‘Blue Bloods’ Ending Has Put Tom Selleck at Risk of Losing a Big Thing in His Life
- Tom Selleck is frustrated with Blue Bloods coming to an end noting everyone wanted to come back.
- Selleck shared that he might be not be able to keep up with his 63-acre ranch.
- The final eight episodes of Blue Bloods will release on October 18, 2024.
CBS’ popular police procedural drama television series Blue Bloods, starring Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, and more, follows the lives of the NYPD’s First Family of Law Enforcement, the Reagans. The television series goes onto show how Frank Reagan must balance his duties as the Police Commissioner at NYPD and being his children’s boss. The show’s title is reported as being a reference to the concept of nobility that the Reagans have. It also refers to the family who has dedicated their lives to law enforcement.
Upon release, the show received a positive response from the audience and critics, noting that it goes on to portray intriguing plotlines and family drama within the police procedural trappings. The actors have also been appreciated for their performances throughout the show’s run. Tom Selleck, who leads the series, recently shared his honest opinion on the show’s cancellation.
Tom Selleck expressed ‘frustration’ over Blue Bloods being canceled after 14 seasons
After a good 13-season run, Tom Selleck starrer Blue Bloods is coming to an end with 14th season being the last, and the actor is not happy about it. It was announced in November 2023 that the police procedural drama series will come to its conclusion with its 14th season. The first ten episodes of 14th season premiered in February 2024, and the remaining eight episodes will premiere on October 18, 2024, with its finale episode airing on December 13, 2024.
Tom Selleck, who plays Frank Reagan on the show, was asked about how he feels about the show coming to an end during an interview with TV Insider. The actor said,
I’m kind of frustrated. During those last eight shows, I haven’t wanted to talk about an ending of Blue Bloods but about it still being wildly successful. I am not going to turn into a bitter old guy saying, ‘Get off my lawn!’ I don’t believe in holding grudges, but if you were to say to the television network, ‘Here’s a show you can program in the worst time slot you got, and it is going to guarantee you winning Friday night for the next 15 years, ‘it would be almost impossible to believe.
The actor mentioned that his frustration is with the fact that the show has always been taken for granted because it performed from the get-go. Selleck added that according to him, it’s going to take a long time for him to sort his feelings out. Upon asking what is one thing that he is going to miss the most from the Blue Bloods set, Selleck said the actors.
He mentioned that the actors on the show are as close as the Reagan family on the show. Selleck shared with the publication that there is not a single person who didn’t want to come back, noting most shows do not end that way. The actor was also asked if there was something that he regretted story-wise, to which he said,
Everybody says, ‘Well, it’d be nice to see Frank have a relationship’. If I had any regrets, it would be that because they weren’t writing a relationship, he didn’t get to flirt often enough. But that didn’t fit what became our format.
Tom Selleck teased that there is a lot of fun stuff that takes place in the final episode of the show, noting that Frank is a constant. He concluded that he remains a man alone, and he is a police commissioner.
Blue Bloods’ cancellation worries Tom Selleck for a valid reason
The actor, in his interview with Tracy Smith for CBS Sunday Morning, shared that he hopes that he keeps working enough to hold onto his 63-acre ranch in Ventura County, California. Tom Selleck bought the ranch, which used to be an avocado farm, in 1988 after he decided to quit Magnum: PI.
Upon asking if that’s going to be an issue if he stops working, he said,
That’s always an issue. If I stopped working, yeah. Am I set for life? Yeah, but maybe not on a 63-acre ranch.
Tom Selleck has no plans to step away from acting, noting that he likes the fact that there are no excuses; actors just go to work and do their jobs. He added that he has a lot of reverence for what he calls ‘the work’, and he loves it.
In 2020, the actor shared about his ranch with People, in which he mentioned that his relationship with his ranch keeps him sane. He added he does the grunt work and makes rounds. The actor didn’t want his beloved show to end because he explained that Blue Bloods is the third-highest scripted show in all of broadcast. He added that everyone on the show wants to come back, and they are still holding their place.
However, the show will conclude in December 2024. Blue Bloods is available to stream on Hulu.
