‘Blindspot’ Returns on NBC April 30

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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The fifth and final season of drama Blindspot debuts on NBC April 30. The season begins in the aftermath of a drone strike on the safe house with much of the team inside. Questions include who made it out alive and whether the team will ever be able to clear their names in the wake of Madeline’s rise to power.

Last season, Blindspot averaged a 0.8 in adults 18-49 and 4.3 million viewers overall in live plus seven day Nielsens.

The cast includes Sullivan Stapleton, Jaimie Alexander, Rob Brown, Audrey Esparza, Ashley Johnson, Ennis Esmer and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.

Martin Gero created the show. He executive produces with Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter.

Warner Bros. Television, Berlanti Productions and Quinn’s House produce Blindspot. 

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.