The Blacklist (2013)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dangerous criminals and terrorists. In the last two decades, he's made a list of criminals and terrorists that matter the most but the FBI cannot find because it does not know they exist. Reddington calls this "The Blacklist". Reddington will co-operate, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie FBI profiler.

IMDb rating: 7.9 (304,554 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 10
Streaming (US): Netflix
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 10 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

8.02 avg 22 episodes 8.2 → 8.7 42 min avg

Rebound

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	8.2	6,433
2	The Freelancer (No. 145)	7.8	4,620
3	Wujing (No. 84)	7.6	4,106
4	The Stewmaker (No. 161)	8.0	4,135
5	The Courier (No. 85)	7.7	3,707
6	Gina Zanetakos (No. 152)	7.7	3,526
7	Frederick Barnes (No. 47)	7.6	3,447
8	General Ludd (No. 109)	7.7	3,346
9	Anslo Garrick (No. 16)	8.8	4,487
10	Anslo Garrick (No. 16): Conclusion	8.7	3,995
11	The Good Samaritan (No. 106)	8.3	3,380
12	The Alchemist (No. 101)	7.8	3,077
13	The Cyprus Agency (No. 64)	8.0	3,074
14	Madeline Pratt (No. 73)	7.7	3,045
15	The Judge (No. 57)	7.8	3,021
16	Mako Tanida (No. 83)	8.0	3,023
17	Ivan (No. 88)	7.7	2,967
18	Milton Bobbit (No. 135)	8.1	2,882
19	The Pavlovich Brothers (Nos. 119-122)	8.3	2,933
20	The Kingmaker (No. 42)	7.9	2,820
21	Berlin (No. 8)	8.4	2,982
22	Berlin (No. 8): Conclusion	8.7	3,477

Season 2 (2014)

8.01 avg 22 episodes 8.1 → 9.1 43 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Lord Baltimore (No. 104)	8.1	3,060
2	Monarch Douglas Bank (No. 112)	7.8	2,667
3	Dr. James Covington (No. 89)	7.8	2,556
4	Dr. Linus Creel (No. 82)	7.7	2,508
5	The Front (No. 74)	7.5	2,552
6	The Mombasa Cartel (No. 114)	7.9	2,597
7	The Scimitar (No. 22)	8.0	2,499
8	The Decembrist (No. 12)	8.5	2,645
9	Luther Braxton (No. 21)	8.7	3,045
10	Luther Braxton (No. 21): Conclusion	8.5	2,700
11	Ruslan Denisov (No. 67)	7.5	2,326
12	The Kenyon Family (No. 71)	7.4	2,345
13	The Deer Hunter (No. 93)	7.6	2,287
14	T. Earl King VI (No. 94)	8.0	2,389
15	The Major (No. 75)	6.9	2,613
16	Tom Keen (No. 7)	8.3	2,501
17	The Longevity Initiative (No. 97)	7.6	2,197
18	Vanessa Cruz (No. 117)	8.0	2,360
19	Leonard Caul (No. 62)	8.8	2,665
20	Quon Zhang (No. 87)	7.8	2,172
21	Karakurt (No. 55)	8.7	2,464
22	Tom Connolly (No. 11)	9.1	3,222

Season 3 (2015)

8.16 avg 23 episodes 8.8 → 8.8 43 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Troll Farmer (No. 38)	8.8	2,928
2	Marvin Gerard (No. 80)	8.6	2,558
3	Eli Matchett (No. 72)	8.1	2,256
4	The Djinn (No. 43)	7.9	2,268
5	Arioch Cain (No. 50)	8.2	2,267
6	Sir Crispin Crandall (No. 86)	8.4	2,267
7	Zal Bin Hasaan (No. 31)	8.0	2,230
8	Kings of the Highway (No. 108)	7.8	2,301
9	The Director (No. 24)	9.1	3,137
10	The Director (No. 24): Conclusion	9.2	3,387
11	Mr. Gregory Devry (No. 95)	8.4	2,293
12	The Vehm (No. 132)	7.4	2,053
13	Alistair Pitt (No. 103)	7.5	2,091
14	Lady Ambrosia (No. 77)	7.6	2,073
15	Drexel (No. 113)	7.5	1,989
16	The Caretaker (No. 78)	7.4	1,956
17	Mr. Solomon (No. 32)	8.0	2,263
18	Mr. Solomon (No. 32): Conclusion	8.9	3,035
19	Cape May	7.8	2,795
20	The Artax Network (No. 41)	7.7	2,008
21	Susan Hargrave (No. 18)	8.1	1,956
22	Alexander Kirk (No. 14)	8.4	2,097
23	Alexander Kirk (No. 14): Conclusion	8.8	2,622

Season 4 (2016)

7.92 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 9.0 43 min avg

Rebound

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Esteban (No. 79)	8.0	2,055
2	Mato (No. 66)	7.8	1,912
3	Miles McGrath (No. 65)	7.6	1,786
4	Gaia (No. 81)	7.2	1,798
5	The Lindquist Concern (No. 105)	7.6	1,736
6	The Thrushes (No. 53)	8.0	1,768
7	Dr. Adrian Shaw (No. 98)	8.0	1,733
8	Dr. Adrian Shaw (No. 98): Conclusion	8.2	1,820
9	Lipet's Seafood Company (No. 111)	7.3	1,740
10	The Forecaster (No. 163)	7.4	1,678
11	The Harem (No. 102)	7.3	1,750
12	Natalie Luca (No. 184)	7.5	1,693
13	Isabella Stone (No. 34)	7.6	1,640
14	The Architect (No. 107)	7.6	1,641
15	The Apothecary (No. 59)	8.5	1,921
16	Dembe Zuma (No. 10)	8.7	1,917
17	Requiem	9.0	2,627
18	Philomena (No. 61)	7.7	1,628
19	Dr. Bogdan Krilov (No. 29)	7.7	1,609
20	The Debt Collector (No. 46)	8.1	1,629
21	Mr. Kaplan (No. 4)	8.4	1,726
22	Mr. Kaplan (No. 4): Conclusion	9.0	2,298

Season 5 (2017)

7.95 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 8.6 43 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Smokey Putnum (No. 30)	8.0	1,879
2	Greyson Blaise (No. 37)	8.1	1,806
3	Miss Rebecca Thrall (No. 76)	7.6	1,611
4	The Endling (No. 44)	7.6	1,598
5	Ilyas Surkov (No. 54)	7.6	1,551
6	The Travel Agency (No. 90)	7.5	1,617
7	The Kilgannon Corporation (No. 48)	7.9	1,670
8	Ian Garvey (No. 13)	9.2	3,665
9	Ruin	8.5	2,064
10	The Informant (No. 118)	8.0	1,562
11	Abraham Stern (No. 100)	8.5	1,713
12	The Cook (No. 56)	7.6	1,488
13	The Invisible Hand (No. 63)	7.7	1,474
14	Mr. Raleigh Sinclair III (No. 51)	7.8	1,490
15	Pattie Sue Edwards (No. 68)	7.5	1,456
16	The Capricorn Killer (No. 19)	8.1	1,504
17	Anna-Gracia Duerte (No. 25)	7.6	1,479
18	Zarak Mosadek (No. 23)	8.0	1,474
19	Ian Garvey (No. 13): Conclusion	8.6	1,741
20	Nicholas T. Moore (No. 110)	7.4	1,458
21	Lawrence Dane Devlin (No. 26)	7.6	1,507
22	Sutton Ross (No. 17)	8.6	2,229

Season 6 (2019)

8.23 avg 22 episodes 8.0 → 9.0 42 min avg

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dr. Hans Koehler (No. 33)	8.0	1,825
2	The Corsican (No. 20)	8.4	1,841
3	The Pharmacist (No. 124)	8.2	1,638
4	The Pawnbrokers (No. 146/147)	8.2	1,598
5	Alter Ego (No. 131)	8.0	1,548
6	The Ethicist (No. 91)	7.8	1,510
7	General Shiro (No. 116)	7.6	1,539
8	Marko Jankowics (No. 58)	7.9	1,527
9	Minister D (No. 99)	8.6	1,731
10	The Cryptobanker (No. 160)	8.1	1,546
11	Bastien Moreau (No. 20)	8.7	1,812
12	Bastien Moreau (No. 20): Conclusion	8.5	1,607
13	Robert Vesco (No. 9)	8.1	1,609
14	The Osterman Umbrella Company (No. 6)	8.9	2,008
15	Olivia Olson (No. 115)	7.9	1,453
16	Lady Luck (No. 69)	7.7	1,450
17	The Third Estate (No. 136)	7.8	1,460
18	The Brockton College Killer (No. 92)	8.1	1,519
19	Rassvet	9.0	2,319
20	Guillermo Rizal (No. 128)	7.8	1,484
21	Anna McMahon (No. 60)	8.7	1,747
22	Robert Diaz (No. 15)	9.0	2,177

Season 7 (2019)

7.56 avg 19 episodes 8.3 → 5.9 42 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Louis T. Steinhil (No. 27)	8.3	1,819
2	Louis T. Steinhil (No. 27): Conclusion	8.4	1,660
3	Les Fleurs du Mal (No. 151)	7.7	1,567
4	Kuwait	7.7	1,516
5	Norman Devane (No. 138)	7.5	1,425
6	Dr. Lewis Powell (No. 130)	7.5	1,492
7	Hannah Hayes (No. 125)	6.8	1,984
8	The Hawaladar (No. 162)	8.0	1,462
9	Orion Relocation Services (No. 159)	8.1	1,534
10	Katarina Rostova (No. 3)	8.2	1,839
11	Victoria Fenberg (No. 137)	7.1	1,578
12	Cornelius Ruck (No. 155)	7.8	1,695
13	Newton Purcell (No. 144)	7.5	1,363
14	Twamie Ullulaq (No. 126)	7.4	1,331
15	Gordon Kemp (No. 158)	7.1	1,672
16	Nyle Hatcher (No. 149)	7.5	1,335
17	Brothers	7.3	1,566
18	Roy Cain (No. 150)	7.8	1,378
19	The Kazanjian Brothers (No. 156/157)	5.9	2,891

Season 8 (2020)

7.23 avg 22 episodes 7.0 → 7.7 43 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Roanoke (No. 139)	7.0	1,956
2	Katarina Rostova (No. 3): Conclusion	7.8	1,962
3	16 Ounces	6.5	1,930
4	Elizabeth Keen (No. 1)	5.4	2,297
5	The Fribourg Confidence (No. 140)	7.0	1,546
6	The Wellstone Agency (No. 127)	8.5	2,371
7	Chemical Mary (No. 143)	7.4	1,425
8	Ogden Greeley (No. 40)	7.5	1,457
9	The Cyranoid (No. 35)	6.4	1,744
10	Dr. Laken Perillos (No. 70)	6.7	1,620
11	Captain Kidd (No. 96)	6.4	1,826
12	Rakitin (No. 28)	8.2	1,733
13	Anne	8.6	2,103
14	Misère	5.0	2,575
15	The Russian Knot	6.5	1,617
16	Nicholas Obenrader (No. 133)	6.8	1,471
17	Ivan Stepanov (No. 5)	8.3	1,625
18	The Protean (No. 36)	7.5	1,433
19	Balthazar 'Bino' Baker (No. 129)	7.4	1,458
20	Godwin Page (No. 141)	8.0	1,607
21	Nachalo	8.4	2,247
22	Konets	7.7	2,705

Season 9 (2021)

7.30 avg 22 episodes 7.1 → 7.8 43 min avg

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Skinner (No. 45)	7.1	1,621
2	The Skinner (No. 45): Conclusion	7.5	1,362
3	The SPK (No. 178)	7.1	1,251
4	The Avenging Angel (No. 49)	7.2	1,186
5	Benjamin T. Okara (No. 183)	7.2	1,138
6	Dr. Roberta Sand, Ph.D. (No. 153)	7.2	1,132
7	Between Sleep and Awake	6.6	1,525
8	Dr. Razmik Maier (No. 168)	7.1	1,094
9	Boukman Baptiste (No. 164)	6.7	1,326
10	Arcane Wireless (No. 154)	7.4	1,047
11	The Conglomerate (No. 142)	7.4	1,029
12	The Chairman (No. 171)	7.3	1,016
13	Genuine Models Inc. (No. 176)	6.7	1,098
14	Eva Mason (No. 181)	7.3	1,025
15	Andrew Kennison (No. 185)	8.1	1,185
16	Helen Maghi (No. 172)	7.7	1,032
17	El Conejo (No. 177)	7.6	1,023
18	Laszlo Jankowics (No. 180)	7.7	1,020
19	The Bear Mask	5.4	1,475
20	Caelum Bank (No. 169)	8.4	1,197
21	Marvin Gerard (No. 80): Conclusion Pt. 1	8.2	1,067
22	Marvin Gerard (No. 80): Conclusion Pt. 2	7.8	1,109

Season 10 (2023)

7.65 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 6.6 42 min avg

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Night Owl	7.6	1,283
2	The Whaler (No. 165)	7.5	1,107
3	The Four Guns (No. 199)	7.8	1,083
4	The Hyena (No. 200)	7.9	1,054
5	The Dockery Affair	7.3	939
6	Dr. Laken Perillos (No. 70): Conclusion	7.3	1,034
7	The Freelancer (No. 145): Pt. 2	7.3	916
8	The Troll Farmer (No. 38): Pt. 2	7.5	923
9	The Troll Farmer (No. 38): Pt. 3	8.7	1,371
10	The Postman (No. 173)	7.4	860
11	The Man in the Hat	7.7	939
12	Dr. Michael Abani (No. 198)	7.0	871
13	The Sicilian Error of Color	7.1	907
14	The Nowhere Bride (No. 192)	7.3	857
15	The Hat Trick	7.3	833
16	Blair Foster (No. 39)	7.7	867
17	The Morgana Logistics Corporation (No. 167)	7.9	966
18	Wormwood (No. 182)	7.6	915
19	Room 417	8.4	1,076
20	Arthur Hudson	8.7	1,189
21	Raymond Reddington (No. 00): Pt. 1	8.8	1,386
22	Raymond Reddington (No. 00): Good Night	6.6	3,100