‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ canceled by Fox

The zany cop comedy “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” had to turn in its badge to Fox.

The network announced Thursday that it was cancelling the show, which stars Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher, after five seasons, although the show apparently has a good shot at turning up elsewhere.

According to Entertainment Weekly the show had “continued to grow in buzz and critical praise, though not in the Nielsens.”

The current season has averaged “2.7 million viewers and a 1.2 rating in the key 18-to-49-year-old demo,” which was down slightly from the 2.9 and 1.3 numbers for the previous season.

The season 5 finale, EW reports, will focus on the wedding of Jake (Samberg) and Amy (Melissa Fumero) and air May 20.

But almost as soon as Fox announced the cancellation, several other networks expressed interest in picking the show up.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, at least four networks have lined up as possible suitors and the studio wants to continue the show.

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine producers Universal Television have fielded a number of incoming calls from other outlets including Hulu (where the Andy Samberg comedy has an SVOD deal), Netflix (which has business with the studio including Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), TBS (whose president, Kevin Reilly, developed the series and whose network airs off-network repeats to the comedy) and network sibling NBC,” the Reporter wrote.

The show’s following was small but devoted, as Mashable noted that “’Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ was canceled and the internet is losing its mind.”

Executive-producer and co-creator Dan Goor retweeted numerous statements of support from such Hollywood figures as actor Sean Astin and Oscar-winning director Guillermo Del Toro.

“Wow. Thank you all for this incredible outpouring of support. #brooklyn99 fans are the best fans in the world. It means the world to me and everyone else who works on the show,” Mr. Goor wrote.

Wow. Thank you all for this incredible outpouring of support. #brooklyn99 fans are the best fans in the world. It means the world to me and everyone else who works on the show.

— Dan Goor (@djgoor) May 10, 2018