The BEST episodes of Psych

Every episode of Psych ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Psych!

Thanks to his police officer father's efforts, Shawn Spencer spent his childhood developing a keen eye for detail (and a lasting dislike of his dad). Years later, Shawn's frequent tips to the police lead to him being falsely accused of a crime he solved. Now, Shawn has no choice but to use his abilities to perpetuate his cover story: psychic crime-solving powers, all the while dragging his best friend, his dad, and the police along for the ride.

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The Break Up
star
8.63
1024 votes

#1 - The Break Up

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/26/2014

Shawn, Gus and Juliet handle one last case in the series finale.

Directors: Steve Franks
Writer: Steve Franks
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Deez Nups
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8.33
948 votes

#2 - Deez Nups

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/10/2013

The gang spends the weekend at a casino resort for a wedding and crosses paths with a local crime boss whose presence jeopardizes the impending nuptials.

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Yang 3 in 2D
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8.23
1260 votes

#3 - Yang 3 in 2D

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/22/2010

The Yin/Yang trilogy comes to a thrilling close as Shawn and Gus race to save a woman kidnapped by Yin. Only this time, they are forced to use Yang's knowledge of Yin to solve the case by allowing her to accompany them on the investigation.

Directors: Mel Damski
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Office Space
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8.22
911 votes

#4 - Office Space

Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/8/2013

After Gus accidentally tampers with the crime where his boss was killed, Shawn helps him find the real murderer before Gus is arrested.

Directors: Andrew Bernstein
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Mr. Yin Presents...
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8.20
1398 votes

#5 - Mr. Yin Presents...

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/10/2010

A serial killer targets Shawn using scenarios from classic Hitchcock films. Has Mr. Yang returned? Will everyone make it out alive?

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Last Night Gus
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8.15
1485 votes

#6 - Last Night Gus

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/2011

A night of partying which no one remembers that turned deadly sets Shawn, Gus, Woody and Lassiter on the trail of their deeds and a way to clear their names of suspected murder. Unfortunately, they may have to depend on Shawn's "psychic" memories of the night's events.

Directors: Andy Berman
Writer: Andy Berman
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We'd Like to Thank the Academy
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8.13
1318 votes

#7 - We'd Like to Thank the Academy

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/2010

When they solve a case without following proper protocols, Shawn and Gus are ordered by the Chief to take a crash course at the police academy in order to learn the correct way to handle cases, but the two resort back to their old ways.

Directors: Tawnia McKiernan
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Dual Spires
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8.13
1227 votes

#8 - Dual Spires

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/1/2010

Shawn and Gus receive a mysterious e-mail inviting them to the annual Cinnamon Festival in Dual Spires, a quirky Northern California town nearly invisible on the map. When they arrive the pair quickly find themselves embroiled in the mysterious death of local high school student Paula Merral.

Directors: Matt Shakman
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Santabarbaratown 2
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8.10
966 votes

#9 - Santabarbaratown 2

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/27/2013

After Henry takes a bullet to the chest and is rushed to the hospital, a spiteful Shawn seeks revenge on the shooter and everyone else involved in the scandal.

Directors: Mel Damski
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This Episode Sucks
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8.10
1398 votes

#10 - This Episode Sucks

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/26/2011

A body is discovered, and appears to have been killed by a vampire. Meanwhile, Lassiter becomes romantically involved with a woman whom Shawn suspects is the murderer.

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Santabarbaratown
star
8.09
1080 votes

#11 - Santabarbaratown

Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/11/2012

A body relating to a 20-year-old case is finally found, and Shawn, Gus, and Henry revisit all the old suspects in order to solve the case

Directors: David Crabtree
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Lassie Jerky
star
8.08
890 votes

#12 - Lassie Jerky

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/13/2013

Shawn and Gus join a pair of college students in the woods who are filming a documentary on Bigfoot.

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100 Clues
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8.08
967 votes

#13 - 100 Clues

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/27/2013

On the 100th episode of Psych... Shawn and Gus attend a party hosted by an aging rockstar named Billy Lipps, a man the SBPD arrested years ago for a murder he doesn't remember committing.

Directors: Matt Shakman
Writer: Todd Harthan
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No Country For Two Old Men
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8.06
901 votes

#14 - No Country For Two Old Men

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/20/2013

Shawn attempts to bond with Juliet's stepfather Lloyd, a seemingly harmless accountant.

Directors: Mel Damski
Writer: Kell Cahoon
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Lock, Stock, Some Smoking Barrels and Burton Guster's Goblet of Fire
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8.06
990 votes

#15 - Lock, Stock, Some Smoking Barrels and Burton Guster's Goblet of Fire

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2014

Stylish art thief Pierre Despereaux summons Shawn to London to help on an undercover operation.

Directors: Steve Franks
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Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part
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8.05
1369 votes

#16 - Extradition II: The Actual Extradition Part

Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/10/2010

Shawn and Gus return to Vancouver to visit their old nemesis Despereaux in prison at the felon's request, who then uses them to escape and pull one last job before he is extradited to the United States. Only while he is out, he is framed for the murder of a Crown Attorney and now asks the guys for help clearing his name of this most recent – and frankly unseemly – charge.

Directors: Steve Franks
Writer: Steve Franks
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Not Even Close... Encounters
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8.05
1335 votes

#17 - Not Even Close... Encounters

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/28/2010

Shawn and Gus get themselves hired onto the case when an unstable lawyer claims his assistant was abducted by aliens.

Directors: John Badham
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The Polarizing Express
star
8.05
1282 votes

#18 - The Polarizing Express

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/2010

Due to an unlawful entry into a criminals property, Shawn gets suspended from his consultant postition and gets Henry fired from his position at the SBPD at the same time. Shawn has a series of Scrooge type dreams where Tony Cox is his 'spirit guide'.

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No Trout About It
star
8.04
817 votes

#19 - No Trout About It

Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/29/2013

An eccentric police consultant is brought into the SBPD to interview Shawn, Gus, Lassiter and Juliet about their seemingly poor police work on a tough case.

Directors: Brad Turner
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Heeeeere's Lassie!
star
8.04
942 votes

#20 - Heeeeere's Lassie!

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/7/2012

Lassiter hires Shawn and Gus to get to the bottom of strange occurrences at his new condo.

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An Evening with Mr. Yang
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8.03
1212 votes

#21 - An Evening with Mr. Yang

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/20/2009

After eluding capture and disappearing eight years ago, the famed Yin Yang serial killer is back, and he's set his sights on Shawn.

Directors: Mel Damski
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Neil Simon's Lover's Retreat
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8.03
1103 votes

#22 - Neil Simon's Lover's Retreat

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/14/2011

Shawn and Juliet's romantic getaway vacation to a spa gets interrupted by robberies and a dead body at a nearby winery.

Directors: Brad Turner
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The Tao of Gus
star
7.99
1135 votes

#23 - The Tao of Gus

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/7/2011

After a woman tells the SBPD she witnessed a murder happen in broad daylight, Shawn and Gus are the only ones who believe her, and therefore protect her by hiding her at a remote commune called Box Canyon Ranch, a place whose inhabitants label themselves as progressive intellectuals.

Directors: John Badham
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The Amazing Psych-Man & Tap Man, Issue #2
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7.99
1220 votes

#24 - The Amazing Psych-Man & Tap Man, Issue #2

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/2011

Shawn and Gus investigate the whereabouts of a mysterious, masked vigilante named The Mantis, who is trying to take down a local drug syndicate called The Caminos. The SBPD is also trying to take down The Camino syndicate, however The Mantis always seems to be one step ahead of everyone's game.

Directors: Mel Damski
Cirque du Soul
star
7.98
981 votes

#25 - Cirque du Soul

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/3/2013

After Gus is tasked with taking care of his girlfriend's son Maximus for the day, he jeopardizes their relationship when an innocent trip to the circus turns deadly.

Directors: Jennifer Lynch
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