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?
Please reconsider bring back Brooklyn Taxi such a refreshing show great mix of comedy and drama HETWORKS GET A CLUE
Bring back the show loved it I’m so tired of watching great season finales only to find the shows been cancelled . I guess unless your some ridiculous reality show or some lame late night game show like 500 questions you survive .BRING BACK BROOKLYN TAXI PLEASE
i want season two this is my favorite show dont take it down please please
I liked the show bring it back please I’m 21 I loved the first season I really want a season 2.
Taxi Brooklyn was different. ..fresh..I really enjoyed the characters. Come on and renew it!
You are insane to cancel taxi Brooklyn it’s was fast paced and amazing acting it’ll be the next Flashpoint in popularity.
It was a good original show so of course a network would let it go. A perfect example of why they continue to hemorrhage viewers. They need to remember that it is not easy to find a show when you don’t see their network commercials. They need to be more patient – especially with a summer show. I watch a fair amount of TV but watch only 3 returning shows on NBC plus this & one other canceled show. It might soon be 2 shows.
Please bring back taxi Brooklyn! It was so refreshing the characters and a mix of drama and comedy but not stupid comedy but just lines that cracked me up!!! We have a large group of us in the 50 to 60s generations that absolutely love this series! Please bring it back! Give it another try it will be great!
Thanks Julie
This show threw me for a loop. Took me a bit to get into it, but that ending left me wanting to get out. Loved the show going to miss not having a second season.
i enjoyed watching Taxi Brooklyn on Netflix! Kat and Leo were so good together.They acted like an old married couple, always getting on each other’s nerves and that worked! The synergy on that show was amazing. It usually takes more than one season to gain that relationship. I loved kat’s mom and the Captain’s affair, the crazy Italian woman and Greg, the ex-husband. Anna Capella was just starting to feel her power. How could NBC miss the opportunity to allow us to really hate her guts? They had a winner, but choked. I hope someone picks it up. I loved… Read more »
I know aren’t you just getting so frustrated with these networks canceling shows especially after great season finales
This show was great ! Don’t know why NBC would cancell it . I really need a season 2 to see what happens ! NBC is really dumb for canceling a GREAT SHOW !
I liked the program. Would watch a 2nd session.. Think a final closure special would be great and might result in more interest. If NBC doesn’t do it I hope Netflix does. Nbc prorating decisions has been off for some time. Think it might be time to drop some of the head staff. They seem to be helping the move to Internet TV verses wired-cable TV. I’m very close to dropping the standard TV.
Just finished the show. Though it was really cheesy, unrealistic, had questionable scripts and had major continuity errors, it was fun to watch. Disappointed there won’t be more episodes to wrap up the storylines. I don’t need an entire season, just enough episodes to wrap up the season finale.
after watching the last episode i really want to see whats happening next. i watch it every night on netflix. please renew and add another season
i want to know what happens!!