This season, ABC’s Castle will be airing opposite NBC’s highest-rated scripted series and one of CBS’ top-rated TV shows — The Blacklist and NCIS: Los Angeles. Will the ratings continue to fall or could they rise against this stiff competition? Cancelled or renewed for season eight? We’ll have to wait and see.
As last season of Castle proved, the relationship of author Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic) is anything but smooth. The rest of the cast includes Jon Huertas, Seamus Dever, Tamala Jones, Molly Quinn, Penny Johnson Jerald, and Susan Sullivan.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/8 update: ABC has renewed Castle for an eighth season.
Final season averages: 1.57 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 8.47 million total viewers.
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Due to a Nielsen glitch, some of the early ratings of the 2014-15 season were revised a few weeks later.
For comparisons: The sixth season of Castle averaged a 2.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 10.18 million total viewers.
Note: Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you still like the Castle TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or be renewed for an eighth season? Is it time to end the series?
do not cancel Castle , it is one of my favorites.
I vote to renew it. As far as television shows go, it is one of the best. The storylines are always interesting and all the of the characters just have a good chemistry. I wouldn’t want anyone of them to leave the show.
My vote is with you! Renew!!! This is one of my favorites, and I don’t want to see it end.. Nathan and Stana…sign those contracts!
Castle is the best TV show on planet earth. I laugh my heart out when Castle does his little jokes and he gets Becket mad 🙂 I love the episode when Castle goes to “Mars” and he’s walking in slow motion 🙂 <3 ¡ADORABLE! Becket is so dang smart 0_0 AWESOMENESS Never disappoints me!!! KEPP THIS SHOW GOING
This is by far the best show on TV. It really shows the true love for a daughter from her father. And the hard work between Castle and Beckett to make a relationship work, that is something so many people in this country need to see. You (ABC) need to do what every it takes to give us more seasons 8,9 and 10. Otherwise it surely going to be missed by many people.
DEFINITELY vote to keep Castle on the air. One of my all time favorite TV shows!!!!
My husband and I watch Castle religiously.. Why would you cancel a show that is interesting and enjoyable to watch? To replace it with another zombie show or one that takes children’s beautiful fairy tales and turns them into heart pounding, scary things ? I hope not!
Exactly!
What is it with networks wanting all their shows to either have zombies, vampires or whatever it them!?
Can’t we just have a normal show? Castle is one of the best out there.. It’s the highlight to my Monday.. Please don’t take that away!
The only reason for them to cancel this show would be if one or both of the stars want out. and even then I would protest. Last night was wonderful. I cant believe they cant find a way to boost the viewers watching. Get yourself a press agent or someone to contact the general public. If you guys want to cause a panic of the viewers you have done it.
I. Like. Castle. They renew. For season 8 the 2 Actors have Good chemistry 2gether
Please do not cancel Castle. It is the one show I wait all week for.
What can we do as a fan ? give me a clue. I just watched a rerun of Kate working a sniper case and she came unglued because of her wound and scar on her chest . what an actress. what a show. Tell me what to do.
Me too!
Do not cancel this show, it is classy and timeless. There is no other show on the air like it! I DVR it and watch re runs and the syndicated shows on cable.
The cast is wonderful; every one of them!
My daughter and I LOVE Castle and never miss an episode!!! We DVR them for convenience of viewing.
My family and friends all love watching Castle – all of the actors are wonderful. Each week, we all enjoy the escapades of each cast member and story line is great. Please do not cancel the show. My granddaughter (who started watching Castle with me about a year or two ago who was only 9) and I talk weekly about what is going on and even my husband has joined in and really enjoys watching with me. Our friends all talk about what has happened on the show just as if all of the cast were real friends. The other… Read more »
I watch very few of the net-work shows anymore to much crap. BUT Castle has been a
mainstay in this household from day one. All I ‘we’ can do is hope they don’t cansel it, if not for Netflix we’d miss so many good shows Firefly for one. Netflix to me is well worth the $9-10 a month, Blacklist hate to see Castle for that show . just one mans option !
CASTLE SHOULD NOT BE CANCELLED…I should have known it was going to happen as every time there is a terrific outstanding series they start moving it around trying to steal audience from the other tv stations. Every time this is done they end up on a night of some dang station that occasionally shows special sports shows. Guess what…..we miss that nights Castle. Can’t remember them all but same happened to Mentalist and Monk. I enjoy the reruns of my good shows that were cancelled more than these reality shows, slap stick comedy that shows no respect for family members… Read more »
Please dont cancel all of “our” favorite show. Even at this house, my husband makes sure we watch the re-runs every afternoon & is upset when he doest get to see it. All of the actors are great; they seem to be able to look @ each other w/out words & know what is the next move. Wonder if they, as actors (not characters for the show) do the same thing.