  VERITAS is an array of four 12-m imaging Cherenkov telescopes, sensitive to
gamma rays in the energy range from 85 GeV to 30 TeV. VERITAS dedicates roughly
40% of its total observing time to blazars. We present recent highlights from
the VERITAS blazar discovery and long-term monitoring programs. These
observations have led to 25 blazar detections, including 10 VHE discoveries.
The VERITAS cameras were recently upgraded, lowering the energy threshold and
enhancing the sensitivity. This upgrade helped to establish four new blazar
detections with data taken after the completion of the upgrade in summer 2012.
