8.1/102,420 votes#1 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/7/2006
When Shawn Spencer is arrested for calling in an accurate tip to the police because only the perpetrator would know the details, his only way out is pretending to be a psychic. It turns out Santa Barbara PD isn't done with him. They ask him to consult on a kidnapping case, and a business is born.
Director: Michael Engler
Writer: Steve Franks
7.9/101,851 votes#2 - The Spellingg Bee
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/14/2006
When what begins as a little competitive sabotage in a regional spelling bee quickly escalates to murder. Shawn and Gus must investigate the mysterious death of the "Spellmaster" at the regional Spelling Bee.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Steve Franks
7.8/101,621 votes#3 - Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/21/2006
Shawn and Gus become wedding crashers at a posh ceremony in order to retrieve a stolen antique engagement ring inexplicably taken from an inpenetrable vault under surveillance. The theft turns to murder when things start to come unraveled.
Director: Michael Engler, Michael Zinberg
Writer: Steve Franks, Andy Berman
7.5/101,457 votes#4 - Woman Seeking Dead Husband - Smokers Okay, No Pets
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/28/2006
Shawn and Gus land their first non-SBPD case when a widow hires them to find some cash that her husband stole from a bank. Shawn is asked to talk to a spirit and help the widow of the thief.
Director: Jeff Melman
Writer: Steve Franks
8.1/101,502 votes#5 - 9 Lives
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/4/2006
Shawn claims a psychic connection with a cat so he can continue his investigation into a what he believes is a murder, but that the police have labeled a suicide, and the link he finds to a hotline may involve one of SBPD's own officers.
Director: Matt Shakman
Writer: Andy Berman
8.0/101,455 votes#6 - Weekend Warriors
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/11/2006
Shawn and Gus attend a Civil War reenactment rehearsal for the sheer pleasure of watching Lassiter have a nervous breakdown as he runs it. When a scripted death turns real they end up donning uniforms themselves in order to find the murderer and perhaps prevent another.
Director: Michael Lange
Writer: Kerry Lenhart
7.7/101,357 votes#7 - Who Ya Gonna Call?
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/18/2006
Shawn reluctantly settles for a private client who claims a ghost has it in for him after Lassiter kicks Gus and him off the much more interesting case of a murdered psychologist. The two investigations seem to be running parallel and Shawn may still end up solving the police's case.
Director: Michael Lange
Writer: Kerry Lenhart, John J. Sakmar
7.9/101,381 votes#8 - Shawn vs. the Red Phantom
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/25/2006
Gus is ecstatic when it turns out the only real clue in his and Shawn's missing-person case is TriCon, the comic book and science fiction convention currently running in Santa Barbara. As bodies start turning up, they must balance their newly-scammed and increasingly onerous duties as George Takei's assistants with finding the killer and saving the teenager.
Director: John T. Kretchmer
Writer: Anupam Nigam
8.1/101,329 votes#9 - Forget Me Not
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 1/19/2007
Henry's old captain believes he's solved a murder, but his Alzheimer's has caused him to forget the most important details: the crime, and who committed it. Henry calls in Shawn and Gus who find themselves investigating a murder that happened decades ago and only the faulty memory of the retired officer gives them any hope of closing the case.
Director: Mel Damski
Writer: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin
8.1/101,313 votes#10 - From the Earth to the Starbucks
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/26/2007
When Lassiter doubts his own crime-solving ability, Shawn tries to boost his confidence by helping him solve an astronomer's mysterious death.
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writer: Steve Franks
8.1/101,267 votes#11 - He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, He Loves Me, Oops He's Dead
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 2/2/2007
The duo's latest case, a gag from Lassiter, turns from an alien abduction investigation to a murder case with the discovery of naked body. Between tanning salons, speed dating and Henry disagreeing with their prime suspects, it's possible Lassiter will solve the case before Shawn and Gus can.
Director: Lev L. Spiro
Writer: Andy Berman
8.4/101,394 votes#12 - Cloudy... With a Chance of Murder
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 2/9/2007
A local weatherman is found dead the morning after a tryst and his lover is charged with his murder despite her claims of innocence. Shawn is intrigued and becomes a defense consultant in order to gain access to the case.
Director: Lev L. Spiro
Writer: Andy Berman
7.6/101,205 votes#13 - Game Set... Muuurder?
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 2/16/2007
Lonely and bored, Shawn convinces Juliet to give him a shot with a case involving a missing tennis star, but first he has to spring an unwilling Gus from a corporate retreat.
Director: James L. Conway
Writer: Anupam Nigam
8.1/101,248 votes#14 - Poker? I Barely Know Her
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/23/2007
Henry's friend refuses to report his son, Brandon, missing after the son steals 30,000 dollars. Shawn agrees to help locate the son, and finds out that Brandon has been involved in some underground poker. Meanwhile, O'hara tries to surprise Lassiter on his birthday.
Director: Joanna Kerns
Writer: Kerry Lenhart
8.7/101,661 votes#15 - 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
The Best Episodes of Psych Season 1
Every episode of Psych Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Psych Season 1!
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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Psych" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 2420 votes. Directed by Michael Engler and written by Steve Franks, it aired on 7/7/2006. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Spellingg Bee".