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Shows like Monk

Not everyone loves Monk for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Monk

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You want a case closed in an hour and nobody you love in danger.

  2. You like spotting the one detail that does not fit.

  3. You like Tony Shalhoub carrying a man made of fears.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • The Mentalist2008

    • spotting the one detail that does not fit
    • Tony Shalhoub carrying a man made of fears

    Good for you if you like a weekly case cracked by watching how suspects lie.

  • Columbo1971

    • a case closed in an hour and nobody you love in danger
    • spotting the one detail that does not fit
    • Tony Shalhoub carrying a man made of fears

    Good for you if you want to watch Peter Falk play the absent-minded fool who misses nothing.

  • High Potential2024

    • spotting the one detail that does not fit

    Good for you if you like a murder case solved by an outsider every week.

  • Sherlock2010

    • spotting the one detail that does not fit

    Good for you if you like watching a genius solve a case from a stranger's shoes.

  • Castle2009

    • spotting the one detail that does not fit

    Good for you if you like a murder to solve every episode.

  • Murder, She Wrote1984

    • a case closed in an hour and nobody you love in danger
    • spotting the one detail that does not fit

    Good for you if you like guessing the killer before Jessica Fletcher does.

  • Midsomer Murders1997

    • a case closed in an hour and nobody you love in danger
    • spotting the one detail that does not fit

    Good for you if you like a whodunit with a full list of suspects every episode.

  • Rizzoli & Isles2010

    • spotting the one detail that does not fit

    Good for you if you like a new murder solved in every episode.

  • Psych2006

    • spotting the one detail that does not fit

    Good for you if you like light cases solved with tiny details.

  • Elementary2012

    • spotting the one detail that does not fit

    Good for you if you like a new NYPD case cracked every week.

  • The Killing2011

    • spotting the one detail that does not fit

    Good for you if you like one murder investigated over two whole seasons.

  • NCIS2003

    • spotting the one detail that does not fit

    Good for you if you like murders and spy cases tied to the Navy.

Reasons taken from Monk's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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