USA Celebrates the Holidays: Monk & Psych

Monk: Season 6, Episode 10 "Mr. Monk and the Man Who Shot Santa" (B+)
Psych: Season 2, Episode 10 "Gus' Dad May Have Killed An Old Guy!" (B+)

I very much enjoyed the one-shot returns of each of these likeable comedies. The episode of "Monk" was slightly flimsy on its setup, but the overarching Santa theme worked well and Tony Shalhoub gave a wonderful performance. I liked Gus' parents on "Psych", played by Phylicia Rashad of "The Cosby Show" and Ernie Hudson. Neither episode is particularly stellar or terribly memorable, but they both represent their shows and their often perfectly average quality. I enjoy them both on a week-to-week basis, and sometimes I am more impressed than others, but often than not, I am smiling at "Monk" and laughing at "Psych" but nothing much more. Nevertheless, I do like these shows and am excited for their respective returns in about a month.