Castle (TV series)
{{short description|American crime comedy-drama TV series (2009–2016)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2013}}
{{for|the British soap opera|Castles (TV series){{!}}Castles (TV series)}}
{{Infobox television
| image = CastleIntertitle.png
| caption = Title card of Castle
| genre = {{Plainlist|
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| creator = Andrew W. Marlowe
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Nathan Fillion
- Stana Katic
- Susan Sullivan
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson
- Molly C. Quinn
- Jon Huertas
- Tamala Jones
- Seamus Dever
- Penny Johnson Jerald
- Toks Olagundoye
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| composer = {{Plainlist|
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 8
| num_episodes =
| list_episodes = List of Castle episodes
| location = Los Angeles
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Andrew W. Marlowe
- Rob Bowman
- Armyan Bernstein
- Laurie Zaks
- Barry Schindel
- René Echevarria
- David Amann
- David Grae
- Rob Hanning
- Terri Edda Miller
- Terence Paul Winter
- Alexi Hawley}}
| camera = Single-camera
| runtime = 43 minutes
| company = {{Plainlist|
- ABC Studios
- Beacon Pictures
- Experimental Pictures
(2009–2013)
(seasons 2–5) - The Barry Schindel Company
(2009)
(season 1) - Milmar Pictures
(2013–2015)
(seasons 6–7)
}}
| network = ABC
| first_aired = {{Start date|2009|3|9}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2016|5|16}}
}}
Castle is an American crime mystery comedy-drama television series{{cite web |last1=Mitovich |first1=Matt Webb |title=Castle's Nathan Fillion Talks Break-Up Twist: The Goal Is to Bring Back the Show 'Everybody Fell in Love With' |url=http://tvline.com/2015/10/10/castle-breakup-nathan-fillion-interview/ |work=TVLine |date=October 11, 2015 |access-date=April 26, 2016 |archive-date=April 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426114319/http://tvline.com/2015/10/10/castle-breakup-nathan-fillion-interview/ |url-status=live }} that aired on ABC for a total of eight seasons from March 9, 2009, to May 16, 2016. The series was produced jointly by Beacon Pictures and ABC Studios.
Created by Andrew W. Marlowe, it primarily traces the lives of Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion), a best-selling mystery novelist, and Kate Beckett (Stana Katic), a homicide detective, as they solve various unusual crimes in New York City. Detective Beckett is initially infuriated at the thought of working with a writer and goes to great lengths to keep him out of her way. However, the two soon start developing feelings for each other. The overarching plot of the series focused on the romance between the two lead characters and their ongoing investigation of the murder of Beckett's mother.
On May 12, 2016, it was announced that despite some cast members signing one-year contracts for a potential ninth season, the show had been canceled.
Premise
Richard Castle (Fillion) is a famous mystery novelist. Bored and suffering from writer's block, he kills off Derrick Storm, the main character in his successful book series. He is brought in by the New York Police Department for questioning regarding a copycat murder based on one of his novels, where he meets and becomes intrigued by Detective Kate Beckett (Katic), the officer assigned to the case. Castle is inspired to take Beckett as his muse for Nikki Heat, the main character of his next book series, and uses his friendship with the mayor to pressure the police to let him shadow Beckett. Castle's exuberant personality clashes with Beckett's more reserved and professional demeanor. However, as Beckett begins to appreciate Castle's assistance in helping her catch killers, the two eventually become friends and then lovers. Their cases often deal with murders occurring within various unusual subcultures or milieus, including reality TV shows, vampire enthusiasts, a science-fiction convention, and a man who claims to be a time traveler. A recurring plotline deals with the unsolved murder of Beckett's mother years before, an investigation that leads to an increasingly sprawling and dangerous conspiracy. The series also focuses on the backstories of supporting characters like Detectives Javier Esposito and Kevin Ryan, Medical Examiner Lanie Parish, Captain Roy Montgomery, and Captain Victoria Gates, through multiple episodes.
Cast and characters
{{Main|List of Castle characters}}
=Main=
- Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, born Richard Alexander Rodgers, a best-selling mystery writer. Castle's unusual theories sometimes irritate the people he works with, but often help solve the case. He is the only son of actress Martha Rodgers and a man known as Jackson Hunt, whom he meets for the first time as an adult. He is raising his daughter Alexis by himself, and his mother lives rent-free in his spacious apartment.
- Stana Katic as Katherine "Kate" Beckett, an NYPD homicide detective, later promoted to captain. She was raised in Manhattan. She was inspired to be a detective by her mother's murder. She works with fellow detectives Javier Esposito and Kevin Ryan and medical examiner Lanie Parish, who is her best friend.
- Jon Huertas as Detective Javier "Javi" Esposito, a former United States Army Special Forces soldier who now works in the homicide division as part of Beckett's team.
- Seamus Dever as Detective Kevin Ryan, a former narcotics detective who is part of Beckett's team. He is best friends with his partner, Detective Esposito.
- Tamala Jones as Dr. Lanie Parish, a medical examiner, Beckett's friend, and an on-again, off-again love interest for Esposito
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Captain Roy Montgomery (seasons 1–3; guest season 6), Beckett's boss
- Molly C. Quinn as Alexis Castle, Castle's daughter by his first wife, Meredith
- Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers, Castle's mother, an actress on and off Broadway
- Penny Johnson Jerald as Captain Victoria "Iron" Gates (seasons 4–7), Captain Montgomery's replacement following his death. She was formerly with Internal Affairs.
- Toks Olagundoye as Hayley Shipton (season 8), a quick-witted, free-spirited former Metropolitan Police Service officer and MI6 operative from Britain who now works as a security specialist
=Recurring=
- Arye Gross as Dr. Sidney Perlmutter, a medical examiner who assists on some of Beckett's cases and does little to hide his dislike of Castle
- Scott Paulin as Jim Beckett, Kate Beckett's father
- Maya Stojan as Tory Ellis, an NYPD Tech officer who assists on Beckett's cases
- Juliana Dever as Jenny Ryan (née O'Malley), Ryan's wife (and Seamus Dever's real wife)
- Darby Stanchfield as Meredith Harper, an actress who was Castle's first wife and Alexis's mother. She is regularly portrayed as self-centered and dramatic.
- Monet Mazur as Gina Cowell, Castle's publisher and second wife
- Bailey Chase as Will Sorenson, an FBI agent and Beckett's ex-boyfriend
- Michael Trucco as Detective Tom Demming, a robbery detective with whom Beckett briefly becomes involved
- Victor Webster as Dr. Josh Davidson, Beckett's motorcycle-riding, cardiac-surgeon ex-boyfriend
- Michael Mosley as Jerry Tyson/the Triple Killer (3XK), a methodical and meticulous serial killer who returns to New York every few years to terrorize the city. He is frequently believed to be dead, only to resurface.
- Jack Coleman as William Bracken, a popular, charismatic, and murderously corrupt senator representing the State of New York with ambitions of one day becoming president
- Geoff Pierson as Mr. Smith, a friend of Captain Montgomery's who holds evidence that keeps the murderer of Beckett's mother away from her
- Michael Dorn as Dr. Carver Burke, a psychiatrist who helps Beckett overcome the trauma of her near-fatal shooting and also deal with her various hidden emotions
- Jonathan Adams as Vulcan Simmons, a ruthless Manhattan drug lord
- Dan Castellaneta as Judge Markway, a judge who frequently issues warrants for Beckett, and one of Castle's poker buddies
- Phil LaMarr as Dr. Holloway, a psychiatrist who evaluates the mental stability of suspects
- Ken Baumann as Ashley, Alexis' steady boyfriend
- Myko Olivier as Pi, Alexis's boyfriend (at the beginning of season six) with whom she shares an apartment for a while
- Lisa Edelstein as Agent Rachel McCord, Beckett's partner during her brief time working for the Attorney-General's Office
- Annie Wersching as Dr. Kelly Nieman, a respected plastic surgeon with a secret life as Jerry Tyson's partner in crime
- Matt Letscher as 'Henry Jenkins' (real name unknown), an impostor purportedly with the CIA who is involved with Castle's disappearance
- Sunkrish Bala as Vikram Singh (season 8), a high-strung tech analyst with the Attorney General's Office in Washington, D.C., where Beckett briefly works. He helps Beckett track down and destroy the mysterious organization behind Beckett's mother's murder and numerous other crimes. He later works as a computer analyst for the NYPD.
- Kristoffer Polaha as Caleb Brown, an idealistic public defender found to have links to the LokSat conspiracy
- James Brolin as Jackson Hunt, an operative of the Special Activities Center of the CIA, and Castle's father (from a one-night stand)
Real-life writers Stephen J. Cannell, James Patterson, Dennis Lehane, and Michael Connelly appear as themselves during periodic games of poker at Castle's apartment. Typically, they discuss Castle and Beckett's current case and tease Castle about his involvement with Beckett. Following Cannell's death on September 30, 2010, an empty chair was kept at the poker table for a year in his honor.
Broadcast history
{{Main|List of Castle episodes}}
Castle premiered as a midseason replacement on ABC on March 9, 2009. ABC renewed Castle for a second season with an initial order of 13 episodes (later extended to 24 episodes).{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/abc-gives-full-season-order-to-castle-1118010177/ |title=ABC gives full-season order to 'Castle' |first=Michael |last=Schneider |date=October 20, 2009 |work=Variety |access-date=December 2, 2009}}{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2009/tv/features/abc-s-pilot-pickup-spree-1118003771/ |title=ABC's pilot pickup spree |first=Cynthia |last=Littleton |date=May 15, 2009 |work=Variety |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=May 3, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503200349/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118003771.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 |url-status=live }} The second season premiered on Monday, September 21, 2009.{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/FallTV-ABC-Premieres-1006734.aspx |title=ABC Announces Fall Premiere Dates for 19 Shows |first=Matt |last=Mitovich |date=June 9, 2009 |work=TVGuide.com |access-date=June 9, 2009 |archive-date=June 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090611002130/http://www.tvguide.com/News/FallTV-ABC-Premieres-1006734.aspx |url-status=live }} In March 2010, ABC renewed Castle for a third, 22-episode season, which began on September 20, 2010.{{cite magazine |url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/03/30/abc-renews-castle/ |title=ABC renews 'Castle' |first=Michael |last=Ausiello |date=March 30, 2010 |magazine=EW.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401132516/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/03/30/abc-renews-castle/ |archive-date=April 1, 2010 |df=mdy-all }} On November 11, 2010, ABC extended the episode order to 24.{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/11/abc-orders-two-more-episodes-of-castle/71807|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115192955/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/11/abc-orders-two-more-episodes-of-castle/71807|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 15, 2010|title=ABC orders two more episodes of Castle|work=TV by the Numbers|date=November 11, 2010|first=Bill|last=Gorman|access-date=April 30, 2013}} On January 10, 2011, ABC announced Castle had been renewed for a fourth season for 22 episodes.{{cite web|url=http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_1610769.php/ABC-and-ABC-Family-renew-Pretty-Little-Liars-Castle-Secret-Life-and-more |title=ABC and ABC Family renew Pretty Little Liars, Castle, Secret Life and more |work=Monsters and Critics |first=April |last=MacIntyre |date=January 10, 2011 |access-date=April 30, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222214733/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/news/article_1610769.php/ABC-and-ABC-Family-renew-Pretty-Little-Liars-Castle-Secret-Life-and-more |archive-date=February 22, 2014 }} Season four premiered on September 19, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/castle/listings |title=Episode Listings for Castle |publisher=The Futon Critic |access-date=September 21, 2011}} On December 8, 2011, ABC ordered an additional episode bringing season 4 up to 23 episodes.{{cite web |last=Ross |first=Dalton |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/12/08/castle-scoop-abc-orders-additional-episode-exclusive/ |title='Castle' scoop: ABC orders additional episode – EXCLUSIVE |publisher=EW.com |date=December 8, 2011 |access-date=2012-04-08 |archive-date=January 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106000320/http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/12/08/castle-scoop-abc-orders-additional-episode-exclusive/ |url-status=live }}
On May 10, 2012, Castle was renewed for a fifth season by ABC,{{cite news|last=Hinckley|first=David|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/abc-renews-castle-revenge-grey-anatomy-modern-family-a-time-article-1.1076434/|title=ABC renews 'Castle,' 'Revenge,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Modern Family,' 'Once Upon a Time'|publisher=Mortimer Zuckerman|work=Daily News|date=May 11, 2012|access-date=2012-05-12|archive-date=May 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513120300/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/abc-renews-castle-revenge-grey-anatomy-modern-family-a-time-article-1.1076434|url-status=live}} which started on Monday September 24, 2012.{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Laurel |url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/castle/abc-announces-its-fall-2012-pr-46746.aspx |title=ABC Announces Its Fall 2012 Premiere Dates: When Do 'Dancing with the Stars', 'Castle', 'Revenge' and More Return? |work=BuddyTV |date=July 26, 2012 |access-date=2012-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730084155/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/castle/abc-announces-its-fall-2012-pr-46746.aspx |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |url-status=dead }} Two additional episodes were ordered on October 19, 2012, and February 5, 2013, respectively, which brought season 5 up to a total of 24 episodes.{{cite news |title=ABC Orders More 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Modern Family,' 'Castle,' 'Middle' |first=Lesley |last=Goldberg |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abc-orders-more-greys-anatomy-modern-family-middle-castle-381406 |newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter |date=October 19, 2012 |access-date=November 8, 2012 |archive-date=November 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122155851/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/abc-orders-more-greys-anatomy-modern-family-middle-castle-381406 |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/02/05/castle-additional-episode/ |title='Castle' scoop: ABC orders additional episode |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=February 5, 2013 |first=Sandra |last=Gonzalez |access-date=April 30, 2013 |archive-date=May 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515121453/http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/02/05/castle-additional-episode/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Bryant |first=Adam |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Castle-Fifth-Season-Expanded-1060368.aspx |title=Scoop: Castle's Fifth Season Is Getting Bigger! – Today's News: Our Take |work=TVGuide.com |date=February 5, 2013 |access-date=February 5, 2013 |archive-date=February 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208045626/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Castle-Fifth-Season-Expanded-1060368.aspx |url-status=live }} On May 10, 2013, ABC announced via Twitter that Castle had been renewed for a sixth season.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ABC_Publicity/status/333013073961025536|title=#Castle #GreysAnatomy #Scandal have been renewed!|author=ABC Publicity|publisher=Twitter|date=May 10, 2013|access-date=May 11, 2013|archive-date=December 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206174522/https://twitter.com/ABC_Publicity/status/333013073961025536|url-status=live}} On May 8, 2014, ABC renewed the series for a seventh season,{{cite web|last=Bricker|first=Tierney|title=ABC Renews Scandal, Grey's Anatomy, Revenge and 5 More Shows|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/527221/abc-renews-scandal-grey-s-anatomy-revenge-and-2-more-shows|publisher=E! News|date=May 8, 2014|access-date=May 8, 2014|archive-date=May 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511015801/http://www.eonline.com/news/527221/abc-renews-scandal-grey-s-anatomy-revenge-and-2-more-shows|url-status=live}} which premiered on September 29, 2014.{{cite web|last=Hibberd|first=James|title=ABC fall premiere dates announced: 'Scandal' returns...|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/07/15/abc-premiere-dates/|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=July 15, 2014|access-date=July 15, 2014|archive-date=July 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715183224/http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/07/15/abc-premiere-dates/|url-status=live}} On May 7, 2015, the series was renewed for its eighth season,{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/american-crime-castle-agents-of-shield-agent-carter-galavant-secrets-lies-fresh-off-the-boat-renewed-abc-1201422717/ |title='American Crime', 'Castle' 'S.H.I.E.L.D.', 'Agent Carter', 'Secrets & Lies', 'Galavant', 'Fresh Off the Boat' Among ABC Renewals |author=Andreeva, Nellie |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=May 8, 2015 |access-date=April 17, 2020 |archive-date=March 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304161116/https://deadline.com/2015/05/american-crime-castle-agents-of-shield-agent-carter-galavant-secrets-lies-fresh-off-the-boat-renewed-abc-1201422717/ |url-status=live }} which premiered on September 21, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://abc.go.com/shows/castle/news/castle-news/abc-announces-2015-2016-tv-season-8-premiere-date-fall-150610|title=Castle Season 8 Premiere Date Announced|work=ABC|access-date=June 16, 2015|archive-date=June 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617002037/http://abc.go.com/shows/castle/news/castle-news/abc-announces-2015-2016-tv-season-8-premiere-date-fall-150610|url-status=live}} On April 18, 2016, ABC and ABC Productions announced that Stana Katic and Tamala Jones would not return for Castle{{'}}s ninth season, should it be renewed.{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/stana-katic-exits-det-kate-beckett-abc-castle-article-1.2605706|title=Stana Katic is out as Detective Kate Beckett on ABC's 'Castle'|work=New York Daily News|date=April 18, 2016 |access-date=April 20, 2016|archive-date=April 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418190853/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/stana-katic-exits-det-kate-beckett-abc-castle-article-1.2605706|url-status=live}} Despite several other cast members having signed on for a ninth season, on May 12, 2016, it was announced that the show would be canceled instead; the final episode aired on May 16, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2016/05/12/castle-cancelled-season-9-beckett-stana-katic/|title=Castle Cancelled After 8 Seasons|work=TVLine|first=Michael|date=May 12, 2016|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|last=Ausiello|access-date=May 12, 2016|archive-date=May 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513120145/http://tvline.com/2016/05/12/castle-cancelled-season-9-beckett-stana-katic/|url-status=live}}
{{:List of Castle episodes}}
Reception
=U.S. Nielsen ratings=
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| endrating1 = 9.96{{cite web|first=Robert |last=Seidman |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/05/19/top-abc-primetime-shows-may-11-17-2009/19083/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503101747/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/05/19/top-abc-primetime-shows-may-11-17-2009/19083/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 3, 2012 |title=Top ABC Primetime Shows, May 11–17, 2009 – Ratings |publisher=TV by the Numbers|date=May 19, 2009 |access-date=2012-04-08}}
| season1 = 2008–09
| rank1 = 40
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| episodes2 = 24
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| rank2 = 30
| viewers2 = 10.25{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/06/16/final-2009-10-broadcast-primetime-show-average-viewership/54336/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121165731/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/06/16/final-2009-10-broadcast-primetime-show-average-viewership/54336 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-11-21 |title=Final 2009–10 Broadcast Primetime Show Average Viewership – Ratings |publisher=TV by the Numbers|access-date=2012-04-08}}
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| end3 = {{End date|2011|5|16}}
| endrating3 = 12.93{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/18/monday-final-ratings-dancing-hawaii-five-0-how-i-met-your-mother-mad-love-mike-the-chicago-code-adjusted-down/93127/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521181640/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/18/monday-final-ratings-dancing-hawaii-five-0-how-i-met-your-mother-mad-love-mike-the-chicago-code-adjusted-down/93127/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 21, 2011 |title=Monday Final Ratings: 'Dancing,' 'Hawaii Five-0,' 'How I Met Your Mother,' 'Mad Love,' 'Mike & Molly' Adjusted Up; 'The Chicago Code' Adjusted Down – Ratings |publisher=TV by the Numbers|date=May 18, 2011 |access-date=2012-04-08}}
| season3 = 2010–11
| rank3 = 30
| viewers3 = 11.44{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/01/2010-11-season-broadcast-primetime-show-viewership-averages/94407/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604160109/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/01/2010-11-season-broadcast-primetime-show-viewership-averages/94407/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |title=2010–11 Season Broadcast Primetime Show Viewership Averages – Ratings |publisher=TV by the Numbers|date=June 1, 2011 |access-date=2012-04-08}}
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| end4 = {{End date|2012|5|7}}
| startrating4 = 13.28{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/20/monday-broadcast-final-ratings-two-and-a-half-men-2-broke-girls-dwts-adjusted-up-castle-adjusted-down/104333/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923160733/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/20/monday-broadcast-final-ratings-two-and-a-half-men-2-broke-girls-dwts-adjusted-up-castle-adjusted-down/104333/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 23, 2011 |title=Monday Broadcast Final Ratings: 'Two and a Half Men,' '2 Broke Girls,' DWTS Adjusted Up; 'Castle' Adjusted Down – Ratings |publisher=TV by the Numbers|date=September 20, 2011 |access-date=2012-04-08}}
| endrating4 = 12.36{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/08/monday-final-ratings-dwts-two-and-a-half-men-the-voice-and-2-broke-girls-adjusted-up-castle-and-smash-adjusted-down/132867/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120511170617/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/08/monday-final-ratings-dwts-two-and-a-half-men-the-voice-and-2-broke-girls-adjusted-up-castle-and-smash-adjusted-down/132867/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 11, 2012|title=Monday Final Ratings |publisher=TV by the Numbers|date=May 8, 2012 |access-date=2012-05-08}}
| season4 = 2011–12
| rank4 = 22
| viewers4 = 12.18{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/24/complete-list-of-2011-12-season-tv-show-viewership-sunday-night-football-tops-followed-by-american-idol-ncis-dancing-with-the-stars/135785/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527223446/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/05/24/complete-list-of-2011-12-season-tv-show-viewership-sunday-night-football-tops-followed-by-american-idol-ncis-dancing-with-the-stars/135785/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 27, 2012 |title=Complete List of 2011–12 Season TV Show Viewership: 'Sunday Night Football' Tops, Followed By 'American Idol,' 'NCIS' & 'Dancing With The Stars' |first=Bill |last=Gorman |date=May 24, 2012 |publisher=TV by the Numbers |access-date=August 16, 2012}}
| link5 = Castle season 5#Season 5 (2012–2013)
| episodes5 = 24
| start5 = {{Start date|2012|9|24}}
| end5 = {{End date|2013|5|13}}
| startrating5 = 10.45{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/25/monday-final-ratings-tt/150036/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927222438/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/25/monday-final-ratings-tt/150036/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 27, 2012|title=Monday Final Ratings: 'How I Met Your Mother', 'Mike and Molly', 'Voice', 'Bones' Adjusted Up; 'DWTS', 'Revolution', 'Castle' 'Hawaii Five-0' & 'LA Complex' Adjusted Down|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|date=September 25, 2012|access-date=October 3, 2012}}
| endrating5 = 11.16{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/14/monday-final-ratings-the-voice-2-broke-girls-90210-castle-adjusted-down/182604/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607114206/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/14/monday-final-ratings-the-voice-2-broke-girls-90210-castle-adjusted-down/182604/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 7, 2013|title=Monday Final Ratings: 'The Voice', '2 Broke Girls' & Hell's Kitchen Adjusted Up; '90210' & 'Castle' Adjusted Down|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|date=May 14, 2013|access-date=May 18, 2013}}
| season5 = 2012–13
| rank5 = 19
| viewers5 = 12.26{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/29/complete-list-of-2012-13-season-tv-show-viewership-sunday-night-football-tops-followed-by-ncis-the-big-bang-theory-ncis-los-angeles/184781/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607112820/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/29/complete-list-of-2012-13-season-tv-show-viewership-sunday-night-football-tops-followed-by-ncis-the-big-bang-theory-ncis-los-angeles/184781/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |title=Complete List of 2012–13 Season TV Show Viewership 'Sunday Night Football' Tops, Followed By 'NCIS,' 'The Big Bang Theory' & 'NCIS: Los Angeles'|first=Sara |last=Bibel |date=May 29, 2013 |publisher=Zap2it.com |access-date=May 29, 2012}}
| link6 = Castle season 6#Season 6 (2013–2014)
| episodes6 = 23
| start6 = {{Start date|2013|9|23}}
| end6 = {{End date|2014|5|12}}
| startrating6 = 11.48{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/09/24/tv-ratings-monday-the-voice-premieres-up-from-previous-two-cycles-sleepy-hollow-dips-the-blacklist-beats-hostages/204381/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925144321/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/09/24/tv-ratings-monday-the-voice-premieres-up-from-previous-two-cycles-sleepy-hollow-dips-the-blacklist-beats-hostages/204381/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2013|title=TV Ratings Monday: 'The Voice' Premieres Up From Previous Two Cycles, 'Sleepy Hollow' Dips + 'The Blacklist' Beats 'Hostages'|work=TV by the Numbers|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|date=September 24, 2013|access-date=September 25, 2013}}
| endrating6 = 10.59{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/13/monday-final-tv-ratings-bones-castle-dancing-with-the-stars-star-crossed-adjusted-down/263656/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514084947/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/13/monday-final-tv-ratings-bones-castle-dancing-with-the-stars-star-crossed-adjusted-down/263656/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 14, 2014|title=Monday Final TV Ratings: 'Bones', 'Castle', 'Dancing With The Stars' & 'Friends With Better Lives' Adjusted Up; 'Star-Crossed' Adjusted Down|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=May 13, 2014|access-date=May 13, 2014}}
| season6 = 2013–14
| rank6 = 13
| viewers6 = 12.63{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/05/tv-season-series-rankings-2013-full-list-2-733762/|title=Full 2013–2014 TV Season Series Rankings|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 22, 2014|access-date=May 24, 2014|archive-date=May 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525201152/http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/tv-season-series-rankings-2013-full-list-2/|url-status=live}}
| link7 = Castle season 7#Season 7 (2014–2015)
| episodes7 = 23
| start7 = {{Start date|2014|9|29}}
| end7 = {{End date|2015|5|11}}
| startrating7 = 10.75{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/30/monday-final-ratings-the-big-bang-theory-the-voice-dancing-with-the-stars-castle-adjusted-down/308901/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141002081742/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/30/monday-final-ratings-the-big-bang-theory-the-voice-dancing-with-the-stars-castle-adjusted-down/308901/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2014|title=Monday Final Ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory', 'The Voice' & 'Scorpion' Adjusted Up; 'Dancing With the Stars ' & 'Castle' Adjusted Down|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=September 30, 2014|access-date=October 1, 2014}}
| endrating7 = 8.44{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/12/monday-final-ratings-dancing-with-the-stars-the-following-adjusted-up/402933/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516011951/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/05/12/monday-final-ratings-dancing-with-the-stars-the-following-adjusted-up/402933/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 16, 2015|title=Monday Final Ratings: 'Dancing With the Stars' & 'The Following' Adjusted Up|last=Bibel|first=Sara|work=TV by the Numbers|date=May 12, 2015|access-date=May 12, 2015}}
| season7 = 2014–15
| rank7 = 37
| viewers7 = 10.69{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/2014-15-full-tv-season-ratings-shows-rankings-1201431167/ |title=Full 2014–15 TV Season Series Rankings: Football & 'Empire' Ruled |last=de Moraes |first=Lisa |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=May 21, 2014 |access-date=May 22, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150522054915/http://deadline.com/2015/05/2014-15-full-tv-season-ratings-shows-rankings-1201431167/ |archive-date=May 22, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy }}
| link8 = Castle season 8#Season 8 (2015–2016)
| episodes8 = 22
| start8 = {{Start date|2015|9|21}}
| end8 = {{End date|2016|5|16}}
| endrating8 = 7.65{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/17/monday-final-ratings-may-16-16/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518103420/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/17/monday-final-ratings-may-16-16/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 18, 2016|title=Monday final ratings: 'Mike & Molly' finale and 'The Voice' adjust up|last=Porter|first=Rick|work=TV by the Numbers|date=May 17, 2016|access-date=May 17, 2016}}
| season8 = 2015–16
| rank8 = 44
| viewers8 = 9.10{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/tv-season-2015-2016-series-rankings-shows-full-list-1201763189/|title=Full 2015–16 TV Season Series Rankings|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=May 26, 2015|access-date=May 26, 2015|archive-date=May 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528121101/http://deadline.com/2016/05/tv-season-2015-2016-series-rankings-shows-full-list-1201763189/|url-status=live}}
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=Awards and nominations=
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| style="text-align:center;"
! Year ! Association ! Category ! Nominee(s) / episode ! Result ! class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| rowspan="3"|2009
|Outstanding Music Composition for a Series |Castle / "Flowers For Your Grave" |{{nom}} | |
| rowspan="2"|Satellite Awards
|Best Actor in a Series, Drama |Nathan Fillion |{{nom}} |
| Best Actress in a Series, Drama
|Stana Katic |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="8"|2010
|rowspan="3"|Emmy Awards |Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single Camera Series |rowspan="3"|Castle / "Vampire Weekend" |{{nom}} | |
| Outstanding Makeup for a Single Camera Series
|{{nom}} | |
| Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
|{{nom}} | |
| rowspan="2"|Golden Reel Awards
|Best Sound Editing – Short Form Music in Television |Castle / "Famous Last Words" |{{nom}} | |
| Best Sound Editing – Television Episodic
|Amber Funk (music editor) |{{nom}} | |
| rowspan="3"|Shorty Awards
|Entertainment |CastleTV |{{nom}} | |
| Entertainment
|WriteRCastle |{{nom}} | |
| Celebrity
|Nathan Fillion |{{Won}} | |
| rowspan="5"|2011
|rowspan="2"|TV Guide Magazine's Fan Favorites Awards |Favorite Couple Who Should |Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic |{{Won}} | |
| Favorite Drama Series
|Castle |{{Won}} | |
| rowspan="3"|Shorty Awards
|Best Actor |Nathan Fillion |{{nom}} | |
| Writer
|{{nom}} | |
| Best Actress
|Stana Katic |{{Won}} | |
| rowspan="10"|2012
|rowspan="2"|People's Choice Awards |Favorite TV Crime Drama |Castle |{{Won}} |
| Favorite TV Drama Actor
|Nathan Fillion |{{Won}} |
| rowspan="2"|PRISM Awards
|Performance in a Drama Episode |Stana Katic and Jon Huertas |{{Won}} |align="center" rowspan="2"|{{cite web|title=Glee, Southland, Castle, Parenthood, Shameless, Days of Our Lives, Dr. Drew's Lifechangers, Take Shelter and Warrior take Top Honors at the 16th Annual PRISM Awards|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/4/prweb9424072.htm|publisher=PRWeb|access-date=April 20, 2012|archive-date=April 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422122042/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/4/prweb9424072.htm|url-status=dead}} |
| Drama Series Episode – Mental Health
|Castle / "Kill Shot" |{{Won}} |
| |TV Guide Magazine's Fan Favorites Awards
|Favorite Couple |Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic |{{Won}} |
| rowspan="4"|Shorty Awards
|TV show |Castle |{{nom}} | |
| Best Actress
|Stana Katic |{{nom}} | |
| Best Actor
|Nathan Fillion |{{Won}} | |
| Fashion
|Luke Reichle |{{Won}} | |
| ALMA Awards
| Favorite TV Actor Supporting Role in a Drama |Jon Huertas |{{Won}} |
| rowspan="7"|2013
|rowspan="3"|People's Choice Awards |Favorite TV Crime Drama |Castle |{{Won}} |
| Favorite TV Drama Actor
|Nathan Fillion |{{Won}} |
| Favorite TV Drama Actress
|Stana Katic |{{nom}} |
| Golden Reel Award
|Best Sound Editing – Short Form Music in Television |Castle / "The Blue Butterfly" |{{nom}} | |
| TV Guide Magazine's Fan Favorites Awards
|Favorite Couple |Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic |{{Won}} |align="center" |{{cite web|title=TV Guide Awards (2013)|website=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000664/2013|access-date=May 13, 2013|archive-date=May 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160517070411/http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000664/2013|url-status=live}} |
| rowspan="2"|Imagen Awards
|Best Primetime Television Program |Castle |{{Won}} |
| Best Actor
|Jon Huertas |{{Won}} |
| rowspan="6"|2014
|rowspan="4"|People's Choice Awards |Favorite TV Crime Drama |Castle |{{won}} |
| Favorite TV Drama Actress
|Stana Katic |{{won}} |
| Favorite TV Bromance
|Kevin Ryan and Javier Esposito |{{nom}} |
| Favorite On-Screen Chemistry
|Richard Castle and Kate Beckett |{{nom}} |
| rowspan="2"|TV Guide Magazine's Fan Favorites Awards
|Favorite actor |Nathan Fillion |{{Won}} |align="center" rowspan="2"|{{cite web|title=TV Guide Awards (2014)|website=IMDb|url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000664/2014|access-date=December 9, 2015|archive-date=April 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405210924/http://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000664/2014|url-status=live}} |
| Favorite actress
|Stana Katic |{{Won}} |
| rowspan="7"|2015
|rowspan="4"|People's Choice Awards |Favorite TV Crime Drama |Castle |{{won}} |
| Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor
|Nathan Fillion |{{won}} |
| Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress
|Stana Katic |{{won}} |
| Favorite TV Duo
|Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic |{{nom}} |
| Imagen Awards
|Best Primetime Television Program – Drama |Castle |{{nom}} | |
| rowspan="2"|Teen Choice Awards
|Castle |{{nom}} |
| Choice TV Actor: Drama
|Nathan Fillion |{{nom}} |align="center"|{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/teen-choice-awards-winners-2015-full-list-1201571268/|title=2015 Teen Choice Award Winners – Full List|work=Variety|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|date=August 16, 2015|access-date=August 17, 2015|archive-date=January 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110215656/http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/teen-choice-awards-winners-2015-full-list-1201571268/|url-status=live}} |
| rowspan="3"|2016
|rowspan="3"|People's Choice Awards |Favorite TV Crime Drama |Castle |{{nom}} |
| Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor
|Nathan Fillion |{{won}} |
| Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress
|Stana Katic |{{won}} |
Other media
=DVD releases=
=Streaming=
On October 6, 2021, every episode became available on Hulu{{cite web | last=Schonter | first=Allison | title=Beloved ABC Show Is Finally Streaming on Hulu | website=Streaming | date=October 7, 2021 | url=https://popculture.com/streaming/news/castle-beloved-abc-show-finally-streaming-hulu/ | access-date=October 29, 2021}} and as of December, 2024, they are available on Amazon Prime Video.
=Syndication=
In June 2011, TNT acquired exclusive cable rights from Disney-ABC Domestic Television to air the first two seasons of Castle beginning in the summer of 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/06/08/tnt-acquires-hit-crime-drama-castle-243113/20110608tnt01/ |title=TNT Acquires Hit Crime Drama "Castle" |date=June 8, 2011 |work=The Futon Critic |access-date=September 16, 2011}} In advance of the series' fourth season, TNT broadcast an eight-hour marathon of episodes on September 15, 2011, including five from season 3.{{cite web |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/12/tnt-to-present-marathon-of-castle-episodes-as-hit-crime-drama-gears-up-to-launch-fourth-season-on-abc/103316/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504125642/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/12/tnt-to-present-marathon-of-castle-episodes-as-hit-crime-drama-gears-up-to-launch-fourth-season-on-abc/103316/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 4, 2012 |title=TNT to Present Marathon of 'Castle' Episodes as Hit Crime-Drama Gears Up to Launch Fourth Season on ABC|date=September 12, 2011 |first=Bill|last=Gorman|work=TV by the Numbers}} Castle began airing on TNT every Wednesday beginning September 26, 2012.{{cite web |url=http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/08/tnt-fall-2012-schedule-with-castle.html |title=TNT Fall 2012 Schedule With Castle; Season 4 of Hot in Cleveland Begins Nov. 28 on TV Land With Special Guests Regis, Locklear, and More |work=SitcomsOnline.com |date=August 14, 2012 |access-date=April 30, 2013 |archive-date=November 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122163426/http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/08/tnt-fall-2012-schedule-with-castle.html |url-status=live }} Castle also began airing in broadcast syndication on weekends beginning September 29, 2012.{{cite web |url=http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/01/natpe-2012-day-3-fall-2012-syndication.html |title=NATPE 2012: Day 3 – Fall 2012 Syndication; Nick at Nite Orders Telenovela Adaptation |work=SitcomsOnline.com |date=January 25, 2012 |access-date=April 30, 2013 |archive-date=January 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128210028/http://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2012/01/natpe-2012-day-3-fall-2012-syndication.html |url-status=live }}
Castle joined Ion Television's lineup, starting on July 5, 2011. The series joined Lifetime lineup beginning on October 5, 2021.{{cite web|title='Castle' Moves To Lifetime For Latest Cable Syndication Run Starting Next Week|url=https://deadline.com/2021/09/castle-lifetime-syndication-nathan-fillion-stana-katic-premiere-date-1234847375/|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=September 30, 2021|first=Erik|last=Pedersen}}
=Tie-in works=
{{see also|Richard Castle#Literature}}
In the series, Castle writes a novel titled Heat Wave. As a tie-in, ABC and sister publisher Hyperion Books released that novel as a real book with "Richard Castle" as the author. It is entirely in character, from the dedication to the acknowledgments, although the latter mentions the principal cast and the show's creators by first name.{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/castle-book-promote-series-86013 |title='Castle' book to promote series |first=James |last=Hibberd |date=June 30, 2009 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=January 6, 2010 |archive-date=March 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312110733/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/castle-book-promote-series-86013 |url-status=live }} ABC released the first half of the novel in weekly increments on their website.{{cite web |url=http://abc.go.com/shows/castle/books/3-heat-wave |title=Heat Wave – Richard Castle Books |publisher=ABC |access-date=December 2, 2009 |archive-date=August 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806140032/http://abc.go.com/shows/castle/books/3-heat-wave |url-status=live }} The complete novel was published in September 2009 as a hardcover, debuting at No. 26 on The New York Times Best Seller list.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/18/books/bestseller/besthardfiction.html |title=Best Sellers: Hardcover Fiction |date=October 9, 2009 |work=The New York Times |access-date=December 2, 2009 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423144948/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2009/10/18/besthardfiction.html/ |url-status=live }} In its fourth week on the list, Heat Wave broke into the top 10 at No. 6.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/08/books/bestseller/besthardfiction.html |title=Best Sellers: Hardcover Fiction |date=October 30, 2009 |work=The New York Times |access-date=December 2, 2009 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423144933/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2009/11/08/besthardfiction.html/ |url-status=live }} Heat Wave was released in paperback on July 27, 2010, and debuted at No. 34 on The New York Times Best Seller Paperback Mass-Market list.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/15/books/bestseller/bestpapermassfiction.html |work=The New York Times |title=Best Sellers: Paperback Mass-Market Fiction |date=August 15, 2010 |access-date=August 16, 2012 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423144932/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2010/08/15/bestpapermassfiction.html/ |url-status=live }} It once again appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list on May 27, 2012, at No. 19.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-05-27/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/list.html |work=The New York Times |title=Best Sellers: Combined Print & E-Book Fiction |date=May 27, 2012 |access-date=August 16, 2012 |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730162318/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-05-27/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/list.html |url-status=live }}
Naked Heat, the sequel to Heat Wave, was released on September 28, 2010.{{cite web |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/03/17/castle-scoop-romance-castle-and-beckett/ |title='Castle' scoop: Romance for Castle and Beckett? |work=Inside TV |publisher=EW.com |date=March 17, 2010 |access-date=May 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100322205528/http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/03/17/castle-scoop-romance-castle-and-beckett/ |archive-date=March 22, 2010 |df=mdy-all }} Naked Heat debuted at No. 7 on The New York Times Best Seller list.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/books/bestseller/besthardfiction.html |work=The New York Times |title=Best Sellers: Hardcover Fiction |date=October 17, 2011 |access-date=August 16, 2012}} As they did with Heat Wave, ABC released a series of the early chapters online as a promotional tool.{{cite web |url=http://abc.go.com/shows/castle/naked-heat |title=NAKED HEAT by Richard Castle |publisher=ABC |access-date=August 16, 2012 |archive-date=September 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902005954/http://abc.go.com/shows/castle/naked-heat |url-status=live }} A third novel, titled Heat Rises, was released on September 20, 2011.{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Castle-ABC-Website-1031695.aspx |title=Castle Exclusive: ABC Launches RichardCastle.Net |publisher=TVGuide.com |date=April 11, 2011 |access-date=2012-04-08 |archive-date=December 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216024951/http://www.tvguide.com/news/castle-abc-website-1031695.aspx |url-status=live }} It debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times Best Seller list on October 9, 2011{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-10-09/hardcover-fiction/list.html |work=The New York Times |title=Best Sellers: Combined Print & E-Book Fiction |date=October 9, 2011 |access-date=August 16, 2012 |archive-date=May 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120504130228/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-10-09/hardcover-fiction/list.html |url-status=live }}{{cite web|last=Zamarripa |first=Shauna |url=https://tv.yahoo.com/news/castle-heat-rises-york-times-best-seller-195200005.html |title='Castle': Heat Rises is New York Times Best Seller |publisher=Yahoo! TV |date=October 20, 2011 |access-date=2012-04-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710062545/http://tv.yahoo.com/news/castle-heat-rises-york-times-best-seller-195200005.html |archive-date=July 10, 2012 }} and at No. 5 on the USA TODAY Best-Selling Books list.{{cite news |title='Heat Rises' for Richard Castle's third thriller |first=Deirdre |last=Donahue |url=http://books.usatoday.com/bookbuzz/post/2011-09-29/heat-rises-for-richard-castles-third-thriller/549525/1 |work=USA Today |publisher=Book Buzz |date=September 29, 2011 |access-date=August 16, 2012 |archive-date=June 25, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625124953/http://books.usatoday.com/bookbuzz/post/2011-09-29/heat-rises-for-richard-castles-third-thriller/549525/1 |url-status=live }}
The season three finale introduced a graphic novel based on Castle's previous novel character, Derrick Storm. Castle: Richard Castle's Deadly Storm was published by Marvel Comics on September 28, 2011.{{cite press release |url=http://www.majorspoilers.com/castle-television-show-gets-graphic-novel-treatment |title=Castle television show gets graphic novel treatment |publisher=Major Spoilers for Marvel Comics |date=May 16, 2011 |access-date=2012-04-08 |archive-date=May 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518105352/http://www.majorspoilers.com/castle-television-show-gets-graphic-novel-treatment |url-status=live }} It debuted at No. 3 on The New York Times Best Seller list on October 16, 2011.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-10-16/hardcover-graphic-books/list.html |work=The New York Times |title=Best Sellers: Hardcover Graphic Books |date=October 12, 2011 |access-date=August 16, 2012 |archive-date=October 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016201720/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-10-16/hardcover-graphic-books/list.html |url-status=live }} This has been followed by three more graphic novels, published a year apart.
A fourth novel, titled Frozen Heat, was released on September 11, 2012,{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401324444/ref=kinw_rke_tl_1 |title=Frozen Heat (Nikki Heat, Book 4) (9781401324445): Richard Castle: Books |publisher=Amazon.com |date=January 2, 2011 |access-date=2012-04-08 |archive-date=March 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210320173938/https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1401324444/ref=kinw_rke_tl_1 |url-status=live }} and debuted on The New York Times Best Seller list at No. 7 on September 23, 2012.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-09-30/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/list.html |title=Best Sellers – Combined Print & E-book Fiction |date=September 30, 2012 |access-date=April 30, 2013 |newspaper=The New York Times |archive-date=July 6, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706224022/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-09-30/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/list.html |url-status=live }} The fifth Nikki Heat novel Deadly Heat was released September 17, 2013, and debuted at No. 8 on The New York Times Best Seller list.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2013-10-06/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/list.html |title=Best Sellers – Combined Print & E-book Fiction |date=October 6, 2013 |access-date=October 10, 2013 |newspaper=The New York Times |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005004251/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2013-10-06/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/list.html |url-status=live }} Raging Heat, the sixth novel, was released on September 16, 2014. It landed on No. 6 on The New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best Seller list{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2014/10/05/hardcover-fiction/|title=Hardcover Fiction Books – Best Sellers – October 5, 2014 – The New York Times|work=The New York Times |via=NYTimes.com|access-date=March 15, 2019|archive-date=February 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212161803/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2014/10/05/hardcover-fiction/|url-status=live}} and on No. 17 on The New York Times Combined Print and E-Book Fiction bestseller list{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2014/10/05/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/|title=Combined Print & E-Book Fiction Books – Best Sellers – October 5, 2014 – The New York Times|work=The New York Times |via=NYTimes.com|access-date=March 15, 2019|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308181952/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2014/10/05/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/|url-status=live}} on October 5, 2014. The seventh novel, Driving Heat,{{cite web|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/20/richard-castle-driving-heat-excerpt|title=Richard Castle's Driving Heat: Read an exclusive excerpt - EW.com|work=Entertainment Weekly's EW.com|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=April 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200427073245/https://ew.com/article/2015/05/20/richard-castle-driving-heat-excerpt/|url-status=live}} was released on September 15, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://castletv.net/release-date-for-nikki-heat-book-7/|title=Release Date for Nikki Heat Book #7|work=castletv.net|access-date=June 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110222627/http://castletv.net/release-date-for-nikki-heat-book-7|archive-date=January 10, 2015|url-status=dead}} It debuted on The New York Times Hardcover Fiction Best Seller list at No. 13{{cite news|title=Best Sellers – Hardcover Fiction|work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-10-04/hardcover-fiction/list.html|access-date=16 October 2015|archive-date=March 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309080410/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2015-10-04/hardcover-fiction/list.html|url-status=live}} on October 4, 2015.
On May 20, 2016, it was announced that two more novels would be published in the Nikki Heat series, even though the show itself had been canceled. The eighth book in the series, High Heat, was published on October 25, 2016. The ninth, Heat Storm, was released in May 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bookmark/castle-book-series-lives-read-896199|title='Castle' Book Series Lives On (Read an Excerpt and See The Cover Now)|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 20, 2016 |access-date=2016-06-18|archive-date=March 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302202754/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bookmark/castle-book-series-lives-read-896199|url-status=live}}
In July 2018, a 10th Nikki Heat book was announced. Crashing Heat was published by Kingswell, a division of Disney Books, on March 12, 2019, almost three years after the TV series ended.{{Cite news|url=https://books.disney.com/book/crashing-heat/|title=Crashing Heat by Richard Castle|website=books.disney.com|access-date=2019-01-25|archive-date=January 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126000829/https://books.disney.com/book/crashing-heat/|url-status=live}}
In February 2012, Hyperion announced three e-book novellas as part of Richard Castle's famous Derrick Storm series. The first novella of the series, A Brewing Storm, was released in digital media on May 1, 2012. It debuted at No. 13 on The New York Times E-Book Fiction Best Seller list,{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-05-20/e-book-fiction/list.html |work=The New York Times |title=Best Sellers: E-Book Fiction |date=May 20, 2012 |access-date=August 16, 2012 |archive-date=May 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518150926/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-05-20/e-book-fiction/list.html |url-status=live }} as well as No. 18 on The New York Times Combine Prints & E-book Fiction list{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-05-20/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/list.html |work=The New York Times |title=Best Sellers: Combined Print & E-Book Fiction |date=May 20, 2012 |access-date=August 16, 2012 |archive-date=August 13, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813012514/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-05-20/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/list.html |url-status=live }} on May 20, 2012. On July 3, 2012, the second novella of the new Derrick Storm books, A Raging Storm, was released in e-book format. It landed on The New York Times Best Seller e-books list at #19{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-07-22/e-book-fiction/list.html |work=The New York Times |title=Best Sellers: E-Book Fiction |date=July 22, 2012 |access-date=August 16, 2012 |archive-date=July 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722081419/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-07-22/e-book-fiction/list.html |url-status=live }} and at No. 31 for the combined Prints & E-book list, both on July 22, 2012.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-07-22/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/list.html |work=The New York Times |title=Best Sellers: Combined Print & E-Book Fiction |date=July 22, 2012 |access-date=August 16, 2012 |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730162344/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-07-22/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/list.html |url-status=live }} The final Derrick Storm novella, A Bloody Storm, was released on August 7, 2012. It debuted on The New York Times Best Seller e-books list at #20{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/e-book-fiction/list.html |title=Best Sellers – E-book Fiction |date=May 5, 2013 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=April 30, 2013 |archive-date=February 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150208141419/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/e-book-fiction/list.html |url-status=live }} and at #34{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-08-26/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/list.html |title=Best Sellers – Combined Print & E-book Fiction |date=August 26, 2012 |newspaper=The New York Times |access-date=April 30, 2013 |archive-date=October 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001010704/http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2012-08-26/combined-print-and-e-book-fiction/list.html |url-status=live }} on the combined Prints & E-book list on August 26, 2012.
=Video game=
Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover was released on July 9, 2013.{{cite web|title=Castle: Never Judge a Book by its Cover|url=http://store.steampowered.com/app/301740/Castle_Never_Judge_a_Book_by_its_Cover/|website=Steam|access-date=24 January 2018|archive-date=January 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180124135908/http://store.steampowered.com/app/301740/Castle_Never_Judge_a_Book_by_its_Cover/|url-status=live}} The game was available on Steam and could be downloaded on most mobile devices. It is no longer available for download.{{cite web|last1=Curiel|first1=Rose|title=Castle: Never Judge a Book by Its Cover Game Lets You Solve Crime with Caskett|url=http://abc.go.com/shows/castle/news/castle-news/150114-castle-game-never-judge-a-book-by-its-cover|website=ABC|access-date=24 January 2018|date=January 20, 2015|archive-date=January 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113123938/http://abc.go.com/shows/castle/news/castle-news/150114-castle-game-never-judge-a-book-by-its-cover|url-status=live}} Players work with Castle and Beckett to find clues and stop a serial killer.
=Derrick Storm television series=
On August 20, 2014, ABC announced that the early development stage had begun on a television series centered on Derrick Storm. The series was to have been a CIA procedural written by Gregory Poirier, who was to have executive-produced it with Castle{{'}}s Andrew Marlowe and Terri Miller.{{cite magazine |last=Abrams |first=Natalie |date=August 20, 2014 |title=ABC developing drama based on Derrick Storm novels from 'Castle' |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2014/08/20/abc-castle-derrick-storm |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=June 16, 2016 |archive-date=June 10, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610062019/http://www.ew.com/article/2014/08/20/abc-castle-derrick-storm |url-status=live }} There were no subsequent announcements about a Derrick Storm TV series, indicating that development had concluded.
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