Back to cable they will go: On Sunday NBC will stop showing repeats of “Monk” and “Psych,” two dramas from NBC Universal’s USA cable network. A two-hour block of “The Office” will be shown in their place.

Six seasons of “Monk,” starring Tony Shalhoub as a detective who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, were hits on cable. Similarly, “Psych,” starring James Roday as a police consultant with uncanny observational powers, has shown success since it was introduced in 2006.

But the programs did not fare well on the network. “In recent weeks, the dramas have hovered around a 1.1 rating among adults 18-49 and typically came in last place among the major networks during their respective hours,” The Hollywood Reporter noted.

In at least one way, the broadcast ratings were actually lower: The April 28 episode of “Monk” on NBC averaged 5.8 million viewers, while the February 22 season finale of “Monk” on USA averaged 6.9 million viewers.

Ben Silverman, the co-chair of NBC Entertainment, said in December that the writers’ strike had “put a flashlight” on the network’s decision to repurpose the two shows, but that NBC would have done it anyway. Mr. Silverman has said that NBC will consider the same treatment for “In Plain Sight,” an upcoming drama on USA.