{"id":22209,"date":"2026-07-30T17:40:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T12:40:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22209"},"modified":"2026-07-30T17:40:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T12:40:59","slug":"blue-bloods-star-share-cancellation-frustration-amid-boston-blues-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22209","title":{"rendered":"Blue Bloods Star Share Cancellation Frustration Amid Boston Blue\u2019s Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>One Reagan family member is still bothered by <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/db\/tv-show\/blue-bloods\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Blue Bloods<\/em><\/strong><\/a>&#8216; cancellation. <\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>For its fans, the CBS procedural<em> <\/em>was not a regular cop series. Throughout its 15-season run, the Reagans \u2014 a clan of public servants living in New York, being at the forefront of its story made it more of a family show than your usual procedural. <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/blue-bloods-season-14-part-2-cast-character-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Blue Bloods<\/em> featured a stacked cast<\/a>, spearheaded by Tom Selleck as the Reagan patriarch, Frank. The characters&#8217; love for each other was the same off-screen, as the ensemble genuinely liked being in the project. <\/p>\n<p>Not long after<em> Blue Bloods <\/em>wrapped its run, its legacy continued during the <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/cbs-nbc-abcs-complete-fall-2025-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\">2025-2026 TV season<\/a> with the Donnie Wahlberg-led spinoff sequel, <em>Boston Blue<\/em>. Instead of policing the streets of New York, Danny moved up north to Beantown to join his son, Sean, who is starting his career there. The offshoot did well during its debut year that it wasn&#8217;t difficult for CBS to order its sophomore outing. Amid its success, the way Blue Bloods ended is still a sore spot for one of its beloved cast members. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                              \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"cbs-complete-fall-2026-schedule\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/cbs-complete-fall-2026-schedule\/\"><br \/>\n                        <img width=\"440\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CBS Fall 2026 Schedule\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tvpreview-cbs.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.srcdn.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tvpreview-cbs.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=124&amp;dpr=2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/cbs-complete-fall-2026-schedule\/\" title=\"CBS's Complete Fall 2026 Schedule\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tCBS&#8217;s Complete Fall 2026 Schedule<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Ahead of its finales, CBS has officially unveiled their confirmed fall 2026 schedule, which is a mix of established franchises and new offerings.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Speaking with Ted Danson on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/tom-selleck-live-in-santa-barbara\/id1745204141?i=1000778784172\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Where Everybody Knows Your Name<\/a> <\/em>podcast, Selleck recalled filming the final dinner scene of <em>Blue Bloods<\/em> and how everyone didn&#8217;t want the show to end. At that point, they had already taken a big pay cut just to ensure that the show continued because they all loved working with each other. Even then, CBS didn&#8217;t budge and moved on with its cancellation. Read his full story below: <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201c<em>Blue Bloods<\/em> was a labor of love\u2026 I think for everybody. The real truth to that is, in the last year of [<em>Blue Bloods<\/em>], at our last family dinner, everybody wanted to come back. We\u2019d already taken a 25 percent cut in salary. We\u2019d already done all sorts of things to keep the show going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was very frustrating because\u2026 out of the top 100 shows on broadcast television, <em>Blue Bloods<\/em>was number six in our fifteenth year. Nobody wanted to leave. Everybody was gonna stay on. That\u2019s hard to get. It may be some kind of record to have the same cast intact for that length of time. Usually, if it wasn\u2019t a family, it would be different, but you couldn\u2019t very well replace Jamie or Danny or anybody with another actor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe people don\u2019t realize, but a lot of shows become miserable to work on. You get a lot of egos and \u2018I\u2019m not coming out of my dressing room until he\u2019s coming out\u2019\u2026 and it\u2019s miserable. <em>Blue Bloods<\/em> was never that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Blue Bloods<\/em> ended its 15-year-run with a milestone episode, but unlike many finales, it didn&#8217;t change much of the show&#8217;s status quo. Instead, it wrapped with the happy announcement that Jamie and Eddie were expecting their first child during the last <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/blue-bloods-best-reagan-family-dinners\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reagan family dinner scene<\/a>. Contrary to rampant theories, Frank didn&#8217;t retire. In fact, he remains as the NYPD Commissioner during the events of <em>Boston Blue<\/em>. Whether that changes in the near future is currently uncertain, but it certainly opens the door for more involvement from him in the offshoot, even though he hasn&#8217;t appeared yet.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to quickly greenlit spinoffs, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/swat-exiles-release-september-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>S.W.A.T. Exiles<\/em><\/a>, it seems like everyone is supportive of Donnie Wahlberg continuing the legacy of <em>Blue Bloods<\/em> via his own offshoot. Thus far, several characters from <em>Blue Bloods<\/em> have visited him up north, such as Erin, Joe Hill, Henry, and of course, Maria Baez. The people involved in <em>Boston Blue<\/em> have openly talked about wanting to bring in Selleck&#8217;s Frank, but it hasn&#8217;t happened yet. Maybe they can finally do it in season 2. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s understandable how Selleck feels about <strong><em>Blue Bloods<\/em><\/strong>&#8216; cancellation. As he laid out, there were so many factors that could have convinced CBS to keep the show on the air, including the cast taking massive pay cuts. Unfortunately for him, the network just didn&#8217;t deem the flagship profitable enough to remain on their roster. Now, they have a replacement in <em>Boston Blue<\/em>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One Reagan family member is still bothered by Blue Bloods&#8216; cancellation. For its fans, the CBS procedural was not a regular cop series. 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