The Blacklist is by far one of the best new dramatic series this year. Good characters, good story, great performances are all it takes to make you seat in front of that magic box that is the TV, and enjoy a good show and wait on pins and needles for the next one, which is why the show is doing so great in the ratings and as done so for the majority of its first season, so it isn’t surprising when NBC announces that they have renewed the series for a second 22 episode season.
The series stars James Spader, Megan Boone, Ryan
Eggold, Diego Klattenhoff, Henry Lennix, Parminder Nagra, Amir Arison and
Hisham Tawfiq and spoiler alert, Alan Alda.
“For decades, ex-government agent Raymond “Red”
Reddington (James Spader, “The Office,” “Boston Legal”) 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 (Megan Boone, “Law & Order: Los Angeles”), 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 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. Also starring are Diego
Klattenhoff (“Homeland”), Harry Lennix (“Man of Steel”) and Ryan Eggold
(“90210”).“
Series Is Broadcast’s No. 1-Rated Drama in 18-49 and
Top New Show in Demo, Total Viewers
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Dec. 3, 2013 — NBC has
ordered a full 22-episode second season of freshman smash “The Blacklist,”
broadcast television’s No. 1 drama in the 18-49 demo fresh off of last night’s
substantial showing and timeslot win. The series is the fall season’s breakout
hit in both same day and record-setting live-plus-7 viewing.
The announcement was made jointly by Robert
Greenblatt, Chairman, NBC Entertainment, and Jennifer Salke, President, NBC
Entertainment.
“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,” 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!”
Added Salke: “We are very proud of the creative
achievements of ‘The Blacklist,’ starting with creator Jon Bokenkamp and his
incredible producing partners John Eisendrath, John Davis, John Fox and Michael
Watkins. Our hats are off to them and to everyone in our dream cast — starting
with the incomparable James Spader and Megan Boone — and our maverick pilot
director, Joe Carnahan, and all of the gifted writers, producers, and directors
who bring this cinematic show to life each week.”
The Nov. 4 episode of “Blacklist” delivered the
largest total-viewer increase from live-plus same-day viewing to live-plus-7 in
U.S. TV history, growing by 6.589 million (from 10.337 million to 16.926
million). “The Blacklist” now holds the top three increases from L+SD to L+7
among total viewers in U.S. TV history.
In historical context, “The Blacklist” is NBC’s
most-watched new drama eight weeks into its run in 19 years (since “Earth 2” in
1994).
The series stars Emmy Award winner James Spader as
“Red” Reddington, a world-renown terrorist on the FBI’s Most Wanted List who is
helping the U.S. government catch international criminals, but for unknown
reasons. The series also stars Megan Boone, Diego Klattenhoff, Harry Lennix,
Ryan Eggold and Parminder Nagra.
USA Today called “The Blacklist” the fall’s best new
drama while TV Guide said, “Can this show get any cooler?”
Jon Bokenkamp, John Eisendrath, John Davis and John
Fox serve as executive producers. The pilot was directed by Joe Carnahan. “The
Blacklist” is produced by Davis Entertainment Company in association with Sony
Pictures Television.
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