7.7/101,356 votes#1 - Mr. Monk's Favorite Show
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 8/7/2009
After the attempted murder of a former child star from Monk's favorite show, Monk accept the job as her bodyguard.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/101,363 votes#2 - Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 8/14/2009
Monk meets a visiting African widower who's determined to find the hit-and-run-driver who killed his wife near Monk's apartment. Monk begins to identify with the man and confuses his wife with Trudy.
Director: David Grossman
Writer: David Breckman
7.9/101,296 votes#3 - Mr. Monk and the UFO
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 8/21/2009
Monk and Natalie are stranded in a small desert town and the detective spots a UFO. He soon discovers himself the center of attention, and is called in to investigate a dead woman discovered in the desert.
Director: Kevin Hooks
Writer: N/A
8.1/101,309 votes#4 - Mr. Monk is Someone Else
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 8/28/2009
Monk assumes a dead hitman's identity in order to foil an assassination plot.
Director: Randall Zisk
Writer: N/A
7.9/101,209 votes#5 - Mr. Monk Takes the Stand
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 9/11/2009
Monk and the police have a killer right where they want him... until the case goes to court and a hotshot lawyer demolishes the prosecution as he uses Monk's phobias against them
Director: Mary Lou Belli
Writer: Dylan Morgan, Josh Siegal
7.9/101,238 votes#6 - Mr. Monk and the Critic
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 9/18/2009
Natalie suspects a theater critic is responsible for a murder, despite the fact that he was present to review her daughter Julie's play at the same time the victim died.
Director: Jerry Levine
Writer: Hy Conrad
7.7/101,190 votes#7 - Mr. Monk and the Voodoo Curse
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 9/25/2009
Area residents receive unmarked dolls that seem to predict a series of strange deaths, leading many to suspect a voodoo curse is in play. The mystery hits close to home when Natalie becomes involved.
Director: Andre Belgrader
Writer: Joe Toplyn
8.1/101,194 votes#8 - Mr. Monk Goes to Group Therapy
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 10/9/2009
After Monk's insurance company refuses to pay for more private therapy sessions, he joins Dr. Bell's therapy group, where it appears that someone is murdering fellow patients.
Director: Anton Cropper
Writer: N/A
8.3/101,235 votes#9 - Happy Birthday, Mr. Monk
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 10/16/2009
Natalie tries to throw a surprise party for her surprise-hating boss, who is busy trying to solve the murder of a maintenance man.
Director: Tawnia McKiernan
Writer: Peter Wolk
8.5/101,311 votes#10 - Mr. Monk and Sharona
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 10/23/2009
When Sharona returns to San Francisco to handle legal issues related to an uncle's death, Monk suspects foul play and is torn between the differing styles of Sharona and Natalie.
Director: Randall Zisk
Writer: N/A
8.5/101,320 votes#11 - Mr. Monk and the Dog
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 10/30/2009
Monk reluctantly adopts a dog while looking into the suspicious disappearance of its owner.
Director: David Breckman
Writer: N/A
7.5/101,147 votes#12 - Mr. Monk Goes Camping
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 11/6/2009
To get reinstated, Monk must go camping with the son of a committee member... and try to solve a crime.
Director: Randall Zisk, Joe Pennella
Writer: Tom Gammill, Max Pross
8.0/101,193 votes#13 - Mr. Monk Is the Best Man
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 11/13/2009
Monk must determine who is trying to ruin a friend's wedding.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: N/A
8.3/101,194 votes#14 - Mr. Monk and the Badge
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 11/20/2009
Upon being reinstated, Monk is put in charge of tracking down a serial killer.
Director: Dean Parisot
Writer: N/A
9.1/101,731 votes#15 - Mr. Monk and the End (1)
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 11/27/2009
Monk is called to a murder at the location where he first heard of his wife's murder, and while Monk figures out who the assassin is, he doesn't know that the one who ordered the hit is also responsible for the death of Trudy. Knowing that Monk will eventually put all the pieces together, he orders Monk's death, and when all hope seems lost, Monk discovers something which could finally end his 12-year nightmare.
Director: Randall Zisk
Writer: Andy Breckman
9.4/102,274 votes#16 - Mr. Monk and the End (2)
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 12/4/2009
After listening to Trudy's last message, Monk finally discovers who killed his wife. Racing against time before he dies of poison, he must make a fateful decision.
Director: Randall Zisk
Writer: Andy Breckman
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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....
Genres:ComedyCrimeDramaMystery
Network:USA Network
Season 8 Ratings Summary
"Mr. Monk's Favorite Show" is the best rated episode of "Monk" season 8. It scored 7.7/10 based on 1356 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/7/2009. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man".