Well it's taken eight years but Mr. Monk is finally back on the police force! That's right, he gets his badge back, but since this is a procedural comedy, everyone knows he'll be back to being the OCD detective by the end of the episode.

Over the years Captain Stottlemeyer has been one of most supportive and kind characters on the show "Monk." He puts up with all of the antics from Monk, not to mention Disher

Years ago Adrian Monk was a police detective, and his job was very important to him; almost as important as his lovely wife Trudy. Then Trudy was murdered and Monk fell apart.

Mr. Monk is not having an easy few weeks. First Sharona returned and opened his heart up all over again, a reminder of his past and how far he's come, and last week

It has been so long since "Monk" was full of deep, poignant emotion, but it's no surprise that it hit the audience with an emotional punch due to Sharona's return on the show last week.

It's going to be hard to get through the recap of last week's episode of "Monk," because there is exciting news at the end. Hint: a beloved character's return!

"Monk" is used to beating the plot horse to death after eight seasons, but Harold Krenshaw is certainly the most annoying reoccurring character on the show.

Happy Birthday to:

Monk star Tony Shalhoub (1953)

Last week's episode of "Monk" was one of the best we've seen for several seasons now, which was both a surprise and a delight. The case was interesting

Since CNN has such a blast creating a report card to track the Presidency, we decided to have some fun with television. Which networks come out strong and which ones need to do better homework?