The ratings for The Blacklist TV show took another big hit last season, dropping nearly 40% in the same day demo ratings. Now that the drama series will have enough episodes for a good-sized syndication package, will this NBC series be cancelled or renewed for a fifth season? Stay tuned to find out.
The Blacklist revolves around one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives, Raymond “Red” Reddington (James Spader). He offers to help the authorities if rookie agent Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone) is his partner. The FBI then essentially works for him as he identifies a “blacklist” of politicians, mobsters, spies and international terrorists. The other castmembers in this drama include Diego Klattenhoff, Harry Lennix, Ryan Eggold, Hisham Tawfiq, Amir Arison, and Mozhan Marno.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/19 update: You can see the latest night’s ratings in context.
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For comparisons: The third season of The Blacklist averaged a 1.42 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 6.83 million viewers (live + same day ratings).
Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you like The Blacklist TV series? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a fifth season?
5/11 update: NBC has renewed The Blacklist for a fifth season. Details here.
Love blacklist
I love Blacklist!! It is a great show! The actors are great! Please do not cancel! We have to tape it now because of the day change! Thursday was a better night because of church on Wed. Our favorite show!
I am done with this show. What terrible writing and scripting it has become. Each season just gets worse than the last. Killing Tom was so forced and senseless. I hate when shows make things happen nonsensically just to create false cliffhangers for no reason, or even worse to fix ratings. They might as well have killed Tom in the Pilot as was planned and had the Liz they wanted from the get go, instead of the desperate attempt to save a show the rest of this season will inevitably become. Was fun while it lasted, but I’m sure this… Read more »
Definitely renew. I’d be so sad to see it end.
definitely renew
This is a fabulous intriguing show and James Spader is every bit a part of that intrigue. I watch, but really like to binge what when it comes to NetFlex this not having to be interrupted by those pesky TV commercials. Keep it going. Perhaps you consider just putting it on the applications rather then on TV. Either way those die hard fans will watch either way.
I like watching the Blacklist. Please continue the series
I fell off during the incessant Keen and the baby debacle at the beginning of the season, which had carried over from last season. That was some of the worst tangent script writing that I have ever witnessed. This is the definition of “going off of the rails”. And, no one could make it stop, so me and few million other people decided to turn it off.
Please, it is my favorite show. I’m watching from Holland and love to see more seasons.
Please, keep making this show! It is the only one I still enjoy.