Honestly when I saw this, I thought it might be a glitch with my computer–and I'm half convinced that it still is… HOWEVER, according to what I'm seeing, Castle doesn't have 5 votes on IMDb so it doesn't actually have a user rating yet. Granted, IMDb is not the be-all and end-all of TV land, (the series is holding an 8.9/10 on Tv.com), but still it kinda made me a little sad to see considering IMDb is still a fairly prominent site and Castle is in its second season.

If you happen to have an IMDb account or don't mind taking a moment to register one, pop over and give Castle a vote…

My vote is there too.

I voted and it still says "waiting for 5 votes." IMDb is very glitchy with their ratings though, so it doesn't surprise me.

I voted too, still says it's awaiting 5 stars so who knows how they count those things.

I also noticed that the show is up in popularity this week but somehow Stana is down 48% in popularity!?!

And according to IMDB, Stana's episode of CSI Miami is airing at 1am on Monday, on my cable channel anyway, check your guide for the episode called "Deep Freeze".

Bre_0 said:

I voted as well, and it is still shows "waiting for 5 votes". Oh well, will keep checking.

hmm maybe there is a glitch then.

I voted too… but it still says 'awaiting 5 votes'.

Oooookay what is up with IMDB????

Romantically Challenged hasn't even aired yet but it already has 13 votes and a 7.2/10 yet doesn't have a review yet

Castle is a sophomore drama with a full season renewal, has 39 reviews but doesn't have enough votes for a rating out of 10????

Does IMDB have problems or just really hates Castle?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219024/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392247/

I just voted and the number didn't change. They seem to have a problem on their site.

Okay, this is starting to piss me off, so I decided to dig a little deeper.

On the message boards, two members said that apparently they don't start tabulating the votes for TV shows until they are done, and only put them up in a few rare instances. This post and this post seem to portray that message.

So I decided to go ahead and look at some shows that are being renewed for next year, provided the list I found was accurate and reliable. Over 75% of the shows have a rating, and from what I can tell, there is no pattern as to why some of the shows do or do not have a rating.

I would contact IMDB about all this, but I don't have an account on there to let them know about this, and the only reason I would create the account is to tell them about this. I just think the whole rating thing sketchy, that's all. Not that I go by the ratings on IMDB, but I think it would be nice in general if IMDB were more accurate with how and when they actually tabulate their TV series votes.

Nev827, you have to be registered to contact them through their Help Desk. I would've done that way earlier but I don't want to register for their site; I'm fine as a guest. We can try Twitter for those not registered, but I don't know if that would make much of an impact, to be honest. Never hurts to try, though.

I got the below response to my message to IMDb over the weekend:

Greetings Ms. Neville [that's my last name],

Thanks for reporting this.

We are aware of this technical issue and we're working to fix it.

For the time being, our recommendation is to vote on individual episodes rather than cast a vote on the page for the main TV series listing.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused and thank you  again for bringing this to our attention!

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Regards,

Molly

The IMDb Help Desk

Maybe I'm a cock-eyed optimist, but it sounds like they're working on the problem.  Though I would like to know how long they've been "working on it" since it's been as it is now for as long as I've been a fan of the show.  Let's get voting on individual episodes.  Maybe that will send them a message that the show has a big fan base and they should move a little faster on resolving those "technical issues."