Adrian Monk was once a rising star with the San Francisco Police Department, legendary for using unconventional means to solve the department's most baffling cases. But after the tragic (and still unsolved) murder of his wife Trudy, he developed an extreme case of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Now working as a private consultant, Monk continues to investigate cases in the most unconventional ways.
Writer: Hy Conrad
Air date: 2006-07-07
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: A famous actor preparing to play Monk gets a little too close to one of Monk's real-life murder investigations.
Writer: Andy Breckman
Air date: 2006-07-14
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: When a union boss' death threatens to prolong a city wide garbage strike in San Francisco, it's up to Monk to help end the strike by determining whether the boss' death was suicide or murder.
Writer: Andy Breckman
Air date: 2006-07-21
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Julie's basketball coach is murdered, and Monk must step in as the new coach while trying to solve the case.
Writer: Lee Goldberg
Air date: 2006-07-28
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Monk is blinded after he witnesses a murder in a fire station but realizes that he can still solve cases.
Writer: Tom Scharpling
Air date: 2006-08-04
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: When Natalie convinces Monk to go into business as a private eye, his first case is a seemingly innocuous fender bender that leads to a far more dangerous investigation.
Writer: Daniel Dratch
Air date: 2006-08-11
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: While attending his 25th college reunion, Monk reminisces how he met Trudy and tries to prevent the murder of a former classmate.
Writer: Hy Conrad
Air date: 2006-08-18
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: When Dr. Kroger retires after his cleaning lady is killed, it's up to Monk to solve the case and get Dr. Kroger back to work.
Writer: Andy Breckman
Air date: 2006-08-25
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: Monk goes to a rock concert to look for Captain Stottlemeyer's son and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation.
Writer: Tom Scharpling
Air date: 2006-11-17
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Monk's estranged father, Jack, returns at Christmas time, but all is not merry with the Monks.
Writer: Charles Evered
Air date: 2006-12-22
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Monk finds himself in the middle of a shadowy murder plot worthy of a classic Hollywood film noir.
Writer: Andy Breckman
Air date: 2007-01-19
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: A fun-loving everyman named Hal bumps into Monk, and the two become fast friends. For the first time in his life, Monk appears to have a buddy. But is Hal up to something?
Writer: Rob LaZebnik
Air date: 2007-01-26
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: When Natalie suspects foul play in the deaths of her parents' wealthy neighbors, Monk goes undercover as a butler to investigate.
Writer: Dylan Morgan
Air date: 2007-02-02
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Monk goes toe-to-toe with a popular radio shock jock who is suspected of killing his wife.
Writer: David Breckman
Air date: 2007-02-09
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: When Lt. Disher inherits a farm from an uncle who committed suicide, he decides to quit the police force and start a new life in the country. But Disher soon suspects that his uncle was murdered, so Monk joins him on the farm to investigate.
Writer: Joe Toplyn
Air date: 2007-02-23
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: When the mysterious "Six Way Killer" strikes in San Francisco, Monk's detective skills are pitted against the flashy forensic technology of a federal agent as they both pursue the murderer.
Writer: Dylan Morgan
Air date: 2007-03-02
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Monk goes to the emergency room for a bloody nose, but when a doctor in the hospital turns up dead, Monk joins the murder investigation, and soon his own life is in grave danger.
