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Monk (TV series)

Monk
Logo Monk.svg
Genre
Created by Andy Breckman
David Hoberman
Starring
Opening theme Instrumental theme by Jeff Beal (season 1)
"It's a Jungle Out There" by Randy Newman (seasons 2–8)
Ending theme Instrumental theme by Jeff Beal (season 1)
"It's a Jungle Out There" (instrumental) (seasons 2–8)
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 8
No. of episodes 125 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Andy Breckman
  • David Hoberman
  • Tony Shalhoub (seasons 4–8)
  • Tom Scharpling (seasons 5–8)
  • (seasons 6–8)
Camera setup Film; Single-camera
Running time 40–45 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Release
Original network USA Network
Picture format 480i (NTSC), 1080i (HDTV)
Original release July 12, 2002 (2002-07-12) – December 4, 2009 (2009-12-04)
Website

Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the eponymous character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a police procedural series, and also exhibits comic and dramatic tones in its exploration of the main characters' personal lives. The series was produced by Mandeville Films and Touchstone Television in association with Universal Television.

The series debuted on July 12, 2002, on USA Network. It continued for eight seasons, with the final season concluding on December 4, 2009. The series held the record for the most-watched scripted drama episode in cable television history from 2009 through 2012 (broken by The Walking Dead) with "Mr. Monk and the End – Part II", its series finale, with 9.4 million viewers, 3.2 million of them in the 18–49 demographic.

Adrian Monk was a brilliant detective for the San Francisco Police Department until his wife, Trudy, was killed by a car bomb in a parking garage, which Monk then believed was intended for him. In a later episode, he discovers the bomb was truly meant for Trudy. He later believes that Trudy's death was part of a larger conspiracy that she had uncovered during her time as a journalist. Trudy's death led Monk to suffer a nervous breakdown. He was then discharged from the force and became a recluse, refusing to leave his house for three and a half years. Until the final episode, Trudy's death was Monk's only unsolved case.


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