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?
I liked the show, would like to know how the finale would be resolved.
Seriously, cancelled?!? There HAS to be a season 2!! We need to know how things play out for Cat & the other characters.
Can’t believed it was cancelled! Just found it and watched the entire thing in a week! What was NBC thinking? Netflix, pick it up!
Bring it back. . . please!
I enjoyed this show and really hope a second season is picked up. Needs resolution!
This show was great I could not stop watching. I know a good show when I see one and this was it. Please bring it back.
The show should have been renewed. I’m looking at reruns on Netflix when I should have been watching season 2. It’s sad there are so many reality shows that should be canceled and they take a great show like Taxi Brooklyn off the air.
This is a GREAT show! It’s cancellation is proof that TV executives are daft! And I have never made ANY comment regarding this show as I have never seen it prior to today on Netflix! So there!
This is a GREAT show! It’s cancellation is proof that TV executives are daft!
I just watched season 1 on netflix. Never saw it on NBC, poor marketing? Please bring it back for Season 2!!
I love this show and want it to come back! Very good story and I would definitely watch a second season even if it was on a different channel!
Great 1st season. Sends a real message to America when the bad guys win. It wasn’t marketed well at all. I never even heard of it until the season was over.
The show was great it’s a shame to cancel. At least get together one more time and make a finale.
Wake up NBC
The show is great : wake up NBC! This time your dead wrong