
Shows that feel likePsych (2006–2014)
If you loved Psych, the closest series we have are Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (2016), Monk (2002) and Castle (2009). All three share Psych's gritty feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Eastbound & Down (2009).
If Psych hit the spot, these will too

A detective whose method is chaos and whose cases go cosmic
The difference: Genuinely surreal sci-fi — it leaves cop-shop reality behind

A detective whose quirks are the whole method and the whole show
The difference: Melancholy under the comedy — grief, not goofball riffing

An overgrown kid tagging along on real cases, charming everyone
The difference: A will-they-won't-they engine — romance outranks the bromance

A charming rule-bender solving crimes beside an exasperated straight man
The difference: Slicker and more earnest — capers over pop-culture riffs

A showman reading people so well the police can't do without him
The difference: Plays it straight — a serial-killer arc darkens the fun

A smart-mouthed schemer improvising way past his depth
The difference: A teen crime spiral with real fallout — comfort is off the menu

Sunny California mischief with a light, breezy touch
The difference: A tween boarding-school sitcom — no mysteries to solve

Common ground: mischievous
The difference: Easier on the stillness than Psych

A charming man-child coasting on talent he refuses to outgrow
The difference: Raunchy and self-destructive — the sweetness is nowhere

The same mix in both: stillness, then wit

Both keep coming back to the same thing: hilarious
The difference: Takes it somewhere less gritty than Psych does

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