12 episodes · first aired 2002-07-12
| Still | # | Title | Overview | Air date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 01 | Mr. Monk Meets the Candidate 2002-07-12 | Monk investigates an assassination attempt on Mayoral Candidate Warren St. Claire and learns there's more at play than meets the eye. | 2002-07-12 | 7.8 |
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Mr. Monk and the Psychic 2002-07-19 |
Everyone believes psychic Dolly Flint has accomplished the impossible when she discovers the body of the former Police Commissioner's missing wife. Everyone except Monk. |
| 2002-07-19 |
| 7.7 |
 | 03 | Mr. Monk Meets Dale the Whale 2002-07-26 | An 800-pound recluse, aka Dale the Whale, is the number one suspect in a murder case. But how can a man who can't even fit through his bedroom door be a murderer? | 2002-07-26 | 7.3 |
 | 04 | Mr. Monk Goes to the Carnival 2002-08-02 | Monk, who suffers from vertigo, investigates the death of a police detective murdered on a ferris wheel. | 2002-08-02 | 7.6 |
 | 05 | Mr. Monk Goes to the Asylum 2002-08-09 | After being temporarily institutionalized, Monk stumbles upon a four-year-old murder. Or is his mind playing tricks on him? | 2002-08-09 | 7.4 |
 | 06 | Mr. Monk and the Billionaire Mugger 2002-08-16 | A billionaire is shot dead while mugging a couple outside a theater. It appears to be a mid-life crisis gone horribly wrong, until Monk figures out the truth. | 2002-08-16 | 7.4 |
 | 07 | Mr. Monk and the Other Woman 2002-08-23 | Monk investigates an attorney's death and develops a love interest in one of the suspects. | 2002-08-23 | 7.6 |
 | 08 | Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man 2002-09-13 | Monk, himself a former marathon runner, figures out the clever scheme devised by a furniture magnate to dispose of his mistress during a citywide marathon. | 2002-09-13 | 7.3 |
 | 09 | Mr. Monk Takes a Vacation 2002-09-20 | During his vacation, Monk helps solve a murder witnessed by Benjy, Sharona's son, even though the corpse keeps on eluding them. | 2002-09-20 | 7.8 |
 | 10 | Mr. Monk and the Earthquake 2002-10-04 | Sharona's life is in danger while Monk brilliantly solves a seemingly perfect crime committed during a San Francisco earthquake. | 2002-10-04 | 6.9 |
 | 11 | Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger 2002-10-11 | A blind woman witnesses the murder of Willie Nelson's road manager. Is the country music legend the killer? | 2002-10-11 | 7.2 |
 | 12 | Mr. Monk and the Airplane 2002-10-18 | Braving his fear of flying and of enclosed areas, Monk boards a plane with Sharona and solves the murder of a passenger's wife. | 2002-10-18 | 7.9 |
