EPISODE
SEASON
Season 5 opens with a method actor getting in the way as Monk tries to solve a case; a city-wide garbage strike throwing Monk completely off his game as he tries to solve the murder of a union boss.
13 August 1959, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
11 May 1970, South Dakota, USA
3 January 1985, Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA
7 January 1957, Denver, Colorado, USA
5 March 1966, San Diego, California, USA
24 August 1961, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
13 January 1979, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
19 October 1966, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
23 October 1944, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1 April 1983, Massillon, Ohio, USA
19 October 1991, Los Angeles, California, USA
30 August 1961, Chicago, Illinois, USA
6 October 1991, Los Angeles, California, USA
18 September 1954, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
21 December 1980, Glendale, California, USA
27 July 1972, Conyers, Georgia, USA
4 April 1944, Spokane, Washington, USA
September 10, 2018
The show is clearly evolving. Most notably... The show has been taking, for the most part, a more serious tone, mixing the comedic genius of Tony Shalhoub's masterful acting with more dramatic currents than ever before.