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 (7,352 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 police procedural[12].
  • Monk's genre is detective fiction[13].
  • Monk's genre is comedy drama[14].
  • Adrian Monk is named after Monk[15].
  • A cast member of Monk was Tony Shalhoub[16].
  • A cast member of Monk was Bitty Schram[17].
  • A cast member of Monk was Traylor Howard[18].
  • A cast member of Monk was Jason Gray-Stanford[19].
  • A cast member of Monk was Ted Levine[20].
  • A cast member of Monk was Stanley Kamel[21].
  • A cast member of Monk was Emmy Clarke[22].
  • A cast member of Monk was Melora Hardin[23].
  • A cast member of Monk was Jarrad Paul[24].
  • A cast member of Monk was Tim Bagley[25].
  • Monk was produced by Tony Shalhoub[26].
  • Monk's production company is recorded as Universal Television[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Monk was produced by Tony Shalhoub[26]. Cast members include Tony Shalhoub[16], Bitty Schram[17], Traylor Howard[18], Jason Gray-Stanford[19], Ted Levine[20], and Stanley Kamel[21]. Monk is the creator of Andy Breckman[3].

Publication

The original language of Monk was English[28]. Genres include police procedural[12], detective fiction[13], and comedy drama[14]. Monk was distributed by video on demand[29].

Reception

Awards received include Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series[4], a class of award[30], in United States[31]; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series[6], a class of award[32], in United States[33], founded in 1986[34]; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series[7], a class of award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1953[37]; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music[38], a class of award[39], in United States[40]; and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics[41], an annual prize[42], in United States[43].

Why It Matters

Monk ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,352 views/month).[2] Monk has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Monk is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

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].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] ↑ . 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. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 312172
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 312172, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14813 → 49064
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14813]]: 49064, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269251|batch #269251]]"
  3. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com drama id → Monk
    Production company → Universal Television, Universal Content Productions, ABC Signature +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13959]]: Monk, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/278980315|名探偵モンク (#278980315)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7657|‎Eiga.com drama]] #mix'n'ma"
  4. 11w ago · Chimatronx · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production company → Universal Television, Universal Content Productions, ABC Signature +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P272]]: [[Q1337530]]"
  5. 21w 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)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P3984]]: Monk, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/144663356|Monk (#144663356)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5569|Subreddit Directory]] #mix'n'"
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