Tom Selleck isn’t hiding his disappointment after CBS canceled his long-running show “Blue Bloods.”
The 79-year-old has starred as Commissioner Frank Reagan in the crime drama since the series debuted in 2010.
After a 14-year TV reign, the network announced last year that The successful show will end this fallIn a brand new interview with TV InsiderSelleck shared that he was “disappointed” with CBS’s decision.
“I’m somewhat disappointed,” said Selleck. “During those last eight shows, I didn’t want to talk about the end of Blue Bloods, but about it still being extremely successful.”
He then discussed the “Blue Bloods” audience and argued that the series still commands attention on the silver screen.
“In the top 100 shows of 2023-2024 (in total viewers, we were #9 out of 100), if you exclude the three football shows, we are #6! I’m not going to be a bitter old man who says, ‘Get off my lawn!’ I don’t believe in holding grudges, but if you say to the television networks, ‘Here’s a show you can program in the worst time slot, and it will guarantee you winning Friday nights for the next 15 years. , ‘It would be almost impossible to believe,'” Selleck shared.
The Emmy winner confessed, “My disappointment is that the show was always taken for granted as it performed from the beginning. So how am I feeling? It will take a long time to sort all this out.”
Selleck remembered filming the final episode.
“I remember after the weekend [of the final episode’s shoot]I said, ‘I have to sleep early tonight because I have to do my communication for Monday.’ Well, there was no Monday. It’s just going to take some time,” he shared.
When asked what he would miss most about “Blue Bloods”, Selleck didn’t hesitate in answering.
“The actors. The family of actors is as close as the Reagan family and the characters they play. There’s not a single one of them who doesn’t want to come back,” he said. “Most shows don’t end like this – they have little “There’s fat jealousy and all kinds of things – and it seems like we’ve overcome that. It’s something to be proud of and proud of for everyone.”
Selleck’s cast includes Donnie Wahlberg (Det. Danny), Lane Cariou (PC Henry), Will Estes (Sergeant Jamie Reagan), Vanessa Ray (Officer Eddie Junco) and Bridget Moynahan (ADA Erin Reagan).
CBS Studios President David Stapf is disappointed that the show is ending A possible spinoff teased,
“There are infinite possibilities as to what elite What the spinoff will look like, Stapf said after the announcement. “We have a whole season [of Blue Bloods] To go…so we still have time to figure out the spinoff.”
This isn’t the first time Selleck has done this expressed his feelings About the show being cancelled.
In May, the actor revealed that he may Can’t Afford Your California Farm With the series ending. He told “cbs sunday morning,” he was in danger of losing his Ventura County, California property.
“It’s always an issue. If I stop working, yes. Am I ready for life? Yes, but maybe not on a 63-acre farm!” the former “Magnum PI” star said.
Despite his disappointment, he made it clear that He will not retire from Hollywood,
“I hope there’s another Western in my future. Certainly no matter what happens with ‘Blue Bloods’, I will not stop acting. I’m still hopeful that CBS will come to its senses,” Selleck said.
The second part of the final season of “Blue Bloods” will air on CBS with eight episodes starting October 18, 2024.
