The Blacklist
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The Blacklist is an American crime thriller television series created by Jon Bokenkamp and developed by John Eisendrath. It stars James Spader as Raymond Reddington, an international criminal and one of the FBI's Most Wanted fugitives who cooperates with the FBI in hunting down other criminals on his "Blacklist". The series also stars Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Ryan Eggold, Amir Arison, Hisham Tawfiq, and Harry Lennix. The Blacklist was given a series order in May 2013, and ran from September 23, 2013, to July 13, 2023, on NBC. The pilot episode garnered 12 million viewers in the United States. The series was produced by Davis Entertainment, Universal Television and Sony Pictures Television Studios. Eisendrath, John Davis, and John Fox served as executive producers for the entire run of the series; Bokenkamp also executive produced the series for the first eight seasons. Other executive producers include director Joe Carnahan and Spader. During its run, The Blacklist won a Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Award and was nominated for six more, and received nominations for two Golden Globe Awards, two Saturn Awards, and two People's Choice Awards. The series spawned a tie-in media franchise, including comic series, standalone novels, and a video game. A spin-off, The Blacklist: Redemption, also created and developed by Bokenkamp and Eisendrath, aired on NBC from February to April 2017. It shared the same fictional universe with the original series and was entirely focused on Ryan Eggold's character, Tom Keen.
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| Season | Episodes | Originally released | Rank | Average viewers (millions) | ||
| First released | Last released | |||||
| 1 | 22 | September 23, 2013 (2013-09-23) | May 12, 2014 (2014-05-12) | 6 | 14 | |
| 2 | 22 | September 22, 2014 (2014-09-22) | May 14, 2015 (2015-05-14) | 14 | 13 | |
| 3 | 23 | October 1, 2015 (2015-10-01) | May 19, 2016 (2016-05-19) | 22 | 11 | |
| 4 | 22 | September 22, 2016 (2016-09-22) | May 18, 2017 (2017-05-18) | 30 | 9 | |
| 5 | 22 | September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27) | May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16) | 42 | 8 | |
| 6 | 22 | January 3, 2019 (2019-01-03) | May 17, 2019 (2019-05-17) | 57 | 6 | |
| 7 | 19 | October 4, 2019 (2019-10-04) | May 15, 2020 (2020-05-15) | 50 | 6 | |
| 8 | 22 | November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13) | June 23, 2021 (2021-06-23) | 51 | 5 | |
| 9 | 22 | October 21, 2021 (2021-10-21) | May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27) | 50 | 4 | |
| 10 | 22 | February 26, 2023 (2023-02-26) | July 13, 2023 (2023-07-13) | 60 | 3 | |
| Season | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
| 1 | 82% (57 reviews) | 74 (32 reviews) |
| 2 | 83% (18 reviews) | —N/a |
| 3 | 93% (14 reviews) | —N/a |
| 4 | 90% (10 reviews) | —N/a |
| 5 | 100% (5 reviews) | —N/a |
| 6 | 100% (5 reviews) | —N/a |
| Season | Timeslot (ET) | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | TV season | Viewership rank | Avg. viewers (millions) | ||
| Date | Viewers (millions) | Date | Viewers (millions) | ||||||
| 1 | Monday 10:00 p . | 22 | September 23, 2013 (2013-09-23) | 12 | May 12, 2014 (2014-05-12) | 10 | 2013–14 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | Monday 10:00 p . (1–8) Thursday 9:00 p . (10–22) | 22 | September 22, 2014 (2014-09-22) | 12 | May 14, 2015 (2015-05-14) | 7 | 2014–15 | 14 | 13 |
| 3 | Thursday 9:00 p . | 23 | October 1, 2015 (2015-10-01) | 7 | May 19, 2016 (2016-05-19) | 6 | 2015–16 | 22 | 11 |
| 4 | Thursday 10:00 p . | 22 | September 22, 2016 (2016-09-22) | 6 | May 18, 2017 (2017-05-18) | 4 | 2016–17 | 30 | 9 |
| 5 | Wednesday 8:00 p . | 22 | September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27) | 6 | May 16, 2018 (2018-05-16) | 5 | 2017–18 | 42 | 8 |
| 6 | Friday 9:00 p . (1–19) Friday 8:00 p . (20–22) | 22 | January 3, 2019 (2019-01-03) | 4 | May 17, 2019 (2019-05-17) | 4 | 2018–19 | 57 | 6 |
| 7 | Friday 8:00 p . | 19 | October 4, 2019 (2019-10-04) | 4 | May 15, 2020 (2020-05-15) | 4 | 2019–20 | 50 | 6 |
| 8 | Friday 8:00 p . (1–20) Wednesday 10:00 p . (21–22) | 22 | November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13) | 3 | June 23, 2021 (2021-06-23) | 2 | 2020–21 | 51 | 5 |
| 9 | Thursday 8:00 p . (1–9) Friday 8:00 p . (10–22) | 22 | October 21, 2021 (2021-10-21) | 3 | May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27) | 2 | 2021–22 | 51 | 4 |
| 10 | Sunday 10:00 p . (1–14) Thursday 8:00 p . (15–22) | 22 | February 26, 2023 (2023-02-26) | 2 | July 13, 2023 (2023-07-13) | 2 | 2022–23 | 60 | 3 |
| Year | Association | Category | Nominee | Result |
| By academic organizations | ||||
| 2014 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor – Television Series Drama | James Spader | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Miniseries, or Movie | The Blacklist | Won | |
| ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top TV Series | Dave Porter for The Blacklist | Won | |
| Hollywood Professional Association Awards | Outstanding Color Grading in Television | Randall Starness for Berlin Conclusion | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | Best Network Television Series Release | The Blacklist | Nominated | |
| Best Actor in a Television Series | James Spader | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor in Television Series Drama | James Spader | Nominated |
| Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series | Alan Alda | Nominated | |
| Guild of Music Supervisors Awards | Best Music Supervision for Television Drama | John Bissel | Nominated | |
| Saturn Awards | Best Network Television Series | The Blacklist | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie | The Blacklist | Nominated |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series | Stunt Cast | Nominated | |
| Guild of Music Supervisors Awards | Best Music Supervision for Television Drama | John Bissel | Nominated | |
| 2017 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite TV Crime Drama | The Blacklist | Nominated |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | The Blacklist | Nominated | ||
| 2019 | Nominated | |||
| 2020 | Nominated | |||
| 2022 | Saturn Awards | Best Action-Thriller Television Series | The Blacklist | Nominated |
| Best Guest Starring Role on Television | Fisher Stevens | Nominated | ||
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards | Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Drama Series, Limited Series or Movie | The Blacklist | Nominated | |
| Outstanding Stunt Performance | Stunt Cast | Nominated | ||
| By magazines | ||||
| 2014 | Entertainment Weekly Season Finale Awards | Best Non-Romantic Cliffhanger | "Berlin (No. 8) Conclusion" | Nominated |
| Funniest Moment in a Drama | Nominated | |||
| Weakest/Most Divisive Twist | Nominated | |||
| Best Final Shot | Nominated | |||
| Most Likely to Earn Someone an Emmy Nomination | Nominated | |||
| Biggest Regret That I Didn't See It, I Just Heard or Read About It | Nominated | |||
| TV Guide Awards | Favorite Actor | James Spader | Nominated | |
| Favorite Villain | Nominated | |||
| Favorite Drama Series | The Blacklist | Nominated | ||
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