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

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critics What's this?

User Score
9.1 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 245 Ratings

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  • Summary: A mystery novelist (Nathan Fillion) seeks inspiration for his next book by shadowing NYPD detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic).
  • Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 22
  3. Negative: 3 out of 22
  1. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    100
    Lotsa fast banter and stylish direction will make some viewers dimly recall--as they are doubtlessly meant to--William Powell and Myrna Loy's late, great "Thin Man" movie series.
  2. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    75
    None of the episodes is likely to keep you up at night puzzling out the intricacies of the mystery, but they won't bore you or insult your intelligence. Castle exists to exploit the appeal of its stars and the amusing byplay between their characters, and it does that with admirable efficiency.
  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Emily Nussbaum
    60
    The series is primarily goofy formulaic fun, and so far, Katic is no Deschanel, but like its twin, the series uses that shockingly durable Remington Steele DNA--peacock dude, furrowed-brow femme--to build neat puzzles out of human suffering.
  4. 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.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 89 out of 92
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 92
  3. Negative: 1 out of 92
  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.… Expand
  2. KX
    8
    While there is room for improvement, I find a lighter cop show with tongue-in-cheek humor a refreshing change from shows that consist of mostly lectures about biology, math, etc. The chemistry among the actors is great - a real pleasure to watch!… Expand
  3. fairytales
    7
    It reminds me a lot of Remington Steele and I loved that show! I do hope it ends a lot better though... I would also like to see more instances where Beckett is fully capable and smart enough to solve crimes without the help of a civilian with no formal training. Its kind of irritating but other than that... the banter on the show is quite fun to watch. I also hope it takes a cue from Bones and doesn't go down the drain like that one did.… Expand
  4. KenC
    1
    Can't get into a rich, arrogant, wise-cracking character who has no regard for anyone alive or dead.

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