Network: ABC
Episodes: 173 (hour)
Seasons: Eight
TV show dates: March 9, 2009 — May 16, 2016
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Molly C. Quinn, Nathan Fillion, Susan Sullivan, Stana Katic, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Tamala Jones, Jon Huertas, and Seamus Dever.
TV show description:
Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) is an incredibly famous mystery novelist who has become bored with his own success. His life starts to get interesting when he learns that a real-world copycat killer has started staging murder scenes based on his novels.
Rick is soon questioned by NYPD Detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic), a very bright and aggressive detective who keeps her investigations under a tight rein. Their styles instantly clash yet sparks begin to fly, leading both to danger and a hint of romance as Rick steps in to help Kate find the killer. Once that case is solved, the author decides to use her as the basis for a new book series.
Rick uses his connections to get permission to accompany Kate while she investigates other cases, much to her frequent irritation. But Kate has a reputation for looking for “freaky” cases so she needs all the help she can get.
Others on her team include Kate’s confidant, Medical Examiner Lanie Parish (Tamala Jones); sardonic Detective Javier Esposito (Jon Huertas); and Detective Kevin Ryan (Seamus Dever), a nice guy who’s always ready to offer obscure facts. Captain Roy Montgomery (Ruben Santiago-Hudson) is their boss who makes sure that Kate’s cases go smoothly, in spite of all of the strong personalities involved.
Rick’s mother is Martha Rodgers (Susan Sullivan), a diva and former Broadway actress, who still seeks the spotlight and often ends up getting involved with the police cases. Alexis (Molly Quinn) is Rick’s quick-witted and insightful teenage daughter who keeps her famous dad in line.
Rick and Kate build upon their new relationship as they look to solve strange homicides in New York — as much fun as one can have with death & murder.
Episode #173 — Crossfire
With their best lead in hand, Castle and Beckett are ready to take on LokSat. But an unforeseen twist puts their case – and their lives – in jeopardy.
First aired: May 16, 2016.
What do you think? Do you like the Castle TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a ninth season?
NO NO NO NO !!!! I loved that show
My husband and I love Castle. We look forward to it every week. We were shocked when it got cancelled. What was ABC thinking. Please keep this show. It is one of the good ones.
What a stupid decision to cancel. All the characters made up the show ,not just one who bailed. Best clean show on the air with humor and good storlines
Who bailed? Everything I’ve read is Stana Katic and Tamala Jones were let go.
ABC should ire everyone in volved with cancellng this show
what great mistake ABC made by cancelling castle . this sho was entertaining and wonderful. this was te only show rthat kept ABC on the top
ABC hasn’t been on top in a very long time. Decisions like this and reality shows are killing the network.
I do think the show should have been cancelled. I looked forwarded every Monday night to watching it and relaxing after hard day a work.I don’t if the characters got along off set but what came off on tv was great. the chemistry among all of them was great.
We loved Castle and Beckett, thery were good together, they were a good family oriented show. We looked forward to watching them every week. Please keep them in the lineup of good shows to watch.
We loved Castle and Beckett, they were so good together, there are not many programs a family can watch that have good values, we looked forward to the night we could watch them, I can’t believe you are taking such a popular show off the air and putting junk in its place.
I CANNOT believe ABC would cancel such a wonderful show! I have watched Castle since I discovered it 5 years ago. Evidently, the baby boomers’ TV viewing doesn’t count with ABC since the decision must have been based primarily on the 18-49 demographic. But, in ABC’s wisdom, they keep the worst show on TV, Dr. Ken (lower ratings than Castle btw)???!!!
Thank God for TNT’s Castle re-runs, that’s where I’ll be, not ABC.
Just shows you the world of idiots rule. A winner cancelled.. GREED
My family loved Castle. The year before this the scripts drifted away from the core elements of how much the characters loved each other, cared for each other, but this season saw a big improvement. Get the original showrunner back and put this show back on. As our culure disintegrates around us, my family needs a place we can get together and share quality time. Castle was something our kids grew up around. If you are doing it strictly for money…shame on you, you should be motivated by higher values. All you guys are really doing is keeping your advertisers… Read more »
I should have said other stations, rather than naming any one specifically. Sorry!
Cancelling Castle was absolutely criminal! If it was a pay issue, then Stana and Joe both deserved raises. I was told some nonsense about the new head of programming does not care what viewers want & enjoy, that we don’t matter. If we end up seeing junk like Fox puts out, you’ve lost us. This was a program that you did not have to worry about language and explicit sex, which seems to be all the rage elsewhere, and I cannot imagine TPTB at ABC allowing that to happen. Please please please reconsider, and bring Castle and the WHOLE cast… Read more »
I LOVE “Castle” and I’ll miss it very much. The cast was so good together. The show had humor, love, chemistry, comradery, and a good sense of morality. So, I guess I know why it was cancelled. It was too good for tv.
You nailed it Catherine, great job! Absolutely….disappointed that ABC is FOOLISH to cancel Castle. BEST SHOW ON TV!!!!.
AND, still upset over the cancellation of “The Following”. I don’t watch “Fox” anymore, because I’m still so MAD about it!.
What is wrong with all these executives pulling the plug on such great shows! Get it together people (executives), the viewers want to continue watching the shows they look forward to each week. SAVE….CASTLE!!!!
There was also a romantic love story between Castle and Beckett! And a lot of love within the family too!! The best part was the mysteries in each show which made you sit right on the edge of your chair in suspense!! Sometimes laughing and sometimes crying while watching Castle!! The best ever