Brooklyn Nine-Nine
The Tagger
TV Flash files “The Tagger” as hour 2 of 153 in the TV Flash guide — Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021) on Fox/NBC, season 1, episode 2, aired 2013-09-24, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E02: listed hour 2 of 153 in the Brooklyn Nine-Nine guide, hour 2 of 22 in season 1. It aired 2013-09-24 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Pilot” (S01E01). Next is “The Slump” (S01E03).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
When Jake is late for roll call, Captain Ray Holt assigns him to a graffiti case that Jake feels is below his level. However, when the culprit turns out to be the Deputy Commissioner's son, the case becomes a major problem. Meanwhile, Gina's psychic friend visits the precinct and gets inside Charles' head.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Tagger sit in the Brooklyn Nine-Nine guide?
S01E02 is listed hour 2 of 153 — hour 2 of 22 in season 1, season 1 episode 2.
When did Brooklyn Nine-Nine S01E02 air?
The Tagger aired 2013-09-24 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Why did it change networks?
Fox canceled it; NBC rescued it after a large, fast fan campaign. The later seasons exist because the internet refused the axe.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Brooklyn precinct found family under Captain Holt's deadpan excellence. Goor and Schur's workplace sitcom — Samberg, Beatriz, Crews, Fumero, Lo Truglio — treats jokes as policy and pride as structure. Fox canceled; NBC rescued after a fan revolt. Eight seasons of cop-com with a moral core, Halloween heists, and Braugher as the quiet nuke.
September 17, 2013, Fox. Dan Goor and Michael Schur's workplace sitcom planted a Brooklyn precinct under Captain Holt's deadpan excellence and treated jokes as policy. Andy Samberg, Stephanie Beatriz, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Andre Braugher's quiet nuke as Raymond Holt. Pride episodes, Halloween heists, found-family arcs. Then the chart that still matters: Fox canceled it; NBC picked it up after a fan uprising measured in **hours, not weeks**. Rex can toast un-cancellations as if they were a…
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