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 it….and want it back
Just watched the first season on netflix it was great and didn’t have all the garbage other shows do. I totally would have watched this if I had know about it when it was on tv. Bring it back! We need to know what happens
I love the show! Currently watching on Netflix and can’t stop! Don’t cancel this show! Bring it back!
Just finished Season1 on Netflix and incredibly disappointed to learn TAXI BROOKLYN has been cancelled. I would like to offer high praise for a series that provided a dynamic yet believable plot, interesting character development , witty dialog, marvelous casting, and engaging story lines . . . A wonderful (and much needed) case of good writing and acting, taking the place of gratuitous violence and shallow story telling which has become the typical network mainstay diet . . . My hope would be that this series is reinstated for intelligent viewers who appreciate, and would rather support a creative and… Read more »
Well said…now will any station pick this up, or are we just wasting our breath talking about it!!!???
they really need to change the way they rate shows honestly everyone loves watching tv on their own time whether its on DVR Netflix or any other online source. it’s not fair to all the on-demand- binge watching fans to cut a show unless you are including the ratings from those sources too! like watching live tv is very 2003.
advertisement is everything too, because i have never heard of this show until it was released to Netflix.
i just finished the show on netflix…It’s amazing! there needs to be another season! especially with a cliff hanger like that! renew the season i don’t care if its on NBC another channel or Netflix just bring it back!
i also just watch the entire season on Netflix. While the show was a bit choppy, acting or was it directing? camp or tongue in cheek? I still watched it.
Similar to Lisa, I just watched the entire season on Netflix and loved it! By the end, I was so invested in the fate of the characters. There seemed to be so much chemistry between all of the characters. Nowadays, shows are pulled before the even get a chance to establish a base. I even read about shows that never even get on screen. It seems like such a waste. I hope the show is picked up by some other network, it was well done and much better than all the so-called reality shows that I’m sick of…hence, watching Netflix.
I personally loved Taxi Brooklyn! It was funny and I was just really hoping for a second season!! Will there ever be a chance that the second season will be shown to the viewers that liked it and the viewers that have not yet seen what Taxi Brooklyn is about?
Watched season 1 on Netflix and love the show. Why would you cancel a show and leave so many lose ends? I am getting tired of this happening every time I find a show I like…
Didn’t know of the show until I saw it on Netflix. Really enjoyed the show especially since I could see season 1 altogether. I agree there should be a season 2.
reall ike the show, so dissappinted.
Loved this show as did my whole family. Bring it back!
Just watched the entire season on Netflix and thought it’s a great show. I think there should be season 2 as it’s finished with cliff hanger and can’t understand why the ratings were so low in America.
I need taxi Brooklyn season 2