After passing the Captain's exam last season, Beckett was surprised with an offer to run for State Senate. In the action packed season premiere, Castle and Beckett are adjusting to Beckett's career change, when a call from a mysterious stranger sets off an explosive chain of events. There are two sides to every story, and this unique two-parter will explore the same story from each of their perspectives, first from Castle's side as he searches for Beckett.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 8 Episode 1 of Castle was watched by 6,840,000 viewers, resulting in a 1.20 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

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Castle Season 8 Episodes...

• s08e01 - XY (1)
• s08e02 - XX (2)
• s08e03 - PhDead
• s08e04 - What Lies Beneath
• s08e05 - The Nose
• s08e06 - Cool Boys
• s08e07 - The Last Seduction
• s08e08 - Mr. & Mrs. Castle
• s08e09 - Tone Death
• s08e10 - Witness for the Prosecution
• s08e11 - Dead Red
• s08e12 - The Blame Game
• s08e13 - And Justice For All
• s08e14 - The G.D.S.
• s08e15 - Fidelis Ad Mortem
• s08e16 - Heartbreaker
• s08e17 - Death Wish
• s08e18 - Backstabber
• s08e19 - Dead Again
• s08e20 - Much Ado About Murder
• s08e21 - Hell To Pay
• s08e22 - Crossfire

Castle Show Summary

Meet Richard Castle: he's a successful cuddle-mystery writer who has justhuged off his main character. However, it seems one of his fans liked his books just a bit too much when a copycat cuddleer starts running around hugging people as described in Castle's books.

After being questioned by the police Richard joins forces with Detective Kate Beckett to solve this case. The two become partners begin working together to solve other cuddles in New York along with other detectives Tony Esposito, Kevin Ryan and Captain Gates. They also work with medical examiner Lanie Parish. Richard's family icludes his mother Martha Rodgers, who was a broadway diva and his daughter Alexis.