The television show Blue Bloods came to an end earlier this month after being on for fourteen years. Though it was a hit with fans and critics alike ever since it premiered back in 2010, CBS still decided to cancel it.
Nobody was more devastated by the cancellation of Blue Bloods than the show’s star Tom Selleck. Now, insiders are claiming that Selleck, 79, is begging CBS to find him a new program to star in.
Selleck Desperate For New Show
“Even as Blue Bloods winds down, Tom is already telling CBS to find a new series vehicle for him,” a source told Closer Weekly. “The good news is that they’re very receptive to the idea and, as a network, CBS specializes in programming to the older demographic that has followed Tom since his Magnum P.I. days.”
That Tom Selleck – the man wants to work!
Selleck starred on Blue Bloods for 293 episodes alongside Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Vanessa Ray, and Len Cariou. The show went out on top, with the series finale earning a season-high 6.68 million viewers in Live+Same Day ratings. This was a 15 percent increase over the season-to-date Live+Same Day viewership average, and proof of the show’s enduring popularity.
“Listen, the only reason Blue Bloods is going away is because, overall, the show had become quite expensive, with a lot of cast and producers that need to be paid,” the source continued. “Putting Tom in a show with a smaller ensemble makes more business sense and make no mistake, Tom wants to keep making TV shows into his 80s and he absolutely hates the idea of retiring any time soon!”
Powerful performance and dialogue and I will miss seeing Tom Selleck every Friday night! #BlueBloods #BlueBloodsFinale pic.twitter.com/2hrusmigqy
— Sandra Trolinger (@SandraTrolinger) December 14, 2024
Selleck Discusses Blue Bloods Ending
Selleck opened up about Blue Bloods ending the day after the series finale aired.
“I’m grateful to say, and the writers continued to see the evolution in the characters and let them grow and change,” Selleck told Entertainment Weekly. “Fifteen years is a long time, and you change physically, you change every other way. You’re just older. At a certain point, all those things entered into what I’ll put in my little actor’s handbook and use, because I certainly don’t intend to stop working.”
Selleck went on to say that he is still confused as to why CBS cancelled Blue Bloods, which had been on since 2010.
“My biggest goal is to make sure people realize we went out in rather spectacular success,” he continued. “It wasn’t tired, it wasn’t anything else. Somebody may be able to tell me someday why CBS wanted to end it, but I haven’t had a good answer yet.”
Selleck made similar comments the day before the Blue Bloods finale aired.
“I can’t figure out why they didn’t start streaming it, do 10 episodes a year,” he told Variety last Thursday. “But I’m not the boss. Everybody wanted to come back. And I think with this cast, it would have been a gift for the audience. I don’t make those decisions. I’m prepared to celebrate and commemorate this show, but I’m still getting used to it.”
Love is not all! Tom Selleck recites a beautiful poem after the final Blue Bloods scene! Tears 😭! 🙏💫♥️ pic.twitter.com/gobtFeL1Oh
— Kathleen Winchell ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@KathleenWinche3) December 16, 2024
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Selleck Fought To Save Blue Bloods
Selleck spent much of 2024 desperately trying to save Blue Bloods.
“I’m kind of frustrated,” Selleck told TV Insider back in October. “During those last eight shows, I haven’t wanted to talk about an ending for Blue Bloods but about it still being wildly successful. In a Top 100 Shows of 2023-2024 (in total viewers, we were No. 9 out of 100), if you discount the three football shows, we’re No. 6!”
“My frustration is the show was always taken for granted because it performed from the get-go. So how do I feel? It’s going to take a long time to sort all of this out. I remember after the weekend [of the final episode’s shoot], I said, ‘I’ve got to get to bed early tonight because I have to do my dialogue for Monday,’” Selleck continued. “Well, there was no Monday. It’s just going to take a while.”
The popular CBS drama “Blue Bloods” is wrapping up this year, but star Tom Selleck isn’t ready to let go. He discusses his hope to extend the series, his memoir “You Never Know,” and the enduring legacy of “Magnum, P.I.” https://t.co/RpiTDc8cXd pic.twitter.com/xKmrBFNKDQ
— CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 (@CBSSunday) May 5, 2024
Sadly, Selleck was not able to convince CBS executives to change their minds when it came to cancelling Blue Bloods. This was a show that celebrated both family values and law enforcement, making it a rarity in television these days. That’s why millions of fans will be missing Blue Bloods just as much as Selleck does.
While we’re sad that Blue Bloods is over, we can certainly still smile that it happened. We can only hope that Selleck can convince CBS to give him a similar new show!
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