Murder meets comedy in the 2002-09 USA Network series Monk. It’s star, Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub), suffers so badly from obsessive-compulsive disorder, it’s a wonder how he’s able to solve crimes so brilliantly. The former San Francisco Police Department detective, turned private eye following the murder of his wife, Trudy, has 312 fears — from milk and ladybugs to harmonicas and heights. Nevertheless he overcomes them all, and goes on to solve the mystery of who killed his wife in the series finale — an episode that garnered 9.4 million viewers.
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