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Castle
2009–2016
· TV Show
· 45 min episodes
· 8 seasons
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #189
- IMDb #196
- Google retired #96
- Rotten Tomatoes #133
- Metacritic #240
- RatingGraph #148
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #236
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #88
- Metacritic Critics #326
- Metacritic Audience #113
- Criticker #221
- Trakt #157
Every rating
54–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 54, highest is Google on 94.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →When a psychopath commits murders based on novelist Castle's books, Detective Beckett seeks his help to solve the case. He decides to work with her and uses his experiences as research for his novels.
Details
- Created by
- Andrew W. Marlowe
- Released
- 9 March 2009
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 173 across 8 seasons
- Awards
- 26 wins, 23 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (120) →
Awards & nominations
See all 49 →26 wins from 49 nominations across 35 ceremonies
| Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor 2016 | Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor | Nathan Fillion | Winner |
| Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress 2016 | Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress | Stana Katic | Winner |
| Favorite TV Crime Drama 2016 | Favorite TV Crime Drama | Castle | Nominee |
| Best Primetime Television Program – Drama 2015 | Best Primetime Television Program – Drama | Castle | Nominee |
| Choice TV Actor: Drama 2015 | Choice TV Actor: Drama | Nathan Fillion | Nominee |
| Choice TV Show: Drama 2015 | Choice TV Show: Drama | Castle | Nominee |
| Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor 2015 | Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor | Nathan Fillion | Winner |
| Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress 2015 | Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress | Stana Katic | Winner |
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49 awards — Castle
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Favorite TV Crime Drama
5 nominations, 4 won
| Favorite TV Crime Drama | Castle | Winner |
| Favorite TV Crime Drama | Castle | Winner |
| Favorite TV Crime Drama | Castle | Winner |
| Favorite TV Crime Drama | Castle | Winner |
| Favorite TV Crime Drama | Castle | Nominee |
Best Actor
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Jon Huertas | Winner |
| Best Actor | Nathan Fillion | Winner |
| Best Actor | Nathan Fillion | Nominee |
Favorite Couple
2 nominations, 2 won
| Favorite Couple | Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic | Winner |
| Favorite Couple | Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic | Winner |
Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor
2 nominations, 2 won
| Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor | Nathan Fillion | Winner |
| Favorite Crime Drama TV Actor | Nathan Fillion | Winner |
Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress
2 nominations, 2 won
| Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress | Stana Katic | Winner |
| Favorite Crime Drama TV Actress | Stana Katic | Winner |
Favorite TV Drama Actor
2 nominations, 2 won
| Favorite TV Drama Actor | Nathan Fillion | Winner |
| Favorite TV Drama Actor | Nathan Fillion | Winner |
Best Actress
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress | Stana Katic | Winner |
| Best Actress | Stana Katic | Nominee |
Favorite TV Drama Actress
2 nominations, 1 won
| Favorite TV Drama Actress | Stana Katic | Winner |
| Favorite TV Drama Actress | Stana Katic | Nominee |
Best Primetime Television Program
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Primetime Television Program | Castle | Winner |
Celebrity
1 nomination, 1 won
| Celebrity | Nathan Fillion | Winner |
Drama Series Episode – Mental Health
1 nomination, 1 won
| Drama Series Episode – Mental Health | Castle / "Kill Shot" | Winner |
Fashion
1 nomination, 1 won
| Fashion | Luke Reichle | Winner |
Favorite Couple Who Should
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite Couple Who Should | Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic | Winner |
Favorite Drama Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite Drama Series | Castle | Winner |
Favorite TV Actor Supporting Role in a Drama
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite TV Actor Supporting Role in a Drama | Jon Huertas | Winner |
Favorite actor
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite actor | Nathan Fillion | Winner |
Favorite actress
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite actress | Stana Katic | Winner |
Performance in a Drama Episode
1 nomination, 1 won
| Performance in a Drama Episode | Stana Katic and Jon Huertas | Winner |
Best Sound Editing – Short Form Music in Television
2 nominations
| Best Sound Editing – Short Form Music in Television | Castle / "The Blue Butterfly" | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing – Short Form Music in Television | Castle / "Famous Last Words" | Nominee |
Entertainment
2 nominations
| Entertainment | CastleTV | Nominee |
| Entertainment | WriteRCastle | Nominee |
Best Actor in a Series, Drama
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Series, Drama | Nathan Fillion | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Series, Drama
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Series, Drama | Stana Katic | Nominee |
Best Primetime Television Program – Drama
1 nomination
| Best Primetime Television Program – Drama | Castle | Nominee |
Best Sound Editing – Television Episodic
1 nomination
| Best Sound Editing – Television Episodic | Amber Funk (music editor) | Nominee |
Choice TV Actor: Drama
1 nomination
| Choice TV Actor: Drama | Nathan Fillion | Nominee |
Choice TV Show: Drama
1 nomination
| Choice TV Show: Drama | Castle | Nominee |
Favorite On-Screen Chemistry
1 nomination
| Favorite On-Screen Chemistry | Richard Castle and Kate Beckett | Nominee |
Favorite TV Bromance
1 nomination
| Favorite TV Bromance | Kevin Ryan and Javier Esposito | Nominee |
Favorite TV Duo
1 nomination
| Favorite TV Duo | Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic | Nominee |
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single Camera Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single Camera Series | Castle / "Vampire Weekend" | Nominee |
Outstanding Makeup for a Single Camera Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Makeup for a Single Camera Series | Castle / "Vampire Weekend" | Nominee |
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series | Castle / "Flowers For Your Grave" | Nominee |
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
1 nomination
| Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Castle / "Vampire Weekend" | Nominee |
TV show
1 nomination
| TV show | Castle | Nominee |
Writer
1 nomination
| Writer | Richard Castle | Nominee |