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.
Don’t cancel my favorite show! James Spader makes every show he is in the best! All actors are so good and mr kaplan, Denby, and Liz are great too! Please continue the back stories on these characters….thanks so much for creating this quality show. At very least, need to get all characters back stories explained…..
Please don’t make the mistake of canceling this masterpiece like you did with “Life” ending it just when things started getting good, Blacklist is one of the main reasons why I’ve started watching regular TV again especially NBC TV it would be a shame to ruin that for many many people including myself.
Blacklist would do well to ditch all the “touching” baby scenes. They are boring and that is not why people watch the show. Time to get back to basics like the first 3 seasons.
Renew season 5 please!!!
Please leave Blacklist continue, it is my favorite show, If you must cancel something cancel the Blacklist Redemption, it is not interesting to me.
Please don’t cancel my favorite show. If you must cancel any cancel th Blacklist Redemption. It’s terrible!
I think it would be a mistake to cancel this show. I never had the opportunity to watch it until Netflix started carrying it due to my schedule or I would have been watching it all along.
I truly enjoy the intricacies of the show. I hope it is not cancelled.
Cancel???? NOOOOOO!!!!!!! Please renew…season 5 is a must!!! Spader is superb in this series and I want more. I’m in Jamaica and I watch this show after the voice on NBC and then i flip to AXN during the week to see episodes I already watched simply because i can’t get enough. Redemption is not gonna cut it for me…I tried. Further, Spader is not in it. Please do season 5. thanks
No !!!!!!!!…are you kidding me…Blacklist is the absolute best…and honestly the person Red would never believe is the betrayer and we don’t get to see Red at his best there will be no words to describe once the sorrow and shock turns into that cold determination…we have never see the side of Red I think this betrayal will bring out…and really going to do a Blacklist Redemption and have no Blacklist…please spare me…..James Spader is a true joy to watch every week…do not take my Reddinton away!!!!!!!
I love the Blacklist! It should NOT be cancelled!
blacklist:Redemtion somfarr is a real stinker. Makes little sense to cancel Blacklist and introduce that pathetic effort
LOVE this show. It seems that all the good shows get cancelled because but do they really do an honest poll and take into consideration other things that may be going on such as the presidential election, etc.etc.etc. I would hate to see this show cancelled. It truly is one of the shows that is different from week to week. KEEP IT RUNNING
This is the best show. We always dvr it and never miss an episode!! Please don’t take it off the air!!!!
Keep the Blacklist. The new story line should be a reveling shocker with the most trusted associate as the biggest threat to Red. I don’t have high hopes for Redemption