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Psych is an American crime/mystery dramedy television series that premiered on July 7, 2006, on USA Network, and aired its series finale on March 26, 2014.It stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, who uses his eidetic memory with the observational and investigative skills that his father ingrained in him during childhood to fake being a psychic who consults with the Santa Barbara Police ...
- Psych (Season 7)
The seventh season of Psych, containing 14 episodes,...
- Psych season 5
Psych. season 5. The fifth season of Psych, consisting of 16...
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Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television...
- Psych (Season 7)
Psych. season 5. The fifth season of Psych, consisting of 16 episodes, premiered on USA Network in the United States on July 14, 2010 and concluded on December 22, 2010. A DVD of the season was released on May 31, 2011. Production officially started in Vancouver, British Columbia on April 28, 2010. James Roday, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson ...
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Most episodes begin with a cold open in the form of a flashback to Shawn and Gus' childhoods. The flashbacks usually involve Shawn and Gus being taught a lesson by a young Henry Spencer (Shawn's father) (Corbin Bernsen), who wishes that his son would follow in his footsteps and become a law enforcement officer. These lessons often play a role for t...
Main
1. Shawn Spencer (James Roday) is a freelance consultant with the Santa Barbara Police Departmentwho pretends to be a psychic. 2. Burton "Gus" Guster (Dulé Hill) is Shawn's best friend and business partner. 3. Carlton "Lassie" Lassiter (Timothy Omundson) is the head detective for the Santa Barbara Police Department. 4. Juliet "Jules" O'Hara (Maggie Lawson) is a junior detective for the Santa Barbara Police Department partnered with Lassiter. 5. Henry Spencer (Corbin Bernsen) is Shawn's uptigh...
Recurring
1. Young Shawn (seasons 1–5: Liam James; seasons 5–6: Skyler Gisondo) is the younger version of Shawn Spencer. 2. Young Gus(Carlos McCullers II) is the younger version of Burton "Gus" Guster. 3. Buzz McNab (Sage Brocklebank) is a naive but lovable cop who often provides Shawn and Gus with clues. 4. Madeleine Spencer (Cybill Shepherd) is a police psychologist who is Shawn's mother and Henry's ex-wife. 5. Abigail Lytar (Rachael Leigh Cook) is Shawn's high-school crush. 6. Winnie Guster (Phylici...
Syndication
In July 2011, Ion Television announced that Psych would become part of its 2012 broadcast in syndication. During 2012, reruns of the show mostly ran on Saturdays as a marathon. In 2013, Ion Television announced the acquisition option pick-up of season seven of Psych. It no longer airs on Ion Television. The deal with NBC Universal Cable & New Media Distribution adds all 16 new episodes of season seven to Ion's existing library of seasons one–six of Psych and includes rights to future seasons....
Ratings
Psych scored a 4.51 rating and an average of 6.1 million total viewers at its premiere, which made it the highest-rated scripted series premiere on basic cable in 2006 in all key demographics (households, P18-49, P25-54, and total viewers), according to a USA Networkpress release, quoted from the Futon Critic. Rotten Tomatoesgave the first three seasons of the series an overall 89% "fresh" rating.
Nominations and awards
Psych was the winner of the Independent Investigations Group Annual Award for "Excellence in Entertainment" for advancing the cause of science and exposing superstition. Accepting for Psych was staff writer Daniel Hsia. James Roday Rodriguez was nominated for the 2006 Satellite Award for Best Actor – TV Series Musical or Comedy. Rodriguez was also nominated for the 2009 Ewwy Award for Best Actor in a Comedy. Psych was nominated for its first Emmy Award in 2010 in the category Outstanding Musi...
Novels
William Rabkin has written and published five novels based on the series. The novels are written in third-person narrative style. Additionally, Chad Gervich (Small Screen, Big Picture) has published a crime-fighting guide based on methods presented in the show.
Film series
Once production on the original series wrapped, series creator Steve Franks had the idea to bring the Psych universe back in film form later on. On May 8, 2017, USA Network announced Psych: The Movie, a two-hour TV film to air December 7, 2017. All the original main cast would return for the film, directed by series creator Steve Franks and co-written by Franks and series star, James Roday Rodriguez. The first sequel, Psych 2: Lassie Come Home, was released on NBCUniversal's new streaming ser...
S5.E1 ∙ Romeo and Juliet and Juliet. Wed, Jul 14, 2010. Shawn and Gus find themselves caught between two rival Chinese Triad families as they search for one of the leader's abducted daughter. Meanwhile, Shawn's father Henry joins the police department in charge of the "consultants"--Shawn and Gus. Juliet also deals with her lingering trauma.
An Evening with Mr. Yang. Serial killer Mr. Yin Yang who murdered 6 victims in 1995 resurfaces to play his cat-and-mouse clues games as he did with police officers back then. He has never been defeated and chooses Shawn as his next opponent and the clues come fast and furious to save a young woman. Each clue has to do with something in Shawn's ...
July 7, 2006. 1. Faced with a headline kidnapping case, the police reluctantly hire Shawn Spencer, the city's newest psychic detective, to assist with the investigation. Spellingg Bee. July 14, 2006. 2. When the revered Spellmaster of the Regional Spelling Bee suddenly dies, Shawn and Gus are soon on hand to investigate.
Psych: Created by Steve Franks. With James Roday Rodriguez, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Corbin Bernsen. When a novice sleuth convinces the police he has psychic powers, he and his reluctant best friend are hired on as consultants to help solve complicated cases.
