The Blacklist: Scoop on the ranking system of the Blacklist from TVLine's Matt Webb Mitovich

Here's some scoop on The Blacklist from this week's (Posted on 3/20/14) Matt's Inside Line column.

Something has been floating around my slightly-larger-than-average-sized noggin: Who is No. 1 on the eponymous Blacklist? Will we know by the end of the season? Also, is the numbering of the Blacklist significant at all, or arbitrary? –Ryan
I virtually hand-delivered your query to EP Jon Bokenkamp, and he responded: “I wish I could say yes, that we will discover No. 1 on the Blacklist this year, but unfortunately that’s not the case; Red has a much larger endgame in mind, and we won’t get there this year. That said, there is a methodology behind the rankings on the list and we will reveal a some larger truths about the names on the Blacklist before the end of the season.”

Link to the full article:‘The Mentalist’ Lisbon New Romance — ‘The Blacklist’ Spoilers ‘Once Upon a Time’ - TVLine