After the first of what would be three of those championship rings, Jordan got to dip his toes into the world of acting, and with the addition of shows produced by one of entertainment's most powerful executives Tyler Perry already paying dividends for BET & its BET Plus streaming service, we featured Jordan's time playing a rookie policeman on the OWN series If Loving You is Wrong. More than a week ago, Jordan returned to his acting ways, if only for a bit, on another hour-long drama series - this time on free-to-air broadcast network television.
The show we're talking about is one that embraces crime instead of being part of the entire drama as it was on ILYIW. And it also has something in common with a TV industry trend, where networks have used some of its most-watched shows as a launchpad to new rookie series. And due of them airing in the prized spots of following Teen Mom, Jersey Shore and other series, we all have the likes of Catfish, Are You The One, Floribama Shore, Siesta Key, Ex On The Beach and How Far is Tattoo Far on the MTV schedule.
That strategy of using tentpole programming as have new rookie series air afterwards has been embraced lately at NBC, which has long used the platform of The Voice to help launch new shows at the start of the week. It airing after the Tuesday results show on the ladder has helped catapult This is Us into a pop culture phenomenon, while there's another show on the Peacock that it can thank for premiering its first season after the Monday performances.
As expected for a series that airs in the spot after up-and-coming musicians take their turns to impress Adam, Blake and the judges in the famed rotating red chairs, The Blacklist benefited from The Voice to have aired for what will now be eight seasons on NBC, and like its aforementioned shows it has also aired in the coveted post-Super Bowl spot. And on Friday night, its Season 7 finale embraced a hybrid of live action and comic book-style animation, a behind-the-scenes compromise among producers Universal and Sony after late-season production was shut down due to COVID-19.
The episode that aired the week before saw main character Dembe Zuma, played by Hisham Tawfiq, have to make a choice of whether or not to stay loyal to Red after kidnappers decide to ask for secrets about him, all while he offers to hand over his empire to special agent Liz Keen, played by Megan Boone. And Jordan had a cameo in one of the scenes there, as he was asked by authorities if he happened to have been at a crime scene. In referencing to his deformed hand and the camera pointing down at it he replied, "You're asking the wrong guy. When it comes to fingerprints—I'm no expert."
Got to watch @jordan_wiseley on @NBCBlacklist tonight. What a great surprise to see him on one of my favorite shows. Excellent job @jordan_wiseley Luv to you @tori_deal pic.twitter.com/hFuctv1Edw— Ronald Startzel (@neidermeyer) May 9, 2020
After the season's penultimate episode a week ago last Friday night, Jordan gave thanks on Twitter and if he ever decides to step away from The Challenge, the acting gigs are already there for him for the taking. It adds to what's been an eventful week for the new MTV power couple.
Absolutely blessed and grateful for the opportunities!! @NBCBlacklist cast and crew were top notch and we had a blast shooting! Catch up on all of this season’s episodes!!— Jordan Wiseley (@jordan_wiseley) May 9, 2020
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