The Blacklist season 5
Appearance
The Blacklist | |
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Season 5 | |
No. of episodes | 22 |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | September 27, 2017 May 16, 2018 | –
Season chronology | |
The fifth season of the American crime thriller television series The Blacklist premiered on NBC on September 27, 2017, with a timeslot change from Thursday at 10:00 PM to Wednesday at 8:00 PM.[1] The season was produced by Davis Entertainment, Universal Television and Sony Pictures Television, and the executive producers are Jon Bokenkamp, John Davis, John Eisendrath, John Fox, and Joe Carnahan. The season contained 22 episodes and concluded on May 16, 2018.[2] The season aired the series' 100th episode.
Cast
Main cast
- James Spader as Raymond "Red" Reddington
- Megan Boone as Elizabeth Keen
- Diego Klattenhoff as Donald Ressler
- Ryan Eggold as Tom Keen
- Harry Lennix as Harold Cooper
- Amir Arison as Aram Mojtabai
- Mozhan Marnò as Samar Navabi
- Hisham Tawfiq as Dembe Zuma
Recurring
- Michael Aronov as Joe "Smokey" Putnum, Red's new henchman, circus carney and master of logistics
- Aida Turturro as Heddie Hawkins, Red's new accountant and money manager
- James Carpinello as Henry Prescott, a fixer who is extorting Agent Ressler
- Jonny Coyne as Ian Garvey, a corrupt U. S. Marshal and drug kingpin
- John Noble as Raleigh Sinclair III, AKA The Alibi, who can create near-perfect doubles and alibis
- Fiona Dourif as Lillian Roth/Jennifer Reddington, the daughter of Raymond Reddington and Liz's ally
- Piter Marek as Nik Korpal, a doctor and Liz's former boyfriend
- Karl Miller as Pete McGee, a disgraced former doctor who assists Tom with his search for the true identity of the bones
- Ana Nogueira as Lena Mercer, Pete's girlfriend who helps Tom find Pete
- Lenny Venito as Tony Pagliaro/The Mailman, a corrupt U. S. Postal Service employee and Red's henchman
- Evan Parke as Detective Norman Singleton, lead investigator in the death of Tom Keen and a member of Garvey's task force
- Clark Middleton as Glen Carter, a DMV employee who occasionally assists Red
- Happy Anderson as Bobby Navarro, one of Garvey's henchmen
- Shane Patrick Kearns as Judson, one of Garvey's henchmen
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Blacklist guide | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
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90 | 1 | "Smokey Putnum" | No. 30 | Bill Roe | Jon Bokenkamp & John Eisendrath | September 27, 2017 | 6.39[3] |
91 | 2 | "Greyson Blaise" | No. 37 | Don Thorin | Lukas Reiter & Jon Bokenkamp | October 4, 2017 | 5.87[4] |
92 | 3 | "Miss Rebecca Thrall" | No. 76 | Adam Weisinger | Jonathan Shapiro & Taylor Martin | October 11, 2017 | 5.79[5] |
93 | 4 | "The Endling" | No. 44 | Michael Watkins | Noah Schechter | October 18, 2017 | 5.46[6] |
94 | 5 | "Ilyas Surkov" | No. 54 | Kurt Kuenne | Brandon Margolis & Brandon Sonnier | October 25, 2017 | 5.23[7] |
95 | 6 | "The Travel Agency" | No. 90 | Terrence O'Hara | Carla Kettner | November 1, 2017 | 5.25[8] |
96 | 7 | "The Kilgannon Corporation" | No. 48 | Jean de Segonzac | Lukas Reiter | November 8, 2017 | 5.04[9] |
97 | 8 | "Ian Garvey" | No. 13 | Bill Roe | John Eisendrath & Jon Bokenkamp | November 15, 2017 | 5.89[10] |
98 | 9 | "Ruin" | N/A | Michael Caracciolo | Sean Hennen | January 3, 2018 | 6.02[11] |
99 | 10 | "The Informant" | No. 118 | Paul Holahan | Noah Schechter | January 10, 2018 | 6.16[12] |
100 | 11 | "Abraham Stern" | No. 100 | Andrew McCarthy | Teleplay by : Jon Bokenkamp & John Eisendrath Story by : Dave Metzger & Jon Bokenkamp | January 17, 2018 | 6.49[13] |
101 | 12 | "The Cook" | No. 56 | Solvan "Slick" Naim | Peter Noah | January 31, 2018 | 6.11[14] |
102 | 13 | "The Invisible Hand" | No. 63 | Andrew McCarthy | Jonathan Shapiro & Lukas Reiter | February 7, 2018 | 6.35[15] |
103 | 14 | "Mr. Raleigh Sinclair III" | No. 51 | Christine Gee | Kelli Johnson | February 28, 2018 | 5.68[16] |
104 | 15 | "Pattie Sue Edwards" | No. 68 | Donald Thorin, Jr. | Carla Kettner | March 7, 2018 | 5.69[17] |
105 | 16 | "The Capricorn Killer" | No. 19 | Bill Roe | Taylor Martin | March 14, 2018 | 5.55[18] |
106 | 17 | "Anna-Gracia Duerte" | No. 25 | Michael Caracciolo | Lukas Reiter & Jonathan Shapiro | April 4, 2018 | 5.38[19] |
107 | 18 | "Zarak Mosadek" | No. 23 | Terrence O'Hara | Sean Hennen | April 11, 2018 | 5.15[20] |
108 | 19 | "Ian Garvey: Conclusion" | No. 13 | Cort Hessler | Carla Kettner & Katie Bockes | April 25, 2018 | 5.24[21] |
109 | 20 | "Nicholas T. Moore" | No. 110 | Solvan "Slick" Naim | Jon Bokenkamp & Lukas Reiter | May 2, 2018 | 5.54[22] |
110 | 21 | "Lawrence Dane Devlin" | No. 26 | Bethany Rooney | Carla Kettner & Sean Hennen | May 9, 2018 | 4.96[23] |
111 | 22 | "Sutton Ross" | No. 17 | Bill Roe | John Eisendrath & Jon Bokenkamp & Lukas Reiter | May 16, 2018 | 5.18[24] |
Reception
Ratings
No. | Title | Air date | Ratings/Share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR 18–49 |
DVR Viewers (millions) |
Total 18–49 |
Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Smokey Putnum (No. 30)" | September 27, 2017 | 1.1/4 | 6.39[3] | 0.8 | 3.322 | 1.9 | 9.710[25] |
2 | "Greyson Blaise (No. 37)" | October 4, 2017 | 1.0/4 | 5.87[4] | 0.7 | 3.221 | 1.7 | 9.093[26] |
3 | "Miss Rebecca Thrall (No. 76)" | October 11, 2017 | 1.0/4 | 5.79[5] | 0.7 | 3.047 | 1.7 | 8.839[27] |
4 | "The Endling (No. 44)" | October 18, 2017 | 0.9/3 | 5.46[6] | 0.8 | 3.102 | 1.7 | 8.565[28] |
5 | "Ilyas Surkov (No. 54)" | October 25, 2017 | 0.8/3 | 5.23[7] | 0.7 | 3.061 | 1.5 | 8.292[29] |
6 | "The Travel Agency (No. 90)" | November 1, 2017 | 0.9/3 | 5.25[8] | 0.7 | 2.855 | 1.5 | 8.015[30] |
7 | "The Kilgannon Corporation (No. 48)" | November 8, 2017 | 0.9/3 | 5.04[9] | — | 3.130 | — | 8.171[31] |
8 | "Ian Garvey (No. 13)" | November 15, 2017 | 0.9/4 | 5.89[10] | 0.7 | 2.903 | 1.6 | 8.796[32] |
9 | "Ruin" | January 3, 2018 | 1.0/4 | 6.02[11] | — | 2.951 | — | 8.975[33] |
10 | "The Informant (No. 118)" | January 10, 2018 | 1.0/4 | 6.16[12] | 0.8 | 3.216 | 1.8 | 9.372[34] |
11 | "Abraham Stern (No. 100)" | January 17, 2018 | 1.1/4 | 6.49[13] | 0.7 | 3.029 | 1.8 | 9.517[35] |
12 | "The Cook (No. 56)" | January 31, 2018 | 1.0/4 | 6.11[14] | 0.9 | 3.248 | 1.9 | 9.350[36] |
13 | "The Invisible Hand (No. 63)" | February 7, 2018 | 1.0/4 | 6.35[15] | 0.7 | 3.032 | 1.7 | 9.384[37] |
14 | "Mr. Raleigh Sinclair III (No. 51)" | February 28, 2018 | 0.9/4 | 5.68[16] | 0.8 | 3.322 | 1.7 | 9.008[38] |
15 | "Pattie Sue Edwards (No. 68)" | March 7, 2018 | 1.0/4 | 5.69[17] | 0.7 | 3.098 | 1.7 | 8.797[39] |
16 | "The Capricorn Killer (No. 19)" | March 14, 2018 | 0.9/4 | 5.55[18] | 0.6 | 2.948 | 1.5 | 8.495[40] |
17 | "Anna-Gracia Duerte (No. 25)" | April 4, 2018 | 0.9/4 | 5.38[19] | 0.6 | 2.887 | 1.5 | 8.271[41] |
18 | "Zarak Mosadek (No. 23)" | April 11, 2018 | 0.8/4 | 5.15[20] | 0.6 | 2.964 | 1.4 | 8.116[42] |
19 | "Ian Garvey: Conclusion (No. 13)" | April 25, 2018 | 0.8/3 | 5.24[21] | 0.5 | 2.681 | 1.3 | 7.922[43] |
20 | "Nicholas T. Moore (No. 110)" | May 2, 2018 | 0.8/4 | 5.54[22] | — | 2.690 | — | 8.214[44] |
21 | "Lawrence Dane Devlin (No. 26)" | May 9, 2018 | 0.8/3 | 4.96[23] | 0.6 | 2.546 | 1.4 | 7.502[45] |
22 | "Sutton Ross (No. 17)" | May 16, 2018 | 0.8/3 | 5.18[24] | 0.5 | 2.639 | 1.3 | 7.822[46] |
Critical response
The fifth season of The Blacklist received positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 100% approval rating based on five reviews, with an average score of 8.5/10.[47]
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