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Señores e Señoritas, “Psych” is Leaving the Building

Dulé Hill and James Roday (center)

After more than 120 episodes in eight seasons, plus a musical, James (Rodriguez) Roday and Dule Hill are ending the show on March 26

Psych has been a reliable go-to comedy for millions of people for eight years now–a pleasant, funny, creative show that, given its silly premise, has survived far longer than anyone thought it could. And now James Roday, born Rodriguez, and his sidekick Dulé Hill are leaving before they’ve worn out their welcome. It’s just been announced that this season, eight in a series, will be the last.

James Roday Psych

And of course they’re going out with a classy splash. After the series finale (March 26 at 9P), the boys are staging a special one-hour live after-show, featuring a Q&A with series creator Steve Franks and the entire cast. At that point, Psych will be just a few episodes shy of the longest-running series on USA, Monk.

Franks says the final episode is one of his favorites. He told the Hollywood Reporter “It certainly has a degree of closure that will be satisfying.” “We’ve shot out season eight, and if season eight is it, that’s what it was meant to be. If it can live on in any other capacity, let’s talk Broadway.”

Not that any of these folks are fading away. Maggie Lawson was already doing double-duty appearing as a regular in the ABC comedy Back in the Game, and Roday himself has just finished directing his first feature film, Gravy, where he appears alongside his costar Dulé Hill as well as Paul Rodriguez, Gabriel Luna and Bunheads and Broadway star Sutton Foster.

Though Roday appeared on the KTLA-TV Morning News just hours before USA’s official announcement, he didn’t break the big story there; he did, however, prove to be as charming as ever, even giving a shout-out to his Mom for her birthday. Check it out here:

Though USA has yet to produce a show with a Latino character front and center, Latinos are a growing part of many network offerings, including Gina Torres in Suits and Manny Montana in Graceland and possibly the upcoming law-dramedy Benched.