‘Blue Bloods’ Cast Opens Up About Heartbreaking Cancellation: Selleck, Wahlberg & More Reflect on the End

Blue Bloods‘ cast and crew are grieving the end of the popular procedural, and main cast members such as Tom Selleck and Donnie Wahlberg have spoken up about it. The crime drama about a family of cops continued to be popular throughout its fourteenth and final season. Nevertheless, CBS stuck to its disappointing decision to cancel Blue Bloods, and the series aired its final episode on December 13, 2024. The Blue Bloods series finale featured many aspects of the show that made it popular.

The final story revolved around every Reagan working on arresting gang members who were causing mayhem and shooting at public servants in an effort to force the release of incarcerated gang associates. In the final moments, the Reagans gathered for one last family dinner in Blue Bloods, where it was revealed that Eddie (Vanessa Ray) was pregnant. The finale thus did not wrap up every storyline, leaving things open for a reunion, spinoff, or reprieve. Additionally, most of the cast and crew continue to be vocal about their desire to return to producing Blue Bloods.

Blue Bloods’ Tom Selleck has been the series’ biggest advocate from its earliest days when he made continued focus on the Reagan family a condition of his participation. He was no different as the series wrapped up, doing many interviews in which he repeatedly said that he couldn’t understand why CBS was canceling one of its top-rated shows and that the show still had more stories to tell. Shortly before the final season premiered, Selleck shared his frustration surrounding Blue Bloods‘ cancelation:

“During those last eight shows, I haven’t wanted to talk about an ending for Blue Bloods but about it still being wildly successful… My frustration is the show was always taken for granted because it performed from the get-go.”

Selleck’s frustration is understandable. Blue Bloods was consistently one of CBS’ top-performing shows, yet that didn’t save it from cancelation. Additionally, Selleck had put his entire heart and soul into this series and was one of the executive producers in 2024. While he has other potential projects, most notably the Jesse Stone movies, it had to be painful for Selleck to realize that the high quality of his longest-term project wasn’t enough to stop CBS from putting it on the chopping block.

Blue Bloods’ Bridget Moynahan takes somewhat of a more optimistic view than many of her castmates. Although she was sad that the series ended, she focused on the positive aspects. Moynahan has called Blue Bloods’ ending “bittersweet,” and while she laments losing her job and wishes it could continue, she’s grateful for the 14 years Blue Bloods had and is glad that she still has the opportunity to get together with her cast.

Abigail Hawk’s Baker was a Blue Bloods fan favorite who is still on the top of the list of characters who deserve a spinoff. Hawk hasn’t commented specifically about the show’s cancelation. However, in October 2024, she said (via Hello! Magazine) that if CBS were to change its mind and ask them to do a 15th season, “we would all certainly drop everything and make that happen.”

Hawk would also be open to a Blue Bloods spinoff starring her character. Baker was a secondary character and not part of the Reagan family, which Hawk sees as an opportunity for a new series, saying: “She’s this woman of mystery and there’s so much that we could just uncover and pull out of her.” Unfortunately, so far, CBS has not green-lit a series about Baker or any other Blue Bloods character.