Debuting last fall, The Blacklist was the biggest new TV show of the season and even performed well in the ratings without The Voice as a lead-in. Can it survive a move to another night? Will the NBC execs regret giving it a full season renewal? Cancelled or renewed for season three? We’ll have to wait and see.
The Blacklist revolves around one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives (James Spader) who begins helping the authorities if a particular rookie agent (Megan Boone) is his partner. Now, the FBI works for him as he identifies a “blacklist” of politicians, mobsters, spies and international terrorists. The other castmembers in this drama include Harry Lennix, Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold, and Amir Arison.
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.
2/5 update: NBC has renewed The Blacklist for a third season for 2015-16. Details here.
Final season averages: 2.35 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 9.51 million total viewers.
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Due to a Nielsen glitch, some of the early ratings of the 2014-15 season were revised a few weeks later.
For comparisons: The first season of The Blacklist averaged a 2.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 10.79 million total viewers.
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? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a third season?
The best programme I have ever watched. Come on America please make sure that there are many more series to follow. Please don’t cancel one of your best shows
Absolutely RENEWED! It is my absolute favorite show!!
the best and great show ever do at least 10 more seres
This show became really bad this season.
Thanks ph, you saw what I saw this past season. Blacklist was not the same. The best show was the last show of the season.
This is a Great show. Exciting with great acting
Will someone please tell me, at the end …….while on the park bench, what did she say…………….
“you are my CLEANER????
She said, “You’re my sin eater.”
Marie, she says something much better. “You’re my sin eater”. Wow.
Spader (Red) said he was a “sin eater”….he had eaten her sin of shooting her father and had that blocked from her memory.
This was a good episode. Enjoyed it. Hope next season is even better….Now that’s…what I’m talking bout….The Old Blacklist…
BLACKLIST IS MY FAVORITE SHOW ON TV! I could watch James Spader read the dictionery. I find all the characters interesting. I especially enjoy the actress that plays Reddington’s, “Cleaner.” I’m stunned that there are people not watching because of the time slot change or that are finding it boring. But we all have different opinions and I respect that. Hopefully, this show will be on for a long time.
Wonderfully written, love the fact that Spader is ‘helping’ the FBI, while at the same time following his own agenda. Love the twists and turns. My husband who is usually bored with TV shows finds this series interesting. Please keep it going!
was once a great semi-procedural with an interesting interwoven back story focused on Spader’s character. Now it is a stupid night time soap opera focusing on the airhead female FBI agent played by an actress who can’t act. Used to watch this show live. Now, who cares. and based on the ratings, I can only assume others feel the same way. Probably won’t be tuning in next season
Blacklist was never missed in my house until it was time slotted up against Scandal. I do follow-up with past episodes and I am finding it is getting boring.
What are they going to do when she finally realizes without a doubt that “HE IS HER FATHER”.
Love this show. Love James Spader. It broke my heart when Boston legal was canceled.
In my opinion, this is the best show in television HANDS DOWN!
Love this show! It better stick around. It was wrapped u pretty nicely though…
Please don’t cancel the show. This is our family favorite show. Please please don’t cancel.
Please don’t cancel… We wait all week until Thursday to watch Blacklist. They cancel all the good programs and keep the worse ones.. Please please don’t cancel this is our favorite show….
Freaking Fantastic Season Finale. There is no chance of this hot show being cancelled.
It would mean a revolt of huge proportions.
I think it’s safe. Harold already posted on twitter that there will be a season 3. thank god.