16 episodes · first aired 2004-06-18
| Still | # | Title | Overview | Air date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 01 | Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan 2004-06-18 | When Monk travels to New York City to investigate his wife's murder, he gets tangled up in a baffling case involving the shooting of a foreign ambassador. | 2004-06-18 | 7.7 |
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| 02 |
Mr. Monk and the Panic Room 2004-06-25 |
When a big-time record producer is found dead in his panic room, Monk must help decide the guilt or innocence of an unlikely suspect. |
| 2004-06-25 |
| 7.0 |
 | 03 | Mr. Monk and the Blackout 2004-07-09 | When the city is overrun by a string of unexplained blackouts, it's up to Monk to keep the "City by the Bay" out of the darkness. | 2004-07-09 | 7.8 |
 | 04 | Mr. Monk Gets Fired 2004-07-16 | Monk must find the evidence to put away a grisly murderer and regain his detective's license from the grouchy new police commissioner. | 2004-07-16 | 7.6 |
 | 05 | Mr. Monk Meets the Godfather 2004-07-23 | Monk infiltrates an organized crime family as he tries to get to the bottom of an apparent mob hit. | 2004-07-23 | 7.3 |
 | 06 | Mr. Monk and the Girl Who Cried Wolf 2004-07-30 | The shoe is on the other foot when inexplicable happenings put Sharona's own sanity to the test. | 2004-07-30 | 7.9 |
 | 07 | Mr. Monk and the Employee of the Month 2004-08-06 | Monk takes a job at a department store to solve the murder of one of the store's employees. | 2004-08-06 | 7.5 |
 | 08 | Mr. Monk and the Game Show 2004-08-13 | Monk heads to Los Angeles to help the father of his late wife solve a very puzzling mystery on a game show. | 2004-08-13 | 7.3 |
 | 09 | Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine 2004-08-20 | Monk takes a new medication that alleviates the symptoms of his obsessive-compulsive disorder but impairs his ability to solve crime. | 2004-08-20 | 8.0 |
 | 10 | Mr. Monk and the Red Herring 2005-01-21 | Why would a thief want to steal an ordinary pet fish? Monk finds out, and meets a new assistant in the process. | 2005-01-21 | 6.8 |
 | 11 | Mr. Monk vs. the Cobra 2005-01-28 | When all signs in a murder investigation point to deceased Kung Fu movie star Sonny Chow, Monk must find the real culprit. | 2005-01-28 | 6.9 |
 | 12 | Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever 2005-02-04 | When Monk is taken into protective custody after witnessing a Chinese mob killing, he's brought to a remote cabin in the woods where he uncovers another murder. | 2005-02-04 | 7.2 |
 | 13 | Mr. Monk Gets Stuck in Traffic 2005-02-11 | Monk gets stuck in a traffic jam and finds that the cause of the standstill is murder. | 2005-02-11 | 7.7 |
 | 14 | Mr. Monk Goes to Vegas 2005-02-18 | Monk travels to Las Vegas when Captain Stottlemeyer suspects foul play in the death of a millionaire casino owner's wife. | 2005-02-18 | 7.2 |
 | 15 | Mr. Monk and the Election 2005-02-25 | When Natalie runs for school board, Monk must figure out who's behind an attempt on her life. | 2005-02-25 | 6.8 |
 | 16 | Mr. Monk and the Kid 2005-03-04 | Monk unravels a baffling mystery after a toddler finds a severed finger in a park. | 2005-03-04 | 7.8 |
