The Blacklist season 8: Difference between revisions

*The Blacklist*
The Blacklist
Season 8
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	November 13, 2020 –; June 23, 2021
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The eighth season of the American crime thriller television series The Blacklist^[1] premiered on November 13, 2020 and ended on June 23, 2021.^[2]

The series was created by Jon Bokenkamp, and continues to be produced by Davis Entertainment, Universal Television and Sony Pictures Television, and executive produced by Jon Bokenkamp, John Davis, John Eisendrath, John Fox and Joe Carnahan. This is the last season to star Megan Boone.^[3]

Premise

The eighth season follows Elizabeth Keen and her mother Katarina Rostova in their attempts to take down Reddington, who eventually kills Rostova. Elizabeth then goes on a vengeful crusade against Reddington, going rogue from the FBI and gathering her own resources and people to destroy him. She enters into an alliance with a powerful, dangerous criminal Neville Townsend, the author of Townsend's Directive. This alliance however, puts Elizabeth, Reddington, the FBI task force, and her attempts to discover more about her and Reddington's past in great jeopardy.

Cast

Main

James Spader as Raymond "Red" Reddington
Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen
Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler
Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper
Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai
Laura Sohn as Alina Park
Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma

Recurring

Laila Robins as Katarina Rostova/Tatiana Petrova
Reg Rogers as Neville Townsend
Ron Raines as Dominic Wilkinson
Ginger Mason as Agnes Keen
Kecia Lewis as Esi Jackson
Drew Gehling as Skip Hadley
Deirdre Lovejoy as Cynthia Panabaker
LaChanze as Anne Foster
David E. Harrison as Ivan Stepanov
Lukas Hassel as Vandyke
Christopher Gurr as Godwin Page
Rana Roy as Priya Laghari

Tribute to

Brian Dennehy as Dominic Wilkinson
Clark Middleton as Glen Carter
Tobias Core (unknown role)

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Blacklist guide	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
153	1	"Roanoke"	No. 139	Andrew McCarthy	Daniel Cerone	November 13, 2020 (2020-11-13)	3.72^[4]
154	2	"Katarina Rostova: Conclusion"	No. 3	Stephanie Marquardt	Lukas Reiter	November 20, 2020 (2020-11-20)	3.53^[5]
155	3	"16 Ounces"	N/A	Andrew McCarthy	John Eisendrath & Jon Bokenkamp & Lukas Reiter	January 22, 2021 (2021-01-22)	3.27^[6]
156	4	"Elizabeth Keen"	No. 1	Cort Hessler	Sean Hennen	January 29, 2021 (2021-01-29)	3.43^[7]
157	5	"The Fribourg Confidence"	No. 140	Andrew McCarthy	Noah Schechter	February 5, 2021 (2021-02-05)	3.44^[8]
158	6	"The Wellstone Agency"	No. 127	Matthew McLoota	Kelli Johnson	February 12, 2021 (2021-02-12)	3.44^[9]
159	7	"Chemical Mary"	No. 143	Christine Moore	Daniel Cerone	February 19, 2021 (2021-02-19)	3.38^[10]
160	8	"Ogden Greeley"	No. 40	Michael Caracciolo	Lukas Reiter	February 26, 2021 (2021-02-26)	3.57^[11]
161	9	"The Cyranoid"	No. 35	Andrew McCarthy	Allison Glock-Cooper & T Cooper	March 5, 2021 (2021-03-05)	3.22^[12]
162	10	"Dr. Laken Perillos"	No. 70	Phil Bertelsen	Aiah Samba	March 12, 2021 (2021-03-12)	3.30^[13]
163	11	"Captain Kidd"	No. 96	Andrew McCarthy	Sam Christopher	March 26, 2021 (2021-03-26)	3.29^[14]
164	12	"Rakitin"	No. 28	Mahesh Pailoor	Lukas Reiter	April 2, 2021 (2021-04-02)	3.29^[15]
165	13	"Anne"	N/A	Andrew McCarthy	Sean Hennen	April 16, 2021 (2021-04-16)	3.53^[16]
166	14	"Misère"	N/A	Christine Gee	Jon Bokenkamp & John Eisendrath	April 23, 2021 (2021-04-23)	3.44^[17]
167	15	"The Russian Knot"	N/A	Juan Avella	Katie Bockes	April 30, 2021 (2021-04-30)	3.35^[18]
168	16	"Nicholas Obenrader"	No. 133	Daniel Willis	Taylor Martin	May 7, 2021 (2021-05-07)	3.20^[19]
169	17	"Ivan Stepanov"	No. 5	Adam Weisinger	David Merritt	May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)	3.09^[20]
170	18	"The Protean"	No. 36	Michael Caracciolo	Justine Neubarth	May 21, 2021 (2021-05-21)	3.27^[21]
171	19	"Balthazar "Bino" Baker"	No. 129	Christine Moore	Lukas Reiter	May 28, 2021 (2021-05-28)	3.33^[22]
172	20	"Godwin Page"	No. 141	John Terlesky	Lukas Reiter	June 4, 2021 (2021-06-04)	3.16^[23]
173	21	"Nachalo"	N/A	Kurt Kuenne	John Eisendrath & Jon Bokenkamp & Lukas Reiter	June 16, 2021 (2021-06-16)	2.35^[24]
174	22	"Konets"	N/A	John Terlesky	Jon Bokenkamp & John Eisendrath	June 23, 2021 (2021-06-23)	2.24^[25]

Production

Casting

Laura Sohn, who had a recurring role in the previous season as Alina Park, had become a series regular.^[26]
Ron Raines replaced Brian Dennehy as Dominic Wilkinson, due to the death of the latter prior to production.^[27]
Clark Middleton, who portrayed Glen Carter, Reddington's tracker, died in October 2020.^[28]
Megan Boone left the series after eight seasons.^[3]

Filming

Production for the eighth season began in September 2020 with full safety protocols in place amid the COVID-19 pandemic.^[29]

Departure of Jon Bokenkamp

Series creator Jon Bokenkamp announced in June 2021 to leave the series after eight seasons to move on new projects.^[30]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of *The Blacklist season 8*
No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Roanoke (No. 139)"	November 13, 2020	0.4	3.72^[4]	0.4	2.30	0.8	6.03^[31]
2	"Katarina Rostova: Conclusion (No. 3)"	November 20, 2020	0.4	3.53^[5]	—	—	—	—
3	"16 Ounces"	January 22, 2021	0.4	3.27^[6]	—	—	—	—
4	"Elizabeth Keen (No. 1)"	January 29, 2021	0.4	3.43^[7]	—	—	—	—
5	"The Fribourg Confidence (No. 140)"	February 5, 2021	0.4	3.44^[8]	—	—	—	—
6	"The Wellstone Agency (No. 127)"	February 12, 2021	0.4	3.44^[9]	0.4	2.25	0.8	5.69^[32]
7	"Chemical Mary (No. 143)"	February 19, 2021	0.4	3.38^[10]	0.4	2.21	0.7	5.59^[33]
8	"Ogden Greeley (No. 40)"	February 26, 2021	0.3	3.57^[11]	0.4	2.05	0.7	5.62^[34]
9	"The Cyranoid (No. 35)"	March 5, 2021	0.4	3.22^[12]	0.3	2.18	0.7	5.41^[35]
10	"Dr. Laken Perillos (No. 70)"	March 12, 2021	0.4	3.30^[13]	0.3	2.01	0.7	5.30^[36]
11	"Captain Kidd (No. 96)"	March 26, 2021	0.3	3.29^[14]	—	—	—	—
12	"Rakitin (No. 28)"	April 2, 2021	0.4	3.29^[15]	—	—	—	—
13	"Anne"	April 16, 2021	0.4	3.53^[16]	0.2	1.78	0.6	5.31^[37]
14	"Misere"	April 23, 2021	0.4	3.44^[17]	0.3	1.93	0.7	5.37^[38]
15	"The Russian Knot"	April 30, 2021	0.4	3.35^[18]	0.3	2.07	0.7	5.41^[39]
16	"Nicholas Obenrader (No. 133)"	May 7, 2021	0.4	3.20^[19]	0.3	2.07	0.7	5.27^[40]
17	"Ivan Stepanov (No. 5)"	May 14, 2021	0.4	3.09^[20]	0.3	1.90	0.7	4.99^[20]
18	"The Protean (No. 36)"	May 21, 2021	0.4	3.27^[21]	0.3	2.01	0.7	5.28^[21]
19	"Balthazar "Bino" Baker (No. 129)"	May 28, 2021	0.4	3.33^[22]	0.3	1.96	0.7	5.29^[22]
20	"Godwin Page (No. 141)"	June 4, 2021	0.3	3.16^[23]	0.3	1.98	0.6	5.13^[23]
21	"Nachalo"	June 16, 2021	0.3	2.35^[24]	0.3	2.46	0.6	4.81^[24]
22	"Konets"	June 23, 2021	0.2	2.24^[25]	0.3	2.35	0.5	4.58^[25]

References

^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 20, 2020). "'The Blacklist' Renewed For Season 8 By NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 27, 2020). "NBC Sets Premiere Dates For Tweaked Fall Schedule; Scripted Series Delayed; 'New Amsterdam', 'Brooklyn', 'Manifest', 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' Held For 2021". Deadline Hollywood.
^ ^a ^b Andreeva, Nellie (June 15, 2021). "'The Blacklist' Star Megan Boone Leaving NBC Series After 8 Seasons". Deadline Hollywood.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (November 16, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.13.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (November 23, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.20.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (January 25, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.22.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (February 1, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.29.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (February 8, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.5.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (February 16, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.12.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (February 22, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.19.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 22, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (March 1, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.26.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (March 8, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.5.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (March 15, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.12.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (March 29, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.26.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (April 5, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.2.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (April 19, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.16.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (April 26, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.23.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (May 3, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.30.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Metcalf, Mitch (May 10, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.7.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Berman, Marc (May 15, 2021). "Friday Ratings: 'Blue Bloods' Season Ender Tops Night on CBS". Programming Insider. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Berman, Marc (May 22, 2021). "Friday Ratings: Another Abysmal Showing for the Broadcast Networks". Programming Insider. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Berman, Marc (May 28, 2021). "Thursday Ratings: ABC Leads This First Night of the Non-Traditional TV Season". Programming Insider. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Berman, Marc (June 5, 2021). "Friday Ratings: ABC and Fox Share Modest Dominance". Programming Insider. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Berman, Marc (June 17, 2021). "Wednesday Ratings: ABC and Fox Top the Low-Rated Troops". Programming Insider. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Berman, Marc (June 24, 2021). "Wednesday Ratings: ABC and Fox Share Modest Dominance". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
^ Iannucci, Rebecca (May 7, 2020). "'The Blacklist': Laura Sohn promoted to Series Regular for Season 8". TV Line. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
^ "Viewers Met the New Dom on 'The Blacklist' After Ron Raines Replaced Brian Dennehy".
^ Lawrence, Britt (12 November 2020). "How The Blacklist Will Say Goodbye To Clark Middleton's Glen In Season 8". CinemaBlend. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
^ "Production Dates - Various Shows". SpoilerTV. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (2021-06-24). "'The Blacklist' Creator Jon Bokenkamp Exits NBC Series After 8 Seasons". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
^ Thorne, Will (November 24, 2020). "Live+7 Ratings for Week of Nov. 9: 'This Is Us' and 'Grey's Anatomy' Tussle at the Top". Variety. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
^ Pucci, Douglas (March 1, 2021). "Live+7 Weekly Ratings: 'Clarice' Series Premiere More Than Doubles its Same-Day Adults 18-49". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
^ Pucci, Douglas (March 8, 2021). "Live+7 Weekly Ratings: 'Big Sky' the Top Total Viewer Gainer in Each Week of its Winter Run". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
^ Pucci, Douglas (March 18, 2021). "Live+7 Weekly Ratings: 'The Conners' and 'Young Sheldon' Lead Comedies in Gains". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
^ Pucci, Douglas (March 22, 2021). "Live+7 Weekly Ratings: 'New Amsterdam' Third Season Premiere Moves in to Total Viewer Gains Lead Position". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
^ Pucci, Douglas (April 15, 2021). "Live+ 7 Weekly Ratings: ABC, NBC and Fox Each Have Three Programs Apiece in Top Nine Gainers Among Adults 18-49". Programming Insider. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^ Berman, Marc (April 17, 2021). "Friday Ratings: CBS and ABC Win; 'Blue Bloods' Rises to Second Most-Watched Telecast of the Year". Programming Insider. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
^ Berman, Marc (April 24, 2021). "Friday Night Ratings: Under 15-Million Viewers Combined for the 5 Broadcast Networks". Programming Insider. Retrieved May 2, 2021.
^ Berman, Marc (May 1, 2021). "Friday Ratings: 'MacGyver' Exits CBS on a Quiet Note; Lackluster NFL Draft on ABC". Programming Insider. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
^ Berman, Marc (May 8, 2021). "Friday Ratings: CBS and Fox Share Diluted Leadership". Programming Insider. Retrieved May 22, 2021.

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External links

[Blacklist_Renewed-1] Andreeva, Nellie (February 20, 2020). "'The Blacklist' Renewed For Season 8 By NBC". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

[2] Andreeva, Nellie (August 27, 2020). "NBC Sets Premiere Dates For Tweaked Fall Schedule; Scripted Series Delayed; 'New Amsterdam', 'Brooklyn', 'Manifest', 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' Held For 2021". Deadline Hollywood.

[Boone_leaving-3] Andreeva, Nellie (June 15, 2021). "'The Blacklist' Star Megan Boone Leaving NBC Series After 8 Seasons". Deadline Hollywood.

[8.01-4] Metcalf, Mitch (November 16, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.13.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

[8.02-5] Metcalf, Mitch (November 23, 2020). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.20.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.

[8.03-6] Metcalf, Mitch (January 25, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.22.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.

[8.04-7] Metcalf, Mitch (February 1, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.29.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2021.

[8.05-8] Metcalf, Mitch (February 8, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.5.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 8, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.

[8.06-9] Metcalf, Mitch (February 16, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.12.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 16, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2021.

[8.07-10] Metcalf, Mitch (February 22, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.19.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on February 22, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2021.

[8.08-11] Metcalf, Mitch (March 1, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.26.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

[8.09-12] Metcalf, Mitch (March 8, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.5.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

[8.10-13] Metcalf, Mitch (March 15, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.12.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 15, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

[8.11-14] Metcalf, Mitch (March 29, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.26.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.

[8.12-15] Metcalf, Mitch (April 5, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.2.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.

[8.13-16] Metcalf, Mitch (April 19, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.16.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

[8.14-17] Metcalf, Mitch (April 26, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.23.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.

[8.15-18] Metcalf, Mitch (May 3, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.30.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 3, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2021.

[8.16-19] Metcalf, Mitch (May 10, 2021). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.7.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 10, 2021. Retrieved May 10, 2021.

[8.17-20] Berman, Marc (May 15, 2021). "Friday Ratings: 'Blue Bloods' Season Ender Tops Night on CBS". Programming Insider. Retrieved May 26, 2021.

[8.18-21] Berman, Marc (May 22, 2021). "Friday Ratings: Another Abysmal Showing for the Broadcast Networks". Programming Insider. Retrieved June 5, 2021.

[8.19-22] Berman, Marc (May 28, 2021). "Thursday Ratings: ABC Leads This First Night of the Non-Traditional TV Season". Programming Insider. Retrieved June 8, 2021.

[8.20-23] Berman, Marc (June 5, 2021). "Friday Ratings: ABC and Fox Share Modest Dominance". Programming Insider. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

[8.21-24] Berman, Marc (June 17, 2021). "Wednesday Ratings: ABC and Fox Top the Low-Rated Troops". Programming Insider. Retrieved July 12, 2021.

[8.22-25] Berman, Marc (June 24, 2021). "Wednesday Ratings: ABC and Fox Share Modest Dominance". Programming Insider. Retrieved August 2, 2021.

[26] Iannucci, Rebecca (May 7, 2020). "'The Blacklist': Laura Sohn promoted to Series Regular for Season 8". TV Line. Retrieved May 12, 2020.

[27] "Viewers Met the New Dom on 'The Blacklist' After Ron Raines Replaced Brian Dennehy".

[28] Lawrence, Britt (12 November 2020). "How The Blacklist Will Say Goodbye To Clark Middleton's Glen In Season 8". CinemaBlend. Retrieved 29 January 2021.

[29] "Production Dates - Various Shows". SpoilerTV. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

[30] Andreeva, Nellie (2021-06-24). "'The Blacklist' Creator Jon Bokenkamp Exits NBC Series After 8 Seasons". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

[31] Thorne, Will (November 24, 2020). "Live+7 Ratings for Week of Nov. 9: 'This Is Us' and 'Grey's Anatomy' Tussle at the Top". Variety. Retrieved November 24, 2020.

[32] Pucci, Douglas (March 1, 2021). "Live+7 Weekly Ratings: 'Clarice' Series Premiere More Than Doubles its Same-Day Adults 18-49". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 1, 2021.

[33] Pucci, Douglas (March 8, 2021). "Live+7 Weekly Ratings: 'Big Sky' the Top Total Viewer Gainer in Each Week of its Winter Run". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

[34] Pucci, Douglas (March 18, 2021). "Live+7 Weekly Ratings: 'The Conners' and 'Young Sheldon' Lead Comedies in Gains". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

[35] Pucci, Douglas (March 22, 2021). "Live+7 Weekly Ratings: 'New Amsterdam' Third Season Premiere Moves in to Total Viewer Gains Lead Position". Programming Insider. Retrieved March 22, 2021.

[36] Pucci, Douglas (April 15, 2021). "Live+ 7 Weekly Ratings: ABC, NBC and Fox Each Have Three Programs Apiece in Top Nine Gainers Among Adults 18-49". Programming Insider. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[37] Berman, Marc (April 17, 2021). "Friday Ratings: CBS and ABC Win; 'Blue Bloods' Rises to Second Most-Watched Telecast of the Year". Programming Insider. Retrieved May 2, 2021.

[38] Berman, Marc (April 24, 2021). "Friday Night Ratings: Under 15-Million Viewers Combined for the 5 Broadcast Networks". Programming Insider. Retrieved May 2, 2021.

[39] Berman, Marc (May 1, 2021). "Friday Ratings: 'MacGyver' Exits CBS on a Quiet Note; Lackluster NFL Draft on ABC". Programming Insider. Retrieved June 21, 2021.

[40] Berman, Marc (May 8, 2021). "Friday Ratings: CBS and Fox Share Diluted Leadership". Programming Insider. Retrieved May 22, 2021.

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  |Viewers = 3.44<ref name="8.05">{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-5-2021.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208211319/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-5-2021.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 8, 2021|title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.5.2021|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=February 8, 2021|work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=February 8, 2021}}</ref>
- |ShortSummary = Keen's hired crew steals an encrypted USB stick from Reddington's bank vault. Finding Keen becomes a bigger priority for the task force as The Freelancer, who was previously featured on the blacklist, is going to court with a newly appointed lawyer who has promised him early release. He requests that the charges aqainst him be dropped on the grounds that Agent Keen had never testified in open court concerning her informant. The judge summons Keen but, despite finding her crew, the task force fails to find her. Cooper and Cynthia try to explain to the judge the reason why the informant's data cannot be made public, but the judge still orders the release of The Freelancer, who learns that it was Keen's plan to have him released. Later, Cooper finds the stolen USB stick has been planted in his car.
+ |ShortSummary = Keen's hired crew steals an encrypted USB stick from Reddington's bank vault. Finding Keen becomes a bigger priority for the task force as The Freelancer, who was previously featured on the blacklist, is going to court with a newly appointed lawyer who has promised him early release. He requests that the charges against him be dropped on the grounds that Agent Keen had never testified in open court concerning her informant. The judge summons Keen but, despite finding her crew, the task force fails to find her. Cooper and Cynthia try to explain to the judge the reason why the informant's data cannot be made public, but the judge still orders the release of The Freelancer, who learns that it was Keen's plan to have him released. Later, Cooper finds the stolen USB stick has been planted in his car.
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  |Viewers = 3.38<ref name="8.07">{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-19-2021.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222211748/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-2-19-2021.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2021|title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.19.2021|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=February 22, 2021|work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=February 22, 2021}}</ref>
- |ShortSummary = Reddington gets information that Keen might be using The Freelancer and a chemical weapons dealer, named Mary, for her plan against him. Reddington tracks down The Freelancer while the task force works to identify Mary. Using the information from The Freelancer, the task force helps a plane avoid a collision - a plane on which Mary had booked a seat. But to their surprise, it was all Keen's plan to let Reddington find The Freelancer and stop the plane collision while she abducted Mary at the airport. Meanwhile, Aram finds out that the USB Cooper found in his car is impossible to hack. Cooper obtains a fingerprint of Reddington's from a glass and successfully unlocks the USB.
+ |ShortSummary = Reddington gets information that Keen might be using The Freelancer and a chemical weapons dealer, named Mary, for her plan against him. Reddington tracks down The Freelancer while the task force works to identify Mary. Using the information from The Freelancer, the task force helps a plane avoid a collision - a plane on which Mary had booked a seat. But to their surprise, it was all Keen's plan to let Reddington find The Freelancer and stop the plane collision while she abducted Mary at the airport. Meanwhile, Aram finds out that the USB stick Cooper found in his car is impossible to hack. Cooper obtains a fingerprint of Reddington's from a glass and successfully unlocks the USB stick.
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  |Viewers = 3.30<ref name="8.10">{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-3-12-2021.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210315201134/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-3-12-2021.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 15, 2021|title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.12.2021|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=March 15, 2021|work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=March 15, 2021}}</ref>
- |ShortSummary = With the help of Chemical Mary, Liz reaches out to Mary's brother, Neville Townsend, who believes his family was killed by Reddington. Neville abducts Dembe to extract secrets of Reddington, using the services of Dr. Laken Perillos. Reddington offers himself in exchange for Dembe. Dembe escapes while Reddington surrenders to Dr. Perillos. Dembe manages to free Reddington and interrogates Dr. Perrillos regarding the whereabouts of Neville.
+ |ShortSummary = With the help of Chemical Mary, Liz reaches out to Mary's brother, Neville Townsend, who believes his family was killed by Reddington. Neville abducts Dembe to extract Reddington's secrets, using the services of Dr. Laken Perillos. Reddington offers himself in exchange for Dembe. Dembe escapes while Reddington surrenders to Dr. Perillos. Dembe manages to free Reddington and interrogates Dr. Perrillos regarding the whereabouts of Neville.
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  |Viewers = 3.29<ref name="8.11">{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-3-26-2021.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329213555/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-3-26-2021.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 29, 2021|title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.26.2021|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=March 29, 2021|work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=March 29, 2021}}</ref>
- |ShortSummary = The Task Force attempts to stop an abduction by searching for a teenage criminal who, according to Reddington, uses geocaching to hide illicit goods and facilitate transactions between warring criminal groups. Meanwhile, Reddington tries to stop a plot against Cooper.
+ |ShortSummary = The Task Force attempts to stop an abduction by searching for a teenage criminal who, according to Reddington, uses geocaching to hide illicit goods and facilitate transactions between warring criminal groups. Meanwhile Reddington tries to stop a plot against Cooper.
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  |Viewers = 3.29<ref name="8.12">{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-2-2021.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405202032/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-2-2021.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 5, 2021|title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.2.2021|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=April 5, 2021|work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=April 5, 2021}}</ref>
- |ShortSummary = Reddington's Russian partner instructs Rakitin to kill Cooper for digging in to their plan. Reddington saves Cooper by having Rakitin arrested. Before Rakitin can reveal what Reddington is doing, agent Park, whom Reddington blackmails into helping him, unwittingly poisons and kills Rakitin. Reddington warns his Russian partner to not go behind his back again.
+ |ShortSummary = Reddington's Russian partner instructs Rakitin to kill Cooper for digging into their plan. Reddington saves Cooper by having Rakitin arrested. Before Rakitin can reveal what Reddington is doing, agent Park, whom Reddington blackmails into helping him, unwittingly poisons and kills Rakitin. Reddington warns his Russian partner not to go behind his back again.
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  |Viewers = 3.53<ref name="8.13">{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-16-2021.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419201210/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-16-2021.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 19, 2021|title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.16.2021|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=April 19, 2021|work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=April 19, 2021}}</ref>
- |ShortSummary =Reddington goes to visit his newly found love, Anne. Townsend tracks him down and to save Anne, Reddington surrenders at police station so Anne's cop friend can safeguard them till more units arrive and save them from Townsend. Anne helps Reddington to get out of police station but later when he goes to Anne's place, he finds some armed person there. Reddington believes the person holding Anne at gun point is Liz.
+ |ShortSummary =Reddington goes to visit his newly found love, Anne. Townsend tracks him down and to save Anne, Reddington surrenders at a police station so Anne's cop friend can safeguard them till more units arrive and save them from Townsend. Anne helps Reddington to get out of the police station, but later when he goes to Anne's place, he finds an unknown armed person there. Reddington believes the person holding Anne at gun point is Liz.
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  |Viewers = 3.44<ref name="8.14">{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-23-2021.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426201011/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-23-2021.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 26, 2021|title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.23.2021|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=April 26, 2021|work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=April 26, 2021}}</ref>
- |ShortSummary = This episode recaps the previous ten episodes. Liz sets her sights on taking down Reddington once and for all. Liz begins her journey by teaming up with Reddington's worst enemies Townsend. She begins to have doubts because she thinks that Townsend might be taking things too far after she gets wind of Reddington's whereabouts and his new love interest. All at the same time Liz begins to experience visions of Mr. Kaplan guiding her to the path to Reddington's downfall.
+ |ShortSummary = This episode recaps the previous ten episodes. Liz sets her sights on taking down Reddington once and for all. Liz begins her journey by teaming up with Reddington's worst enemy, Townsend. She begins to have doubts because she thinks that Townsend might be taking things too far after she gets wind of Reddington's whereabouts and his new love interest. At the same time Liz begins to experience visions of Mr. Kaplan guiding her to the path of Reddington's downfall.
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  |OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2021|4|30}}
  |Viewers = 3.35<ref name="8.15">{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-30-2021.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503200920/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-4-30-2021.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 3, 2021|title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.30.2021|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=May 3, 2021|work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=May 3, 2021}}</ref>
- |ShortSummary = Liz gets a lead that Reddington uses a special type of cipher machine, to communicate with his Russian handler, that is put on display in a museum. Reddington tries to stop Liz from getting that machine by manipulating the task force to steal it. Later, Ressler helps Liz to decipher the communication of Reddington using that machine so Liz can prove to Townsend that Reddington is the Russian agent named N13.
+ |ShortSummary = Liz gets a lead that Reddington uses a special type of cipher machine to communicate with his Russian handler that is put on display in a museum. Reddington tries to stop Liz from getting that machine by manipulating the task force to steal it. Later, Ressler helps Liz to decipher the communications of Reddington using that machine so Liz can prove to Townsend that Reddington is the Russian agent named N13.
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  |OriginalAirDate = {{start date|2021|5|7}}
  |Viewers = 3.20<ref name="8.16">{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-7-2021.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510201232/http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-friday-cable-originals-network-finals-5-7-2021.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 10, 2021|title=Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.7.2021|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|date=May 10, 2021|work=Showbuzz Daily|access-date=May 10, 2021}}</ref>
- |ShortSummary = Reddington helps task force in arresting a criminal recruiter and supplier named Nicholas Obenrader. Reddington then acts as if he saved him from task force and asks for return favor by making him recruit a thief named Priya in Townsend's team, so she can spy for Reddington. In the meanwhile, Townsend taps Ressler's calls and, with the help of Liz, discovers that the task force has identified Reddington's alleged Russian handler and before Liz or task force could reach him, Townsend abducts him.
+ |ShortSummary = Reddington helps the task force in arresting a criminal recruiter and supplier named Nicholas Obenrader. Reddington then acts as if he saved him from the task force and asks for a favor in return by making him recruit a thief named Priya, in Townsend's team, so she can spy for Reddington. In the meanwhile, Townsend taps Ressler's calls and, with the help of Liz, discovers that the task force has identified Reddington's alleged Russian handler, and before Liz or the task force can reach him, Townsend abducts him.
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  |Viewers = 3.09<ref name="8.17">{{cite web|url=https://programminginsider.com/friday-ratings-blue-bloods-series-ender-tops-night-on-cbs/|title=Friday Ratings: 'Blue Bloods' Season Ender Tops Night on CBS|last=Berman|first=Marc|date=May 15, 2021|work=Programming Insider|access-date=May 26, 2021}}</ref>
- |ShortSummary = Townsend interrogates Reddington's alleged handler, Ivan Stepanov, who tells him some secret that Townsend turns against Keen. Priya and Reddington try to rescue Keen while task force raids office of Townsend in order to find him. Using leads from Townsend's staff, task force storms warehouse where shootout between Reddington and Townsend was going on. This helps Reddington and Keen to escape along with Ivan Stepanov.
+ |ShortSummary = Townsend interrogates Reddington's alleged handler, Ivan Stepanov, who tells him some secret that Townsend turns against Keen. Priya and Reddington try to rescue Keen while the task force raids the office of Townsend in order to find him. Using leads from Townsend's staff, the task force storms the warehouse where a shootout between Reddington and Townsend is going on. This helps Reddington and Keen to escape, along with Ivan Stepanov.
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  |Viewers = 3.27<ref name="8.18">{{cite web|url=https://programminginsider.com/friday-ratings-another-abysmal-showing-for-the-broadcast-networks/|title=Friday Ratings: Another Abysmal Showing for the Broadcast Networks|last=Berman|first=Marc|date=May 22, 2021|work=Programming Insider|access-date=June 5, 2021}}</ref>
- |ShortSummary = To get to Keen, Townsend hires the Protean, a killer who uses the identities of recently deceased people in order to avoid detection. Protean tracks and kills Keen's team and then finds her half sister. He uses her to reach Keen but Keen escapes. While escaping, the Protean shoots at Liz's car, hitting her half sister and ultimately killing her. Liz finds Protean and while she is interrogating him, the task force gets information of Protean from Reddington and they too reach them. During the arrest, Protean tries to snatch gun from Liz when Ressler shoots him and takes Keen into custody.
+ |ShortSummary = To get to Keen, Townsend hires the Protean, a killer who uses the identities of recently deceased people in order to avoid detection. The Protean tracks and kills Keen's team and then finds her half sister. He uses her to reach Keen, but Keen escapes. While escaping, the Protean shoots at Liz's car, hitting her half sister and ultimately killing her. Liz finds the Protean and while she is interrogating him the task force gets information about the Protean from Reddington, and they too reach them. During the arrest the Protean tries to snatch a gun from Liz, but Ressler shoots him and takes Keen into custody.
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  |Viewers = 3.33<ref name="8.19">{{cite web|url=https://programminginsider.com/thursday-ratings-abc-leads-this-first-night-of-the-non-traditional-tv-season/|title=Thursday Ratings: ABC Leads This First Night of the Non-Traditional TV Season|last=Berman|first=Marc|date=May 28, 2021|work=Programming Insider|access-date=June 8, 2021}}</ref>
- |ShortSummary = Townsend's associates attack Ressler and Keen's convoy. Ressler gets shot but Keen manages to take him to a site where Reddington had made arrangement for their transit, with the help of Bino, who specializes in transporting through an underground network. When Bino learns that Townsend is searching for Keen, he flips sides and invites Townsend to take her. Before Townsend arrives however, Reddington kills Bino to rescue Keen while Townsend prepares to attack Bino's cafe in order to get to the two.
+ |ShortSummary = Townsend's associates attack Ressler and Keen's convoy. Ressler gets shot but Keen manages to take him to a site where Reddington has made arrangement for their transit, with the help of Bino who specializes in transporting through an underground network. When Bino learns that Townsend is searching for Keen he flips sides and invites Townsend to take her. Before Townsend arrives however, Reddington kills Bino to rescue Keen, while Townsend prepares to attack Bino's cafe in order to get to the two.
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  |Viewers = 3.16<ref name="8.20">{{cite web|url=https://programminginsider.com/friday-ratings-abc-and-fox-share-modest-dominance-4/|title=Friday Ratings: ABC and Fox Share Modest Dominance|last=Berman|first=Marc|date=June 5, 2021|work=Programming Insider|access-date=June 20, 2021}}</ref>
- |ShortSummary = Using the underground network of Bino, Reddington and Liz escape Townsend's attack. Liz surrenders to the task force while Reddington gets his hands on an associate of Townsend named Godwin Page. Reddington sends his team to break out Liz from FBI custody and in the meanwhile he has a chip inserted into Page's neck to use it to locate Townsend. But Liz takes the chip and helps Page to escape in exchange for a promise to persuade Townsend to leave her alone and use that chip to track and kill Reddington. Townsend agrees and while he tries to track down Reddington, he finds out that Reddington flew away with Liz. Reddington takes Liz to Latvia to reveal to her all the secrets that she had wanted to know about Reddington and her mother.
+ |ShortSummary = Using the underground network of Bino, Reddington and Liz escape Townsend's attack. Liz surrenders to the task force while Reddington gets his hands on an associate of Townsend's named Godwin Page. Reddington sends his team to break out Liz from FBI custody and in the meantime has a chip inserted into Page's neck to locate Townsend. But Liz takes the chip and helps Page to escape in exchange for a promise to persuade Townsend to leave her alone and use that chip to track and kill Reddington. Townsend agrees and while he tries to track down Reddington, he finds out that Reddington flew away with Liz. Reddington takes Liz to Latvia to reveal to her all the secrets that she had wanted to know about Reddington and her mother.
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  |Viewers = 2.35<ref name="8.21">{{cite web|url=https://programminginsider.com/wednesday-ratings-abc-and-fox-top-the-low-rated-troops/|title=Wednesday Ratings: ABC and Fox Top the Low-Rated Troops|last=Berman|first=Marc|date=June 17, 2021|work=Programming Insider|access-date=July 12, 2021}}</ref>
- |ShortSummary = Liz is taken to the center of Red's operations where she learns the truth behind the creation of the imposter Raymond Reddington. In a series of flashbacks narrated by several figures from her past, Liz learns of her mother's life as a Russian spy and her relationship with the real Reddington which led to him fleeing with Liz and the Fulcrum after discovering the truth about Katarina's double life. Katarina went after Reddington to retrieve the Fulcrum and Liz shot her father to protect her mother; in the struggle, a knocked over candle started the fire and Liz and Katarina both got burned getting out. Hunted by both the Cabal and the KGB, Katarina erased her daughter's memory of the fire and had Mr. Kaplan give Liz away for her own protection. Katarina and Ilya reveal that Dom told Liz most of the truth surrounding the creation of the fake Reddington and that he had only lied that Ilya was the imposter. The Katarina that Red killed was not actually Katarina Rostova, but an asset named Tatiana Petrova set up by Dom and Ilya to fake the real Katarina's death; however, Tatiana's husband was killed instead and when Red found out, he protected Tatiana. Tatiana eventually learned that Red knew where the real Katarina was and hunted him so that she could find Katarina and get her life back, using Liz to do it. After Dom told Tatiana how to do it, Red was forced to kill her. Katarina constructed the fake Reddington in order to protect Liz from her numerous enemies who would believe the legend that had been built around him with Ivan Stepanov stealing the Sikorsky Archive which became the backbone upon which Reddington's criminal empire was built. Before Liz can learn who Reddington really is or where Katarina is, Townsend attacks the bunker, seriously wounding Liz; retreating into a safe room, Reddington activates a self-destruct device after apologizing for his role in the deaths of Townsend's family, killing Townsend and his men.
+ |ShortSummary = Liz is taken to the center of Red's operations where she learns the truth behind the creation of the imposter Raymond Reddington. In a series of flashbacks narrated by several figures from her past, Liz learns of her mother's life as a Russian spy and her relationship with the real Reddington which led to him fleeing with Liz and the Fulcrum after discovering the truth about Katarina's double life. Katarina went after Reddington to retrieve the Fulcrum and Liz shot her father to protect her mother. In the struggle a knocked over candle started a fire which resulted in Liz and Katarina both sustaining burns while getting out. Hunted by both the Cabal and the KGB, Katarina erased her daughter's memory of the fire and had Mr. Kaplan give Liz away for her own protection. Katarina and Ilya reveal that Dom told Liz most of the truth surrounding the creation of the fake Reddington and that he had only lied that Ilya was the imposter. The Katarina that Red killed was not actually Katarina Rostova, but an asset named Tatiana Petrova set up by Dom and Ilya to fake the real Katarina's death; however, Tatiana's husband was killed instead and when Red found out, he protected Tatiana. Tatiana eventually learned that Red knew where the real Katarina was and hunted him so that she could find Katarina and get her life back, using Liz to do it. After Dom told Tatiana how to do it, Red was forced to kill her. Katarina constructed the fake Reddington in order to protect Liz from her numerous enemies who would believe the legend that had been built around him with Ivan Stepanov stealing the Sikorsky Archive which became the backbone upon which Reddington's criminal empire was built. Before Liz can learn who Reddington really is or where Katarina is, Townsend attacks the bunker, seriously wounding Liz. Retreating into a safe room, Reddington activates a self-destruct device after apologizing for his role in the deaths of Townsend's family, killing Townsend and his men.
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  |Viewers = 2.24<ref name="8.22">{{cite web|url=https://programminginsider.com/wednesday-ratings-abc-and-fox-share-modest-dominance-2/|title=Wednesday Ratings: ABC and Fox Share Modest Dominance|last=Berman|first=Marc|date=June 24, 2021|work=Programming Insider|access-date=August 2, 2021}}</ref>
- |ShortSummary = After killing Townsend and his men, Reddington takes an injured Liz with him. While she recovers, Reddington gives the Task Force details about those most likely to claim Townsend's criminal empire following his death. Reddington plans for Liz's future security and shares his idea with Liz: before Red's illness claims his life, Liz will kill him publicly and prove to the world that she is taking over his empire by force. Only then will she learn the secret of his true identity. Liz halfheartedly agrees, but finds it hard to pull the trigger when the time comes; one of Townsend's associates shoots her in the back. Reddington kills the associate before holding onto a dying Liz, while her life flashes before her eyes. Ressler and the task force arrive at the crime scene while Dembe takes Reddington and escapes.
+ |ShortSummary = After killing Townsend and his men Reddington takes an injured Liz with him. While she recovers Reddington gives the Task Force details about those most likely to claim Townsend's criminal empire following his death. Reddington plans for Liz's future security and shares his idea with Liz: before Red's illness claims his life, Liz will kill him publicly and prove to the world that she is taking over his empire by force. Only then will she learn the secret of his true identity. Liz half-heartedly agrees, but finds it hard to pull the trigger when the time comes; one of Townsend's associates shoots her in the back. Reddington kills the associate before holding onto a dying Liz, while her life flashes before her eyes. Ressler and the task force arrive at the crime scene while Dembe takes Reddington and escapes.
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