Every season of Monk ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Monk!

Monk investigates an assassination attempt on Mayoral Candidate Warren St. Claire and learns there's more at play than meets the eye.

Mr. Monk Meets the Candidate

Everyone believes psychic Dolly Flint has accomplished the impossible when she discovers the body of the former Police Commissioner's missing wife. Everyone except Monk.

Mr. Monk and the Psychic

An 800-pound recluse, aka Dale the Whale, is the number one suspect in a murder case. But how can a man who can't even fit through his bedroom door be a murderer?

Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale

Monk, who suffers from vertigo, investigates the death of a police detective murdered on a ferris wheel.

Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival

After being temporarily institutionalized, Monk stumbles upon a four-year-old murder. Or is his mind playing tricks on him?

Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum

A billionaire is shot dead while mugging a couple outside a theater. It appears to be a mid-life crisis gone horribly wrong, until Monk figures out the truth.

Mr. Monk and the Billionaire Mugger

Monk investigates an attorney's death and develops a love interest in one of the suspects.

Mr. Monk and the Other Woman

Monk, himself a former marathon runner, figures out the clever scheme devised by a furniture magnate to dispose of his mistress during a citywide marathon.

Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man

During his vacation, Monk helps solve a murder witnessed by Benjy, Sharona's son, even though the corpse keeps on eluding them.

Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation

Sharona's life is in danger while Monk brilliantly solves a seemingly perfect crime committed during a San Francisco earthquake.

Mr. Monk and the Earthquake

A blind woman witnesses the murder of Willie Nelson's road manager. Is the country music legend the killer?

Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger

Braving his fear of flying and of enclosed areas, Monk boards a plane with Sharona and solves the murder of a passenger's wife.

Mr. Monk and the Airplane

Monk takes a job as a substitute high school teacher to determine whether a teacher's fall from a clock tower was really a suicide, or a lesson in murder.

Mr. Monk Goes Back to School

Monk travels to Mexico to investigate the mysterious demise of a skydiver who reportedly drowned to death... in mid-air.

Mr. Monk Goes to Mexico

When a ruthless CEO and his wife are lured to their deaths, Monk connects their murders to a baseball great and his quest for the homerun record.

Mr. Monk Goes to the Ballgame

When a circus ringmaster is murdered by a high flying daredevil, all leads point to his vengeful ex-wife. But how could the acrobatic ex have committed the crime with a broken foot?

Mr. Monk Goes to the Circus

Captain Stottlemeyer takes a page from the book of Monk in order to determine why anyone would want to murder the world's oldest man.

Mr. Monk and the Very, Very Old Man

Monk reluctantly takes the stage to investigate an actor's murder.

Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater

Monk knows who is behind a string of mail bombs that have been exploding around San Francisco. The only problem is his primary suspect... is in a coma.

Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect

When a high-powered magazine publisher chokes to death under mysterious circumstances, all clues lead to the infamous swinging party palace, The Sapphire Mansion.

Mr. Monk Meets the Playboy

When a rash of murders sweeping the city goes unsolved, Monk is called upon to find a correlation with the victims and stop a killer before he strikes again.

Mr. Monk and the 12th Man

When his paperboy is murdered, Monk turns to the pages of the newspaper for clues to solve the baffling crime.

Mr. Monk and the Paperboy

What could possibly make a cherry pie worth killing for? Monk finds out, with a little help from his long-lost brother Ambrose.

Mr. Monk and the Three Pies

Monk suspects the star of a hit TV crime show of killing his ex-wife. His only problem: the actor's rock solid alibi.

Mr. Monk and the TV Star

A law student promises to get Monk reinstated to the police force in exchange for his help in finding the kidnappers of her beloved grandmother.

Mr. Monk and the Missing Granny

When the Captain's wife falls victim to a union dispute gone awry, it's up to Monk to find out what really happened and bring Stottlemeyer back from the brink.

Mr. Monk and the Captain's Wife

It's unholy matrimony as Monk and Sharona pretend to be married to get the goods on a con man.

Mr. Monk Gets Married

When a death-row inmate is murdered 45 minutes before his execution, Monk is brought in to find out why.

Mr. Monk Goes to Jail

When Monk travels to New York City to investigate his wife's murder, he gets tangled up in a baffling case involving the shooting of a foreign ambassador.

Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan

When a big-time record producer is found dead in his panic room, Monk must help decide the guilt or innocence of an unlikely suspect.

Mr. Monk and the Panic Room

When the city is overrun by a string of unexplained blackouts, it's up to Monk to keep the "City by the Bay" out of the darkness.

Mr. Monk and the Blackout

Monk must find the evidence to put away a grisly murderer and regain his detective's license from the grouchy new police commissioner.

Mr. Monk Gets Fired

Monk infiltrates an organized crime family as he tries to get to the bottom of an apparent mob hit.

Mr. Monk Meets the Godfather

The shoe is on the other foot when inexplicable happenings put Sharona's own sanity to the test.

Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf

Monk takes a job at a department store to solve the murder of one of the store's employees.

Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month

Monk heads to Los Angeles to help the father of his late wife solve a very puzzling mystery on a game show.

Mr. Monk and the Game Show

Monk takes a new medication that alleviates the symptoms of his obsessive-compulsive disorder but impairs his ability to solve crime.

Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine

Why would a thief want to steal an ordinary pet fish? Monk finds out, and meets a new assistant in the process.

Mr. Monk and the Red Herring

When all signs in a murder investigation point to deceased Kung Fu movie star Sonny Chow, Monk must find the real culprit.

Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra

When Monk is taken into protective custody after witnessing a Chinese mob killing, he's brought to a remote cabin in the woods where he uncovers another murder.

Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever

Monk gets stuck in a traffic jam and finds that the cause of the standstill is murder.

Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic

Monk travels to Las Vegas when Captain Stottlemeyer suspects foul play in the death of a millionaire casino owner's wife.

Mr. Monk Goes to Vegas

When Natalie runs for school board, Monk must figure out who's behind an attempt on her life.

Mr. Monk and the Election

Monk unravels a baffling mystery after a toddler finds a severed finger in a park.

Mr. Monk and the Kid

When fellow detective Marty Eels shows up at a crime scene knowing all the answers, has Monk finally met his match, or is Eels cheating?

Mr. Monk and the Other Detective

Monk solves a Halloween murder mystery while he and his brother Ambrose wait for their long-lost father to return home.

Mr. Monk Goes Home Again

Natalie puts herself in jeopardy to pursue a case when Monk is sick in bed with the flu.

Mr. Monk Stays in Bed

When a parking garage attendant is killed and a financial analyst's hand is broken in a mysterious attack, Monk goes undercover in an office to solve the case.

Mr. Monk Goes to the Office

A relaxing getaway in wine country turns into a crime-filled weekend as Monk and Natalie try to uncover a murder involving a man that doesn't exist.

Mr. Monk Gets Drunk

Monk must get to the truth when it appears that his late wife Trudy is still alive.

Mr. Monk and Mrs. Monk

Monk must prevent a killer from spoiling the party at Natalie's brother's wedding.

Mr. Monk Goes to a Wedding

When a childhood crush comes to Monk with a mysterious murder, Monk tries to win her heart by solving the case.

Mr. Monk and Little Monk

When a detective dies at the police department Christmas party after drinking from a poisoned bottle of port intended for Captain Stottlemeyer, can Monk find the killer?

Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa

Monk enters the world of high fashion when he believes a young man accused of a model's murder is innocent.

Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show

When Monk wakes up in an unfamiliar town with amnesia, can he solve a local murder mystery and find his way home?

Mr. Monk Bumps His Head

Captain Stottlemeyer has to go to anger management class when he slugs a cop who claims he's having an affair with the Captain's wife.

Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage

Monk and Natalie try to solve a diamond heist that promises a big reward. But in their race for the money, they face three unscrupulous competitors.

Mr. Monk and the Big Reward

Monk tries to prove that an astronaut committed murder despite the suspect's seemingly airtight alibi: he was in space.

Mr. Monk and the Astronaut

Lieutenant Disher quits the force when no one believes that he witnessed a murder while under anesthesia at the dentist.

Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist

While sequestered on jury duty, Monk juggles two cases: proving that the accused is not guilty and figuring out who was killed outside the courthouse.

Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty

A famous actor preparing to play Monk gets a little too close to one of Monk's real-life murder investigations.

Mr. Monk and the Actor

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.

Mr. Monk and the Garbage Strike

Julie's basketball coach is murdered, and Monk must step in as the new coach while trying to solve the case.

Mr. Monk and the Big Game

Monk is blinded after he witnesses a murder in a fire station but realizes that he can still solve cases.

Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing

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.

Mr. Monk, Private Eye

While attending his 25th college reunion, Monk reminisces how he met Trudy and tries to prevent the murder of a former classmate.

Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion

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.

Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink

Monk goes to a rock concert to look for Captain Stottlemeyer's son and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation.

Mr. Monk Goes to a Rock Concert

Monk's estranged father, Jack, returns at Christmas time, but all is not merry with the Monks.

Mr. Monk Meets His Dad

Monk finds himself in the middle of a shadowy murder plot worthy of a classic Hollywood film noir.

Mr. Monk and the Leper

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?

Mr. Monk Makes a Friend

When Natalie suspects foul play in the deaths of her parents' wealthy neighbors, Monk goes undercover as a butler to investigate.

Mr. Monk Is at Your Service

Monk goes toe-to-toe with a popular radio shock jock who is suspected of killing his wife.

Mr. Monk Is on the Air

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.

Mr. Monk Visits a Farm

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.

Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy

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.

Mr. Monk Goes to the Hospital

When Marci Maven is accused of a bizarre crime, she turns to the object of her obsession for help: Adrian Monk.

Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan

Monk is hired to clear the name of a famous rap star who is accused of murder.

Mr. Monk and the Rapper

Monk must confront his prejudice against nudists when he's called to investigate a murder on a nude beach.

Mr. Monk and the Naked Man

Monk's friendship with Captain Stottlemeyer is put to the test when Monk suspects the captain's girlfriend of murder.

Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend

Monk tries to prove a sports agent is guilty of murder while helping Natalie’s teenage daughter with her love life.

Mr. Monk and the Birds and the Bees

Monk finds himself in a dangerous situation when he helps his psychiatrist's son follow a treasure map.

Mr. Monk and the Buried Treasure

Monk's world is turned upside-down when a famous daredevil is revealed to be his rival, Harold Krenshaw.

Mr. Monk and the Daredevil

When a man Monk sent to prison years earlier is cleared by new DNA evidence, Monk helps him rebuild his life.

Mr. Monk and the Wrong Man

When Monk suffers from insomnia, he ventures into the night and stumbles upon a murder.

Mr. Monk Is Up All Night

Monk becomes a social pariah when he shoots a man dressed as Santa Claus. Can he clear his name and foil a larger criminal plot in time for Christmas?

Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa Claus

When Monk infiltrates a cult to solve a murder, he falls under the spell of its charismatic leader.

Mr. Monk Joins a Cult

When the safety deposit box holding one of Monk's treasured possessions is robbed, Monk will do whatever it takes to solve the case.

Mr. Monk Goes to the Bank

Monk must find a murderer who, to Natalie's horror, appears to be killing women with the same name as her daughter.

Mr. Monk and the Three Julies

Monk takes up a new hobby -- painting -- and meets with unexpected success.

Mr. Monk Paints His Masterpiece

When Monk is arrested for murder, he escapes the custody of a small-town sheriff and becomes a fugitive on the run.

Mr. Monk Is on the Run (1)

While everyone mourns Monk's "death," Monk searches for the truth that will clear his name.

Mr. Monk Is on the Run (2)

When his neighbor's child plays the piano too loud, Monk decides it's time to move.

Mr. Monk Buys a House

Monk goes up against a Bobby Fisher-type chess genius who always appears to be two steps ahead of Monk.

Mr. Monk and the Genius

Monk has to help out Natalie when she becomes involved in a lotto scandal.

Mr. Monk Gets Lotto Fever

Monk finds a new lease on life after giving up his hope of reinstatement to the SFPD.

Mr. Monk Takes a Punch

A former friend of Mitch's dies in a locked room aboard a submarine and everyone cries suicide. When Monk and the crew investigate, the ship suddenly descends and Monk finds himself trapped on-board, underwater.

Mr. Monk Is Underwater

When Monk develops a crush on a model who is accused of murder, he is determined to prove her innocence, even though she confessed.

Mr. Monk Falls in Love

As Monk and his friends watch a TV news magazine piece on the solution of his hundredth case, he realizes that one of the victims was murdered by a different killer.

Mr. Monk's 100th Case

After Monk seeks a new form of therapy (hypnosis), he finds himself reverting to his 9-year old personality.

The Best Seasons of Monk

The Best Seasons of Monk

Season 8

Season 3

Season 4

Season 2

Season 6

Season 5

Season 1

Season 7