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?
With due respect to the actors, it was a copy of Castle, with the latter’s motifs reworked – useful civilian consultant to aggressive female detective, bohemian sexualized mother, etc. What it lacked in the man female character was believable light and shade. The unfeminine look and snarling manner was less attractive, intelligent and vulnerable than Stana Katic’s character in Castle. The mother’s role was a cardboard cut-out – the scriptwriter’s fault as Ally Walker made a brave, creditable attempt with what little she was given. Jacky Ido was a worthy foil and his character intelligent, believable, engaging and also vulnerable… Read more »
Definitely bring it back. Superb acting made up for the relatively weak scripts, Great dialogues and characters but some of the plots were sloppy making one wonder why they would take certain actions. Could improve but still better than many current popular shows, ‘Castle’ for an example.
Please!!!!! bring it back.i and my family love the show..never want it to end
first of all i want to say the way season 1 ended certainty seemed like there was going to be a season 2! so i don’t know why they wouldn’t make one, i loved this show and how personal and funny and real it all seemed . Don’t disappoint the audience NBC but not producing a second season.
This was an awesome show!! Bring it back!!
OMG! How could you leave fans hanging like that? Great plot line, great cast. Please figure out a way to bring it back.
I want season two!!!!!!!! You literally dropped a bomb, and then you don’t want to make at least one or more episodes????!!!!!!!
I LOVE this show. After the finale ending how it did only makes you want to see more. Netflix should pick up this show.
Please bring Taxi Brookjlyn back. How could you leave us all hanging???
I would absolutely watch season two of Taxi Brooklyn. I LOVE THAT SHOW!!!!!! Its amazing I love the drama and I especially would like to see what happened to Gregg and Cats mom and also Leo’s wife and son.
My wife,and i are very dissapointed with NBC for cancelling Taxi Brooklyn, we were looking forward for sesson two.
My family enjoyed the show and felt it was very interesting and looked forward in seeing each next show. Would like to see a season two!!!
wow, this was a fantastic show. Bring it back! I also need closure on this show. NetFlix or Hulu need to buy the rights on this show. It was better than some of these other cop shows.
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really good show and great acting.. It also had an action packed last episode My husband and I want it back