July 18, 2008
USA Network has announced that their comedy-drama series Psych will be returning for a triumphant third season. No one had to be psychic to predict that. The antics of instinctive Shawn Spencer (James Roday) and his reluctant partner in crime (crime-fighting, that is) Gus (Dulé Hill) will be back tonight at 10pm. The show, a proven cable hit, will be comprised of 16 episodes, beginning with one entitled “Ghosts.”
The third season of Psych begins with Gus' boss demanding that he quit working simultaneously at the Psych agency. When Shawn finds out, he tries to look for a way to keep his partner. Shawn becomes busy with another haunting case, while he becomes a mediator to Henry and his recently returned mother. There might be a different feel to the new season, as the series will be examining the characters even more.
July 11, 2008
After Men in Trees and Desperate Housewives, Justine Bateman is set to guest in an episode of the USA Network comedy Psych. According to Entertainment Weekly, the Rye, New York native will play the role of Victoria, the estranged wife of Carlton Lassiter, head detective for the Santa Barbara Police Department, played by Timothy Omundson.
Psych, which features James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the police whose keen observation and detective instincts lead people to believe that he's psychic, opens its third season on July 18.
July 10, 2008
Shawn, Gus and the rest of the ensemble that make up the hilarious drama Psych will be returning to the small screen with all new episodes beginning July 18. So far, we already have a clue on what to expect for season 3, including the casting of Cybill Shepherd, most recently known for her stint on The L Word, as Spencer's (James Roday) mom Madeleine, and Steven Weber, who most recently appeared on Brothers & Sisters, as Shawn's uncle. But apart from the expansion of Shawn's family, cast member Maggie Lawson reveals more intriguing tidbits that will get fans even more excited about the new episodes.
Warning: Minor spoilers ahead.
June 10, 2008
As reported previously, Cybill Shepherd, most recently known for her stint on The L Word, has signed on to appear on Psych to play Spencer's (James Roday) mom Madeleine, a private practice psychologist who, after spending a few years abroad, returns to Santa Barbara to pay her ex-hubby and son a visit but ends up helping them with a case. Now, another actor has been added on the comedy series, marking the latest expansion in Shawn's family.
Thanks to TV Guide, we now know that Steven Weber will be appearing on Psych, which returns for a third season on July 18. The 47-year-old actor will be playing Henry's (Corbin Bernsen) brother, and thus Shawn's uncle.
May 7, 2008
NBC has decided to pull out Sunday night repeats of Monk and Psych, television shows that are originally broadcast on the USA Network. According to an updated schedule released by the network, the two shows will be replaced by a two-hour block of The Office, at least for the next two weekends.
The switch, which isn't that surprising given that both Monk and Psych didn't post good numbers, brings to a close NBC Universal's strike-era programming stunt of giving USA Network's top-rated series a shot on the broadcast network.
April 24, 2008
The coveted role of fake psychic Shawn Spencer's mom has finally been cast. Cybill Shepherd, known for her Moonlighting days as P.I. Madolyn "Maddie" Hayes, has signed on to play the character for a mutli-episode arc on USA Network's Psych.
Returning with new episodes on July 18, Psych stars James Roday as young police consultant Shawn Spencer, whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive detective instincts allow him to convince people that he is psychic. The show also features Dulé Hill as Shawn's best friend, straight man and reluctant partner Gus, as well as Corbin Bernsen as Shawn's captious father, Henry.