The Blacklist season 3
Appearance
The Blacklist (season 3) | |
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Season 3 | |
No. of episodes | 22[1] |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | October 1, 2015 present | –
Season chronology | |
The third season of the American crime thriller television series The Blacklist premiered on NBC on October 1, 2015, and will contain 22 episodes.[1][2] The season will be 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.
Cast
Main
- James Spader as Raymond "Red" Reddington
- Megan Boone as FBI Special Agent Elizabeth Keen
- Diego Klattenhoff as FBI Special Agent 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
- David Strathairn as Peter Kotsiopulos, the Director of the National Clandestine Service (deceased).
- Edi Gathegi as Matias Solomon, a Cabal operative sent to hunt down Reddington (captured).
- Adriane Lenox as Deputy Attorney General Reven Wright (deceased).
- Christine Lahti as Laurel Hitchin, National Security Advisor and chairman of the commission tasked with investigating the OREA bombing.
- Andrew Divoff as Karakurt, a Russian assassin responsible for the OREA bombing and killing of Senator Hawkins (captured).
- Fisher Stevens as Marvin Gerard, Reddington's lawyer.
- Peter Vack as Asher Sutton, socialite whom Tom Keen exploits to track Karakurt (deceased).
- Susan Blommaert as Mr. Kaplan, Reddington's personal cleaner.
- Paul Reubens as Mr. Vargas, Reddington's double agent (deceased).
- Tony Plana as Mr. Diaz, the Venezuelan Foreign Minister whom Reddington asks for help.
- Conor Leslie as Gwen Hollander, Asher Sutton's girlfriend.
- Clark Middleton as Glen Carter, a DMV employee occasionally employed by Reddington.
- Ned van Zandt as Leonard Caul, an operative of Reddington's and an expert on computer security.
- Deidre Lovejoy as Cynthia Panabaker, the White House Counsel.
Episodes
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Blacklist Guide |
Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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45 | 1 | "The Troll Farmer" | No. 38 | Michael Watkins | Jon Bokenkamp & John Eisendrath | October 1, 2015 | 7.76[3] |
46 | 2 | "Marvin Gerard" | No. 80 | Andrew McCarthy | Story by: J. R. Orci & Lukas Reiter Teleplay by: Daniel Knauf & Brandon Sonnier & Brandon Margolis | October 8, 2015 | 7.02[4] |
47 | 3 | "Eli Matchett" | No. 72 | Steven A. Adelson | Lukas Reiter & J. R. Orci | October 15, 2015 | 6.93[5] |
48 | 4 | "The Djinn" | No. 43 | Omar Madha | Daniel Cerone | October 22, 2015 | 6.68[6] |
49 | 5 | "Arioch Cain" | No. 50 | Alex Zakrzewski | Dawn DeNoon | October 29, 2015 | 7.03[7] |
50 | 6 | "Sir Crispin Crandall" | No. 86 | Ami Canaan Mann | Dave Thomas | November 5, 2015 | 6.44[8] |
51 | 7 | "Zal Bin Hasaan" | No. 31 | Michael Watkins | Brandon Sonnier & Brandon Margolis | November 12, 2015 | 6.75[9] |
52 | 8 | "Kings of the Highway" | No. 108 | Terrence O'Hara | Brian Studler | November 19, 2015 | 6.91[10] |
53 | 9 | "The Director" | No. 24 | Mary Lambert | Daniel Cerone | January 7, 2016 | 7.52[11] |
54 | 10 | "The Director: Conclusion" | No. 24 | John Terlesky | Lukas Reiter | January 14, 2016 | 7.47[12] |
55 | 11 | "Mr. Gregory Devry" | No. 95 | Alex Zakrzewski | Daniel Knauf | January 21, 2016 | 7.42[13] |
56 | 12 | "The Vehm" | No. 132 | Michael Watkins | Vincent Angell | January 28, 2016 | 7.16[14] |
57 | 13 | "Alistair Pitt" | No. 103 | Bill Roe | Story by : Nicole Phillips & Adam Sussman Teleplay by : Nicole Phillips | February 4, 2016 | 6.49[15] |
58 | 14 | "Lady Ambrosia" | No. 77 | Tim Hunter | Taylor Martin | February 11, 2016 | 6.43[16] |
59 | 15 | "Drexel" | No. 113 | Anton Cropper | Dave Metzger | February 18, 2016 | 6.02[17] |
60 | 16 | "The Caretaker" | No. 78 | Don Thorin, Jr. | Dave Thomas | February 25, 2016 | 5.97[18] |
61 | 17 | "Mr. Solomon" | TBA | TBA | TBA | April 7, 2016 | TBA |
Production
Casting
Hisham Tawfiq, who plays Red's bodyguard Dembe Zuma, was promoted to series regular beginning the third season.[19]
Ratings
U.S. Nielsen ratings
No. | Title | Air date | Time slot (EST) | Ratings/Share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR 18–49 |
DVR Viewers (millions) |
Total 18–49 |
Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "The Troll Farmer (No. 38)" | October 1, 2015 | Thursdays 9:00 pm |
1.8/6[3] | 7.76[3] | 1.7 | 5.479 | 3.5 | 13.244[20] |
2 | "Marvin Gerard (No. 80)" | October 8, 2015 | 1.5/5[4] | 7.02[4] | 1.5 | 4.892 | 3.0 | 11.911[21] | |
3 | "Eli Matchett (No. 72)" | October 15, 2015 | 1.4/4[5] | 6.93[5] | 1.6 | 5.049 | 3.0 | 11.978[22] | |
4 | "The Djinn (No. 43)" | October 22, 2015 | 1.4/5[6] | 6.68[6] | 1.5 | 5.157 | 2.9 | 11.836[23] | |
5 | "Arioch Cain (No. 50)" | October 29, 2015 | 1.5/5[7] | 7.03[7] | 1.4 | 4.632 | 2.9 | 11.661[24] | |
6 | "Sir Crispin Crandall (No. 86)" | November 5, 2015 | 1.4/4[8] | 6.44[8] | 1.5 | 5.018 | 2.9 | 11.454[25] | |
7 | "Zal Bin Hasaan (No. 31)" | November 12, 2015 | 1.5/5[9] | 6.75[9] | 1.4 | 4.809 | 2.9 | 11.563[26] | |
8 | "Kings of the Highway (No. 108)" | November 19, 2015 | 1.5/5[10] | 6.91[10] | 1.3 | 4.485 | 2.8 | 11.398[27] | |
9 | "The Director (No. 24)" | January 7, 2016 | 1.6/5[11] | 7.52[11] | 1.4 | 4.601 | 3.0 | 12.123[28] | |
10 | "The Director, Conclusion (No. 24)" | January 14, 2016 | 1.6/5[12] | 7.47[12] | 1.4 | 4.880 | 3.0 | 12.352[29] | |
11 | "Mr. Gregory Devry (No. 95)" | January 21, 2016 | 1.6/5[13] | 7.42[13] | 1.4 | 5.082 | 3.0 | 12.506[30] | |
12 | "The Vehm (No. 132)" | January 28, 2016 | 1.6/5[14] | 7.16[14] | 1.4 | 4.579 | 3.0 | 11.743[31] | |
13 | "Alistair Pitt (No. 103)" | February 4, 2016 | 1.5/5[15] | 6.49[15] | 1.4 | 4.846 | 2.9 | 11.375[32] | |
14 | "Lady Ambrosia (No. 77)" | February 11, 2016 | 1.4/4[16] | 6.43[16] | 1.5 | 5.061 | 2.9 | 11.498[33] | |
15 | "Drexel (No. 113)" | February 18, 2016 | 1.3/4[17] | 6.02[17] | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
16 | "The Caretaker (No. 78)" | February 25, 2016 | 1.3/4[18] | 5.97[18] | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
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