“Sources said the decision to end “Monk” after its eighth season was reached mutually by all parties involved with the show who wanted to bring the series to an end while it was still firing on all creative cylinders. And, after seven seasons, the show’s high price tag likely made it hard for USA to justify going beyond an eighth season.”
She’d wrapped it as a Christmas present and Monk refused to open it until now, when he’s close to death. It turns out that Trudy had an affair with her college law professor some 27 years ago, before she and Monk met. She was young, didn’t know that the professor was married, and became pregnant.
Eight seasons is a long enough run for any successful TV series. I don’t watch Monk regularly but I do manage to catch a handful of episodes each season at most. It’s one of those series that you can enjoy on an episode to episode basis, though I suspect loyal fans will be extremely disappointed by this news nonetheless.
It’s rumored that the final episodes will bring the character full circle, centering around the killer of Monk’s beloved wife. A special holiday episode of Monk is slated for November 28th and season seven episodes will continue in January 2009. Monk’s last 16 episodes are scheduled to begin airing sometime next summer.
How many seasons of Monk are there?
Good news and bad news for fans of USA’s Monk TV show. The network has renewed it for an eight season but has also announced that there won’t be a ninth year of dysfunctional sleuthing. Monk tells the tale of Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub), a brilliant San Francisco detective who, after the death of his wife in a car bombing, has a nervous breakdown.
After being a recluse for three years, Monk returns to the force, barely able to control his obsessive-compulsive disorder. Monk’s many phobias make it difficult for him to function but, because he’s hyper-aware of the world around him, he’s an incredibly observant sleuth.
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