I don't watch Monk any more. Don't even know if they're still airing it. I catch Hack when I can, but that show skips, too (though, having begun last September (2002) it already has aired more episodes (17) than Monk ever had (13). What a way to run a network. Omit the new fresh material, and run the old stuff from the 70s and 80s into the ground. It won't be long now before I unsubscribe from cable and toss the tv. It's a big expense and I dont like it much.