Blindspot Pulled From NBC Schedule as Likely Cancellation Looms

The future isn't looking so bright for Blindspot. NBC has put the bubble show on a scheduling hiatus during the important May Sweeps ratings period through May 24, which does not bode well for a Season 5 renewal.

TVLine first reported that the Memento-esque FBI drama has been temporarily pulled from the schedule, though NBC clarified to TV Guide that Blindspot was always scheduled to be off tonight, April 26. The Blacklist will take over its Friday at 8/7c time slot starting with tonight's two-hour block through its Season 6 finale on May 17. Then Blindspot will return for three more episodes, one on May 24 and two on May 31, which will serve as the Season 4 and possible series finale.

Blindspot's ratings are down 20% year over year. It is currently averaging a 0.5 demo rating, the lowest for any NBC drama, and outranks only Good Girls in total viewers.

According to TVLine, the Season 4 finale is not written in a way that could serve as a conclusive series finale. We think a show with as dense a mythology as Blindspot deserves a proper send-off, and with just 12 episodes to go until it hits 100 episodes, NBC would do well to bring it back for an abbreviated fifth season to finish the story, which will give fans closure and give it a more stable shelf life on streaming, since people are less likely to start watching a story that doesn't have an ending.

Blindspot is available to stream on Hulu.

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