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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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.
Please do not cancel the taken series. I love this tv show and the storyline behind the movie trilogy. These shows always puts smiles on my own familys faces when we have movie nights on Hulu just to watch this show every time a new episode is aired. Please you cannot cancel season 3 of taken.
Please do not cancel. I enjoy the show very much.
Dawn – my husband and I love this show. There is great chemistry among the cast. You should really bring back some of season 1 cast too. Why did ABC slot this for Friday nigh and go up against CBS’ strong line up? Why not pick a night like Monday or Thursday when the other Networks do not have long established hits? Then to Saturday night when most people are out and not watching TV. I hope Amazon picks it up. The networks are losing us with all the crap and Reality Shows these days!
The show is great but, I they should put the old group back together.
My heart has been taken by Bryan Mills played by Clive Standen. Please do not cancel Taken. It is one of the best primetime shows currently on right now.
LOVE it!
CANCELLED! This is what happens when you don’t plan out a season, its characters, and use garbage writers from Person of Interest.
Best drama in primetime, do not cancel, we are taken.
Ten minutes into the latest episode and I turned it off; too forced and the writing is sub-par I can’t see what the draw is this season.
Don’t cancel it.
Please don’t cancel Taken, it is one of my favorite shows on TV right now. Jennifer Beals is spectacular in it!
I love this show. I will be sad if it is cancelled.
Show does not cut it for me. What a shame as Jennifer is a great actress but not in this roll. Sorry
Love the show and hope it gets renewed!
First time watching this show and it is good from the start. I love it the star is a bad ass he reminds me of Jack Bauer in 24. Everyone was looking to see 24 returnes but it never did instead they do a spin in 24 legacy which for the most part wasnt bad but it wasnt keifer sutherland so i think it never get anywhere with the audience. However i am thinking that for taken to stay on top of its game they can capitalize on some of 24 story line it may sell of. Just my opinion