Monk

American television series (2002–2009)
TVSeries television_series Q189068
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Monk

Summary

Monk is a television series[1]. Monk ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,942 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Monk is the creator of Andy Breckman[3].
  • Monk received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series[4].
  • Monk received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series[5].
  • Monk received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series[6].
  • Monk received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series[7].
  • Monk received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series[8].
  • Monk received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series[9].
  • Monk's instance of is recorded as television series[10].
  • Monk's composer is recorded as Jeff Beal[11].
  • Monk's genre is recorded as police procedural[12].
  • Monk's genre is recorded as detective fiction[13].
  • Monk's genre is recorded as comedy drama[14].
  • Adrian Monk is named after Monk[15].
  • Monk's logo image is recorded as Logo Monk.svg[16].
  • Monk's cast member is recorded as Tony Shalhoub[17].
  • Monk's cast member is recorded as Bitty Schram[18].
  • Monk's cast member is recorded as Traylor Howard[19].
  • Monk's cast member is recorded as Jason Gray-Stanford[20].
  • Monk's cast member is recorded as Ted Levine[21].
  • Monk's cast member is recorded as Stanley Kamel[22].
  • Monk's cast member is recorded as Emmy Clarke[23].
  • Monk's cast member is recorded as Melora Hardin[24].
  • Monk's cast member is recorded as Jarrad Paul[25].
  • Monk's cast member is recorded as Tim Bagley[26].
  • Monk's producer is recorded as Tony Shalhoub[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Monk's producer is recorded as Tony Shalhoub[27]. Cast members include Tony Shalhoub[17], Bitty Schram[18], Traylor Howard[19], Jason Gray-Stanford[20], Ted Levine[21], and Stanley Kamel[22]. Monk is the creator of Andy Breckman[3].

Publication

Monk's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[28]. Genres include police procedural[12], detective fiction[13], and comedy drama[14].

Reception

Awards received include Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series[4], a class of award[29], in United States[30]; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series[6], a class of award[31], in United States[32], founded in 1986[33]; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series[7], a class of award[34], in United States[35], founded in 1953[36]; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music[37], a class of award[38], in United States[39]; and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics[40], an annual prize[41], in United States[42].

Why It Matters

Monk ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,942 views/month).[2] Monk has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Monk is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]

FAQs

What awards did Monk receive?

Honors received include Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series[4], Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series[5], Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series[6], and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [20] . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] . wikidata.org.
  14. [23] . wikidata.org.
  15. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [26] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [6] . wikidata.org.
  22. [7] . wikidata.org.
  23. [8] . wikidata.org.
  24. [9] . wikidata.org.
  25. [37] . wikidata.org.
  26. [40] . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [43] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [44] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time +2002-07-12T00:00:00Z
    Named after Adrian Monk
    Number of episodes {'amount': '+125'}, {'amount': '+125'}
    Narrative location San Francisco
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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