List of Castle episodes
Appearance
The following is a list of episodes of the ABC television series Castle which was created by Andrew W. Marlowe. The second season of Castle premiered on September 21, 2009 on ABC.
Castle stars Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, a famous mystery novelist, and Stana Katic as NYPD detective Kate Beckett.
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release date | ||||
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Season premiere | Season finale | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
1 | 10 | March 9, 2009 | May 11, 2009 | September 22, 2009[1] | May 6, 2010[2] | March 9, 2010[3] | |
2 | 24 | September 21, 2009 | May 17, 2010 | September 21, 2010[4] | — | — |
List of seasons
Season 1: 2009
Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. Viewers (in millions) |
Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Flowers for Your Grave" | Rob Bowman | Andrew W. Marlowe | 11.60[5] | March 9, 2009 | |
When a young woman is found dead under circumstances described exactly in a book written by acclaimed author Richard Castle, he is brought in to provide insight into the case. When more victims turn up in similarly-accurate conditions described in his books, Castle is enlisted to assist the investigation by applying his knowledge of criminal behavior and his own books to the department's considerable skills. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Nanny McDead" | John Terlesky | Barry Schindel | 11.48[6] | March 16, 2009 | |
A body of a nanny stuffed into an apartment building clothes dryer sets off a convoluted investigation into the hows and whys of her death. Castle, now a part of the detective team through an arrangement with the mayor, lends his skills of envisioning scenarios and pointing out seemingly-unrelated details- not to mention unorthodox methods- to the investigation. | |||||||
3 | 3 | "Hedge Fund Homeboys" | Rob Bowman | David Grae | 9.81[7] | March 23, 2009 | |
The shooting death in Central Park of a boy from a rich family sends Castle and Beckett into the world of New York private academies, where circles of friends prove to be almost more conniving, evasive, and mysterious than they can fathom. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "Hell Hath No Fury" | Rob Bowman | Andrew W. Marlowe | 9.81[8] | March 30, 2009 | |
When a prominent politician is murdered, the Department finds itself under intense pressure from the city government to explain what happened. However, the squeaky-clean politician had another side he had kept carefully hidden from the public. | |||||||
5 | 5 | "A Chill Goes Through Her Veins" | Bryan Spicer | Charles Murray | 9.24[9] | April 6, 2009 | |
The discovery of a hard-frozen body at a construction site leads the investigation of her death into unsolved cases from years past, tangling Beckett and Castle's case with a missing-persons case that was closed but never really solved. | |||||||
6 | 6 | "Always Buy Retail" | Jamie Babbit | Gabrielle Stanton & Harry Werksman | 7.61[10] | April 13, 2009 | |
Someone is not just killing, but doing so ritualistically. Castle's knowledge of obscure rituals points to someone conducting a findsman's ritual; whatever he or she is doing, it's obvious that something has been lost and they want it back. However, trying to find the truth amid illegal immigrants and confusing facts tests the abilities- and imaginations- of the team. | |||||||
7 | 7 | "Home Is Where the Heart Stops" | Dean White | Will Beall | 8.44[11] | April 20, 2009 | |
When a member of New York's high society is found murdered and stuffed into a small wall safe, the Department is put under pressure to get to the bottom of the story. But to get the answers to the string of robbery/murders, places must change; rather than Castle visiting New York's dark alleys, Beckett must follow him into the world of glitz, glamor, and, ultimately, murder, after they discover that the robberies are only connected by the victims having attended a specific charity event. | |||||||
8 | 8 | "Ghosts" | Bryan Spicer | Moira Kirkland | 8.74[12] | April 27, 2009 | |
While unusual circumstances are practically usual, a body drowned in a bathtub of motor oil has the team scratching its collective head. But the mystery only deepens when investigation shows that the victim may have been involved with a crime more than 20 years old and was working with (or being stalked) by a true crime writer. Behind the scenes, the relationship between Castle and Beckett finally rears its truly competitive head during a high-stakes poker game involving New York's legal system elite. | |||||||
9 | 9 | "Little Girl Lost" | John Terlesky | Elizabeth Davis | 9.99[13] | May 4, 2009 | |
The disappearance of a young child has the team scrambling for answers when additional help arrives in the form of FBI agent Will Sorenson who, among other things, is an ex-boyfriend of Beckett's. As Castle butts in on the investigation despite instructions to stay out, friction is inevitable (Particularly since the case that brought Beckett and Sorenson together ended with the death of the victim). | |||||||
10 | 10 | "A Death in the Family" | Bryan Spicer | Andrew W. Marlowe & Barry Schindel | 10.55[14] | May 11, 2009 | |
The gruesome murder of a plastic surgeon sends Castle and Beckett into a confusing world of cosmetic surgery, unstable patients, and the witness protection program. But when Castle discovers additional information about Beckett's past, it could end up fracturing the partnership. |
Season 2: 2009–2010
Series # |
Season # |
Title | Directed by | Written by | U.S. Viewers (in millions) |
Original air date | |
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11 | 1 | "Deep in Death" | Rob Bowman | Andrew W. Marlowe | 9.43[15] | September 21, 2009 | |
Beckett is still plenty peeved at Castle for looking into her mother's murder against her wishes. Captain Montgomery forces her to chat with a reporter who is jazzed to write about her crime-solving partnership with Castle. And when a murder victim is found having fallen into a tree, Beckett reluctantly teams with Castle once again. Their investigation takes a strange turn when armed men kidnap the body en route to the coroner, leaving Castle to delve into the world of drug smuggling, the Russian mob and high stakes poker in Chinatown. | |||||||
12 | 2 | "The Double Down" | Rob Bowman | David Grace | 9.56[16] | September 28, 2009 | |
When Castle and Beckett are handed the murder of a couples therapist and Ryan and Esposito find a dead man found shot in a park, Castle makes a bet on who can solve their murder first. But when their murders are found to be strangely connected- with both victims showing signs that their killers were in contact with the exact same body of salt water prior to their deaths-, the two teams work together to solve this peculiar puzzle. | |||||||
13 | 3 | "Inventing the Girl" | Dwight Little | Moira Kirland Dekker | 11.46[17] | October 5, 2009 | |
A young woman is found stabbed with a strange object in a fountain downtown. It turns out she is a young model who was about to become the signature face of a famous clothing line. Beckett and Castle must brave Fashion Week and a tight-knit group of 'frenemies' to find the killer. | |||||||
14 | 4 | "Fool Me Once…" | Bryan Spicer | Alexi Hawley | 9.99[18] | October 12, 2009 | |
Castle and Beckett investigate the murder of an alleged Arctic explorer during an expedition, swiftly learning that he was actually a con artist. The investigation into his upcoming wedding leads them in many interesting directions- including the CIA via an old contact of Castle's-, but Castle and Beckett are left wondering if the killer might be fooling them all. | |||||||
15 | 5 | "When the Bough Breaks" | John Terlesky | René Echevarria | 9.88[19] | October 19, 2009 | |
An unidentified woman is found dead in a manhole, the investigation into her death revealing a long-hidden secret involving the woman's dead child. At the same time, Castle gets a job offer to write a book about an unnamed British spy he idolizes, which would automatically end his partnership with Beckett. | |||||||
16 | 6 | "Vampire Weekend" | Karen Gaviola | Terri Miller | 11.09[20] | October 26, 2009 | |
A kid dressed as a vampire is found with a wooden stake through the heart in a graveyard. Castle and Beckett dive into the world of lifestyle vampires and werewolves to find the murderer, but learn that the victim may have been killed due to a long-buried traumatic memory about a missing woman. | |||||||
17 | 7 | "Famous Last Words" | Rob Bowman | Jose Molina | 9.68[21] | November 2, 2009 | |
Castle and Beckett investigate the murder of a rock star on the rise, in which the body is found arranged like a scene from her latest music video, with Alexis's knowledge of the singer from fan web sites and clues the singer included in her last song proving vital to solving the mystery of her killer's identity. | |||||||
18 | 8 | "Kill the Messenger" | Jonathan Frakes | Terence Paul Winter | 10.72[22] | November 9, 2009 | |
When a bike messenger is run down for a package he's carrying- the contents of which could exonerate a man who has been imprisoned for many years- the investigation takes a bizarre turn when it's discovered that the man was put in jail by an investigation conducted by Captain Montgomery, as well as the discovery that the murdered woman had a connection to the family of the man currently running for election as New York's next senator. | |||||||
19 | 9 | "Love Me Dead" | Bryan Spicer | Alexi Hawley | 10.86[23] | November 16, 2009 | |
Castle and Beckett are thrust into the world of ex-cons and escorts after a DA is tossed off a multi-storey car park. Meanwhile, Alexis has a private chat with Beckett about something that she's keeping from her father. | |||||||
20 | 10 | "One Man's Treasure" | Helen Shaver | Elizabeth Davis | 10.46[24] | November 23, 2009 | |
A dead man is found stuffed in a garbage chute, and Castle and Beckett have their hands full when two women arrive to identify the body - the man's wife and his fiancée, who may not be all she claims to be. Meanwhile, Alexis volunteers for the NYPD as part of a civics class project, and attempts to track down a family member from a cold case to return the victim's collection of photos. | |||||||
21 | 11 | "The Fifth Bullet" | John Terlesky | David Grae | 8.41[25] | December 7, 2009 | |
The team is called into action when an art dealer is gunned down at his gallery and one of the bullets goes missing, leading to the team taking on the cause of a man with amnesia who was apparently connected to the case when a bullet from the same gun is found in a book that he was reading (The bullet was stopped by the book- War and Peace-, but a subsequent knock to the head combined with the trauma of being shot made the man lose his memory). Things become complicated when it appears the victim is involved, along with an Arabian diplomat, in an international art forgery ring that may not be all it seems. | |||||||
22 | 12 | "A Rose for Everafter" | Bryan Spicer | Alexi Hawley (story) Terri Miller & Terence Paul Winter (teleplay) | 9.48[26] | January 11, 2010 | |
Castle reconnects with a former girlfriend (Alyssa Milano) on her wedding day when her bridesmaid is murdered, causing sparks to fly when it is discovered that she drugged one of the groomsmen the night before her death. Beckett picks up on the obvious connection between Castle and the bride, making her a little jealous. | |||||||
23 | 13 | "Sucker Punch" | Tom Wright | Will Beall | 9.50[27] | January 18, 2010 | |
Castle and Beckett investigate the murder of an Irish gangster, only for Beckett to find the case hits closer to home than ever expected when forensic evidence suggests that the victim was killed by the same man who killed her mother. | |||||||
24 | 14 | "The Third Man" | Rosemary Rodriguez | Terence Paul Winter | 10.54[28] | January 25, 2010 | |
As the team investigates the murder of an apparent serial squatter that turns out to have connections to an apparent attempted heist, Castle and Beckett attempt to distance themselves by going out on dates after a newspaper article implies that the two of them are involved romantically. | |||||||
25 | 15 | "Suicide Squeeze" | David Barrett | Jose Molina | 9.48[29] | February 8, 2010 | |
A beloved former baseball player is found murdered in the park that he built in his Cuban community, the murder apparently being linked to a recent return visit he made to Cuba. Meanwhile, more about Castle's family history is revealed, and why he doesn't know who his father is. | |||||||
26 | 16 | "The Mistress Always Spanks Twice" | Tom Wright | Kate Sargeant | 9.09[30] | March 8, 2010 | |
A dead woman covered in caramel sauce is found hanging in a park. To find the killer, Castle and Beckett must venture into the world of BDSM- where Beckett seems to know more than she ought to-, during which it is revealed that the woman was a domme at a fetish club while carrying out research for a sociology project. | |||||||
27 | 17 | "Tick, Tick, Tick…" | Bryan Spicer | Moira Kirland | 12.21[31] | March 22, 2010 | |
(Part 1) Beckett and Castle team up with federal agent Jordan Shaw (Dana Delany) in the hunt for a serial killer who they discover is dedicating his murders to Beckett. Castle finds himself intrigued by the FBI toys while Beckett's territory is threatened by Shaw's aggressive approach. The three soon identify, then corner the killer, or have they? When a bomb explodes in Beckett's apartment, it appears he may still be on the loose. | |||||||
28 | 18 | "Boom!" | John Terlesky | Elizabeth Davis | 14.47[32] | March 29, 2010 | |
(Part 2) Beckett is left homeless, and becomes a liability to Agent Shaw when her apartment is destroyed by the killer. She and Castle are determined to find the killer, and when Agent Shaw is kidnapped, Beckett's instincts and Castle's writer's intuition combine to save the day, and catch the killer. | |||||||
29 | 19 | "Wrapped Up in Death" | Bill Roe | Alexi Hawley | 11.70[33] | April 5, 2010 | |
Castle and Beckett investigate the murder of Will Medina, the assistant curator of the Natural History Museum. The museum's personnel believe his death is related to the curse of the ancient Maya tombs. | |||||||
30 | 20 | "The Late Shaft" | Bryan Spicer | David Grae | 13.20 [34] | April 12, 2010 | |
When a talk show host (Tom Bergeron) expresses to Castle an anticipation of his murder, Castle must somehow make the justification for a murder investigation when signs of foul play fail to appear. | |||||||
31 | 21 | "Den of Thieves" | John Terlesky | Will Beall | 10.39[35] | April 19, 2010 | |
The suspected killer of a thief has ties to Esposito, and Castle has to watch as Beckett gets along really well with Detective Tom Demming (Michael Trucco) who is investigating the robbery. | |||||||
32 | 22 | "Food to Die For" | Ron Underwood | Terri Miller | 10.69[36] | May 3, 2010 | |
A dynamic restaurateur, who finds herself mixed up in the murder investigation of a former contestant on a Top Chef-like series, shares an attraction to Castle. | |||||||
33 | 23 | "Overkill" | John Terlesky | René Echevarria | 10.86[37] | May 10, 2010 | |
A robbery-homicide prompts Beckett to invite Det. Demming (Michael Trucco) to assist on the case. | |||||||
34 | 24 | "A Deadly Game" | Rob Bowman | Andrew W. Marlowe | 10.09[38] | May 17, 2010 | |
Castle and Beckett investigate what appears to be the assassination of an intelligence operative. |
Season 3: 2010–2011
On March 30, 2010, ABC announced that Castle has been renewed for its third season with a 22 episode full-season order.[39]
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