Monk focuses on Adrian Monk, who is a brilliant detective in the San Francisco police department before the sudden, unsolved murder of his wife causes his childhood obsessive compulsive disorder to worsen to the point of being debilitating. Monk finally is able to manage his condition and begins to perform consulting and advisory work for his old boss at the police department. He still struggles with his condition as he tries to get reinstated full time while searching for clues on his wife's unsolved homicide. Monk has won numerous Emmy Awards and airs on The USA Network.

12 July 2002 (USA)

Andy Breckman

Drama

2007 - Edgar (Nominated)
Won - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Tony Shalhoub (Emmy)
Nominated - Best Television Episode Teleplay Michael Angeli For episode "Mr. Monk and the 12th Man". (Edgar)
Won - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series John Turturro For playing "Ambrose Monk" For episode "Mr. Monk and the Three Pies". (Emmy)
Nominated - Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic James Calleri (Artios)
Nominated - Best Casting for TV, Comedy Episodic Meg Liberman Camille H. Patton (Artios)
2007 - Artios (Nominated)
2007 - Emmy (Won)
Won - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Tony Shalhoub (Emmy)
Nominated - Best Television Episode Hy Conrad For episode "Mr. Monk Takes A Vacation". (Edgar)
2006 - Family Television Award (Won)
Nominated - Best Television Episode Teleplay Hy Conrad For episode "Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf". (Edgar)
Won - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Tony Shalhoub (Emmy)
2005 - ASCAP Award (Won)

Dan McNeill
David Stanford
Jayden Lund
Traylor Howard
Erica Yoder
Karl T. Wright
Terry Fradet
Alex Czuleger
Jason Gray-Stanford
Melora Hardin
Cameron Meyer
Holland Taylor
Michael Gossack
Jane Galloway Heitz
Ed Fusco
Timothy Davis-Reed
Josh Stamberg
Chet Grissom
Janine Theriault
Michael Hogan
Adam Maker
Tony Shalhoub
John Turturro
Mary Black
Kane Ritchotte
Dean McKenzie
Sarah Silverman
Kiernan Shipka
Michael Cavanaugh
Bitty Schram
Brooke Adams
Janet Wright
Ted Levine
Vincent Gale
Amy Sedaris
Mills Pierre
Eric Gelman
Tim Bagley
Brendan Connor
Michael Coleman
Hrant Alianak
David Sparrow
Courtney Gains
Eve Gordon
Cody McMains
Jane Luk
Scott Adsit
Emmy Clarke
Michael Shalhoub
Hira Ambrosino
Christopher Shyer
Michael Chandler
Hawk Younkins
Beau Dremann
Shawn Reis
Sharon Lawrence
Sean Foley
Svetlana Efremova
Michael A. Shepperd
Glenne Headly
Ben Bass
Rob LaBelle
James Logan
Scott Glenn
Nicola St. John
Roger Peterson
Gail O'Grady
Rob Swanson
Kathleen Mary Carthy
Shane Elliott
Stellina Rusich
Lance Krall
Darlene Kegan
Dion Johnstone
Jonathan Chase
J.C. Kenny
Sy Richardson
Tom Kiesche
Dan Arnold
Jarrad Paul
Larry Miller
Yang Buckley
Ryan Alosio
David Hodges
Lonnie Colón
Marc De'Antone
Carissa Koutantzis
Max Morrow
Stanley Kamel
Tom Ohmer

Nell Scovell
Liz Sagal
Andy Breckman
Jonathan Collier
Dylan Morgan
David Breckman
Daniel Gaeta
William Rabkin
Siobhan Byrne
Tom Scharpling
Michael Angeli
Hy Conrad
Joe Toplyn
David M. Stern
Peter Wolk
Jack Bernstein
Lee Goldberg
Wendy Mass
Daniel Dratch
John Romano
James Krieg
Josh Siegal
Karl Schaefer
Rick Kronberg
Stu Levine

Jerry Levine
Randall Zisk
Milan Cheylov
Nick Marck
Adam Arkin
Michael Nankin
Daniel Dratch
Jefery Levy
Adam Shankman
Andre Belgrader
Michael Zinberg
Stephen Cragg
Rob Thompson
Adam Davidson
Anton Cropper
Allison Liddi
Stephen Surjik
Dean Parisot
Ron Underwood
Kevin Inch
Michael W. Watkins
Wendey Stanzler
Anthony R. Palmieri

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