It looks like the ride is over for Taxi Brooklyn. It’s been cancelled by NBC and won’t be returning for a second season this summer.
Taxi Brooklyn follows Cat Sullivan (Chyler Leigh), a tough NYPD Detective who doesn’t let a demotion to foot patrol stop her from trying to find her father’s killer. She finds an unlikely ally in Leo Romba (Jacky Ido), a taxi driver from Marseille. The rest of the cast includes James Colby, Jose Zuniga, Jennifer Esposito, Bill Heck, Ally Walker, and Raul Casso.
The series debuted last June 25th to an unimpressive 1.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.34 million viewers. The numbers didn’t improve over the course of the season which averaged a 0.9 rating in the demo and 5.0 million viewers.
The season finale of Taxi Brooklyn aired in September 2014 and there hasn’t been any official word from the network regarding the show’s fate. That’s certainly not a good sign, especially if viewers were hoping to see a second season this summer.
Late last year, executive producer Gary Scott Thompson indicated that things weren’t looking good and that they were “running out of time” — likely an indication that the cast contracts would soon expire. Earlier this year, he wrote that, “If history is any indication, we will probably never have official word” [on Taxi Brooklyn’s fate].
When reporting that Leigh had joined the pilot for Supergirl on CBS, TVLine noted that Taxi Brooklyn would not be returning to NBC for a second season.
NBC licensed the show from EuropaCorp Television so their costs are lower. EuropaCorp could potentially produce a second season and find another US outlet to air it but there’s been no word of that. Thompson has said that “it’s up to nbc.”
What do you think? Did you like the Taxi Brooklyn TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season? Would you watch a second season on another channel?
WE HAVE JUST WATCHED THIS SERIES ON NETFLIX AND FELL IN LOVE WITH THE SHOW. WE APPEARANTLY ASSUMED WRONG THAT THE SERIES WOULD BE CONTINUED ON TV AND ULTIMATELY ON NETFLIX. THIS IS NO WAY TO END A SHOW. EVERYTHING LEFT UP IN THE AIR WITH NON CONCLUSION. I HAD THIS HAPPEN ONLY ONCE BEFORE WITH A SHOW CALLED BORDERS AND IT WAS ANNOYING THEN AND JUST AS ANNOYING NOW. IF SOME IDIOT IN CHARGE FEELS THE NEED TO CANCEL A SHOW AT THE VERY LEAST BRING IT TO SOME CONCISIVE END! CONSIDERING ALL THE “CRAP” THAT IS STILL ON… Read more »
You have to bring taxi Brooklyn back the show is amazing the characters are great and you can’t end a season like that. You have to let the viewers know what happens next
Just finished watching the season on netflix. Love it! Please do another season
I don’t understand why the cast wouldn’t want to continue to be part of a great show. If season one was this good, just think about the seasons to continue. I need to know what happened to Kats mother, Niko, and how or if Kat gets revenge by killing Anabella.
I just discovered and finished the 1st season of Taxi Brooklyn on Netflix. I wish I had known about it earlier. Loved the show and will be unbelievably disappointed if it isn’t continued! I have recommended it to several friends who are now binge watching on Netflix. They’re going to be pretty angry with me when they discover as I just did that we were left up in the air with what happened on the last show. I understand you have to have ratings but It’s a shame when a show with actual story lines and characters is cancelled in… Read more »
love the show, great story lines and great acting. Watched the entire 1st season on Netflix. Netflix rated it 4+ stars which is correct. Hope someone else picks it up.
I would definitely would watch if there was a second season…..as well as family and friends would watch
I just gotta chance to watch this show by browsing through Netflix I stayed up all weekend watching it I’m upset its cancelled bring it back I am a fan please can I start a petition . I am a 36 year old black male I loved everything about the show ask my wife I was livid when I found out there was no season 2 bring it back I haven’t enjoyed a series to my liking in a long while I am feening for more
Well that sucks!!! No, I would not watch it on another channel! Especially if Leigh isn’t going to play Cat Sullivan. So its time to move on.
Just watched on Netflix and loved it.
Smart, entertaining…Please bring back!
Maybe rethink your demographics.
I’m 60, and my daughter 30 watch it, but doubt
18 year old would. Food for thought.
This is one of the best TV series that I have seen in a while. I was so looking forward to seeing Season 2 and am bummed out that NBC is not renewing the series. Just finished viewing it on Netflix and it was excellent.
I didn’t watch this show when it was on, I was looking for something to watch between seasons and decided to check this out, this show was not advertised right or not well enough because it’s great, very exciting, the chemistry between the kat and Leo is great, and Leo’s buddy is quite colorful, it’s quite exciting I liked it so much I got through this season in two days, and then to see you cancelled, noooooo yes put it on another channel and let us know where it is I will watch, yeah gotta advertise better, show the taxi… Read more »
Please please please bring back for season two. I love this show!
Agreed-I would definitely love to see another season or three and would watch on another channel.
bring it back ! It’s a great show with fantastic actors