Megan Boone’s ‘Blacklist’ Exit Episode Bombs in Ratings

People are not loving the trajectory of this “Blacklist” thing. Also, people are not watching “The Blacklist.” With no U.S. Olympics Trials to help out, last night’s “Blacklist” Season 8 finale actually declined from the previous Wednesday, according to initial Nielsen numbers. NBC came in third place among the Big 4 broadcast networks last night. “MasterChef” and “Crime Scene Kitchen” kept Fox atop the key demo’s ratings on another Wednesday. And just like last week, Fox can chalk up the “W” in large part to simply not scheduling national programming in the 10 o’clock hour. (Of course, that rarely does much to change The CW’s fortunes.) Fox was first in ratings with a 0.5 in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and third in total viewers with an average of 2.2 million, according to preliminary numbers. “MasterChef” at 8 p.m. posted a 0.6 rating and 2.6 million total viewers. “Crime Scene Kitchen” at 9 had a 0.4 rating and 1.8 million total viewers. ABC was second in ratings with a 0.4 and first in total viewers with 2.9 million. “Press Your Luck” at 8 had a 0.4 rating and 3 million total viewers. At 9, “$100,000 Pyramid” received a 0.4 rating and 3.4 million...

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