The Blacklist, NBC's crime thriller starring James Spader, has seen an unexpected surge in streaming popularity years after ending, climbing into iTunes' top 10 most-streamed shows chart. The renewed interest highlights how long-running procedurals continue to find audiences well beyond their original broadcast run, particularly as viewers seek familiar, easy-to-watch series.

Spader played master criminal Raymond "Red" Reddington across all ten seasons of the show, which ran from 2013 to 2023 and produced more than 200 episodes. According to FlixPatrol's country-based rankings, the resurgence is especially pronounced in French-speaking territories such as France and Canada, with the series also remaining available internationally through licensing deals with platforms including Netflix.