The BEST episodes of The Blacklist

Every episode of The Blacklist ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Blacklist!

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 with the FBI, but insists that he will speak only to Elizabeth Keen, a rookie profiler.

Last Updated: 1/15/2024Network: NBCStatus: Ended
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The Director: Conclusion
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8.29
4522 votes

#1 - The Director: Conclusion

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/14/2016

As The Cabal prepares to assassinate Liz, Red calls upon the task force to combine efforts to outmaneuver The Cabal to exonerate her. Red delivers a final ultimatum.

Directors: John Terlesky
Writer: Lukas Reiter
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Alexander Kirk: Conclusion
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8.24
5381 votes

#2 - Alexander Kirk: Conclusion

Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/19/2016

As Reddington and the task force close in on the person responsible for the recent tragedy, a shocking betrayal leaves them racing to save one of their own.

Directors: Bill Roe
Writer: Lukas Reiter
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Mr. Kaplan: Conclusion
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8.21
4950 votes

#3 - Mr. Kaplan: Conclusion

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/18/2017

In the conclusion of the season finale, Red sets a risky plan in motion to save the Task Force and himself as Mr. Kaplan launches the final phase of her assault on his criminal empire. With the future of the Task Force in jeopardy, Liz confronts the biggest questions about her past.

Directors: Michael Watkins
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The Director
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8.18
4653 votes

#4 - The Director

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/7/2016

While Red creates a crime scene to retrieve his care package, friends of the truth rally around Liz, whose life is in danger now that she is in custody.

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Berlin: Conclusion
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8.16
5527 votes

#5 - Berlin: Conclusion

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/12/2014

With the crashing of the mysterious prisoner transport plane, the city is on lock down as the authorities are on the hunt for all the escapees. Meanwhile, with Red in custody, Liz uses her power to get him out since he is their best chance at finding all the suspects. Elsewhere, their main objective is to track down Berlin, a prisoner on the plane who is somehow involved.

Directors: Michael Watkins
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Tom Connolly
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8.16
3864 votes

#6 - Tom Connolly

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/14/2015

Liz realizes she is being framed by The Cabal, forcing Red to use his connections to help her clear her name. As Cooper receives shocking news, Ressler, Samar, and Aram must decide who on the task force can still be trusted.

Directors: Michael Watkins
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Sutton Ross
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8.14
2651 votes

#7 - Sutton Ross

Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/2018

Liz and Red face off in a climactic race to find a Blacklister in possession of the duffel bag of bones, forcing the truth about the bones to finally come to light.

Directors: Bill Roe
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Anslo Garrick: Conclusion
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8.12
6558 votes

#8 - Anslo Garrick: Conclusion

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/2013

Liz and a mysterious stranger fight to save Red and Ressler.

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Ian Garvey
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8.11
3637 votes

#9 - Ian Garvey

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/2017

Tom goes missing and Liz desperately tries to find him. Red's hunt for the suitcase of bones puts him on a collision course with Tom that will change everyone's lives forever.

Directors: Bill Roe
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Robert Diaz
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8.09
2304 votes

#10 - Robert Diaz

Season 6 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/17/2019

As the president’s true plan comes into focus, Liz and the task force fight to avert disaster. Red meets in secret with a man who holds information about his past.

Directors: Bill Roe
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Anslo Garrick
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8.08
7074 votes

#11 - Anslo Garrick

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2013

An assassination attempt on Red brings the FBI under siege.

Directors: Joe Carnahan
Writer: Joe Carnahan
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Raymond Reddington (1)
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8.08
785 votes

#12 - Raymond Reddington (1)

Season 10 - Episode 21 - Aired 7/13/2023

Under pressure from Congressman Hudson's investigation, the task force must try to anticipate Reddington's next move.

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Requiem
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8.08
5118 votes

#13 - Requiem

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/20/2017

Memories of the past set Red on a dangerous collision course with an enemy determined to destroy his criminal empire.

Directors: Terrence O'Hara
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Mr. Solomon: Conclusion
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8.03
5176 votes

#14 - Mr. Solomon: Conclusion

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/14/2016

After a tragedy puts a member of the team in grave danger, the task force must rely on Red and his unconventional methods to survive. Meanwhile, Tom and Liz face an unexpected complication that could affect their baby's future.

Directors: John Terlesky
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The Troll Farmer
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8.03
4846 votes

#15 - The Troll Farmer

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2015

With the FBI hunting Liz for the murder of the attorney general, she and Red go on the run; Red reaches out to a contact for help fleeing the city.

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Anna McMahon
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8.00
2171 votes

#16 - Anna McMahon

Season 6 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/10/2019

Presidential adviser Anna McMahon faces off with Cooper and the task force in a winner-takes-all race to locate the missing dossier containing details of a conspiracy against America.

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Dembe Zuma
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8.00
5105 votes

#17 - Dembe Zuma

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/20/2017

After weeks of hunting for Dembe, Red and the Task Force finally get a lead on his whereabouts when Aram goes missing. Meanwhile, Dembe takes a calculated risk as Red closes in.

Directors: Jean de Segonzac
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The Cyprus Agency
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7.99
6062 votes

#18 - The Cyprus Agency

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/27/2014

On the eve of Liz's adoption, Red puts her on the trail of an adoption agency gone evil.

Writer: Lukas Reiter
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The Decembrist
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7.99
4573 votes

#19 - The Decembrist

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2014

Red’s motives for Berlin take a sudden turn when he learns Berlin was manipulated by the latest Blacklister to avenge Red. Red and Berlin travel to Moscow to track down a high ranking Russian official who they believe is responsible. Liz struggles to keep her secret from unraveling.

Directors: Michael Watkins
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Pilot
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7.99
9657 votes

#20 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2013

A criminal mastermind surrenders to the FBI with a stunning offer - but he'll only talk to a rookie profiler.

Directors: Joe Carnahan
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Marvin Gerard
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7.98
4653 votes

#21 - Marvin Gerard

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/2015

With Ressler in hot pursuit, Liz only has Red to trust; Red asks a lawyer named Marvin Gerard for help with a hostage situation; the FBI wants to force Cooper out of the task force.

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Mr. Kaplan
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7.97
4921 votes

#22 - Mr. Kaplan

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/18/2017

In part one of the season finale, facing a crippling siege on his criminal organization, Red tracks a high-end thief enlisted by Mr. Kaplan for a mysterious assignment. Aram faces a difficult choice when Agent Gale takes extreme measures in his investigation into the Task Force's conduct.

Directors: Don Thorin
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Rassvet
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7.97
2234 votes

#23 - Rassvet

Season 6 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/26/2019

Alone in a foreign country after a mission goes catastrophically wrong, Katarina Rostova goes on the run to avoid the forces trying to hunt her down. Isolated and out of options, she seeks out the only person she trusts: a man who has vowed to always protect her.

Directors: John Terlesky
Writer: Sean Hennen
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Bastien Moreau
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7.97
2315 votes

#24 - Bastien Moreau

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/15/2019

Liz and the Task Force make a play to uncover the truth about an international assassination in a last-ditch effort to save Red’s life.

Directors: Andrew McCarthy
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The Pavlovich Brothers
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7.97
5531 votes

#25 - The Pavlovich Brothers

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/21/2014

While the FBI searches for a Serbian family of kidnappers, Red uses them in a scheme to out Tom, leading to a fateful confrontation with Liz.

Directors: Paul A. Edwards
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