Psych
USA | Release Date: January 26, 2006
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
10
Mixed:
8
Negative:
3
Watch Now
Stream On
Stream On
Buy on
Stream On
Stream On
Stream On
Stream On
Expand

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
New York PostLinda Stasi
Season 1 Review: It's not only laugh-out-loud-until-soda-squirts-out-of-your-nose funny, but it's also perfectly cast. Read full review
88
RedEyeCurt WagnerFeb 26, 2013
Season 7 Review: Psych still finds new and wonderful ways to amuse and delight fans. Read full review
80
Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
Season 1 Review: "Psych" is one of those happy collisions of an intelligent script and an appealing cast. Read full review
80
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: If you like "Monk," you'll probably love this show, which may actually be even more enjoyable. Read full review
75
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Season 1 Review: Granted, the premise is a stretch. But the gimmick allows for some clever comic jibes while creating some useful dramatic tension between Shawn and the cops, Shawn and his father, and Shawn and his best friend. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
Season 1 Review: It takes itself seriously pretty much not at all, which is precisely what we want at 10 p.m. on a summer Friday. Read full review
70
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: The lighthearted "Psych" charms even as it duplicates the structure and tone of "Monk." Read full review
70
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: As is the case of "Monk'' at its best, ["Psych"] isn't as much about the crime mysteries as it is a vehicle for lighthearted fun. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineMatt Roush
Season 1 Review: As with Monk, the crime is largely an afterthought. Psych similarly serves up murder as a fluffy soufflé, but what a tasty way to end the week. Read full review
63
New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Season 1 Review: There are holes to fill, though, before this show gets up to "Monk" level. What's encouraging is that it starts solidly and has a chance to find itself. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalAmy Finnerty
Season 1 Review: The writers deploy the savant protagonist's gift so cleverly in moving the plot along, we wonder why they can't lend more nuance to the characters. Read full review
60
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: Can you enjoy a show without liking the main character? Psych puts that unnecessary challenge to viewers. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
Season 1 Review: Painless at worst, and mostly better than that. Read full review
50
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: "Psych" isn't nearly as much fun as it ought to be, offering a breezy but not particularly captivating twist on a very well-worn buddy formula. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: It feels more like a programming move than a creative endeavor. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyKen Tucker
Season 1 Review: Better show title? Monk for Morons. Read full review
40
The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Season 1 Review: Inventive one minute and ploddingly formulaic the next. Read full review
40
The New YorkerNancy Franklin
Season 1 Review: Roday doesn’t quite have the chops to back up his Carreyisms. Shawn is a first-draft version of Jason Lee’s title character in "My Name Is Earl"--a lovable goof, but with little ability to gain traction in your heart. Read full review
38
People WeeklyTom Gliatto
Season 1 Review: Unlike Monk, a gently comic character coping with mental illness, Roday's just an overgrown kid. [10 Jul 2006, p.39]
30
NewsdayDiane Werts
Season 1 Review: A second-rate knockoff of what's not quite a first-rate fabrication itself. Read full review
30
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: Psych is a one-trick pony that quickly deteriorates into a rather humdrum mystery once the novelty of watching Spencer fake his psychic revelations wears off. Read full review
Current TV Shows
By MetascoreBy User Score
1 92 The Pitt: Season 2
2 90 The Celebrity Traitors UK: Season 1
3 87 Hacks: Season 5
4 87 Industry: Season 4
5 87 Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal:...
6 85 The Beatles Anthology
7 85 The Traitors [UK]: Season 4
8 85 Bait: Season 1
9 84 Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
10 83 Lord of the Flies
11 83 Riot Women: Season 1
12 83 For All Mankind: Season 5
13 81 The Muppet Show (2026)
14 80 Outlander (2014): Season 8
15 80 The Other Bennet Sister: Season 1
16 80 The Mighty Nein: Season 1
17 80 The Comeback: Season 3
18 80 The American Revolution
19 80 One Piece (2023): Season 2
20 80 Dark Winds: Season 4
SEE ALL