As Castle fans continued to process the new that star Stana Katic would be leaving the show after this season, ABC announced on Thursday that it is canceling the show after eight seasons.
So when the once-beloved show, ‘ Castle ’, was lined up for cancellation, it affected fans all over the world. About a crime writer Rick Castle (Nathan Fillion) who helps police officer Kate Beckett (Stana Katic) in solving cases, the show ran for eight seasons.
For those Castle fans who are still mourning the loss of the long-running procedural, new ABC President Channing Dungey set the record straight on why the series would get canceled after the public ousting of leading lady Stana Katic.
There are a lot of reasons why shows get cancelled. Sometimes bad ratings or bad critical response contribute to a show’s cancellation. Sometimes a show isn’t all that well-liked by a network or doesn’t have the fanbase it quite needs to survive.
Why was Castle cancelled?
While it’s unlikely that Castle was cancelled only due to money problems , they certainly contributed to the show’s cancellation. Although ABC did go ahead and re-sign certain contracts with major cast members, the budget couldn’t be stretched to work for everyone.
During a conference call on Tuesday, ABC Head Channing Dungey said that a lot of things had to be weighed and balanced before the network would greenlight another season of Castle. While both sides were working fast and furiously to bring a deal together, the pros and cons from both sides did not end up balancing out.
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