Psych
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{{about|the television series|the scientific discipline|Psychology|the style of music|Psychedelic music}}
{{Infobox Television
| show_name = Psych
| image = [[Image:Psych-ad.jpg|250px]]
| caption = <!-- self-evident -->
| format = [[Comedy-drama|Drama / Comedy]]
| location = [[White Rock, British Columbia|White Rock]], [[British Columbia|BC]]<br />[[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia|BC]]
| runtime = approx. 43 minutes
| creator = [[Steve Franks]]
| starring = [[James Roday]]<br />[[Dulé Hill]]<br />[[Corbin Bernsen]]<br />[[Kirsten Nelson]]<br />[[Timothy Omundson]]<br />[[Maggie Lawson]]
| opentheme = "I Know You Know" by The Friendly Indians
| country = {{USA}}
| network = [[USA Network]]
Reruns on [[NBC]]
| picture_format = [[720p]] ([[HDTV]])
| first_aired = [[July 7]], [[2006]]
| last_aired = present
| num_seasons = 3
| num_episodes = 31 <!--(as of February 15, 2008)-->
| list_episodes = List of Psych episodes
| imdb_id = 0491738
| tv_com_id = 59369
| website = http://www.usanetwork.com/series/psych/
}}
'''''Psych''''' is an [[Television in the United States|American]] [[comedy-drama]] [[television series]] created by [[Steve Franks]] and broadcast on [[USA Network]]. The show stars [[James Roday]] as [[Shawn Spencer]], a young crime consultant for the [[Santa Barbara, California]] Police Department (SBPD) whose "heightened observational skills"<ref>Season 1, episode 11: "My heightened observational skills are considered a gift by most, but I'm here to tell you, they can be a burden."</ref> and impressive detective instincts allow him to convince people that he is psychic. The program also stars [[Dulé Hill]] as Shawn's best friend, [[Double act|straight man]] and reluctant partner [[Burton Guster|Burton "Gus" Guster]], as well as [[Corbin Bernsen]] as Shawn's captious father, [[Henry Spencer (Psych character)|Henry]].
The series airs in the US on Friday nights at 10PM ET/PT on the [[USA Network]]. Reruns of the show started airing along with ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'', another [[USA Network]] show Sundays on [[NBC]] at 8:00 PM, starting April 6, 2008. In the 2008 season, an animated segment was added to the series titled "The Big Adventures Of Little Shawn And Gus". ''Psych'' debuted [[July 7]], [[2006]], immediately following the fifth season premiere of ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''. The show was the highest-rated U.S. [[basic cable]] television premiere of [[2006 in television|2006]].<ref name="Futon-BCP">{{cite web| url = http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20060711usa01| title = ''Psych'' Debuts As This Year's Most-watched New Show in Basic Cable| publisher = The Futon Critic}}</ref>
== Characters ==
===Main characters===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name !! Portrayed by !! Occupation/Status
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| [[Shawn Spencer]] || [[James Roday]],<br>as a child: Liam James|| A fake psychic who works with the Santa Barbara Police Department (SBPD) and childhood friend Gus
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| [[Burton Guster|Burton "Gus" Guster]] || [[Dulé Hill]],<br>as a child: Isaah Brown (Season 1), Carlos McCullers II (Season 2)|| Shawn's best friend and partner; works in pharmaceuticals
|-
| [[Carlton Lassiter |Carlton "Lassy" Lassiter]] || [[Timothy Omundson]] || Head detective for the SBPD
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| [[Juliet O'Hara|Juliet "Jules" O'Hara]] || [[Maggie Lawson]] || Junior detective for the SBPD; Lassiter's partner
|-
| [[Karen Vick]] || [[Kirsten Nelson]] || Chief for the SBPD
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| [[Henry Spencer (Psych character)|Henry Spencer]] || [[Corbin Bernsen]] || Shawn's father; a former police detective
|}
In flashbacks, we see that Henry Spencer assumed his son would follow in his footsteps and become a law officer. In preparation, Henry helps Shawn hone his powers of observation and deduction, often using games and challenges to test him.
Shawn originally becomes known as a psychic when, after calling in a tip on a crime covered on the news, the police become suspicious of his knowledge. Theorizing that such knowledge could only come from the inside, they are about to arrest him when he uses his observations to convince all present that he is psychic. The interim police chief warns Shawn that if his "powers" are fake, he will be prosecuted. With no choice but to keep up the act, he makes the most of it. Pretending to have psychic powers allows him to engage in strange and comic behavior as he turns real clues into hunches and otherworldly visitations. He enjoys teasing lifelong friend Gus, a pharmaceutical representative, over his eclectic interests (including a love for [[comic book]]s and [[superhero]]es, [[spelling bee]]s, [[astronomy]], and [[Telenovela|Spanish-language soap operas]]).
Head detective Lassiter doubts Shawn's psychic abilities and initially does not value his work, while junior detective O'Hara and chief Vick either fail to recognize that Shawn is a fake, or else are more willing to go along with the charade to solve cases. Henry Spencer and Shawn have a difficult relationship; still Henry helps Shawn on numerous occasions.
===Recurring characters===
Police officer [[Buzz McNab]], played by [[Sage Brocklebank]], is a naive but lovable cop who often provides Shawn and Gus with clues.
===Former characters===
'''Detective Lucinda Barry''' (portrayed by [[Anne Dudek]]) was partnered with Head Detective Carlton Lassiter for nearly a year; five months after Lassiter's separation from his wife, Barry and Lassiter became involved in a relationship of their own, though Barry wanted to keep it quiet so that their colleagues wouldn't think she was "climbing the ladder the hard way."
Det. Barry seemed amenable to the arrival of Shawn Spencer, helping him covertly when he needed information about the McCallum disappearance. Soon after, however, Barry transferred out of the SBPD, at least partially to be closer to her mother who was recovering from an industrial accident. Whether her relationship with Lassiter played any part in the transfer is yet unknown. She was replaced by Jr. Det. Juliet O'Hara. Although she and Shawn seemed to get along very well in the first episode, he moved on very quickly to Juliet as soon as she was transferred, and he revealed to Gus that he prefers Juliet.
While her name was never given in the pilot episode, the episode summary lists her as "Lucinda," and Lassiter reveals her last name as "Barry" on his blog (though he also refers to her first name as "Lucinda").
==Episodes==
{{main|List of Psych episodes}}
The first season comprised fifteen episodes and ran on [[USA Network]] from [[July 7]], [[2006]] to [[March 2]], [[2007]].
The second season of ''Psych'' comprised sixteen episodes which began airing on [[July 13]], [[2007]]. The second half of season 2 began on [[January 11]], [[2008]], with the season finale aired on [[February 15]], [[2008]].
''Psych'' was renewed for a third season of sixteen episodes starting July 18, 2008.<ref>[http://www.usanetwork.com/series/psych/behindthescenes/news/091907.html Psych TV Series News -USA Network Picks Up Hit Series "Psych" For Third Season<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
==Production information==
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The show uses [[White Rock, British Columbia]], [[Canada]] for its arid [[Santa Barbara, California]] setting. ''Psych'' also incorporates [[Vancouver]] and various locations around the [[Lower Mainland]] of [[British Columbia]] as a backdrop. The terrain portrayed in the series is very green and marked by bays and islands. Santa Barbara is on a mountainous coastline without bays and just has the few Channel Islands miles offshore. Many of the overlooking helicopter shots and set up shots (in which the exterior of the Santa Barbara Courthouse is showed) are actually filmed in Santa Barbara. The animated Segments "The Big Adventures Of Little Shawn And Gus" were created by [[J.J. Sedelmaier Productions, Inc.]]. The music, effects and sound design for "The Big Adventures Of Little Shawn And Gus" were created by [[Fred Weinberg]].{{Fact|date=September 2007}}
==Theme Song==
The theme song for Psych is "I Know You Know" by [[The Friendly Indians]], series creator Steve Franks' band. It has been re-done in Season 2 with a Christmas theme for the episode ''Gus' Dad May Have Killed an Old Guy'' (episode 10), as well as sung in Spanish for ''Lights, Camera, Homicidio'' (episode 13).
==Response==
===Critical reaction and 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 Network press release, quoted from the Futon Critic.<ref>[http://www.thefutoncritic.com/pr.aspx?id=20060711usa01 the futon critic - the web's best primetime television resource<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
''From the [[San Jose Mercury News]]:''
:James Roday (''[[Miss Match]]'') is utterly charming and delightfully funny as Shawn Spencer (who may not be psychic but who does have wonderful powers of observation), and he gets fine support from Corbin Bernsen (''[[L.A. Law]]'') as his cop father and Dulé Hill (''[[The West Wing (TV series)|The West Wing]]'') as his Dr. Watson-esque sidekick.<ref>http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/entertainment/columnists/charlie_mccollum/14976592.htm</ref>
''From the [[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]:''
:"Psych" is one of those happy collisions of an intelligent script and an appealing cast. Roday's a charmer, nice looking but more charismatic than pretty, and ably paired with ''West Wing'' alumnus Dulé Hill, who plays Shawn's ultra-responsible childhood friend Gus.<ref>[http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/276520_tv06.html On TV: Future holds a lot of fun for 'Psych' viewers<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
''From [[Entertainment Weekly]]:''
:It's nonsensical, relies heavily on the likability of its leads to distract from thin plots, and won't leave much of a lasting impression. So why bother with a show that's the detective-series equivalent of ''[[The Cannonball Run (film)|Cannonball Run]]''? Because as the ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]''s and ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]'' go ever more gory, watching people who are clearly having a good time solve light mysteries makes a nice change.<ref>[http://www.ew.com/ew/home/0,11146,~0~~,00.html Entertainment Weekly's EW.com | Entertainment News | TV News | TV Shows | Movie, Music and DVD Reviews<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
===Nominations and awards===
''Psych'' was the winner of an [[Independent Investigations Group]] Annual Award for Excellence in Entertainment for advancing the cause of science and exposing superstition (2006).<ref>[http://www.iigwest.com/investigations/2007/20070809_pressrelease.html IIG - 08/09/2007 Press Release<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://iigwest.com/iigawards The IIG Awards<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
[[James Roday]] was nominated for a 2006 [[Satellite Award for Best Actor - TV Series Musical or Comedy]].<ref>http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/forms/pdf/2006-IPA-Nom-Announce.pdf</ref>
==International broadcasters==
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! Country !! TV Network(s) !! Series Premiere !! Weekly Schedule (local time)
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|{{Flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]] || [[Network Ten]] || [[December 4]] [[2007]] || Tuesdays, 9:30pm
Cancelled after just 4 episodes went to air.
Returned on Saturday [[June 21]], [[2008]] at 7:30pm in [[Sydney]] only, cancelled once again the following day
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|{{Flagicon|Brazil}} [[Brazil]] || [[Universal Channel]] and [[Rede Record]] || [[September 27]], [[2006]] ([[Universal Channel]])<br /> [[May 7]], [[2007]] ([[Rede Record]]) || Wednesdays, 10:00 pm ([[Universal Channel]]) <br /> Mondays, 12:00 am ([[Rede Record]])
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|{{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Canada]] || [[CH (television system)|CH]] now [[E!]] || || Fridays, 9:00 pm
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|{{Flagicon|Croatia}} [[Croatia]] || [[Nova TV]] || [[January 20]] [[2008]] || Sundays, 1:00 pm
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|{{Flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Ecuador]] || [[Teleamazonas]] || [[February 1]] [[2008]] || Fridays, 11:30 pm
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|{{Flagicon|France}} [[France]] || [[TF1]] || [[December 2]] [[2007]] || Sundays, 3:10 pm
Cancelled after a few episodes
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|{{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Germany]] || [[RTL Television]] || [[October 30]] [[2007]] ||Tuesdays, 10:15 pm
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|{{Flagicon|Greece}} [[Greece]] || [[Alter Channel]] || [[September 29]] [[2007]] || Thursdays, 9:00 pm
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|{{Flagicon|Hungary}} [[Hungary]] || [[TV2 (Hungary)|TV2]] || [[April 22]] [[2007]] || Sundays, 3:30 pm
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|{{Flagicon|Iceland}} [[Iceland]] || [[SkjárEinn]] || || Sundays, 8:40 pm
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|{{Flagicon|India}} [[India]] || [[Star World]] || [[May 7]] [[2007]] || Mondays, 10:00 pm
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|{{Flagicon|Israel}} [[Israel]] || [[yes stars 2]] (channel 13) || [[January 29]], [[2007]] || Mondays, 9:30 pm
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|{{Flagicon|Ireland}} [[Ireland]] || [[RTE 2]] || [[ April 17(Pilot)]], [[2008]] || Thursdays(Time To Be Chosen)
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|{{Flagicon|Italy}} [[Italy]] || [[Steel]] (digital tv) || [[January 19]], [[2008]] || Sundays, 9:00 pm
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|{{Flagicon|Latvia}} [[Latvia]] || [[TV3 Latvia]] || [[January 5]] [[2008]] || Sundays, 4:00 pm
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|{{Flagicon|Lithuania}} [[Lithuania]] || [[TV3 Lithuania]] || [[June 28]] [[2008]] || Saturdays and Sundays, 5:40 pm
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|{{Flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand]] || [[Prime]] || [[July 2]] [[2008]] || Wednesdays, 7:30 pm (Season 2). Season 1 aired on sky 1 (Now called: [[the BOX]]) mid 2007.
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|{{Flagicon|Norway}} [[Norway]] || [[NRK3, Viasat 4]] || || Mondays, 9:25 pm
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|{{Flagicon|Philippines}} [[Philippines]] || [[Crime Suspense|C/S on RPN]] || [[February 22]] [[2007]] || Thursdays, 8:00 pm
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|{{Flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portugal]] || [[FX (TV network)|FX]] || [[September 26]] [[2007]] || Sundays, 10:00 pm
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|{{Flagicon|Russia}} [[Russia]] || [[Universal Channel]] || [[June 1]] [[2008]] || Sundays, 5:00 pm
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|{{Flagicon|Slovakia}} [[Slovakia]] || [[Markíza]] || [[December 3]] [[2007]] || Weekdays, 3:00 pm
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|{{Flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Slovenia]] || [[Kanal A]] || [[August 31]] [[2007]] || Fridays, 9:40 pm
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|{{Flagicon|South Korea}} [[South Korea]] || OnStory || [[June 27]] [[2007]] || Wednesdays/Thursdays, 9:00 pm
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|{{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Spain]] || [[Cuatro (channel)|Cuatro]] , [[Calle 13]] || [[January 10]] [[2007]] ||Sundays, 10 pm
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|{{Flagicon|Sweden}} [[Sweden]] || [[Kanal 5 (Sweden)|Kanal 5]] || [[June 8]] [[2007]] || Fridays, 9:00 pm
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|{{Flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Switzerland]] || [[Télévision Suisse Romande|TSR 1]]<br />3+<br /> [[TSI_1]] || [[September 1]] [[2007]]<br /> [[October 25]] [[2007]]<br /> [[June 2]] [[2008]] || Saturdays, 4:30 pm<br />Thursdays, 9:50 pm<br />Weekdays, 6:15pm (Seasons 1+2 back-to-back)
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|{{Flagicon|Turkey}} [[Turkey]] || [[DiziMax]] || [[March 18]] [[2008]] || Tuesdays, 10:00 pm
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|{{Flagicon|UK}} [[United Kingdom]] || [[Hallmark Channel]] ''(Second Series)'' || [[January 20]], [[2008]] || Sundays, 8:00 pm
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|{{Flagicon|USA}} [[United States]] || [[USA Network]] and [[NBC]] || [[July 7]] [[2006]] ||Fridays, 10:00 pm/9:00 pm Central Time
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|[[Image:Flag of the League of Arab States.svg|25px]] [[Arab World]] || [[Showtime Arabia]]<br/>(Show Series 2) || [[April 25]] [[2007]] || Wednesdays, 10:00 pm
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|[[Asia]] || [[Star World]] || [[July 11]] [[2007]] || Wednesdays, 9:30 pm
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|rowspan=2|[[Southeast Asia]]<br> ||rowspan=2| [[Star World]] || [[July 11]] [[2007]] || Wednesdays, 9:00 pm ([[GMT+8|HK/SIN]])<br>Wednesdays, 8:00 pm ([[GMT+7|THAI/WIB]])
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|[[October 22]] [[2007]]<br>(Philippines) || Mondays, 10:00 pm
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|[[Latin America]] || [[Universal Channel]] || [[September 27]], [[2006]] || Sundays, 06:00 pm
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==DVD releases==
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!Title
!Ep #
!Region 1
!Region 2
!Region 4
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| Season One
| 15
| [[June 26]] [[2007]]
| [[September 1]] [[2008]]
| [[April 30]] [[2008]]
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| Season Two
| 16
| [[July 11]] [[2008]]
| [[September 8]] [[2008]]
| TBA
|}
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.psychtv.wikispaces.com Psych TV Wiki]
* [http://www.usanetwork.com/series/psych/ Official Site (USA Network)]
*{{imdb title|id=0491738|title=Psych}}
* [http://www.tvsquad.com/category/psych/ ''Psych''] on [[TV Squad]]
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