The Blacklist season 4
The Blacklist | |
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Season 4 | |
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No. of episodes | 22 |
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Original network | NBC |
Original release | September 22, 2016 May 18, 2017 | –
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The fourth season of the American crime thriller television series The Blacklist premiered on NBC on September 22, 2016.[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 18, 2017.[2]
Overview
The fourth season resolves the question of Alexander Kirk's Ulrich Thomsen relationship to Elizabeth Keen Megan Boone. Kirk discovers that Liz is not in fact his daughter and abandons his obsession with winning her trust and loyalty. The focus of the season then shifts to the war between former allies Reddington James Spader and his fixer Mr. Kaplan Susan Blommaert. Red attempts to kill Mr. Kaplan for her efforts to hide Liz and her baby from Red, but Mr. Kaplan survives his attack and begins exposing the trail of dead bodies left by all of Red's criminal activities and systematically attempts to dismantle Red's organization through both overt and covert means. FBI Agent Julian Gale Enrique Murciano, the former partner of Donald Ressler Diego Klattenhoff on the Reddington Task Force, is assigned to the Reddington investigation and Gale tries to use Mr. Kaplan's knowledge to bring down Red. The final episodes reveal the existence of a suitcase containing human bones of unknown origins that figure prominently in the next season's storylines.
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
- Susan Blommaert as Mr. Kaplan, Red's personal cleaner
- Ulrich Thomsen as Alexander Kirk/Konstantin Rostov, the man who claims to be Liz's father
- Deirdre Lovejoy as Cynthia Panabaker, White House Counsel
- Christine Lahti as Laurel Hitchen, National Security Advisor
- Enrique Murciano as Julian Gale, an FBI investigator
- Clark Middleton as Glen Carter, a DMV employee who assists Red
- Fisher Stevens as Marvin Gerard, Red's personal attorney
- Leon Rippy as the Hunter, a loner who saves Mr. Kaplan
- Lotte Verbeek as Katarina Rostova, a spy and the mother of Agent Keen
- Matt Servitto as Sebastian Reifler, a doctor treating Alexander Kirk
- Raoul Trujillo as Mato, a hitman employed by Alexander Kirk
- Annie Heise as Elise/Janet Sutherland, an operative/hacker dating Aram
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Blacklist guide | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
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68 | 1 | "Esteban" | No. 79 | Michael Watkins | Jon Bokenkamp & John Eisendrath | September 22, 2016 | 6.40[3] |
69 | 2 | "Mato" | No. 66 | Andrew McCarthy | Daniel Cerone | September 29, 2016 | 5.99[4] |
70 | 3 | "Miles McGrath" | No. 65 | John Terlesky | Lukas Reiter | October 6, 2016 | 6.41[5] |
71 | 4 | "Gaia" | No. 81 | Bill Roe | Peter Noah | October 13, 2016 | 5.85[6] |
72 | 5 | "The Lindquist Concern" | No. 105 | Kurt Kuenne | Dawn DeNoon | October 20, 2016 | 5.32[7] |
73 | 6 | "The Thrushes" | No. 53 | Terrence O'Hara | Teleplay by : Daniel Knauf Story by : Daniel Knauf & Dave Metzger | October 27, 2016 | 5.52[8] |
74 | 7 | "Dr. Adrian Shaw" | No. 98 | Andrew McCarthy | Chap Taylor | November 3, 2016 | 5.45[9] |
75 | 8 | "Dr. Adrian Shaw: Conclusion" | No. 98 | Michael Watkins | Daniel Cerone | November 10, 2016 | 5.87[10] |
76 | 9 | "Lipet's Seafood Company" | No. 111 | Don Thorin | Teleplay by : Dawn Denoon Story by : Lukas Reiter & Dave Metzger | January 5, 2017 | 5.21[11] |
77 | 10 | "The Forecaster" | No. 163 | Edward Ornelas | Kim Newton | January 12, 2017 | 5.34[12] |
78 | 11 | "The Harem" | No. 102 | Bill Roe | Marisa Tam | January 19, 2017 | 5.01[13] |
79 | 12 | "Natalie Luca" | No. 184 | Michael Watkins | Noah Schechter | February 2, 2017 | 5.05[14] |
80 | 13 | "Isabella Stone" | No. 34 | Andrew McCarthy | Taylor Martin | February 9, 2017 | 4.91[15] |
81 | 14 | "The Architect" | No. 107 | Christine Gee | Chap Taylor & Dave Metzger | February 16, 2017 | 4.76[16] |
82 | 15 | "The Apothecary" | No. 59 | Michael Caracciolo | Teleplay by : Marisa Tam Story by : Brian Studler | February 23, 2017 | 4.98[17] |
83 | 16 | "Dembe Zuma" | No. 10 | Jean de Segonzac | Brandon Margolis & Brandon Sonnier | April 20, 2017 | 4.88[18] |
84 | 17 | "Requiem" | N/A | Terrence O'Hara | Daniel Cerone | April 20, 2017 | 4.90[18] |
85 | 18 | "Philomena" | No. 61 | Michael Watkins | Peter Noah | April 27, 2017 | 4.86[19] |
86 | 19 | "Dr. Bogdan Krilov" | No. 29 | Don Thorin | Teleplay by : Lukas Reiter & John Eisendrath & Jon Bokenkamp Story by : Brian Studler & Marisa Tam | May 4, 2017 | 4.82[20] |
87 | 20 | "The Debt Collector" | No. 46 | Bill Roe | Teleplay by : Kim Newton & Daniel Cerone Story by : Jon Bokenkamp & Lukas Reiter | May 11, 2017 | 4.87[21] |
88 | 21 | "Mr. Kaplan" | No. 4 | Don Thorin | Teleplay by : John Eisendrath Story by : Lukas Reiter & J. R. Orci | May 18, 2017 | 4.94[22] |
89 | 22 | "Mr. Kaplan: Conclusion" | No. 4 | Michael Watkins | Teleplay by : Jon Bokenkamp & John Eisendrath & Daniel Cerone Story by : Lukas Reiter & J. R. Orci | May 18, 2017 | 4.92[22] |
Reception
The fourth season of The Blacklist received positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports an 88% approval rating based on eight reviews, with an average score of 7/10.[23]
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 | "Esteban (No. 79)" | September 22, 2016 | 1.3/5[3] | 6.40[3] | 1.4 | 5.261 | 2.7 | 11.658[24] |
2 | "Mato (No. 66)" | September 29, 2016 | 1.1/4[4] | 5.99[4] | 1.3 | 4.686 | 2.4 | 10.680[25] |
3 | "Miles McGrath (No. 65)" | October 6, 2016 | 1.2/4[5] | 6.41[5] | 1.2 | 4.786 | 2.4 | 11.064[26] |
4 | "Gaia (No. 81)" | October 13, 2016 | 1.1/4[6] | 5.85[6] | 1.2 | 4.795 | 2.3 | 10.648[27] |
5 | "The Lindquist Concern (No. 105)" | October 20, 2016 | 1.1/4[7] | 5.32[7] | 1.2 | 4.891 | 2.3 | 10.209[28] |
6 | "The Thrushes (No. 53)" | October 27, 2016 | 1.2/4[8] | 5.52[8] | 1.1 | 4.573 | 2.3 | 10.088[29] |
7 | "Dr. Adrian Shaw (No. 98)" | November 3, 2016 | 1.1/4[9] | 5.45[9] | 1.1 | 3.43 | 2.2 | 9.792[30] |
8 | "Dr. Adrian Shaw: Conclusion (No. 98)" | November 10, 2016 | 1.2/4[10] | 5.87[10] | 1.2 | 4.733 | 2.4 | 10.597[31] |
9 | "Lipet's Seafood Company (No. 111)" | January 5, 2017 | 1.0/4[11] | 5.21[11] | 1.1 | 4.342 | 2.1 | 9.552[32] |
10 | "The Forecaster (No. 163)" | January 12, 2017 | 1.0/4[12] | 5.34[12] | 1.1 | 4.391 | 2.1 | 9.732[33] |
11 | "The Harem (No. 102)" | January 19, 2017 | 1.0/4[13] | 5.01[13] | 1.0 | 4.317 | 2.0 | 9.330[34] |
12 | "Natalie Luca (No. 184)" | February 2, 2017 | 0.9/3[14] | 5.05[14] | 1.0 | 4.282 | 1.9 | 9.328[35] |
13 | "Isabella Stone (No. 34)" | February 9, 2017 | 0.9/3[15] | 4.91[15] | 1.0 | 4.307 | 1.9 | 9.219[36] |
14 | "The Architect (No. 107)" | February 16, 2017 | 0.9/3[16] | 4.76[16] | 0.9 | 4.219 | 1.8 | 8.977[37] |
15 | "The Apothecary (No. 59)" | February 23, 2017 | 0.9/3[17] | 4.98[17] | 1.0 | 3.947 | 1.9 | 8.925[38] |
16 | "Dembe Zuma (No. 10)" | April 20, 2017 | 0.9/4[18] | 4.88[18] | 0.8 | 3.468 | 1.7 | 8.348[39] |
17 | "Requiem" | 0.8/3[18] | 4.90[18] | 0.9 | 3.674 | 1.7 | 8.575[39] | |
18 | "Philomena (No. 61)" | April 27, 2017 | 0.8/3[19] | 4.86[19] | — | — | — | — |
19 | "Dr. Bogdan Krilov (No. 29)" | May 4, 2017 | 0.8/3[20] | 4.82[20] | 1.0 | 3.834 | 1.8 | 8.645[40] |
20 | "The Debt Collector (No. 46)" | May 11, 2017 | 0.8/3[21] | 4.87[21] | 0.9 | 3.832 | 1.7 | 8.698[41] |
21 | "Mr. Kaplan (No. 4)" | May 18, 2017 | 0.9/4[22] | 4.94[22] | 0.7 | 3.285 | 1.6 | 8.157[42] |
22 | "Mr. Kaplan: Conclusion (No. 4)" | 0.9/4[22] | 4.92[22] | 0.9 | 3.705 | 1.8 | 8.596[42] |
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