Brooklyn Nine-Nine
The Overmining
TV Flash files “The Overmining” as hour 77 of 153 in the TV Flash guide — Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021) on Fox/NBC, season 4, episode 9, aired 2016-12-06, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S04E09: listed hour 77 of 153 in the Brooklyn Nine-Nine guide, hour 9 of 22 in season 4. It aired 2016-12-06 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Skyfire Cycle” (S04E08). Next is “Captain Latvia” (S04E10).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Captain "CJ" is having major problems with a big case, and Jake and Holt find the motivation to help him out. Inside the precinct, war ensues when Terry enforces a green initiative and tells Gina to get rid of her precious space heater, while Rosa and Boyle take a break from the night shift to visit a foot massage parlor.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Overmining sit in the Brooklyn Nine-Nine guide?
S04E09 is listed hour 77 of 153 — hour 9 of 22 in season 4, season 4 episode 9.
When did Brooklyn Nine-Nine S04E09 air?
The Overmining aired 2016-12-06 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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