The Blacklist season 5 explained

Season Number:	5
Bgcolour:	AE1721
Network:	NBC
Num Episodes:	22
Episode List:	List of The Blacklist episodes

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.

Overview

Following the war between Raymond Reddington and Mr. Kaplan in the previous season, Raymond's greatest secret - in the form of a suitcase containing an unidentified human skeleton - has been missing and Raymond and Dembe Zuma desperately search for it. During the search, they are faced by a new adversary Ian Garvey (Jonny Coyne), a corrupt Deputy US Marshal and drug kingpin who wants the suitcase to undermine Raymond's criminal empire, putting a danger to Raymond's allies, especially to FBI Special Agent Elizabeth Keen. Elizabeth questions the relationship with Raymond about whether he is her biological father or not as was hinted at the end of Season 4. She later discovers the existence of one person (Fiona Dourif) who has an unexpected connection to Reddington, leading to the unsettling discovery at the end of the season.

Cast

See also: List of The Blacklist characters.

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 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.
• Jonathan Holtzman as Chuck

Episodes

See also: List of The Blacklist episodes.

Reception

Ratings

No.	Title	Air date	Ratings/Share (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR 18–49	DVR Viewers (millions)	Total 18–49	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Smokey Putnum (No. 30)"		1.1/4	6.39	0.8	3.322	1.9	9.710^[3]
2	"Greyson Blaise (No. 37)"		1.0/4	5.87	0.7	3.221	1.7	9.093^[4]
3	"Miss Rebecca Thrall (No. 76)"		1.0/4	5.79	0.7	3.047	1.7	8.839^[5]
4	"The Endling (No. 44)"		0.9/3	5.46	0.8	3.102	1.7	8.565^[6]
5	"Ilyas Surkov (No. 54)"		0.8/3	5.23	0.7	3.061	1.5	8.292^[7]
6	"The Travel Agency (No. 90)"		0.9/3	5.25	0.7	2.855	1.5	8.015^[8]
7	"The Kilgannon Corporation (No. 48)"		0.9/3	5.04		3.130		8.171^[9]
8	"Ian Garvey (No. 13)"		0.9/4	5.89	0.7	2.903	1.6	8.796^[10]
9	"Ruin"		1.0/4	6.02		2.951		8.975^[11]
10	"The Informant (No. 118)"		1.0/4	6.16	0.8	3.216	1.8	9.372^[12]
11	"Abraham Stern (No. 100)"		1.1/4	6.49	0.7	3.029	1.8	9.517^[13]
12	"The Cook (No. 56)"		1.0/4	6.11	0.9	3.248	1.9	9.350^[14]
13	"The Invisible Hand (No. 63)"		1.0/4	6.35	0.7	3.032	1.7	9.384^[15]
14	"Mr. Raleigh Sinclair III (No. 51)"		0.9/4	5.68	0.8	3.322	1.7	9.008^[16]
15	"Pattie Sue Edwards (No. 68)"		1.0/4	5.69	0.7	3.098	1.7	8.797^[17]
16	"The Capricorn Killer (No. 19)"		0.9/4	5.55	0.6	2.948	1.5	8.495^[18]
17	"Anna-Gracia Duerte (No. 25)"		0.9/4	5.38	0.6	2.887	1.5	8.271^[19]
18	"Zarak Mosadek (No. 23)"		0.8/4	5.15	0.6	2.964	1.4	8.116^[20]
19	"Ian Garvey: Conclusion (No. 13)"		0.8/3	5.24	0.5	2.681	1.3	7.922^[21]
20	"Nicholas T. Moore (No. 110)"		0.8/4	5.54		2.690		8.214^[22]
21	"Lawrence Dane Devlin (No. 26)"		0.8/3	4.96	0.6	2.546	1.4	7.502^[23]
22	"Sutton Ross (No. 17)"		0.8/3	5.18	0.5	2.639	1.3	7.822^[24]

Critical response

The fifth season of The Blacklist received positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reports a 100% approval score based on five reviews, with an average rating of 8.5/10.^[25]

Notes and References

1. Web site: NBC Tweaks Fall Rollout: Good Place Gets Early Talent-Boosted Premiere, The Blacklist Return Moved Up. Ausiello. Michael. July 31, 2017. TVLine. August 1, 2017.
2. Web site: Shows A-Z - Blacklist, the on NBC. The Futon Critic. September 12, 2016.
3. Web site: 'This Is Us' and 'The Good Doctor' score big in premiere week broadcast Live +7 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20171013220040/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/broadcast-live-7-ratings-sept-25-oct-1-2017/. dead. October 13, 2017. Porter. Rick. TV by the Numbers. October 13, 2017. October 15, 2017.
4. Web site: 'The Orville', 'Once Upon a Time', 5 more shows double in week 2 broadcast Live +7 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20171018231051/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/week-2-broadcast-live-7-ratings-oct-2-8-2017/. dead. October 18, 2017. Porter. Rick. October 18, 2017. TV by the Numbers.com. October 18, 2017.
5. Web site: 'The Good Doctor' is the most-watched show on TV in week 3 broadcast Live +7 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20171025234726/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/week-3-broadcast-live-7-ratings-oct-9-15-2017/. dead. October 25, 2017. Porter. Rick. October 25, 2017. TV by the Numbers. October 25, 2017.
6. Web site: 'Chicago PD', 10 more shows double in week 4 broadcast Live +7 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20171102192959/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/week-4-broadcast-live-7-ratings-oct-16-22-2017/. dead. November 2, 2017. Porter. Rick. November 2, 2017. TV by the Numbers. November 2, 2017.
7. Web site: 'Grey's Anatomy' keeps rolling along in week 5 broadcast Live +7 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20171109193349/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/week-5-broadcast-live-7-ratings-oct-23-29-2017/. dead. November 9, 2017. Porter. Rick. November 9, 2017. TV by the Numbers. November 11, 2017.
8. Web site: 'This Is Us' and 12 more shows double in week 6 broadcast Live +7 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20171117211455/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/week-6-broadcast-live-7-ratings-oct-30-nov-5-2017/. dead. November 17, 2017. Porter. Rick. November 17, 2017. TV by the Numbers. November 18, 2017.
9. Web site: 'This Is Us' rides high in week 7 broadcast Live +7 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20171127222312/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/week-7-broadcast-live-7-ratings-nov-6-12-2017/. dead. November 27, 2017. Porter. Rick. November 27, 2017. TV by the Numbers. December 1, 2017.
10. Web site: 'Jane the Virgin', 10 other shows double in week 8 broadcast Live +7 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20171205215938/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/week-8-broadcast-live-7-ratings-nov-13-19-2017/. dead. December 5, 2017. Porter. Rick. December 5, 2017. TV by the Numbers. December 5, 2017.
11. Web site: Delayed Viewing Ratings: 'Big Bang Theory' Winter Premiere Starts 2018 Strong. Variety. January 22, 2018. January 27, 2018.
12. Web site: 'The Brave' goes from low to... less low: Week 16 broadcast Live +7 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20180127084104/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/week-16-broadcast-live-7-ratings-jan-8-14-2018/. dead. January 27, 2018. Porter. Rick. January 26, 2018. TV by the Numbers. January 26, 2018.
13. Web site: 'This Is Us', 'The Good Doctor' both double in week 17 broadcast Live +7 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201193125/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/week-17-broadcast-live-7-ratings-jan-15-21-2018/. dead. February 1, 2018. Porter. Rick. February 1, 2018. TV by the Numbers. February 5, 2018.
14. Web site: Closing the book on the Super Bowl 'This Is Us': Week 19 broadcast Live +7 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20180216014641/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/week-19-broadcast-live-7-ratings-jan-29-feb-4-2018/. dead. February 16, 2018. Porter. Rick. February 15, 2018. TV by the Numbers. February 22, 2018.
15. Web site: 'The Good Doctor' and 'This Is Us' on top again: Week 20 broadcast Live +7 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223004557/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/week-20-broadcast-live-7-ratings-feb-5-11-2018/. dead. February 23, 2018. Porter. Rick. February 22, 2018. TV by the Numbers. February 22, 2018.
16. Web site: 'Agents of SHIELD', 16 other shows double in week 23 broadcast Live +7 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20180315175157/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/week-23-broadcast-live-7-ratings-feb-26-march-4-2018/. dead. March 15, 2018. Porter. Rick. March 15, 2018. TV by the Numbers. March 18, 2018.
17. Web site: 'This Is Us' leads the week 24 broadcast Live +7 ratings – by quite a bit. https://web.archive.org/web/20180322221410/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/week-24-broadcast-live-7-ratings-march-5-11-2018/. dead. March 22, 2018. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. March 22, 2018. March 22, 2018.
18. Web site: 'This Is Us' goes out on top: Week 25 broadcast Live +7 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20180329205037/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/week-25-broadcast-live-7-ratings-march-12-18-2018/. dead. March 29, 2018. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. March 29, 2018. April 5, 2018.
19. Web site: 'Will & Grace' finale, 11 other shows double in week 28 broadcast Live +7 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20180419224238/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/week-28-broadcast-live-7-ratings-april-2-8-2018/. dead. April 19, 2018. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. April 19, 2018. April 24, 2018.
20. Web site: 'New Girl' premiere doubles in week 29 broadcast Live +7 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20180426235112/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/week-29-broadcast-live-7-ratings-april-9-15-2018/. dead. April 26, 2018. Porter. Rick. April 26, 2018. TV by the Numbers. April 26, 2018.
21. Web site: 'Agents of SHIELD', 13 more shows double in week 31 broadcast Live +7 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20180511012937/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/week-31-broadcast-live-7-ratings-april-23-29-2018/. dead. May 11, 2018. Porter. Rick. May 10, 2018. TV by the Numbers. May 12, 2018.
22. Web site: Delayed Viewing Ratings: 'Roseanne' Returns on Top. Otterson. Joe. May 21, 2018. Variety. May 24, 2018.
23. Web site: 'Chicago PD' wins the Windy City battle in week 33's broadcast Live +7 ratings. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525001406/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/dvr-ratings/week-33-broadcast-live-7-ratings-may-7-13-2018/. dead. May 25, 2018. Porter. Rick. May 24, 2018. Variety. May 24, 2018.
24. Web site: Live+7 Weekly Ratings: ABC Finale of 'Designated Survivor' Tops Broadcast Network Telecasts' Viewers Percentage Gains. Pucci. Douglas. May 29, 2018. Programming Insider. May 29, 2018.
25. Web site: The Blacklist S05 reviews. rottentomatoes.com. Rotten Tomatoes. May 8, 2018.