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Airing between 2006 and 2014, Psych is the critically acclaimed police procedural comedy aired on USA Network in the States starring James Roday and Dul Hill. Having been available on Netflix in international territories, we can report that the show is due out on April 30th but notably excludes the US.

Although Netflix has not yet announced the series coming to the service, we can confirm that all eight seasons, consisting of 120 episodes, will arrive on April 30th, 2024 (or as late as May 1st in some regions).

Regions getting the show (but not limited to) include Netflix in the United Kingdom, Netflix Italy, Canada, Turkey, Brazil, and plenty of others are getting the series. The Netflix ID for the show is 70153394.

Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network.[1] The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills"[2] and impressive eidetic memory allow him to convince people that he solves cases with psychic abilities. The program also stars Dul Hill as Shawn's intelligent best friend and reluctant partner Burton "Gus" Guster, as well as Corbin Bernsen as Shawn's father Henry, a former detective with the Santa Barbara Police Department.[3]

Psych premiered on July 7, 2006, following the fifth-season premiere of Monk, and continued to be paired with the series until Monk's conclusion on December 4, 2009. During the second season, an animated segment titled "The Big Adventures of Little Shawn and Gus" was added to the series. Psych was the highest-rated US basic cable television premiere of 2006.[4] USA Network renewed the series for an eighth season on December 19, 2012, to include eight episodes, and ordered two more episodes on June 25, 2013, bringing the episode order to ten.[5][6] On February 5, 2014, USA Network confirmed that the eighth season of Psych would be its last, with the series finale airing on March 26, 2014.[7]

Psych: The Movie, a two-hour television film, aired on USA Network on December 7, 2017, launching the Psych film series,[8] with Franks' hope being to make five more Psych movies following Psych: The Movie.[9] On February 14, 2019, it was announced Psych: The Movie 2 was greenlit and set to premiere in late 2019, for which the main cast would return, but the premiere thereof was subsequently delayed to 2020, with the film renamed Psych 2: Lassie Come Home, and released on NBCUniversal's streaming service, Peacock, July 15, 2020, the day the service officially launched.[10][11][12] On May 13, 2021, Peacock announced a third film, Psych 3: This Is Gus, which premiered on November 18, 2021.[13][14] Three further Psych films are in development.[9]

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 the climax of the episode. As a child, Shawn was taught by Henry to hone his powers of observation and deduction, often using games and challenges to test him. Each flashback also sets the theme for the episode.

Shawn originally becomes known as a psychic when, after calling in tips on dozens of crimes covered on the news which help the police to close the case, the police become suspicious of his knowledge, theorizing that such knowledge could only come from the "inside" and unwilling to believe that it is merely Shawn having honed his observational skills. To avoid being sent to jail, Shawn uses those skills to convince the police that he is psychic; though 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, and having proven himself an effective aid to the police in solving crimes, he establishes a psychic detective agency, Psych, and becomes an outside consultant to the police. 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 Burton Guster (Gus), a pharmaceutical sales representative, about Gus' eclectic interests as they drive around in a blue Toyota Echo nicknamed "The Blueberry"[15] solving crimes.

Anne Dudek's character was written out of the series after the character generated a negative test audience reaction with Lassiter due to their relationship. Maggie Lawson was cast as Juliet O'Hara to serve as a replacement.[17][18]

The theme song for Psych is "I Know You Know" by The Friendly Indians, series creator Steve Franks's band. Some episodes in seasons three through eight use an extended version of "I Know You Know" consisting of the first verse and the chorus,[19] but most episodes use a shortened version consisting of mostly the chorus. In some episodes, the theme song is changed, usually as a tie-in to the theme of the episode to come.

In the "pilot", Roday improvised by picking up a pineapple and saying, "Should I slice this up for the road?" Since then, pineapples have appeared in every episode as a running gag, whether just one in the background or the actual mention of it. It is Shawn's go-to housewarming gift. The pineapple is a major marketing point for items related to the show on the USA website.[20] Fan movements, such as fan-made websites, have also been dedicated to finding a pineapple or pineapple-related object in each episode.[21]

Following the series finale on March 26, 2014, USA Network aired a live aftershow entitled "Psych After Pshow." The hour-long special was hosted by Kevin Pereira and featured series stars and creator/executive producer Steve Franks.[22]

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.[4]

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.

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.[52] 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 service, Peacock, on July 15, 2020.[53] A third film, Psych 3: This Is Gus, followed on November 18, 2021.[14] Three further Psych films are in development.[9]

Launched in November 2021, Maggie Lawson and Timothy Omundson have hosted a weekly rewatch podcast of the series and films. Episodes include plot recaps and behind-the-scenes memories from the two hosts. The series also features interviews with cast members, guest stars, and crew members, including writers, directors, and series creator Steve Franks.[54]

When Psych joined the UK Netflix library in May 2024 I immediately did what I knew I was going to do, and started to binge watch this 8 season and 120-episode show. Six weeks later, and I've finished it for the nth time. Should I have paced myself? Maybe, but it's too late now.

I'm not going to say how many episodes I watched per day, because it might cause my editor to question if I actually did any work over the last month (Editor: I am wondering), but suffice to say Psych is one of my favorite shows and I knew I was going to smash through it in record time. What I didn't realize, though, is that doing so would make me appreciate Netflix.

You see, it's been a while since I last had a multi-season classic to binge in its entirety (for those of you keeping my biography, it was The Good Place which I finished over a year ago (and yes, it does cause me to question why I subscribe to Netflix when the only shows I enjoy on it aren't Netflix Originals!)). And a lot has changed for Netflix in the last year.

In November 2022, Netflix rolled out its ad-enabled cheaper plans in various countries, including the UK where I'm based. People weren't too impressed, querying what the point of our video-on-demand future was if we were just getting shown as many adverts as on broadcast TV.

And I for one decided to stick with the ad-free tier, despite the higher price, which is why I didn't watch The Good Place with ads despite the tier being available. But shortly after, in order to save money, I downgraded to the ad-enabled tier.

When I first started using the Netflix with Ads tier, I was expecting to be inundated with ads; in the UK with the commercial channels it can feel like you have 10% of your program to 90% of adverts, and I was expecting Netflix to follow suit. But it didn't.

Episodes of Psych are about 40 minutes long, and I'd say that I got shown adverts in roughly one out of every three episodes. Ad breaks would be 90 seconds long and would generally include two separate adverts; for the mathematicians out there, that averages to about 45 seconds of advertizing per hour of viewing.

That's not much; bear in mind, if I were to watch an hour of Love Island on ITV there'd be between 10 and 15 minutes of commercial breaks, according to members of What to Watch's team who watch Love Island. In fact, it's barely anything.

If there's one issue I had, it's that there was a real lack of advert diversity, and I'd be shown the same few on repeat. It got to the point that I'll probably tear my hair out if I ever see that bloody Louwe advert again. Netflix really needs to find a few more advertising partners.

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