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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
#8 - Anslo Garrick: Conclusion
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/2/2013
Liz and a mysterious stranger fight to save Red and Ressler.
#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.
#11 - Anslo Garrick
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/25/2013
An assassination attempt on Red brings the FBI under siege.
#12 - 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.
#13 - 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.
#14 - 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.
#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.
#17 - Arthur Hudson
Season 10 - Episode 20 - Aired 7/6/2023
Cooper is caught on the defensive when summoned by the Attorney General. Red visits dear friends.
#18 - 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.
#19 - 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.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#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.
#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.
#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.
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