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The Best Episodes of Psych

Every episode of Psych ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Psych!

Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad)....
Genres:ComedyDramaMysteryCrime
Network:USA Network

Best Episodes Summary

"Last Night Gus" is the best rated episode of "Psych". It scored 9.6/10 based on 2664 votes. Directed by Andy Berman and written by Andy Berman, it aired on 10/19/2011. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "An Evening With Mr. Yang".

  • Last Night Gus
    9.6/102,664 votes
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    #1 - Last Night Gus

    Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/2011

    A night of partying which no one remembers that turned deadly sets Shawn, Gus, Woody and Lassiter on the trail of their deeds and a way to clear their names of suspected murder. Unfortunately, they may have to depend on Shawn's "psychic" memories of the night's events.

    Director: Andy Berman

    Writer: Andy Berman

  • An Evening With Mr. Yang
    9.4/102,084 votes
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    #2 - An Evening With Mr. Yang

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/2009

    After eluding capture and disappearing eight years ago, the famed Yin Yang serial killer is back, and he's set his sights on Shawn.

    Director: Mel Damski

    Writer: Andy Berman, James Roday Rodriguez

  • Mr. Yin Presents...
    9.4/101,951 votes
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    #3 - Mr. Yin Presents...

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 3/10/2010

    A serial killer targets Shawn using scenarios from classic Hitchcock films.

    Director: James Roday Rodriguez

    Writer: Andy Berman, James Roday Rodriguez

  • The Break-Up
    9.4/102,020 votes
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    #4 - The Break-Up

    Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 3/26/2014

    Shawn and Gus help Detective Lassiter enlist the help of Henry and Woody to solve the murder of a real estate executive. Meanwhile, Shawn struggles with a life decision.

    Director: Steve Franks

    Writer: Steve Franks

  • Dual Spires
    9.3/102,602 votes
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    #5 - Dual Spires

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/1/2010

    The episode kicks off with Shawn and Gus receiving a mysterious e-mail inviting them to the annual Cinnamon Festival in Dual Spires, a quirky Northern California town nearly invisible on the map. When they arrive the pair quickly find themselves embroiled in the mysterious death of local high school student Paula Merral. As Shawn and Gus unravel the many secrets of the town, they meet several local residents including town doctor/lawyer/veterinarian Donna Gooden, Sheriff Andrew Jackson, proprietors of the local diner Robert and Michelle Barker, the mysterious Woman with Wood and enigmatic bookish beauty Maudette Hornsby. The pool of suspects proves to be deeper than suspected as Shawn and Gus must work to figure out who killed Paula Merral.

    Director: Matt Shakman

    Writer: James Roday Rodriguez, Bill Callahan

  • Office Space
    9.1/101,447 votes
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    #6 - Office Space

    Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 5/8/2013

    After Gus accidentally tampers with the crime where his boss was killed, Shawn helps him find the real murderer before Gus is arrested.

    Director: Andrew Bernstein

    Writer: Andy Berman, Todd Harthan

  • Lights, Camera... Homicidio
    9.0/101,600 votes
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    #7 - Lights, Camera... Homicidio

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/25/2008

    The star of a Spanish telenovela has been murdered by another actor on the show. The murderer insists that it was an accident and claims that the prop knife was switched with a real knife without his knowledge. Shawn and Gus believe that he was framed and investigate the crime. Gus is especially excited to be working on the set of his favorite soap opera, but it's Shawn who gets a recurring role on the show.

    Director: Matt Shakman

    Writer: Andy Berman

  • Tuesday the 17th
    9.0/101,798 votes
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    #8 - Tuesday the 17th

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 2/13/2009

    Shawn and Gus are hired by a childhood friend to find a missing camp counselor who disappeared near their old sleep-away campgrounds. Upon their arrival, spooky activity abounds and they must uncover if the dark past of the abandoned camp has come back to life.

    Director: James Roday Rodriguez

    Writer: Steve Franks, James Roday Rodriguez

  • Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark
    9.0/101,546 votes
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    #9 - Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 10/16/2009

    While investigating a possible crime, Shawn stumbles upon one of a pair of criminals, gets shot, and is dumped in the trunk of a car.

    Director: Mel Damski

    Writer: Andy Berman

  • Heeeeere's Lassie!
    9.0/101,516 votes
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    #10 - Heeeeere's Lassie!

    Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 3/7/2012

    Lassiter hires Shawn and Gus to get to the bottom of strange occurrences at his new condo.

    Director: James Roday Rodriguez

    Writer: Tim Meltreger, Todd Harthan

  • Murder?... Anyone?... Anyone?... Bueller?
    8.9/101,542 votes
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    #11 - Murder?... Anyone?... Anyone?... Bueller?

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 7/25/2008

    Shawn and Gus attend their high school reunion. Shawn sees a body fly past a window, but on further inspection the body has vanished. When Gus assumes the worst, and Lassiter refuses to help, Shawn seeks assistance from Juliet.

    Director: Michael McMurray

    Writer: Andy Berman

  • Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part
    8.9/101,230 votes
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    #12 - Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/10/2010

    Shawn and Gus return to Vancouver to visit their old nemesis Despereaux in prison at the felon's request, who then uses them to escape and pull one last job before he is extradited to the United States. Only while he is out, he is framed for the murder of a Crown Attorney and now asks the guys for help clearing his name of this most recent – and frankly unseemly – charge.

    Director: Steve Franks

    Writer: Steve Franks

  • American Duos
    8.8/101,864 votes
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    #13 - American Duos

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 7/13/2007

    Shawn and Gus go undercover as talent show contestants to investigate a number of failed attempts to kill one of the judges.

    Director: John Landis

    Writer: Steve Franks

  • Not Even Close... Encounters
    8.8/101,298 votes
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    #14 - Not Even Close... Encounters

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 7/28/2010

    Shawn and Gus get themselves hired onto the case when an unstable lawyer claims his assistant was abducted by aliens.

    Director: John Badham

    Writer: Bill Callahan

  • Santabarbaratown
    8.8/101,197 votes
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    #15 - Santabarbaratown

    Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 4/11/2012

    A body relating to a 20-year-old case is finally found, and Shawn, Gus, and Henry revisit all the old suspects in order to solve the case

    Director: David Crabtree

    Writer: Bill Callahan

  • 100 Clues
    8.8/101,618 votes
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    #16 - 100 Clues

    Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 3/27/2013

    On the 100th episode of Psych... Shawn and Gus attend a party hosted by an aging rockstar named Billy Lipps, a man the SBPD arrested years ago for a murder he doesn't remember committing.

    Director: Matt Shakman

    Writer: Todd Harthan

  • Deez Nups
    8.8/101,206 votes
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    #17 - Deez Nups

    Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 4/10/2013

    The gang spends the weekend at a casino resort for a wedding and crosses paths with a local crime boss whose presence jeopardizes the impending nuptials.

    Director: James Roday Rodriguez

    Writer: James Roday Rodriguez, Bill Callahan

  • Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast
    8.7/101,657 votes
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    #18 - Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/2/2007

    Juliet asks Shawn and Gus for assistance on her undercover assignment. They're only too glad to help, since it involves sorority sisters. Unfortunately, what's supposed to be an easy case turns out to have ties to their past and may endanger Juliet. Meanwhile, Lassiter locks horns with the oldest rookie the departments has ever trained.

    Director: John Landis

    Writer: Steve Franks

  • Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead
    8.7/101,328 votes
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    #19 - Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/15/2008

    Lassiter and Juliet get called to a museum to investigate the disappearance of a 3,000-year-old mummy. Lassiter insists it's just a prank that's not worth his time. He's busy working on another case involving the death of philanthropist William Wyles III. However, the assistant curator insists that something weird is going on, something possibly supernatural that requires special help. Shawn is then brought in on the case, and he declares that the mummy was not stolen, iit walked away on its own.

    Director: Steve Franks

    Writer: Steve Franks

  • Gus Walks into a Bank
    8.7/101,256 votes
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    #20 - Gus Walks into a Bank

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 9/12/2008

    Gus is taken hostage at the Santa Barbara Savings and Loan Bank while making a deposit for Shawn. Shawn, still in the car and oblivious to the hostage situation, questions Lassiter and Juliet about the cops' sudden arrival. Learning that his best friend is in trouble, Shawn is desperate to help and realizes he needs to get inside the bank to question the gunman. However, the SWAT team soon shows up, and its negotiator will not easily satisfy Shawn's request.

    Director: Eric Laneuville

    Writer: Andy Berman

  • Lassie Did a Bad, Bad Thing
    8.7/101,210 votes
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    #21 - Lassie Did a Bad, Bad Thing

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 1/16/2009

    Shawn and Gus must prove Lassiter's innocence when he's on the hook for a murder inside of the Santa Barbara Police Department.

    Director: Stephen Surjik

    Writer: Tim Meltreger, Kell Cahoon

  • Extradition: British Columbia
    8.7/101,272 votes
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    #22 - Extradition: British Columbia

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 8/7/2009

    Shawn and Gus spot an art thief whom Lassiter has been trying to arrest for years. So, although they are on a skiing vacation in Canada, they appeal to the local constabulary with mixed results: someone gets axed, another finds himself interrogated and Pierre Despereaux may get away scot-free, once again.

    Director: Steve Franks

    Writer: Steve Franks, Andy Berman

  • Yang 3 in 2D
    8.7/101,212 votes
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    #23 - Yang 3 in 2D

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 12/22/2010

    The Yin/Yang trilogy comes to a thrilling close as Shawn and Gus race to save a woman kidnapped by Yin. Only this time, they are forced to use Yang's knowledge of Yin to solve the case by allowing her to accompany them on the investigation.

    Director: Mel Damski

    Writer: Andy Berman, James Roday Rodriguez

  • Indiana Shawn and the Temple of the Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger
    8.7/101,244 votes
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    #24 - Indiana Shawn and the Temple of the Kinda Crappy, Rusty Old Dagger

    Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 2/29/2012

    Shawn and Gus team up with Despereaux to locate a mythical dagger rumored to be the key to unlocking a dead billionaire's treasure.

    Director: Steve Franks

    Writer: Steve Franks

  • High Top Fade Out
    8.6/101,275 votes
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    #25 - High Top Fade Out

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 9/25/2009

    Shawn and Gus investigate the death of Leonald Callahan, aka Diddle, a computer cryptologist who was the baritone in Gus’s old college a capella group.

    Director: Stephen Surjik

    Writer: James Roday Rodriguez, Saladin K. Patterson