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?
What?? No season two of Taxi Brooklyn? I just finished the series on netflix and within minutes began looking to find the dates for the next season. NBC is moronic for cancelling this one, it has the potential to rival the L&O franchise, in my opinion. They probably (foolishly) released it in a timeslot that competed with a HUGE hit show. I hope another network picks this series up and runs away with it!!
Fantastic show. I saw it by chance and couldnt stop watching it till i got all 12 episodes finished, with a huge cliffhanger in the end show. Now i find out it has been cancelled. Amazing how a good show, clean show, without smut and garbage in it gets taken off so quickly. Doesnt speak well of society does it. Well, I for one found it extremely funny, gripping, entertaining for sure, like a good book you cant put down, and one of the best I have seen in a long time….Too bad they didn’t leave it on for those… Read more »
I started watching this on Netflix last night and continued watching it this morning when i got up.
It’s an awesome series and i can’t believe that NBC cancelled it.
Either nobody knew about it like most of what comes to Sky in the UK or something else had to be on at the time because the series is way better than the film and if these comments mean anything, series two should be made as soon as possible.
just found it on Netflix like so many others. really enjoyed season one. If NBC pays attention to comments they will realize they should have given it a bit more time for people to find it or maybe publicized it better in the first season since no one knew it was on!!
With the cancellation of Taxi Brooklyn, I have deleted NBC from my television. I will never start another Series on NBC (No good, *******, Channel)..
Great show well written a little slow at first but I understand, they had to set the characters for the plot . Loved the actions . Please pick for more seasons. Need to know the endings .
yes yes me and my wife love it and when we flund out it was not going finsh it out we got mad why leave us hanging like that i call that sorry we want to see it finshed
I never heard of the show until it hit Netflix. Taxi Brooklyn is a great series. I watched season 1 in three days. It got more and interesting as the season progressed. Season 2 should be made.
It’s a lot better series then some of the ones that have aired for years….play the next season
I just finished Season 1. Does Gregg survive? Does Leo get his family back? Did Cat’s Mum die in the explosion? Does Leo get Nico and Aimee back? So many questions!!! Bring it back!
I liked the show and was really miffed when it was cancelled on a “cliffhanger” with far too many questions unanswered. Should have figured though. Usually shows I like seldom make it through one maybe two seasons. Ones I don’t care for go on for years.
I never heard of it until it popped up on netflix, the first two episodes I wasnt sure if I liked it but halfway through the season I found myself hooked. The show got so much better as it progressed. It needs to come back. Fox fx ABC USA Netflix Hulu somebody needs to bring it back.
I want to see a second season …..the last episode ended ruff and left it opened not cool
-Brian Philips
Just finished watching season one of taxi Brooklyn on Netflix… too bad nbc is not a network I pay much attention to, especially on Wednesday night… I would like to see more.
I really need to check before I get hooked on another show on Netflix to see if it’s been cancelled. With such a monumental cliffhanger I’m hoping Netflix or Amazon Prime will pick it up. Great, lovable characters and interesting story lines.
Why do networks cancel all the great shows and put on stupid reality shows. And vampire and goth crap . I wish a great show like taxi Brooklyn or killer women stayed on air for more seasons then one take that other crap off the air.