'Castle' gets a full second season
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"Castle" has a few more stories to tell.ABC confirmed late Tuesday afternoon that it has picked up a full second season of the crime show, which has been pulling down consistent ratings this fall. The network had originally ordered only 13 episodes, as is customary for midseason shows.
The back-nine order comes a day after the show set up a way for mystery novelist Rick Castle (Nathan Fillion) to keep tailing NYPD Detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic). In Monday's episode, Castle's novel starring the Nikki Heat character based on Beckett debuted to rave reviews and big sales -- which means the publisher wants a sequel -- and Beckett got the order from above to keep him on as a consultant.
"Castle" is the fifth ABC show to get a full-season order this fall. The other four -- "FlashForward," "The Middle," "Modern Family" and "Cougar Town" -- are all newcomers.
The series has drawn steady but unspectacular ratings so far this season. It's averaging about 10.2 million viewers a week and a 2.6 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic. Those numbers include seven-day DVR viewing for the first two weeks of the season; its same-day ratings have hovered between 9 million and 9.5 million viewers and a 2.3 adults 18-49 rating.
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Awesome, I love this show
I like this show a lot. I hope it can keep it's ratings and grow once DWTS is over...
I don't think it's marketed quite right though. It's a lot of fun and fairly smart.
That's great! I love this show and hope it keeps its ratings. It's fun, smart, and very entertaining. :)
One of the more underrated shows on TV. Nothing special or different, but good, solid, entertaining TV with a good mix of characters and stories.
Such awesome news! I am so happy!
Hmmm, might have to check this show out now. It looked interesting when it first came on, but I refuse to watch new shows now because how quickly networks cancel them. I thought this one would have been canceled early in its first season for sure. I like Nathan Fillion so I might have to put it on my list.
Love this series. It's so fun, and doesn't take itself seriously which is nice.
you gotta love the person who posts that it's a bad show and then admits they never watch it. maybe if you actually watched it, you would realize it's not so bad after all.
ABC you made my whole year Castle is the best show on tv.
Good news..
I enjoy this show. It's light, fun, and explains the correct use of the word 'ironic'.