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Scripted series · USA Network

Psych

Fake psychic. Real detectives.

7.9IMDb1K votesStrongly recommended
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2006 – 20148 seasons · 120 episodes~43 min per episodeTV-PGEnded
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

James Roday Rodriguez

James Roday Rodriguez

Shawn Spencer

120 eps

Dulé Hill

Dulé Hill

Burton Guster

120 eps

Timothy Omundson

Timothy Omundson

Carlton Lassiter

120 eps

Maggie Lawson

Maggie Lawson

Juliet O'Hara

120 eps

Kirsten Nelson

Kirsten Nelson

Karen Vick

120 eps

Corbin Bernsen

Corbin Bernsen

Henry Spencer

120 eps

Sage Brocklebank

Sage Brocklebank

Buzz McNab

57 eps

Phylicia Rashād

Phylicia Rashād

Winnifred Guster

3 eps

Rachael Leigh Cook

Rachael Leigh Cook

Abigail Lytar

6 eps

Chelan Simmons

Chelan Simmons

Bianca

2 eps

Jaleel White

Jaleel White

Tony

2 eps

Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe

Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe

Daphne

2 eps

Ally Sheedy

Ally Sheedy

Mr. Yang

4 eps

Jimmi Simpson

Jimmi Simpson

Mary Lightly

4 eps

Isaah Brown

Isaah Brown

Young Gus

5 eps

Cybill Shepherd

Cybill Shepherd

Madeleine Spencer

5 eps

Andrew McIlroy

Andrew McIlroy

Hahn

2 eps

Guyle Fraizer

Guyle Fraizer

Officer Fraizer

2 eps

Sarah Edmondson

Sarah Edmondson

Gina

2 eps

Carlos McCullers II

Carlos McCullers II

Young Gus

24 eps

Corey Sevier

Corey Sevier

Bryan Frou

2 eps

Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

Pierre Despereaux

4 eps

Jerry Ray Shea

Jerry Ray Shea

Ken

2 eps

Calum Worthy

Calum Worthy

Shockley

2 eps

Alan Ruck

Alan Ruck

Ruben Leonard

2 eps

Janet Varney

Janet Varney

Connie Camp

2 eps

Paul Lazenby

Paul Lazenby

James Earl Vest

2 eps

Katharine Isabelle

Katharine Isabelle

Priscilla Morgenstern

2 eps

Nestor Carbonell

Nestor Carbonell

Declan Rand

2 eps

Jeffrey Kaiser

Jeffrey Kaiser

Valet

2 eps

Gabe Khouth

Gabe Khouth

Luke Bauer

2 eps

Viv Leacock

Viv Leacock

Police Officer

5 eps

Chris Gauthier

Chris Gauthier

Juror #3

2 eps

Peter Benson

Peter Benson

Lester Beacon

2 eps

Ben Cotton

Ben Cotton

Barlow

2 eps

Arden Myrin

Arden Myrin

Chelsea

2 eps

William Shatner

William Shatner

Frank O'Hara

2 eps

Ocean Bloom

Ocean Bloom

Body Builder Speed Dater

2 eps

Max Gail

Max Gail

Jerry Carp

2 eps

Jerry Wasserman

Jerry Wasserman

Jack Atwater

2 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Psych actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Psych reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Humour.

Character DepthDefining8.5

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

SerializedVery strong7.0

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

HumourStrong6.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

TensionStrong6.5

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

Emotional WeightStrong5.9

How much the series is designed to affect you.

BingeabilityStrong5.7

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Cliffhanger IntensityStrong5.5

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

The story

What it's about

Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved.

Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.

The run

Seasons

8 seasons · 120 episodes.

  • Official poster for Specials

    Season 0 · Complete

    Specials

    200724 episodes

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    200615 episodes

    7.5IMDb

    Thanks to a childhood spent with a police officer father, Shawn Spencer possesses an incredible photographic memory and notices seemingly insignificant details. These traits allow him to spend his jobless days providing the police with mystery-solving tips—but his knowledge soon makes him a suspect. In order to clear his name, the unlikely sleuth declares that he has clairvoyant abilities and launches his own investigative agency, Psych, with his best friend Gus.

    Best episode · S01E09 Forget Me Not

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    200716 episodes

    7.9IMDb

    Best episode · S02E16 Shawn (and Gus) of the Dead

  • Official poster for Season 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    200816 episodes

    8.1IMDb

    Best episode · S03E15 Tuesday the 17th

  • Official poster for Season 4

    Season 4 · Complete

    Season 4

    200916 episodes

    8.0IMDb

    Best episode · S04E09 Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark

  • Official poster for Season 5

    Season 5 · Complete

    Season 5

    201016 episodes

    8.1IMDb

    Best episode · S05E16 Yang 3 in 2D

  • Official poster for Season 6

    Season 6 · Complete

    Season 6

    201116 episodes

    8.0IMDb

    Best episode · S06E06 Shawn, Interrupted

  • Official poster for Season 7

    Season 7 · Complete

    Season 7

    201315 episodes

    7.3IMDb

    Best episode · S07E11 Office Space

  • Official poster for Season 8

    Season 8 · Complete

    Season 8

    201410 episodes

    7.8IMDb

    Best episode · S08E10 The Break-Up

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark

S04E09

Shawn Takes a Shot in the Dark

9.1IMDb12 votes

While investigating a possible crime, Shawn stumbles upon one of a pair of criminals, gets shot, and is dumped in the trunk of a car.

16 Oct 200943 min
Still from Yang 3 in 2D

S05E16

Yang 3 in 2D

9.0IMDb7 votes

The Yin/Yang trilogy comes to a thrilling close as Shawn and Gus race to save a woman kidnapped by Yin. Only this time, they are forced to use Yang's knowledge of Yin to solve the case by allowing her to accompany them on the investigation.

22 Dec 201043 min
Still from The Break-Up

S08E10

The Break-Up

8.9IMDb18 votes

Shawn and Gus help Detective Lassiter enlist the help of Henry and Woody to solve the murder of a real estate executive. Meanwhile, Shawn struggles with a life decision.

26 Mar 201443 min
Still from High Top Fade Out

S04E07

High Top Fade Out

8.8IMDb10 votes

Shawn and Gus investigate the death of Leonald Callahan, aka Diddle, a computer cryptologist who was the baritone in Gus’s old college a capella group.

25 Sept 200943 min
Still from An Evening With Mr. Yang

S03E16

An Evening With Mr. Yang

8.8IMDb13 votes

After eluding capture and disappearing eight years ago, the famed Yin Yang serial killer is back, and he's set his sights on Shawn.

20 Feb 200943 min
Still from Tuesday the 17th

S03E15

Tuesday the 17th

8.8IMDb12 votes

Shawn and Gus are hired by a childhood friend to find a missing camp counselor who disappeared near their old sleep-away campgrounds. Upon their arrival, spooky activity abounds and they must uncover if the dark past of the abandoned camp has come back to life.

13 Feb 200943 min

Recently aired

Latest Episodes

Still from Psych After Pshow

S00E24

Psych After Pshow

26 Mar 201443 min

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Music

Recognition

Awards

0 wins · 9 nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards

No wins yet · 1 nomination

  • NomineePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)2010

    Psych · Psych

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

No wins yet · 5 nominations

  • NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series2014

    Psych · Psych

  • NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series2012

    Psych · Psych

  • NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series2011

    Psych · Psych

  • NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series2010

    Psych · Psych

  • NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series2008

    Psych · Psych

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

No wins yet · 1 nomination

  • NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series2013

    Psych · Psych

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

No wins yet · 1 nomination

  • NomineeNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series2009

    Psych · Psych

Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy

No wins yet · 1 nomination

  • NomineeSatellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy2006

    Psych · Psych

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