Will there be a season 9 of The Blacklist?
FANS of The Blacklist are eager to know when they can anticipate more new episodes of the hit NBC show. The Blacklist Season 8 finale airs Wednesday, June 23 at 10 pm ET /9pm CT on NBC. In January 2021, NBC announced the show was coming back for its ninth season in fall 2021. The show will return to Friday nights this fall, when episodes will air at 8pm ET / 7pm CT on NBC. The month that the new season is officially released hasn't been unveiled by NBC, but it's suspected the show will air again in September or October. The NBC show is performing well and has been consistent in the ratings, with average viewers of 3.3 million per episode. Spader, Diego Klattenhoff and Harry Lennix will be the only original cast members when the show returns for Season 9. The Blacklist features James Spader as Raymond Reddington, a criminal mastermind who suddenly starts cooperating with authorities, and Boone as an FBI agent. According to the show's description, Boone's character "must decide how far she is willing to go to find out why Reddington has entered her life and what his endgame really is." "The fallout between Reddington and Keen will have devastating consequences for all that lie in their wake, including the Task Force they helped to create." 2 NINTCHDBPICT000660789441 Credit: Getty  Both are original cast members of The Blacklist, which launched in 2013, but Boone will not return for season nine. Her departure from the show was a mutual decision, according to Deadline. KUWTK fans think Kylie Jenner is PREGNANT after she 'doesn't take tequila shot' 'SO HEARTBREAKING' Teen Mom star David Eason's daughter Maryssa feels 'bruised and broken'  "Season 8 has completed Lizs transformation from a wide-eyed rookie FBI agent to a criminal on the run who has embraced her dark side," Deadline's Nellie Andreeva writes. Seasons one to seven of The Blacklist are currently streaming on Netflix.