Less than 24 hours after NBC aired the winter finale, the network has renewed The Blacklist for a second season. They’ve ordered a full season of 22 episodes for 2014-15.
Starring James Spader, the show has been the top-rated new show this season in both the 18-49 demographic and in total viewers. It’s aired after The Voice, NBC’s most-popular show, but will return for a three episode run starting January 13th — without that strong lead-in.
“The success of The Blacklist demonstrates that inspired storytelling is alive and well in broadcast television, and I’m impressed on a daily basis by this creative team’s imagination and the extent to which they will go to capture this grand vision on film,” NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt said. “With gratitude to both our partners at Sony Pictures Television and our NBC development executives who took a great script and shepherded it into a great series, I hope that Red Reddington never runs out of names to bring down on his list!”
What do you think? Are you a fan? Are you glad to hear that The Blacklist will be back for 2014-15?
Best show on tv. Puts 24 to shame. Hope you have a long run.
OMG!!! So excited….watched James Spader since he and I were kids!!!! Guy is amazing! Boston Legal…etc!! Addicted to this show..can’t wait to see more…was holding onto my seat waiting to find out! Yay!
Love the show! Have become obsessed with it. Telling everyone about it. Can’t wait for season 2. I find myself like some of those women who will not miss their favorite soaps .
James Spader is one of the greatest actors ever. Thumbs up to all the cast and writers, I am a fan.
YES IM SO HAPPY!! Love love this show!!!
Not only is The Blacklist the first truly brilliant show NBC has bought and shown since Journeyman by Kevin Falls in 2007 (and promptly cancelled, another dumb-headed move by what I now call The No-Brains Corporation), but with this show, it has the first chance to pull itself out of last place (CW doesn’t count) since I can remember. However, I must urge them not to lean so heavily on the incredible James Spader to continue to pull this show into the brilliant range. Frankly, as much as I love this show, without jumping on Imbd, I could not name… Read more »
Absolutely love this show; anxious for it to return ASAP. James Spader is amazing in this.
This is great news. James Spader is captivating in this series and it’s become my new favorite show.
I am 49 and I love watching TV, so our demographic should be counted!
Your demographic still IS counted, Amy. However, not only do you have the big old 5-0 staring down at you, but the privilege of no longer being a useful member of the human race according to the dumb-heads who run televisionland. I am 60! Being old is bad enough. Being unimportant as a marketing tool for television executives, well, I say we sue them for bigotry!!! I have spent 10 years watching TV and felt really guilty every time a show gets canceled for not being watched by the “right” demographic. Last year we lost CSINY and Vegas, both top… Read more »
Yeah! I’ve been sitting on pins & needles hoping they would renew “The Blacklist”, one of the best shows on TV. I am 64 and retired so I have much more time than I ever did to watch TV. We baby boomers consist of a large part of the demographic, so why don’t our opinions count? I love history and when they cancelled “Copper” and ended “The White Queen” I was furious! I have become leary of getting involved with a new show, only to worry that it will be cancelled. Now they have “Reign” which is apparently doing well,… Read more »
Well, I guess us old codgers better stick together! 🙂
You betcha, Linda and Amy. Keep writing and informing them that between 30 and 55 (ages), I NEVER watched TV because I was raising children and working. Now that I am retired, not only do I have more disposable income, but lots more time! The only tool we have is our computers and lots of time to keep letting them know how bigoted they are by considering us non-persons (not to mention how dumb-headed they are being for leaving out the largest demographic with time and money – a two-year-old could figure out that we, the boomers, are NOT our… Read more »
THIS is NBC’s ONLY smart decision! Love this show, too.
By the way, what’s wrong w/including the OVER 49 demographic? Yes, we DO watch TV as well.
Right on! (from a not quite 49 year old) 😉
They don’t really care if you watch the show. They only care if you are easily manipulated by the advertising during the show. Once you get to a certain age, you don’t purchase things just because they are shiny and new.
Advertising, product placement or commercials, is their income. If you don’t blindly spend your money, you are far less important to their bottom line.
Hate to say it, A (it’s YOU on Pretty Little Liars, isn’t it! 😀 ), but I could be put into that category. In fact, I raised three children. No TV allowed in the house. The two youngest still don’t watch TV (both in their slobbering demographic at 25 – 28). My eldest daughter is like me, only without the education and consequently the job to afford it. So, because she is my best friend as well as daughter, we help her out without a moment’s guilt. Luckily she’s in the right demographic. Good thing those nutballs at the networks… Read more »
Looks Like NBC Made AN Awesome Decision Especially After Last Nights episode! This Show Will Be On For Years To Come!!
This is one. Of the most intriguing series I have seen in ages! James Spader is not only hot & sexy in this, but he’s an amazing actor! What talent!!!!
It’s a good thing for NBC!!! Those last years, when they launch new shows, they’re often been cancelled after only one season!!!
Love James Spader & LOVE this show!
**** K yeah! Great show!
Smart decision NBC! The Blacklist is the best thing to have to your network in ages, and TV in general!