six	July 8, 2008	4	purchase
Individual Episodes
The Premiere Episode	June 24, 2003	1