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

Loss of lighting or communication

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, 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 * Internet blackout, complete or partial failure of the internet services

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

Arts and entertainment

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'' (novel), a 2023 novel by Justin Torres

Films

* ''Blackout'', American title of ''

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'', 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 made-for-television psychological thriller film starring Keith Carradine and Richard Widmark * ''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'' (2023 film), an American horror film * ''Blackout'' (2024 film), an Indian Hindi-language black comedy thriller

Television

Series

* ''Black Out'' (TV series), a 2024 South Korean 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 ''American Experience'' * "Black Out", an episode of ''Batman Beyond'' * "The Blackout" (''Black Books''), 2000 * "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

Music

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 * ''Black Out'' (Woo Won-jae album), 2020 * ''Black Out'' (EP), 2024 * ''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 * '' Blaque Out'', 2001 * ''The Blackout'' (album), a 2008 album by Derek Minor

Songs

* "Blackout" (Bonnie Anderson song), 2014 * "Blackout" (David Bowie song), 1977 * "Blackout" (Breathe Carolina song), 2011 * "Blackout" (Linkin Park song), 2010 * "Blackout" (Turnstile song), 2021 * "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 ''

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'' * "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 ''

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'' * "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 ''

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'' * "Blackout", by Sumac on the album '' What One Becomes'' * "Blackout", by Swans on the album '' Filth'' * "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 (DC Comics), a DC Comics character

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 character in the ''Transformers'' film series * Black out performance, a theatrical performance intended for a Black majority audience