Castle returns to Seven rating 753,000

US drama Castle  returned to Seven with season five premiering to preliminary overnight metro ratings of 753,000 last night .

The new episode aired at 8.45pm after Seven’s number one show The X Factor which won the night and rated 1.417m and 14th in total viewers according to OzTAM.

In its timeslot, Castle was third for total viewers, beaten by ABC’s Four Corners on 897,000 and Nine’s The Mentalist on 849,000, but beating Ten’s Can of Worms which rated 567,000.

In the key advertising demographics of 16-39, 18-49 and 25-54, Castle was third in its time slot behind The Mentalist and Can of Worms.