Blackout

Blackout(s), black out, or The Blackout may refer to:

Loss of lighting or communication

 * Power outage, a loss of electric power
 * Blackout (broadcasting), a regulatory or contractual ban on the broadcasting of an event
 * Blackout (fabric), a textile material that blocks light
 * Blackout (wartime), the practice of minimizing outdoor lighting for protection from attack
 * Communications blackout, a halt to communication abilities or utilization
 * Media blackout, censorship of news related to a certain topic
 * Protests against SOPA and PIPA, the 2012 web blackout

Medicine

 * Blackout (drug-related amnesia), loss of memory with medicines or alcoholic beverages
 * Blackout or lost time, a common symptom of psychogenic amnesia and dissociative identity disorder
 * Syncope (medicine), a loss of consciousness, also known as fainting
 * Freediving blackout, a loss of consciousness caused by cerebral hypoxia towards the end of a breath-hold dive
 * Transient global amnesia, a temporary inability to establish new memories with otherwise unimpaired cognitive functions
 * Blacking out also known as falling-out, a culture-bound syndrome

Novels

 * Blackout (Buffy novel), a 2006 novel based on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 * Blackout (Connie Willis novel), first of a two-part series
 * Blackout (Grant novel), third novel of a series by Mira Grant
 * Blackout (Elsberg novel), a 2012 disaster thriller by Marc Elsberg
 * Blackout (picture book), a 2011 children's novel by John Rocco
 * Blackout (young adult novel), a 2021 young adult novel by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon
 * Black Out (novel), a 2008 novel by Lisa Unger
 * Blackout, a novel by Campbell Armstrong
 * Blackouts (Torres novel), a 2023 novel by Justin Torres

Films

 * Blackout, American title of Contraband, a British wartime spy film starring Conrad Veidt and Valerie Hobson
 * Blackout (1942 film), a 1942 Bollywood film
 * Blackout (1950 film), a British film
 * Murder by Proxy, a 1954 film also known as Blackout
 * Black Out (1970 film), a Swiss film
 * Blackout (1985 film), an American television film starring Keith Carradine
 * Blackout (1986 film), a Norwegian film directed by Erik Gustavson and starring Henrik Scheele
 * Blackout (1988 film), an American thriller film starring Gail O'Grady
 * The Blackout (1997 film), an American film directed by Abel Ferrara
 * Black Out p.s. Red Out, a 1998 Greek film
 * Blackout (2007 film), an American television film starring Jeffrey Wright and Zoe Saldana set during the Northeast Blackout of 2003
 * Blackout (2008 American film), a horror film starring Amber Tamblyn and Aidan Gillen
 * Blackout (2008 Finnish film), a Finnish film
 * The Blackout (2009 film), an American horror film
 * Blackout (2010 film), a German television action film
 * Black Out (2012 film), a Dutch crime action comedy
 * Blade Runner Black Out 2022, a 2017 short film set in the Blade Runner universe
 * The Blackout (2019 film), a Russian science fiction thriller film
 * Blackout (2021 film), a Nigerian drama
 * Blackout (2022 film), an American action thriller film
 * Blackout (2024 film), an Indian Hindi-language black comedy thriller

Television

 * Series
 * Blackout (Australian TV show), a 1989–1995 ABC TV series by and about Indigenous Australians
 * Blackout (game show), a 1988 American game show
 * Blackout (British TV series), a 2012 BBC One drama miniseries
 * Episodes
 * "Blackout", a 2015 episode of the American Experience series on PBS
 * "The Blackout", a 2000 episode of Black Books
 * "Blackout" (Bugs), an episode of the BBC series Bugs
 * "The Blackout" (Chowder episode), a 2009 episode of Chowder
 * "Blackout" (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu), an episode of Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
 * "Blackout" (M.A.S.K. episode), a 1985 episode of M.A.S.K.
 * "Blackout!", an episode of season 3 of Phineas and Ferb
 * "Blackout!" (Ugly Betty), an episode of the American series Ugly Betty
 * "Black Out" (American Horror Story), an episode of the eleventh season of American Horror Story
 * "Black Out" (The Professionals), an episode of the crime-action drama series

Bands and record labels

 * Blackout Records, a record label
 * The Blackout (band), a Welsh alternative rock band
 * The Blackouts, a Seattle post-punk band
 * Blackout (musician), American record producer, engineer and composer

Albums

 * Black Out (The Good Life album), 2002
 * Blackout (Britney Spears album), 2007
 * Blackout (Dominion album)
 * Blackout (Dropkick Murphys album), 2003
 * Blackout (Steffany Gretzinger album), 2018
 * Blackout (Hed PE album)
 * Blackout (Scorpions album), 1982
 * Blackout (The Brilliant Green album), 2010
 * Blackout (Affiance album)
 * Blackout (Audrey Horne album), 2018
 * Blackout! (Method Man & Redman album)
 * Blackouts (Ashra album), a 1978 album by Manuel Göttsching, originally released by the band Ashra
 * The Blackout (album), a 2008 album by Derek Minor
 * Blaque Out, a 2001 album by Blaque
 * Black Out (Woo Won-jae album), 2020

Songs

 * "Blackout" (Bonnie Anderson song), 2014
 * "Blackout" (David Bowie song), 1977
 * "Blackout" (Breathe Carolina song), 2011
 * "Blackout" (Linkin Park song), 2010
 * "Blackout" (Wretch 32 song), 2013
 * "Blackout", by Allister on the albums Before the Blackout and 20 Years and Counting
 * "Blackout", by Asian Kung-Fu Generation on the album Fanclub
 * "Blackout", by Attila on the album Villain
 * "Blackout", by British Sea Power on the album The Decline of British Sea Power
 * "Blackout", by Garbage on the album Strange Little Birds
 * "Blackout", by Lupe Fiasco on the album Lupe Fiasco's The Cool
 * "Blackout", by Funkoars on the album The Greatest Hits
 * "Blackout", by Heatmiser on the album Dead Air
 * "Blackout", by Hybrid on the album Morning Sci-Fi
 * "Blackout", in the musical In the Heights
 * "Blackout", by Lovedrug on the album Pretend You're Alive
 * "Blackout", by Mashonda from her debut Japan only album January Joy
 * "Blackout", by Heidi Montag on the album Superficial
 * "Blackout", by Muse on the album Absolution
 * "Blackout", by Parkway Drive on the album Killing with a Smile
 * "Blackout", by Pepper on the album Pink Crustaceans and Good Vibrations
 * "Blackout", by Scorpions on the album Blackout
 * "Blackout", by Senses Fail on the album Life Is Not a Waiting Room
 * "Blackout", by Stratovarius on the album Destiny
 * "Blackout", by The Whip on the album X Marks Destination
 * "Blackout", by Unsraw from the EP Calling
 * "The Blackout", by Like Moths to Flames from the album An Eye for an Eye
 * "The Blackout", by U2 from the album Songs of Experience
 * "The Blackout! The Blackout! The Blackout!", debut EP by the band Blackout

Comics

 * Blackout (Marcus Daniels), the first character with the name in the Marvel Universe
 * Blackout (Lilin), the second character with the name in the Marvel Universe
 * Blackout (Farooq), a minor character in the DC Universe

Other uses in arts and entertainment

 * Blackout, a lighting cue used in theater, film and video
 * Blackout (podcast), a suspense/thriller podcast starring and produced by Rami Malek
 * Blackout gag, a comedy technique used primarily in animation
 * Blackout, a common feature of midnight ghost shows
 * Blackout (horror experience), an immersive horror experience derived from haunted house attractions
 * Blackout convention, a bidding convention in contract bridge
 * Blackout (card game), a British variant of the card game, Oh Hell
 * Blackout, a downloadable Halo 3 map that is part of the Legendary Map Pack
 * The Blackout (professional wrestling), a wrestling stable
 * Blackout, a battle royale game mode in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
 * Blackout, a robot super villain character in the Transformers film series
 * Black out performance, a theatrical performance intended for a Black majority audience