Despite lackluster ratings for a new broadcast network drama, the Taken TV show wasn’t cancelled after its first season on NBC. Thanks to international sales, this prequel series to the Liam Neeson feature film trilogy scored a renewal. Can the action drama build up its audience in the second season? Will Taken be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned.
Set 30 years prior to the movies, Taken stars Clive Standen as a young, but still lethal Bryan Mills. The NBC cast also includes Jennifer Beals, Adam Goldberg, and Jessica Camacho. Along with his team of covert operatives, Mills pursues rescue missions around the globe, employing his particularly dangerous skill set.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly in the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
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Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
For comparisons: The first season of Taken on NBC averaged a 1.00 rating in the 18-49 year old demographic and 5.132 million viewers.
What do you think? Do you like the Taken TV series on NBC? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a third season?
4/18/18 update: NBC has cancelled the Taken TV show. The final episodes will start airing on Saturday nights in May.
I agree with Dennis. Such a great TV series, but NBC in there infinite wisdom not only Cancel this series as well as others. Being that said as far as I am concerned the actions that NBC has taken to cancel Taken and some of the other great TV series is really lame, (What a bunch of *****’s). Being a Broadcast Engineer I can honestly say I am glad I never worked for any NBC Affiliates.
What a shame! another dumb cancelation by NBC( No Balls Channel!)
This is B.S it should’ve been renewed…
Love the series! Should be renewed,,
The over 49 demographic matters! I love Taken . Please bring back another season. I am a vested viewer who thinks the characters created in this series are fabulous! I so enjoy watching something a bit different.
Huge letdown by NBC again!! The tv show, Taken, was amazing! My family and I looked forward to seeing it every week!! The characters were interesting and definitely worked well together doing their jobs. There is certainly more material to continue this series if NBC would just listen to viewers. Not everyone wants to watch reality tv or more doctor and attorney shows. Hoping the execs actually read these comments & reconsider!! Please bring back Taken!!!!!
I’m 68 and grew up on great action series. Finically we get “Taken” and then it’s taken away from us! Really not fair. I’m so tired of silly ,har har 30 minute family slap stick. If I wanted that, I’d turn off the t.v. And watch my family. Come on guys, get with it and give it back! Like everybody is saying ,advertise it more and to more ages. I’m starving for entertainment that takes me away,please!
I finally heard of the Show Taken and really enjoy. After I saw a few episodes I had to go on Netflix to catch up. I hope you can find a way to keep it on the air. I am not sure if it was not advertised enough or I just did not catch the ads but I try every viewing of the show to watch, and tape for my daughter to watch as her work does not allow her to always watch when it is aired.
When we finally get a TV show full of action and a great story line. Perhaps you could move it to another night and advertise the show more. Family and friends love TAKEN, please find a way to keep the show.
Deborah Stewart
I like the show. Made sure to record when I wasn’t home.
My husband & I both enjoy Taken, especially on Saturday nights when very little else is on.
We hope it will be renewed or picked up elsewhere.
I like the show. It should not be canceled. For the record, i have not watched anything live the revival of Prison break. Taken is another show being victimized by semi poor viewership. Seriously, who watchers anything during live broadcasting? We have lives and often time’s have no time and cannot catch the live broadcasts as well as within a few days of airing on demand. Truthfully, I like to wait for the season to end and being watch it. But it looks like that’s not a good plan if I want the show to continue airing.
I love “Taken”. Please don’t cancel this show. There are plenty of more episodes to be created!
Love the Taken show please don’t cancel. Thank you.
Please do not cancel this show for a third season! It was one of the best shows my family really enjoyed; all of the episodes were great and we couldn’t wait to see the next episode. Please re-consider for another season!!
They could have left all of the characters in the show from season 1. Season 2 was very good but would have been even better with the whole cast still there.