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Psych

Psych is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened observational skills" and impressive eidetic memory allow him to convince people that he solves cases with his psychic…

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Genre
Detective fiction · Police procedural · Comedy drama
Camera setup
Single-camera
Cinematography
Michael McMurray · Scott Williams
Composers
Adam Cohen · John Robert Wood
Country of origin
United States
Created by
Steve Franks

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Psych

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Edges126
Triples235
Avg. degree1.98
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Psych

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related to Recurring · 59
Psych → Abigail Lytar, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall, Betsy Brannigan, Bill Guster, Burton, Buzz McNab, Carlos McCullers II, Cary Elwes, Catholic, Chief, Coroner, Curt Smith, Cybill Shepherd, Declan Rand, Ernie Hudson, Father Wesley, Fears, Frank O'Hara, Gus
related to Main · 28
Psych → Anne Dudek, Burton, Carlton, Chief, Corbin Bernsen, Dead, Dulé Hill, Gus, Guster, Henry Spencer, James Roday, Jules, Juliet, Karen Vick, Kirsten Nelson, Lassie, Lassiter, Lassiter's, Lucinda Barry, Maggie Lawson
related to Nominations and awards · 27
Psych → Accepting, Adam Cohen, Best Actor, Best Cable TV Comedy, Center, Comedy, Daniel Hsia, Emmy Award, Entertainment, Ewwy Award, Excellence, HashTag Killer, In, Inquiry Annual Award, James Roday Rodriguez, John Robert Wood, Mr, Original Dramatic Score, Outstanding Emerging Media Program, Outstanding Music Composition
related to overview · 20
Psych → As, Burton Guster, Corbin Bernsen, Each, Gus, Gus's, He, Henry, Henry Spencer, Karen Vick, Most, Pretending, Shawn, Shawn's, The, The Blueberry, These, To, Toyota Echo, With
related to Film series · 18
Psych → All, December, Franks, James Roday Rodriguez, July, Lassie Come Home, NBCUniversal's, November, On May, Once, Peacock, Steve Franks, The, The Movie, This Is Gus, Three, TV, USA Network
related to Syndication · 18
Psych → As, During, Great Entertainment Television, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies, In, In January, In July, Ion Television, Ion's, It, January, Mysteries, NBC Universal Cable, New Media Distribution, Saturdays, The, The Hallmark
Starring · 7
Psych → Anne Dudek, Corbin Bernsen, Dulé Hill, James Roday, Kirsten Nelson, Maggie Lawson, Timothy Omundson
related to Series finale aftershow · 7
Psych → Following, Kevin Pereira, March, Psych After Pshow, Steve Franks, The, USA Network
related to Theme song · 7
Psych → Friendly Indians, In, Know You Know, Some, Steve Franks's, The, Variations
Producers · 6
Psych → Andy Berman, Dulé Hill, Gordon Mark, James Roday, Tim Meltreger, Tracey Jeffrey

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series shawn gus police detective usa season film television network episodes shawn's psychic episode steve franks james roday santa barbara

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PsychCamera setupSingle-camera1.00infobox
PsychCinematographyMichael McMurray1.00infobox
PsychCinematographyScott Williams1.00infobox
PsychComposersAdam Cohen1.00infobox
PsychComposersJohn Robert Wood1.00infobox
PsychCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
PsychCreated bySteve Franks1.00infobox
PsychEnding theme"I Know You Know" by the Friendly Indians1.00infobox
PsychExecutive producersSteve Franks1.00infobox
PsychExecutive producersChris Henze1.00infobox
PsychExecutive producersKelly Kulchak1.00infobox
PsychExecutive producersMel Damski1.00infobox
PsychExecutive producersBill Callahan1.00infobox
PsychGenreDetective fiction1.00infobox
PsychGenrePolice procedural1.00infobox
PsychGenreComedy drama1.00infobox
PsychNetworkUSA Network1.00infobox
PsychNo. of episodes121 (list of episodes)1.00infobox
PsychNo. of seasons81.00infobox
PsychOpening theme"I Know You Know" by the Friendly Indians1.00infobox
PsychOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
PsychProducersAndy Berman1.00infobox
PsychProducersGordon Mark1.00infobox
PsychProducersJames Roday1.00infobox
PsychProducersDulé Hill1.00infobox
PsychProducersTim Meltreger1.00infobox
PsychProducersTracey Jeffrey1.00infobox
PsychProduction companiesPacific Mountain Productions1.00infobox
PsychProduction companiesTagline Television1.00infobox
PsychProduction companiesUniversal Media Studios (2006–2008)[a]1.00infobox

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