Andy Breckman continued his tenure as
show runner. Executive producers for the season included Breckman, David Hoberman, series star
Tony Shalhoub, writer
Tom Scharpling, and
Rob Thompson.
Universal Media Studios was the primary production company backing the show.
Randy Newman's theme ("
It's a Jungle Out There") continued to be used, while
Jeff Beal's original instrumental theme could be heard in some episodes. Newman also wrote a song for the
final episode entitled ''When I'm Gone''. The song was accompanied by a montage of past and present characters from the show, leading the series into the final end credits. Directors for the season included
Randall Zisk,
Michael Zinberg, David Breckman, and Andrei Belgrader.
Dean Parisot returned to direct "Mr. Monk and the Badge". It was his only credit in the series, apart from the
pilot episode. Writers for the season included Michael Angeli, Andy Breckman, David Breckman, Hy Conrad, Tom Gammill, Dylan Morgan, Max Pross, Salvatore Savo, Josh Siegal, Joe Toplyn,
Tom Scharpling, and Peter Wolk. ==Cast==