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My worry is that only being available for viewing by purchase will discourage new fans from discovering it, thereby leading to Castle never being in demand enough to be offered on the streaming sites or showing back up in syndication. I don't think the average casual tv viewer is going to be willing to pay $25 for a season or even $2.99 for a single episode just to try out a show. Being part of a streaming service that is already being paid for would encourage more new viewers to give it a chance, thereby extending its potential post-cancellation revenue viability.

I wonder if ratings really matter all that much in syndication. I never really thought they did/would but I suppose it could be a factor. My bigger concern is really the lack of availability on streaming platforms. I'm simply stumped as to why it isn't available anywhere. The last time I looked under ABC on Hulu, Castle wasn't even in the alphabetic list of shows for them. Almost every show that has aired on the network in the past decade is there - even the ones that only offer clips for viewing rather than full episodes - but not Castle. The conspiracy therorist in me has ideas but honestly I just want the show to be easily accessible so new fans can find it and existing fans can relive what made us fall in love with it in the first place.

I'm not really sure if this is the place to put this or not but I'm utterly confused by the lack of availability of Castle both in syndication and on streaming services. I was watching it on TNT but the channel seems to have dropped the show completely. And there is no trace of it on Hulu anymore, not to mention how it's never been on Netflix. The big big question for me is why? Almost all other ABC Studios properties are on Netflix (at least in the US). Why not Castle? I've heard the music rights excuse before but I don't buy that. Not when Grey's Anatomy is on Netflix with most songs in tact or simply replaced. The same could be done for Castle without damage to the actual plot of any given episode. Hell, even 'In My Veins' could be replaced. So what gives?