Monk on USA

[2002, TV Show]

Monk: TV Guide News

Monk Returns with a Splash | TV Show Previews | 7/31/2008
Monk (Fridays at 9 pm/ET, USA) is back with an aptly named episode, "Surly Detection." A submarine skipper wants to give Monk "Das Boot" when the sleuth investigates a suspicious suicide for Natalie's old Navy friend (Casper Van Dien). Since claustrophobia ranks high on Monk's list of fears, he freaks out on the sub. Although Monk quickly fingers William Atherton's by-the-book commander as the killer, the story is just beginning. "Our show is like Columbo. It's more about how they did it than... read more
Cheers: Monk's Brad Behavior | Cheers & Jeers | 7/21/2008
Cheers to Brad Garrett for his image-changing guest spot on Monk. The 'Til Death star livened up the seventh-season premiere as "Honest Jake," a murderous handyman hired by Tony Shalhoub's obsessive-compulsive detective to fix up his new house. (The inside joke here, of course, is that Garrett was TV's original poster boy for OCD as cop Robert Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond.) The 6'8" Garrett effectively used his size for menace rather than mirth. Maybe he can intimidate Death's writers to... read more
Video Q&A: Hector Elizondo Puts Monk on the Couch | Today's News: Our Take | 7/10/2008
USA Network's Monk returns on Friday, July 18, and stepping in as the OCDetective's psychiatrist is Hector Elizondo. The Chicago Hope alum recently stopped by to talk about his late Monk predecessor, Stanley Kamel, preview his shrink's own relationship with Tony Shalhoub's sleuth, and share some memories about Pretty Woman Julia Roberts. Hector and I also talk about how Alzheimer's has touched each of our families. — Matt Mitovich read more
Monk Season 6 — Review | DVD News and Reviews | 7/8/2008
Tony Shalhoub is excellent as "Adrian Monk," a former San Francisco police detective suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder. His list of quirks is nearly endless, yet they don't prevent him from solving difficult cases as a consultant for the police. With help from Natalie, his assistant, Mr. Monk fights through his phobias to bring order to the streets. This 4-disc set from Universal includes all 16 episodes from the sixth season, presented in Anamorphic Widescreen, and offers commentary... read more
Scoop: Garrett on Monk, Rather Back to D$M and More! | Ausiello Report | 5/23/2008
Well, would you look at this: I took a bunch of random exclusive casting scoops and packaged them into one very special Ausiello Report blog post. Enjoy! • Exercising the "Sarah Chalke Clause" in his 'Til Death contract, Brad Garrett has signed on to appear in Monk's July 18 season premiere. He'll play a handyman who helps Tony Shalhoub with his home renovations.• Also on the Monk front, Robert Loggia (Big, Mancuso, FBI, assorted mobster roles) has been cast as an aging boxer in "Mr.... read more
NBC Silences Monk (on NBC), Sees No Future for Psych (on NBC) | Today's News: Our Take | 5/5/2008
Mere hours after last night's Nielsens came in, NBC revealed a slate which drops Monk and Psych from the network's Sunday lineup. (The Tony Shalhoub starrer had dropped 28 percent from its previous NBC airing, while Psych didn't even break four million viewers.) Thus ends the Peacock's experiment in repurposing USA Network content.For the short term, NBC will fill the two-hour block with back-to-back-to-back-to-back Office repeats, starting with "Fun Run" (Parts 1 and 2) and "Dunder-Mifflin... read more
Exclusive: Hector Elizondo Shrinks to Fit Monk | Ausiello Report | 4/30/2008
Well, we kinda knew Monk couldn't go too long without an analyst, right? So, tragic as is the April 8 death of Stanley Kamel — aka the neurotic's Dr. Kroger — a USA Network spokesperson confirms to me exclusively that Hector Elizondo has been tapped to join Monk as Tony Shalhoub's new shrink. There's no word on how his character will be introduced, but he'll first turn up in the show's seventh season premiere on July 18.On a related note, Elizondo's hiring would seem to signal that... read more
Monk's Stanley Kamel Found Dead at Age 65 | Today's News: Our Take | 4/9/2008
Stanley Kamel, who played Dr. Charles Kroger on the USA series Monk, has died. He was 65.Access Hollywood reports that he was found in his Hollywood Hills home by his agents. Sources say Kamel suffered a heart attack.Kamel appeared in numerous TV roles over the past three decades, including as Rebecca Gayheart's father on Beverly Hills, 90210.A network representative said, "USA is deeply saddened by the news of Stanley Kamel’s passing. Stanley was an amazingly talented and extremely kind... read more
John Adams and Other Announced Releases | DVD News and Reviews | 3/25/2008
New releases announced today, March 25:HBO's John Adams will be coming out June 10 Monk - Season 6 will be coming out July 8 Psych - The Complete 2nd Season will be coming out July 8 Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items. read more
Monk Falls Head Over Heels for a Suspect | Today's Top Videos | 3/18/2008
Today’s Video Break: MonkEpisode Title: "Mr. Monk and the Other Woman"Season: 1Year: 2002 Why we love this episode: Our favorite obsessive-compulsive detective shows that he too is human under all that fanatical behavior when he becomes a smitten kitten for a woman involved in a murder case. Watch the video now! Your take: What's your favorite Monk OCD? read more
USA Orders Up More Monk | Today's News: Our Take | 2/20/2008
USA Network has announced that Monk will return this summer for a seventh season that will anchor an aggressive slate of new programming for the NBC-owned cable network. "You might say we were obsessed with making this deal," Jeff Wachtel, USA's executive vice president of original programming, quips, alluding to star Tony Shalhoub's obsessive-compulsive character. "It's not easy to wash your hands of a show like Monk."But will the seventh season be the show's last? "We have to be thinking of... read more
Monk Finale Preview: Jail for Our Fastidious Friend? | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 2/15/2008
Well, he's no Jack Bauer. 24's tough-guy hero can withstand electrodes, knives and other unpleasant instruments of torture. But the obsessive-compulsive Adrian Monk? The mess of getting fingerprinted pretty much strains his limits. But who says nice guys finish last? USA Network's Monk (tonight at 9 pm/ET) has topped the cable charts in recent weeks, and the two-part season finale, with Monk arrested and prison-bound on false murder charges, demonstrates why. A tribute to The Fugitive that ... read more
Exclusive: Monk And Other Announced Releases | DVD News and Reviews | 2/3/2008
New releases announced today, February 3:Eureka - Season 2 will be coming out June 17 Monk - Season 6 will be coming out June 10 Psych - The Complete 2nd Season will be coming out June 10 Visit TVShowsOnDVD.com for the complete stories on these and other news items. read more
NBC Shuffle Continues: Q'life, USA Imports Delayed | Today's News: Our Take | 1/26/2008
The strike-schedule shuffle continues for NBC, which in the wake of Deal or No Deal's mighty Monday numbers has pushed back the broadcast television port of Quarterlife almost two weeks. The online original was to arrive on NBC on Monday, Feb. 18, but now is moving to Sundays-at-9 beginning Feb. 26. As a result, Psych and Monk — the USA Network series that were to get Peacock repurposing starting March 2 — will now be held until Sunday, April 6, and air from 8 to 10 pm/ET. — Matt... read more
Tony Shalhoub Spills Monk Secrets | TV Guide Interviews & Features | 1/18/2008
All hail the return of Monk (tonight at 9 pm/ET, USA Network)! On the heels of last week's Season 6.5 premiere, everyone's favorite quirky detective is back to kick more criminal butt in Episode 2, airing tonight. And the show's star, Emmy-winner Tony Shalhoub, tells us it'll get even harder being Monk this season as the detective embarks on his most perilous case yet. Plus, we get the scoop on Shalhoub's love affair with guest star Howie Mandel. You don't need a magnifying glass to see where... read more
Monk: Why USA's Quirky Detective Will Lighten Your Mood | TVGuide.com's Strike Recovery Guide | 1/17/2008
The when: Fridays at 9 pm/ET on USA NetworkWhy watch?: The introspective detective is back on the job for the second half of Monk's sixth season. Tony Shalhoub (see related Q&A here) plays Adrian Monk, the eagle-eyed and obsessive-compulsive investigator with fears galore (dirt, asymmetry, heights, pretty much everything), whose sharp mind still fingers the right culprit every time. Add to that his wife Trudy's mysterious and haunting death 10 years ago and you've got one complex... read more
SAG Goes Mad for Men | Roush Dispatch | 12/20/2007
I suppose I could dwell on the fact that a major Hollywood guild has once again ignored the very existence of TV's finest acting ensemble, Friday Night Lights — in favor of the mugging and posturing on Boston Legal. As they'd say on another SAG favorite, Grey's Anatomy: Seriously? Is it wrong to want to form our own picket line?Also: What's up with snubbing Pushing Daisies and its fantastical cast?And yet the Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations, announced Thursday morning, did shower... read more
Monk, Psych Shore Up NBC's Strike Schedule | Today's News: Our Take | 12/18/2007
Peacock cannot live on half-baked reality alone. Monk and Psych, both of which return to USA Network with new episodes on Friday, Jan. 11, will get encore Sunday-night showings on NBC beginning in March, reports the Hollywood Reporter.NBC, which has already added Law & Order: CI repeats and the Web original Quarterlife to its midseason slate, is also hot to fire up Burn Notice, but that is not as easy, since the series is produced by the News Corp.-owned Fox TV Studios. read more
Ask Matt | 11/26/2007
I'm a big fan of the shows Monk and Psych on USA Network. I know they have a summer and winter session, but I was worried about them because of this strike. I was wondering: Do they have their winter episodes finished, and will they air? Even if it's just three new episodes, that's better than having to wait till next summer for new episodes (with the idea the strike is over). read more
Ask Matt | 11/19/2007
I wrote you a few years ago about Monk's second season, which was fairly awful, but the show has been incredible ever since. (I'm thinking my complaint made the difference). Now I'm writing because I'm a huge TV fan, and I know a good show when I see it ? and Life is it. I DVR everything, and when I have the time, I start with the best shows and go from there. Life has become my first watch. For the other TV fans out there, some of my old faves are NYPD Blue, Boomtown, Third Watch and The Wire.... read more

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Premiered: July 12, 2002, on USA

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Premise: An ex-cop suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder solves crimes with various (and usually exasperated) sidekicks in tow in this first-rate mystery with a breakout Emmy-winning star in Tony Shalhoub. The 'defective detective' may have an abundance of phobias (heights, crowds, and even milk, among them), but he also has razor-sharp deductive skills, which he uses to help the San Francisco police with especially baffling cases.

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