ABC picks up 'Castle' for full season
The hammer is his ratings.
ABC has picked up a full season of Nathan Fillion's mystery drama "Castle."
The drama has shown promise on Monday nights, where it airs against CBS powerhouse "CSI: Miami."
"Castle" premiered at a 2.3 rating, dipped to a 2.2 for a couple weeks, rose back to 2.3 last week and then, last night, crept up to a 2.4 season high. The show has also averaged a 26% bump thanks to DVR viewing.
With the back-nine order, that means ABC has picked up five full seasons of five shows this fall -- freshman "Modern Family," "Cougar Town," "The Middle," "FlashForward" and, now, sophomore "Castle," which debuted last season to modest ratings and therefore only received an initial 13-episode commitment.
ABC still has two more 10 p.m. shows without full season orders, "The Forgotten" and "Eastwick." Both have averaged lower ratings than "Castle" against weaker competition (though also with weaker lead-ins).
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