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Blue Bloods
Genre
Created by
Starring
Opening theme"Reagan's Theme"
by Rob Simonsen
ComposerMark Snow
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons14
No. of episodes293 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Production locationsNew York, New York, U.S.
Cinematography
  • Craig Dibona, ASC
  • Donald E. Thorin Jr.
  • Gene Engels
Editors
  • Charles McClelland
  • Brice Bishop-Pullan
  • Thomas R. Moore
  • Jackeline Tejada
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time42–44 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 24, 2010 (2010-09-24) –
December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)
Related
Boston Blue

Blue Bloods is an American police procedural drama television series that aired on CBS from September 24, 2010, to December 13, 2024, across 14 seasons and 293 episodes. Its main characters were members of the fictional Reagan family, an American, Irish Catholic family in New York City with a history of work in law enforcement. Blue Bloods stars Tom Selleck as New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan; other main cast members include Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes and Len Cariou for all 14 seasons, plus Amy Carlson (seasons 1–7), Sami Gayle (seasons 1–10), as well as Marisa Ramirez (regular since season 4) and Vanessa Ray (regular since season 5).[1]

The show was filmed on location in New York City.[2] The series debuted on September 24, 2010,[3] with episodes airing on Fridays following CSI: NY before being moved to Wednesdays at 10:00 pm ET/PT for a four-week tryout. After four weeks, it returned to its original Friday 10:00 pm slot, where it remained until its cancellation in 2024.

On March 29, 2023, CBS announced the show had been renewed for a 14th season, with the cast and producers reportedly taking a pay cut to secure the renewal.[4] On July 21, 2023, CBS announced the renewed 14th season would be delayed and on hold due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike,[5] and on November 20, 2023, that it would be the show's last.[6] The first ten episodes of the season began airing on February 16, 2024,[7] while the rest of the season, consisting of eight episodes,[6] premiered on October 18, 2024.[8] The series finale aired on December 13, 2024.[9]

CBS subsequently announced in February 2025 that it had ordered a spinoff under the working title Boston Blue, set to launch in the Blue Bloods time slot in the fall, with Donnie Wahlberg executive producing and reprising his role as Danny Reagan.[10]

Premise

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The series follows the Reagans, a family who has a history of work in law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the police commissioner. Frank's eldest son, Danny, is an NYPD detective, his youngest son, Jamie, is an NYPD sergeant, and his daughter, Erin, works as an assistant district attorney. Frank's second son, Joe (though the series mistakenly refers to him as the eldest in more recent episodes), was murdered by a crooked cop in the line of duty in events that antedate the series, when he was involved with an FBI investigation of a group of corrupt NYPD cops known as the Blue Templar. Frank's father, Henry, is a former NYPD beat cop who rose through the ranks to become police commissioner.

Each member of the family represents a different aspect of police work or the legal process: Frank as the commissioner, Danny as the detective, Jamie as the beat cop, and Erin as the prosecutor. Additionally, while each person's story might occasionally interweave with another's, the show also follows the professional, and at times, personal relationships with their respective partners and colleagues: Frank with Garrett Moore, the NYPD deputy commissioner of Public Information and de facto chief of staff, Detective First Grade Abigail Baker, the primary aide to the commissioner, and later Lieutenant Sidney Gormley, the special assistant to the commissioner and de facto chief of the department; Danny with Detective Jackie Curatola and later, Detective Maria Baez; Jamie with Officer Edit "Eddie" Janko; and Erin with Detective Anthony Abetemarco, who is an investigator for the DA's office.

The Reagans are an Irish-American Catholic family who gathers for Sunday dinner each week. According to People, "the Sunday supper is the heart of each show."

Both Henry and Frank's respective wives, Betty and Mary, are deceased, as is Joe. Erin is divorced and has one daughter, college graduate Nicky, who lived with her mother until accepting a job in San Francisco in season 10. Danny is a widower with two sons, Jack and Sean. He was married to Linda, a nurse who was killed off-screen in a helicopter crash between seasons 7 and 8. Jamie married his partner, Edit "Eddie" Janko, in the season-9 finale. They acknowledged their mutual attraction during season 7 and became engaged at the end of season 8.

The season-10 finale revealed a 24-year-old son of Joe's that neither the family nor he knew about, a young detective in the firearms unit named Joe Hill (played by Will Hochman).

Cast and characters

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Main article: List of Blue Bloods characters
Actor Character Seasons
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Donnie Wahlberg Detective Danny Reagan Main
Bridget Moynahan ADA Erin Reagan Main
Will Estes Officer/Sergeant Jamie Reagan Main
Len Cariou Commissioner (ret.) Henry Reagan Main
Tom Selleck New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan Main
Jennifer Esposito Detective Jackie Curatola Also starring Does not appear Guest
Amy Carlson Linda Reagan Recurring Also starring Main Does not appear
Sami Gayle Nicky Reagan-Boyle Recurring Also starring Main Guest Does not appear Guest
Marisa Ramirez Detective Maria Baez Does not appear Recurring Also starring
Vanessa Ray Officer Eddie Janko-Reagan Does not appear Recurring Also starring

Episodes

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Main article: List of Blue Bloods episodes
SeasonEpisodesOriginally releasedRankAvg. viewership
(in millions)
First releasedLast released
122September 24, 2010 (2010-09-24)May 13, 2011 (2011-05-13)1912.58[11]
222September 23, 2011 (2011-09-23)May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)2212.15[12]
323September 28, 2012 (2012-09-28)May 10, 2013 (2013-05-10)1413.16[13]
422September 27, 2013 (2013-09-27)May 9, 2014 (2014-05-09)1013.63[14]
522September 26, 2014 (2014-09-26)May 1, 2015 (2015-05-01)1313.77[15]
622September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)May 6, 2016 (2016-05-06)1013.07[16]
722September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)May 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)814.07[17]
822September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)1213.09[18]
922September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28)May 10, 2019 (2019-05-10)812.83[19]
1019September 27, 2019 (2019-09-27)May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01)711.96[20]
1116December 4, 2020 (2020-12-04)May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14)810.16[21]
1220October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01)May 6, 2022 (2022-05-06)69.78[22]
1321October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07)May 19, 2023 (2023-05-19)59.40[23]
141810February 16, 2024 (2024-02-16)May 17, 2024 (2024-05-17)TBATBA
8October 18, 2024 (2024-10-18)December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13)TBATBA

Production

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Tom Selleck, 2010
Donnie Wahlberg, 2010

Selleck mentioned that he was drawn to the project because of the strong pilot script and that he was concerned about becoming involved in an ongoing series because he did not want to compromise his commitment to the Jesse Stone television movies. Beginning January 19, 2011, Blue Bloods was moved to Wednesdays at 10 pm for a four-week tryout. In February 2011, the series returned to its Friday night time slot due to the series premiere of Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior. In the UK, the show helped launch Sky Atlantic by premiering on Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at 10:30 pm. In Australia, the show premiered in February 2011 in a primetime Wednesday slot on Network 10, then from February 2013 for season two was moved from the network's primary SD channel to its HD channel One alongside White Collar, then on August 26, 2013, the show moved back to the primary SD channel on Mondays for season three. In New Zealand, the show premieres on July 13, 2013, on TV3 replacing CSI: NY in a primetime Saturday slot after Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

On October 20, 2012, CBS announced that Jennifer Esposito was being dropped from the series, with her character, Detective Curatola, being placed on indefinite leave of absence. Esposito and CBS had been at odds over her limited availability for work after the actress was diagnosed with celiac disease. She had missed a week after collapsing on set earlier in the season. According to Esposito, CBS challenged her request for a reduced work schedule, and further, kept her from finding work elsewhere. In a press release from CBS, the network said that Esposito had "informed us that she is only available to work on a very limited, part-time schedule. As a result, she's unable to perform the demands of her role and we regretfully had to put her character on a leave of absence." Curatola's last appearance was in the season-three episode "Nightmares".

Cancellation

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On November 20, 2023, CBS announced that the 14th season would be the last, with the first 10 episodes begin airing February 16, 2024, and the remaining eight in the fall of 2024, with producers including Selleck having pushed the network for the extension beyond the spring for the additional episodes in the fall.[6] The second half of the final season premiered on October 18, 2024, and the series finale aired on December 13, 2024.[9]

Spin-off

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In February 2025, CBS officially announced that Donnie Wahlberg would star as Danny Reagan in and be one of the executive producers of a spinoff with the working title Boston Blue, ordered straight-to-series at CBS for the 2025–26 season, set to premiere in the Blue Bloods timeslot in fall.[24]

Filming

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A house in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, is used for exterior shots of the Reagan home,[25][26] with interior scenes filmed at soundstages in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.[27][28] In the initial episodes of the first season, Danny's precinct was identified as the 12th Precinct on screen,[29] the same as the first precinct Jamie Reagan was assigned to, which is later identified as a different building.[30] The building then has no precinct identification for several seasons, and is first referred to as the 54th Precinct in dialogue at the end of season three,[31] before being identified as such on screen at the start of the fifth season.[32]

International broadcast

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In Australia, the show premiered in February 2011 in a primetime Wednesday slot on Network 10.[33] Due to poor ratings of the first season, Network 10 moved the series to its secondary HD channel One alongside White Collar, where it premiered the second season on October 31, 2011.[34] Due to decreased viewership of Ten's primary channel, season three moved back to the primary SD channel from August 26, 2013,[35] and season four returned on March 17, 2014.[36] Foxtel channel TV HITS (styled TV H!TS) later started airing the series from episode 1, weeknights at 8:30 pm AEST.

In Canada, new episodes air on CTV and are available for free for one week after the original air date on the CTV app.[37]

In New Zealand, the show premiered on July 13, 2013, on TV3, replacing CSI: NY in a primetime Saturday slot after Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

In Ireland, all series have been shown on RTÉ, which is the national broadcaster for the Republic of Ireland.

In the United Kingdom, the show helped launch Sky Atlantic by premiering on Tuesday, February 1, 2011, at 10:30 pm,[38][39] with season two returning on October 4, 2011,[39] season three on December 13, 2012,[39] and season four on November 28, 2013.[40] Season five premiered on January 21, 2015.[41] From season 9, new episodes of Blue Bloods moved to Sky Witness and have aired weekly and have been available on demand for some periods of time.[42][43] It is also available on Paramount Plus in the UK up to season 11.[44][45]

The series has also been broadcast throughout the Arabic-speaking market through MBC Action.

Reruns and home media

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Every episode is available to stream on Paramount+ in the United States, while seasons one through 9 are also available on Hulu.[46]

Reruns of Blue Bloods through season 14 air nationally in the United States on Wednesdays on Ion Television, although it was briefly removed from the schedule in early 2020.[47] NewsNation previously aired the show daily with a marathon of episodes beginning July 4, 2022, after the show had aired on predecessor channel WGN America.[48][49] Up TV began airing the program up to Season 7 with episodes every weeknight.[50] Blue Bloods has also reaired on Sundance TV and We TV beginning with Season 8.[51] CBS Media Ventures currently distributes the series to local outlets on weekends, with two episodes being offered. Free streaming service Pluto TV launched a Blue Bloods channel in the U.S. in 2023.[52]

Seasons one through 14 have had DVD releases that include special features, with seasons two through six also including audio commentaries on selected episodes.[53]

In April 2025, a bundle of the complete series was among the top-10 digital titles in terms of revenue through Fandango at Home.[54] In the U.K., the final season was among the top ten DVDs sold in March 2025.[55]

Reception

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Critical response

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Bridget Moynahan, 2013

For the first season, the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 84% approval rating, with an average rating of 7.3/10 and based on 31 reviews. The website's consensus reads: "Blue Bloods features charismatic performances from Donnie Wahlberg and Tom Selleck, intriguing plotlines, and compelling doses of family drama within its police procedural trappings."[56] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 70 out of 100 based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[57]

Reviewers have praised the series' on-location shooting.[58] The New York Daily News praised Selleck's performance as Frank Reagan,[58] while also praising the family dinner scenes for discussion of morally complex issues.[58]

The Daily News drew comparisons between Selleck's characters Jesse Stone and Frank Reagan, saying that both Reagan and Stone are moral, principled men of few words.[58] In Entertainment Weekly's annual Fall TV Preview, Ken Tucker named Blue Bloods one of the "Five Best New Shows" of 2010.[59][failed verification]

In late 2014, Slate's Laura Hudson criticized the show for downplaying or apologizing for systemic racism in law enforcement.[60] Similarly, in a 2022 episode of Last Week Tonight, John Oliver compared the show to an "adult Paw Patrol" and criticized it for perpetuating the myth that police officers could overdose on fentanyl after merely touching it, using clips from a 2017 episode of the show.[61][62]

Jack Ori wrote for TVFanatic that calling the show "copaganda" was unfair, arguing that it made an effort to showcase multiple points of view to prompt discussion and featured both negative and positive portrayals of police.[63]

As part of its Performer of the Week series, TV Line praised Donnie Wahlberg's performance in the premiere of season eight[64] the performances of Tom Selleck and Will Hochman in the season 13 episode "Nothing Sacred"[65] and Marisa Ramirez's performance in the season-11 premiere.[66]

Newsday highlighted the final season as part of its look at the best TV shows of 2024.[67]

Ratings

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The pilot episode garnered 15.258 million viewers because of the Live + 7 days after with viewings from DVRs. Without the DVR adding to the live viewing, the show's debut episode garnered a total of 13.02 million viewers.[68]

Overall, the ratings have been steady for the series, after the pilot episode. The lowest viewer total through the first seven seasons was 8.88 million in episode eight of season seven (which ran against game three of the 2016 World Series); it was one of the few episodes through the first seven seasons that had fewer than 9 million initial-broadcast viewers.[69] The second-season finale on May 11, 2012, was watched by 10.73 million viewers and received a 1.2/4 ratings/share among adults ages 18–49.[70] The highest (non-pilot) live viewership of 12.93 million occurred in episode 14 of season four ("Manhattan Queens"), which was the series' 81st episode.[71]

In January 2013, CBS announced via press release that Blue Bloods was the first scripted Friday series in 10 years to average at least 13 million viewers (live + 7), gaining eight percent more viewers than the previous year. The second season of CSI in 2001 had 14.78 million viewers, while the fourth season of Law & Order: SVU in 2003 had 14.92 million.[72]

From season eight onward, ratings have declined. Season nine was the first season with no episodes reaching 10 million first-run viewers, although Blue Bloods still ranked as the eighth-most watched program in 2018–19 Live + 7 viewership. Season nine also had the lowest first-run viewership for any episode to date (7.62 million for episode 14, "My Brother's Keeper").[73]

Viewership and ratings per season of Blue Bloods
Season Timeslot (ET) Episodes First aired Last aired TV season Viewership
rank		 Avg. viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions) 		Date Viewers
(millions)
1 Friday 10:00 p.m. (1–10, 15–22)
Wednesday 10:00 p.m. (11–14)		 22 September 24, 2010 (2010-09-24) 13.01[74] May 13, 2011 (2011-05-13) 11.79[75] 2010–11 19 12.58[76]
2 Friday 10:00 p.m. 22 September 23, 2011 (2011-09-23) 12.06[77] May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11) 10.73[70] 2011–12 22 12.15[78]
3 23 September 28, 2012 (2012-09-28) 11.22[79] May 10, 2013 (2013-05-10) 10.30[80] 2012–13 14 13.16[81]
4 22 September 27, 2013 (2013-09-27) 11.70[82] May 9, 2014 (2014-05-09) 11.78[83] 2013–14 10 13.63[84]
5 22 September 26, 2014 (2014-09-26) 10.88[85] May 1, 2015 (2015-05-01) 11.28[86] 2014–15 13 13.77[87]
6 22 September 25, 2015 (2015-09-25) 10.08[88] May 6, 2016 (2016-05-06) 10.10[89] 2015–16 10 13.07[90]
7 22 September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23) 10.55[91] May 5, 2017 (2017-05-05) 9.24[92] 2016–17 8 14.07[93]
8 22 September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29) 10.04[94] May 11, 2018 (2018-05-11) 8.88[95] 2017–18 12 13.09[96]
9 22 September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28) 8.79[97] May 10, 2019 (2019-05-10) 8.48[98] 2018–19 8 12.83[99]
10 19 September 27, 2019 (2019-09-27) 7.85[100] May 1, 2020 (2020-05-01) 8.52[101] 2019–20 7 11.96[102]
11 16 December 4, 2020 (2020-12-04) 6.44[103] May 14, 2021 (2021-05-14) 7.07[104] 2020–21 8 10.16[105]
12 20 October 1, 2021 (2021-10-01) 6.30[106] May 6, 2022 (2022-05-06) 6.23[107] 2021–22 6 9.78[108]
13 21 October 7, 2022 (2022-10-07) 6.40[109] May 19, 2023 (2023-05-19) 5.78[110] 2022–23 5 9.40[111]
14 18 February 16, 2024 (2024-02-16) 5.67[112] December 13, 2024 (2024-12-13) 5.86[113] 2023–24 TBD TBD

Accolades

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In 2012, producer Brian Burns was a finalist for the Humanitas Prize for the season-two episode "The Job".[114] In 2021, the show was awarded the TV Faith and Freedom Award for season 10, episode 19, "Family Secrets" at the MovieGuide Awards.[115] Writer producer Siobhan Byrne O'Connor was nominated for an Edgar Award in 2012[116] for the episode "Innocence", in 2015 for the episode "Unfinished Business"[117] and in 2023 for the episode "The Reagan Way".[118] Kevin Wade was nominated for an Edgar Award in 2019 for the episode "My Aim is True".[116]

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