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.
The black list SHOULD NOT be cancelled. You have all these ppl support and love behind this story.. we come home from a long bad day at work and watch old episodes from the black list to escape from the world for just one hour. Please reconsider. Look at reviews not the ratings
Please do not cancel The Blacklist. There is so much bad TV and this show is definitely not bad TV. It is the show I most look forward too each week.
Please renew! At least give use season 5. There is a lot of unanswered questions and it is not fair to the fans that has watched every season.
Drop it, it’s become redundant and repetative, and totally predictable. Even Dembay defected. Smart man.
Please please, renew! It’s really a great show! We love it in The Netherlands!
Please don’t cancel. Wonderful show.
we need BLACKLIST!!!!!!!!! best show in years.
omfg dont cancel the show us AUSSIES love it
YES!! IT NEEDS TO BE RENEWED!! I can’t STAND the “new” way seasons are aired; be that as it may, I WILL WATCH BLACKLIST WHENEVER IT IS AIRED!! At least give us VIABLE CONCLUSIONS to the lives of Red, Kate, Dembay, and the Post Office crew before you cancel it!!…BUT DON’T CANCEL IT!! PLEASE!!!
Please do not cancel this show. It is my favorite. I love all the caractures especially “redington”
I am not a television watcher but when the BLACK LIST AND THE BLACK LIST REDEMPTION came to the screen I have been mesmerized every since. So I ask you to please keep my programs on otherwise television bare no interest to me. By the way, I have not missed one of their series …..Thank you for renewing the BLACK LIST AND THE BLACK LIST REDEMPTION…GOD BLESS
I Feel the same way as other people that comment here: Pleave leave Red, Dembe, Mr Kaplan and all the other people from the FBI. All of them. Even Tom. I am not a fan of Elizabeth’s role.
if nbc takes the blacklist off or cancel then take all programs off,i am a fan of this show i’ve been watching since it began have not missed a season maybe a little more advertisment on other tv channels will let viewers know season is about to start may bring ratings back
I love Raymond “Red” Reddington (James Spader)., but not the character of Elizabeth. I also liked the Characters that worked with Reddington. Denbe and his clean up women. I hope you bring all those characters back.
I love the show, but the season when Liz was pregnant got a bit boring. I want to know what happened to The Cleaner Lady, Dembe & Red.