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THE BLACKLIST: Renewed For 2nd Season & 22 Episodes on NBC

Megan Boone James Spader The Blacklist

The Blacklist Renewed for Season 2. This recent NBC news answers the question of whether or not the cable TV station would renew the Sony TV-produced television show. The 2nd season of The Blacklist will be comprised of the same number of episodes as season one (22 episodes) and will begin to air in 2014. This renewal news came as little surprise with it being “the No. 1 drama and the No. 2 scripted series on the Big 4 networks in the 18-49 demo, averaging a 4.9 rating/13 share (most current).

It is the No. 1 new show in 18-49 and total viewers and NBC’s most watched new drama in 19 years, since Earth 2 in 1994. In addition to a strong Live showing, The Blacklist is a monster DVR gainer. Its November 4 episode  delivered the largest total-viewer increase from Live+Same Day to Live+7 ever, growing by 6.589 million (from 10.337 million to 16.926 million). The Blacklist, which commanded the highest ad price for a new series this fall, now holds the top three L+SD to L+7 rises among total viewers in U.S. TV history.”

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The Blacklist stars Megan Boone, James Spader, Annet Mahendru, Charles Baker, Diego Klattenhoff, Harry Lennix, Ryan Eggold, Ilfenesh Hadera, Giovanna Cappetta, Alexander Blaise, Roman Roytberg, Mir Rizvi, and Abigail Friend.

The Blacklist‘s plot synopsis: “For decades, ex-government agent Raymond “Red” Reddington (James Spader) has been one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives. Brokering shadowy deals for criminals across the globe, Red was known by many as “The Concierge of Crime.” Now, he’s mysteriously surrendered to the FBI with an explosive offer: he will help catch a long-thought-dead terrorist, Ranko Zamani, under the condition that he speaks only to Elizabeth “Liz” Keen, an FBI profiler fresh out of Quantico.

For Liz, it’s going to be one hell of a first day on the job. What follows is a twisting series of events as the race to stop a terrorist begins. What are Red’s true intentions? Why has he chosen Liz, a woman with whom he seemingly has no connection? Does Liz have secrets of her own? Zamani, we come to find out, is only the first of many on a list that Red has compiled over the years: a “blacklist” of politicians, mobsters, spies and international terrorists. He will help catch them all… with the caveat that Liz continues to work as his partner. Red will teach Liz to think like a criminal and “see the bigger picture”… whether she wants to or not.”

Leave your thoughts on The Blacklist‘s renewal below in the comments section. For more The Blacklist news, photos, reviews, and videos, visit our The Blacklist Page, subscribe to us by Email, “follow” us on Twitter, Tumblr, or “like”us on FacebookThe Blacklist will air on Mondays at 10pm this fall on NBC.

Source: Deadline

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Rollo Tomasi

Rollo Tomasi is a Connecticut-based film critic, TV show critic, news, and editorial writer. He will have a MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University in 2025. Rollo has written over 700 film, TV show, short film, Blu-ray, and 4K-Ultra reviews. His reviews are published in IMDb's External Reviews and in Google News. Previously you could find his work at Empire Movies, Blogcritics, and AltFilmGuide. Now you can find his work at FilmBook.
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