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Monk (TV series)

Monk title card (seasons two through eight)
Television
NameMonk
FormatPolice procedural
Comedy-drama
Mystery
Created byAndy Breckman
StarringTony Shalhoub
Bitty Schram (seasons 1 � 3, 8 as guest star)
Traylor Howard (seasons 3 � 8)
Ted Levine
Jason Gray-Stanford
Opening themeInstrumental theme by Jeff Beal (season 1)
"It's a Jungle out There" by Randy Newman (seasons 2 � 8)
Ending themeInstrumental theme by Jeff Beal (season 1)
"It's a Jungle out There" (instrumental) (seasons 2 � 8)
Country of originUnited States
LanguageEnglish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes125
List of episodesList of Monk episodes
Production
Executive producerAndy Breckman
David Hoberman (entire run)
Tony Shalhoub (seasons 4 � 8)
Tom Scharpling (seasons 5 � 8)
Rob Thompson (seasons 6 � 8)
Camera setupFilm; Single-camera
Running time40 � 45 minutes without commercials,
(approx.) 1 hour with commercials
Production companyTouchstone Television
Mandeville Films
Universal Cable Productions
Universal Network Television (seasons 1 � 2)
NBC Universal Television Studio (seasons 3 � 6)
Universal Media Studios (seasons 7 � 8)
Broadcast
Original channelUSA Network
Picture format480i (SDTV),
1080i (HDTV)
First airedJuly 12, 2002
Last airedDecember 4, 2009
StatusEnded

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'Monk' is an American police procedural comedy-drama mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the title character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a mystery series, although it has dark and comic touches.

The series debuted on July 12, 2002 on USA Network. It was well received and is viewed as one of the reasons that led to USA Network's increasing popularity. Its eighth and final season concluded on December 4, 2009. The series currently holds the record for the most-watched scripted drama episode in cable television history, a record previously held by The Closer. Monk set the record 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.

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UPI.com--TRUMBULL, Conn., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- A Buddhist -monk- who was called to a Connecticut home to bless it became a victim of extortion, police said. ... - Date : Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:51:53 GMT+00:00
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Pryor Daily Times--Leroy -Monk-, 19, has become the head of the household taking care of his two brothers, Dustin -Monk- , 13, and Brandon -Monk-, 9. When word spread of Mrs. -Monk's- ... - Date : Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:29:45 GMT+00:00
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Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (blog)--Churubusco senior quarterback/defensive back Kyle -Monk- will be in the starting lineup for Friday's key NECC matchup with Lakeland. -Monk- hurt his wrist twice ... - Date : Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:54:40 GMT+00:00
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Jackson Clarion Ledger--PELAHATCHIE � A Buddhist -monk- says he plans to petition Rankin County officials again in hopes of operating a monastery. But until then, he is shopping for ... - Date : Tue, 12 Oct 2010 06:05:04 GMT+00:00
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Penn Yan Chronicle-Express (blog)--Lama Tenzin Yignyen, an ordained Tibetan Buddhist -monk- and visiting professor of Tibetan Buddhism at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, will visit the Keuka ... - Date : Mon, 11 Oct 2010 13:07:40 GMT+00:00

Novel series :
Title Author ISBN Publication date Additional notes (if any)
Mr. Monk Goes to the Firehouse Lee Goldberg   January 3, 2006 Adapted in 2006 into the season 5 episode "Mr. Monk Can't See a Thing"
Mr. Monk Goes to Hawaii   July 5, 2006
Mr. Monk and the Blue Flu   January 2, 2007 Adapted in 2009 into the season 8 episode "Mr. Monk and the Badge"
Mr. Monk and the Two Assistants   July 3, 2007 The return of Sharona Fleming in this novel runs contrary to her return in the season 8 episode "Mr. Monk and Sharona".
Mr. Monk in Outer Space   October 30, 2007
Mr. Monk Goes to Germany   July 1, 2008 This novel was written before, but published after, the airing of "Mr. Monk Is On The Run", so events in this story run contrary to the series timeline. The foreword acknowledges some discontinuity.
Mr. Monk is Miserable   December 2, 2008 Direct sequel to Mr. Monk Goes to Germany.
Mr. Monk and the Dirty Cop   July 7, 2009
Mr. Monk in Trouble   December 1, 2009
Mr. Monk is Cleaned Out   July 6, 2010
Mr. Monk On the Road   January 4, 2011

Novel series :
DVD Name Ep# Release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
Season One 13 June 15, 2004 December 27, 2004 January 18, 2005
Season Two 16 January 11, 2005 July 18, 2005 September 21, 2005
Season Three 16 June 5, 2005 February 27, 2006 March 22, 2006
Season Four 16 June 27, 2006 September 18, 2006 November 15, 2006
Season Five 16 June 26, 2007 September 17, 2007 April 1, 2009
Season Six 16 July 8, 2008 September 8, 2008 February 3, 2010
Season Seven 16 July 21, 2009 August 23, 2010 June 30, 2010
Season Eight 16 March 16, 2010 May 9, 2011 December 1, 2010
Complete Series 125 October 5, 2010 TBA TBA

International broadcasters :
Region TV Network(s)
Arab World MBC 4
Asia STAR World
Latin America Studio Universal

International broadcasters :
Country Series Title in Country TV Network(s) Series Premiere
Arab League Arab World Monk MBC 4
Albania RTSH
Argentina Studio Universal
Australia Network Ten (original run)
and TV1 (re-runs)
Austria Austria Monk ORF 1
Belgium Belgium VTM
and La Une (French)
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina Monk FTV
Brazil Brazil Monk, um detetive diferente
(Monk, a different detective)
Rede Record
Hallmark Channel
Universal Channel
Bulgaria Bulgaria Монк (Monk) bTV
GTV (now bTV Comedy)
Diema
Diema 2
January 3, 2007
August 19, 2008
September 22, 2008
April 14, 2009
Canada Canada A-Channel, Citytv, TVA (French), Canal Mystère (French)
Chile Chile Studio Universal
Colombia Colombia Monk Studio Universal
Croatia Croatia Monk HRT 2
Cyprus Cyprus Ντετέκτιβ Μόνκ
("Detective Monk")
CyBC October 8, 2006
Czech Republic Czech Republic Můj přítel Monk
("My friend Monk")
TV NOVA
DK Denmark Monk (Canal+)/
Detektiv Monk (TV 2 Charlie/TV 2)
Canal+ (first run), TV 2 Charlie (re-runs), TV 2 (first run on national television)
Estonia Estonia Monk TV 3 September 6, 2003
Finland Finland Monk Canal+, YLE TV1 September 11, 2004
France France Monk TF1, TV Breizh March 22, 2003
Germany Germany Monk RTL, TNT Serie June 29, 2004
Greece Greece Ντετέκτιβ Μονκ
("Detective Monk")
Star Channel, Universal Channel
Hong Kong Hong Kong 神探阿蒙
("Detective Monk")
TVB (Season 7) September 18, 2003
Hungary Hungary Monk � Flúgos nyomozó
("Monk � Nutty detective")
TV2
and Viasat3
Iceland Iceland Stöð 2
India India STAR World
and Fox Crime
Indonesia Indonesia STAR World
and Fox Crime
Ireland Ireland RTÉ
Israel Israel מונק ("Monk") Israel 10
and Hallmark
and Star World
Italy Italy Monk Rete 4
Joi
June 9, 2005
May 1, 2008
Jamaica Jamaica Monk Television Jamaica May 2005 �
Japan Japan 名探偵モンク [Meitantei Monk]
("Great detective Monk")
NHK BS-2
AXN Mystery
March 30, 2004
October 2006
Kenya Kenya Kenya Television Network
Lithuania Lithuania Detektyvas Monkas ("Detective Monk") TV6 September 6, 2003
Mexico Mexico Monk 4tv, Studio Universal
Nepal Nepal Monk Star World
Netherlands Netherlands Monk SBS6 , NET5 & 13th Street December 6, 2007
New Zealand New Zealand Television 3 and SKY 1 (Now Called "THE BOX")
Norway Norway TV2 Zebra & Hallmark Channel February 19, 2008
Pakistan Pakistan Monk STAR World
Philippines Philippines Star World
Poland Poland Detektyw Monk
("Detective Monk")
TVN (free-tv-premiere), TVN Siedem (free-tv-re-runs)
Canal+ (first run), Canal+ Film (re-runs)
Universal Channel (re-runs)
April 11, 2003
Portugal Portugal TVI and FX
Romania Romania Pro Cinema
Republic of Macedonia Republic of Macedonia Kanal 5
Russia Russia Дефективный детектив
("Defective Detective")
Channel One 2006, 1 � 3 seasons
Детектив Монк
("Detective Monk")
Telekanal Zvezda
Serbia Serbia Детектив Монк
("Detective Monk") / Монк
RTS / TV Avala
Slovakia Slovakia Monk Markíza
Slovenia Slovenia POP TV September 8, 2004
South Africa South Africa SABC 2
South Korea South Korea 탐정 몽크 [Tam Jeong Monk]
("Detective Monk")
KBS 2TV & Fox KBS : Only Broadcast Season 3
Spain Spain Monk Calle 13 cable/satellite
Canal 9 (Valencian Community)
ETB2 (Basque Country)
8tv (Catalonia)
TVG (Galicia)
TV Canaria (Canary Islands)
Telemadrid (Community of Madrid)
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka STAR World
Sweden Sweden Canal+ Film 1 (first run)
and Kanal 9 (re-runs)
and Comedy Central Sweden (re-runs)
April 8, 2003
Switzerland Switzerland Monk SF zwei, 3+, RSI La 1 (form. TSI 1), TSR 1,4uTV
Taiwan Taiwan Monk 神經妙探 Videoland - W Movie Channel July 14, 2004
Thailand Thailand Star World
Turkey Turkey Dizimax, TNT Turkey
Latvia Latvia TV6
UK United Kingdom BBC TWO (First run, seasons 1-6)
Quest (TV channel) (repeats S1-S3) , Hallmark Channel (repeats)
ITV1 (Seasons 7-8)
United States Monk USA Network (original airing)
Universal HD (syndication)
Various broadcast television stations (syndication)
July 12, 2002



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