'Castle' News & Update: ABC Reveals the Reason Behind Show Cancellation

ABC has already announced that "Castle" will not be renewed for the next season and that the show will be cancelled. According to the reports, Season 8 will be the season finale for the hit TV series. Fans who were expecting to see season 9 were visibly disappointed with the announcement. However, the network has already decided and were also emotional with their decision.

"While we're still trying to process all the emotions stirred up by recent events, the feeling that stands head and shoulders above all else, is gratitude," ABC announced per Deadline.

"Eight seasons. A hundred and seventy three episodes. None of it would have been possible without you - our loyal and passionate fans....So thank you."

In a news report, network said that after they fired Stana Katic and signed new contracts with five new actors, including Nathan Fillion, the show cancellation was one of the toughest decisions that ABC had to take.

"At the end of the day, we didn't feel that even though Castle and Nashville were wonderful shows and good performers for a long time, the future for us didn't lie in those shows," Channing Dungey, ABC Entertainment Group president, said about the show cancellation.

There were many reasons that led to cancellation of "Castle" and among these were poor ratings, criticism that the network received after they fired Stana Katic and Tamala Jones and the budget issues. Apart from that, the network has a new boss, Dungey, who wants to alter the network lineup in her tenure.