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 the show. I am very disappointed that it got cancelled. I would be happy to see it show on another channel, as long as it’s one I get.
My husband and I really enjoyed the show and were looking forward to season 2, cant believe they arent having another one
I would absolutely like to see a second season of Taxi Brooklyn. I love the show. Disappointed that it will not be renewed.
Sorry to learn that it was canceled. I would watch another season.
I would love a 2nd season of taxi brooklyn, loved the first one
I really loved this show it was funny, french, african and super awesome
I would absolutely watch it on another channel. We loved it.
Really liked this show. Disappointed it won’t be back.
I would deffinetly watch another season of taxi Brooklyn. I was very disappointed that this show was not given a fighting chance it was funny good action and aa good cast
This shows should come back in a good time slot, and on the fall schedule.
Please bring back Taxi Brooklyn.
Bring it back please. It was new and different. Shook up tv.
Loved it! Was waiting for season two.
The Taxi was a hundred times better than lot of other crappy stuff on prime-time TV…God only knows where the producers get the popularity data for these shows. Ultimately, its all about other considerations for the Network rather than actual viewership….
I loved the show and was looking forward to season two. Every show i get into seems to get cancelled.