ABC will air repeat episodes of USA Network’s “Monk” in an unusual cable-to-broadcast cross-pollination move.

The series, starring Tony Shalhoub as an obsessive-compulsive detective, will air for four consecutive Tuesdays on ABC beginning Aug. 13 (9-10 p.m./Ch. 7). ABC will air the previous Friday’s episode of “Monk” which aired on USA.

As part of the agreement between USA and ABC, the cable network will not air new “Monk” episodes between Friday and ABC’s rebroadcast the following Tuesday.