Day: February 23, 2022

Best-bets for Feb. 25: “Blacklist” and its almost-clone

1) “The Blacklist” and “The Endgame,” 8 and 9 p.m., NBC. After filling in on Thursdays (and after a five-week break), “Blacklist” (shown here in a previous episode) returns to its Friday slot. Its task force is probing a network for untraceable cell-phone calls, when there are sharp consequences. That leads into a rerun of Monday’s “Endgame” debut … which is a lot like the “Blacklist” debut, nine years ago. Again, a master criminal is confined, but in control; the result is slickly crafted, but lacks believability. Read more…