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Psych
Season 1
No. of episodes	15
Release
Original network	USA Network (USA)
Original release	July 7, 2006 – March 2, 2007
Season chronology

The first season of Psych originally aired in the United States on USA Network from July 7, 2006 to March 2, 2007. It consisted of 15 episodes. James Roday, Dulé Hill, Timothy Omundson, Maggie Lawson, and Corbin Bernsen were introduced as portraying the main characters. James Roday portrayed Shawn Spencer, a fake psychic detective who periodically consults for the Santa Barbara police department. A DVD of the season was released on June 26, 2007.

Cast

• James Roday as Psychic detective Shawn Spencer
• Dulé Hill as Shawn's partner, Burton "Gus" Guster
• Timothy Omundson as Head Detective Carlton "Lassie" Lassiter
• Maggie Lawson as Detective Juliet "Jules" O'Hara
• Corbin Bernsen as Shawn's father, Henry Spencer

Recurring

• Kirsten Nelson as SBPD Chief Karen Vick (14 episodes)
• Sage Brocklebank as Officer Buzz McNab (6 episodes)
• Josh Hayden, Kyle Pejpar, and Liam James as Young Shawn (15 total episodes)
• Julien Hill and Isaah Brown as Young Gus (6 total episodes)

Episodes

See also: List of Psych episodes

Series #	Episode #	Title	Director	Writer	Original airdate
1	1	"Pilot"	Micheal Engler	Steve Franks	July 7, 2006 (2006-07-07)
Shawn gets accused of being an accomplice in a crime because he is too observant of the clues around him. He convinces the police that he is a psychic, and he and childhood friend Gus solve a kidnapping case involving a local textile magnate's son. Don S. Davis guest stars
2	2	"Spellingg Bee"	Mel Damski	Steve Franks	July 14, 2006 (2006-07-14)
When what begins as a little competitive sabotage in a regional spelling bee quickly escalates to murder, Shawn and Gus investigate the mysterious death of a reclusive former-champion Spellmaster who was ferreting out a cheater. First appearance of Juliet O' Hara.
3	3	"Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Piece"	Michael Zinberg	Steve Franks	July 21, 2006 (2006-07-21)
Shawn and Gus become wedding crashers at a posh ceremony in order to retrieve a stolen antique engagement ring inexplicably taken from an impenetrable vault under surveillance; and theft turns to murder when things start to come unraveled.
4	4	"Woman Seeking Dead Husband - Smokers Okay, No Pets"	Jeff Melman	Steve Franks	July 28, 2006 (2006-07-28)
When two men are paroled after serving four years for bank robbery, the wife of a third robber who died fears that she may be in danger and calls on Shawn to use his "powers" in order to speak to the spirit of her dead husband and determine the location of the missing money.
5	5	"9 Lives"	Matt Shakman	Andy Berman	August 4, 2006 (2006-08-04)
In order to continue his investigation into a suicide that he believes is actually a murder, Shawn pretends he's getting clues from the victim's cat. And when another victim turns up soon after, Shawn realizes he may be hunting a serial killer with a bizarre MO.
6	6	"Weekend Warriors"	John Fortenberry	Douglas Steinberg	August 11, 2006 (2006-08-11)
Shawn and Gus investigate a Civil War reenactment where a fake death turns out to be a little too real.
7	7	"Who Ya Gonna Call?"	Michael Lange	John J. Shakman, Kerry Lenhart	August 18, 2006 (2006-08-18)
Shawn and Gus investigate a man's claim that a ghost is trying to kill him, while Lassiter and O'Hara attempt to unravel the murder of a local psychologist.
8	8	"Shawn vs. the Red Phantom"	John T. Kretchmer	Anupam Nigam	August 25, 2006 (2006-08-25)
Shawn and Gus sneak into a comic book convention, posing as the assistants of the convention's featured guest George Takei, to locate a missing teenager.
9	9	"Forget Me Not"	Mel Damski	William Rabkin, Lee Goldberg	January 19, 2007 (2007-01-19)
Shawn and Gus attempt to help an old friend of the Spencer family who is convinced he solved a murder but cannot recall what murder due to Alzheimers.
10	10	"From the Earth to the Starbucks"	Michael Zinberg	Steve Franks	January 26, 2007 (2007-01-26)
When Lassiter doubts his own crime-solving ability, Shawn tries to boost his confidence by helping him solve an astronomer's mysterious death. Richard Kind Guest stars.
11	11	"He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, He Loves Me, Oops He's Dead"	Tim Matheson	Andy Berman	February 2, 2007 (2007-02-02)
Shawn and Gus are given a case involving a naked man who claims he was abducted by aliens, and the investigation introduces the entire team to the world of speed dating.
12	12	"Cloudy...Chance of Murder"	Lev L. Spiro	Andy Berman	February 9, 2007 (2007-02-09)
A local weatherman is found dead the morning after a tryst and his lover is charged with his murder despite her claims of innocence. Shawn is convinced that the defendant is innocent and becomes a legal consultant to her lawyer Counselor Hornstock (Michael Weston) in order to gain access to the case.
13	13	"Game Set...Muuurder?"	James L. Conway	Anupam Nigam	February 16, 2007 (2007-02-16)
After Shawn springs Gus from a corporate retreat he must then find the attacker of a tennis star before he strikes again.
14	14	"Poker? I Barely Know Her"	Joanna Kerns	Douglas Stenberg, John J. Sakmar and Kerry Lenhart	February 23, 2007 (2007-02-23)
Shawn and Gus investigate a secret underground poker ring when the son of one of Henry's friends goes missing, and Juliet ignores the advice of her co-workers and plans a surprise birthday party for Lassiter.
15	15	"Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast"	John Landis	James Roday, Steve Franks	March 2, 2007 (2007-03-02)
When Juliet goes undercover in a sorority, she enlists Shawn and Gus to investigate strange goings-on that seem to be related to a 20-year-old urban legend; and Lassiter is temporarily reassigned to work with the brash and abrasive Detective Goochberg (Mercedes Ruehl). Season Finale, directed by horror legend John Landis.