Castle: Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 9, 2009
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5
Metascore
53 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 22
  3. Negative: 3 out of 22
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  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    30
    Viewers who stumble into this misbegotten "Moonlighting" imitation will likely be bored, too, but not because of too much success.
  2. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    30
    The show tries to get by on charm, hoping that we'll enjoy Fillion as a bad boy enough to overlook the half-baked plots and thin characters.
  3. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    25
    The trouble with Castle is that it's just so completely fluffy - which is annoying.

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User Score
9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 248 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 89 out of 93
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 93
  3. Negative: 1 out of 93
  1. heribertos
    10
    Intelligent, smart sexy and characters and story line that are magnetic. You start watching and are so enthralled by the characters and story that you want to catch up with everything you have missed in previous episodes.… Full Review »
  2. ejw
    10
    BEST COP SHOW EVER. I dont even like cop shows. But this rocks. Especially with Nathan fillion and the lead female is great too. Excellent writing.
  3. JamesS
    10
    Love the tongue in cheek feel of this show, it really should be classified as a parady. Fallion is great and so is Katic. Normally I would hate these cops shows, but the characters drive the show, not the plot.… Full Review »
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