NBC has ordered Blindspot Season 2
NBC has ordered Blindspot Season 2! The show is the #1 new series of the fall in the 18-49 demo.
With Sullivan Stapleton as an FBI agent whoâs not to be messed with and breakout star Jaimie Alexander now firmly established as a TV leading lady, Blindspot has proven to be both a ratings and critical smash. Since its Sept. 21 launch, the series has dominated the 10 p.m. Monday timeslot.
âWe are over the moon with the success of âBlindspot,â and want to thank our producers and amazing cast for creating one of the most riveting shows on television. Jaimie and Sullivan have done an amazing job of ratcheting up the tension each week in trying to unravel the mystery of Janeâs tattoos,â said Jennifer Salke, President, NBC Entertainment. âWe literally canât wait to see what the second season will bring.â
Blindspot is averaging a 3.7 rating, 12 share in adults 18-49 and 12.7 million viewers overall so far this season, according to âmost currentâ averages from Nielsen Media Research through the seasonâs opening six weeks, making it the #1 new series of the new fall season in 18-49. Blindspot is undefeated in the time period so far this season versus its broadcast competition in adults 18-49 and is outrating its ABC and CBS competition combined in that key demo.
Blindspot is also one of the most time-shifted shows on television, growing by +71% so far this season in adult 18-49 rating going from its next-day âlive plus same dayâ rating to âlive plus seven day Nielsens (from a 2.65 to a 4.54) and by more than 5.7 million viewers overall (9.3 million to 15.1 million).
A beautiful woman, with no memories of her past, is found naked in Times Square with her body fully covered in intricate tattoos. Her discovery sets off a vast and complex mystery that immediately ignites the attention of the FBI, who begin to follow the road map on her body to reveal a larger conspiracy of crime while bringing her closer to discovering the truth about her identity.
The cast includes Sullivan Stapleton (300: Rise of an Empire, âStrike Backâ), Jaimie Alexander (Thor: The Dark World), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (âBroadchurch,â âWithout a Traceâ), Rob Brown (âTremeâ), Audrey Esparza (âBlack Boxâ), Ukweli Roach (âThe Royalsâ) and Ashley Johnson (âMuch Ado About Nothingâ).
Writer Martin Gero (âBored to Death,â âL.A. Complexâ) serves as executive producer along with Greg Berlanti (âArrow,â âThe Mysteries of Laura,â âThe Flashâ), Sarah Schechter (âThe Mysteries of Laura,â âThe Flashâ), Mark Pellington (âCold Caseâ) and Marcos Siega (âThe Followingâ).
Blindspot is a production of Warner Bros. Television and Berlanti Productions.