After 14 seasons and nearly 300 episodes, “Blue Bloods” fans are preparing to bid farewell to the Reagan family.
In September 2010, CBS premiered a police procedural centered around a New York City family that worked in law enforcement, with Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes and Len Cariou making up the main members of the Reagan family. For 14 years, devoted fans have watched the Reagans navigate obstacles, work within the criminal justice system and still manage to get together for their family dinners.
But longtime viewers will soon have to say goodbye to “Blue Bloods” and the main cast — who have all remained on the show for its entire run — as the crime drama only has one episode left before its series finale airs later this month.
The show’s 14th and final season will conclude with 18 episodes, bringing the series total to 293 episodes. The penultimate episode, “Entitlement,” will air Friday, Dec. 6.
The series finale is aptly titled “End of Tour” and will follow the Reagans for the last time “as they race to stop deadly mayhem in the city when the gangs of New York unite together to demand amnesty for the release of their imprisoned members and those awaiting trial,” according to a press release. “Miami Vice” and “Battlestar Galactica” star Edward James Olmos will be a guest star.
Want to make sure you don’t miss the historic sendoff? Read on to find out when and where you can watch the final episode of “Blue Bloods.”
When is the ‘Blue Bloods’ series finale?
The final episode of “Blue Bloods” will air Friday, Dec. 13, at 10 p.m. ET/PT.
How to watch the final episode of ‘Blue Bloods’
The “Blue Bloods” series finale will air on CBS and also stream on Paramount+.
Customers who subscribe to Paramount+ with Showtime can watch the finale live and on demand. Those who have the Paramount+ Essential tier will be able to stream the finale on demand the following day.
What has the cast said about the show ending?
Fans have been gearing up for the end of the show for nearly a year. Season 14 premiered in February and was split into two parts: The first 10 episodes ended in May and the second part of the season picked up in October.
Ahead of the Part Two premiere, Wahlberg, who portrays Detective Danny Reagan, stopped by TODAY with Hoda & Jenna on Oct. 16 to speak about leaving the show behind after so many years.
“Fourteen years that went by in the blink of an eye,” he said.
He then explained why he isn’t “sad” that “Blue Bloods” is ending.
“There are a lot of things in life to be really sad about. This was an amazing opportunity and a wonderful experience. I made so many amazing, lifelong relationships and had a wonderful 14 years with our cast and crew in this city,” the actor and musician shared. “So I don’t want to say ‘sad.’ It’s emotional.”
He revealed that his last day on set included a scene with Marisa Ramirez, who has played Detective Maria Baez since Season Three, and Moynahan, who portrays Erin Reagan. Wahlberg said Selleck also decided to go to set that final day even though his character, Frank Reagan, rarely shares scenes with Wahlberg’s Danny.
“He was there watching and I looked across the room and saw him standing there. And Tom, you know, he’s a really serious, focused man. He likes to cover up his emotions. He doesn’t like to show vulnerability,” Wahlberg explained. “And I looked across and he had tears in his eyes.”
Wahlberg started to tear up as he continued, “That memory for me still brings up a lot for me. Because it kind of made me reflect on not just the 14 years of the show, but my whole life’s journey.”
The New Kids on the Block member said he grew up watching Selleck on television and that that interaction filled him with “tremendous humility.”
He didn’t just take memories from the “Blue Bloods” set. Wahlberg recently told People that he decided to snag a few sentimental items, as well.
“I took my two Danny Reagan costumes — my blue suit and my dress blues,” he shared. “I put them on mannequins and put them in a Wahlburgers.”
He added that he took the Reagan family’s famous dining table, which has been featured in every episode, too.
“I really had no intention of taking anything from the set until I learned that that table and chairs was just sitting in a warehouse somewhere,” Wahlberg said.
Fans who visit his Wahlburgers fast-food restaurants will be able to spot the costumes and props. He told the outlet that the table and chairs will travel to different Wahlburgers locations.
“I’ll set it up where fans can sit at the table and take pictures,” he said. “And then I’m going to raffle it probably for charity for the DEA, the Detectives Endowment Association, for the Widows and Children’s Fund.”
