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 loved Taxi Brooklyn. I wished it was still showing. The big mess that happened with the ratings should have been re-done. DWTS was rated incorrectly, got more votes because the computer tally got corrupted so the ratings showed a big rise for DWTS and others dropped like for Brooklyn Taxi. I wish that some day soon that it will be picked up by another station which allows us to watch what we like to see and not be forced to watch what they want us to see.
I enjoyed this show, so sick of all the GORY details on other shows, this had less gore and more story. will be disappointing if it does end with one season.
I also just watched taxi brooklyn on netflix. Never heard of it before so nbc didn’t do very good job of advertising it. We have nbc on most of the day but basically just back ground noise. It was a good show with combination of humor,action,& good storyline. I don’t watch tv much anymore b/c all the shows I do watch get canceled so I gave up trying out new shows!!
Y’all have to get a second season I love this show, please try to start a second season
I think it should come back as The finale left it wide open I am from the UK and I watched it on Netflix
Once I got in to it,it was really good And there is a good story line, so BRING IT BACK nbc who ever you are…
At least make it a Netflix series…
I was telling everyone about what a great show this was and now it’s cancelled. I watched the whole season in one day (Day off OK LOL) and LOVED IT!!! I need a Season 2. Did the mom die? What happened to his son and ex? UGH!!!
I agree with you Ashley, it is ok to leave those types of mysteries open if you building on it for the next series. Another thing did the cab driver’s friend die, because the hit man said I could kill you but I won’t, because I want you to take this message to him…However, the was on the floor in the airport. The way they lefy it there was no happy endings for anyone… That leaves the picture that the evil ones win in every area, but that is simply not realistic, nor true
I am absolutely disappointed about this not renewing, I thought the actors were awesome, the show was funny, suspenceful, plus I put on facebook just today If anyone had been watching this series, as was really enjoying it. how could the ratings possibly be that bad? unbelievable !!!!!!!!!
This is a very good show. I don’t know why the ratings were so low. Shows like nikita and alias were great action shows. I’m curious about what type of people are being monitored for theses ratings. They need to change the ratings system in my opinion.
I enjoyed the series and would have continued to watch if it wasn’t cancelled…. very DUMB way to end a series……. you know TV numbers are not always indicative of what people like. It’s just money to networks. You have absolutely stupid comedy series on, and they continue because of PC, i can not belive they make you any money.? Getting so I don’t watch TV anymore. Nothing on. Thank goodness for my tablet
. Bring on Season 2 or 3 maybe. Why not give people what they want to watch?
Love the show… go sell it to Netflix… they have oodles of money!
Just watched season 1 on Netflix. Couldn’t turn it off. It draws you in. The relationships & the chemistry the characters have with one another it make it work. If NBC doesn’t want it. release season 2 to Netflix. NBC set this show up for failure from the beginning. I had never heard of the show until Netflix released it. 🙁
me too
Please renew!! Please! It was an original and great just the way it was. Please bring back!!!
Bring on season 2!!!!!!!!!! It is a good show, funny, witty, and has a good storyline. All of the actors bring their characters to life and that should definitely count for something.
I also recently discovered taxibrooklyn on Netflix, loved it! NBC could have done a much better job in advertising it. Too few mystery series have the right element of humor to keep the drama from overpowering or becoming the type of cliche we as an audience cringe at rather than recognize and laugh with it. TaxiBrooklyn had two mid-season episodes that were dramatic but hilarious, showing the casts’ seemingly natural chemistry. I hope NBC will tie up the loose ends at the very least, too. At most, I hope Netflix will become my entertainments’ savior once again. I rarely even… Read more »
Just watched the entire Season 1 on Netflix–LOVED IT!!!
I cannot believe this show (Taxi Brooklyn) was cancelled!
I just learned that there may be no Season 2 which is very disappointing. Hope you reconsider I really enjoyed Season 1!
i liked it. i think you owe the viewers a closure. it was cut at the peak.