
Tom Selleck is not happy when his show ‘Blue Bloods’ has been canceled. In the crime drama, the actor has played Commissioner Frank Reagan since the 2010 premiere. However, after a successful 14-year run, the network announced last year that the show would conclude this fall. In a recent interview with TV Insider, Selleck expressed his “frustration” over CBS’ decision to end the series.
“I’m kind of frustrated,” Selleck revealed. “During those last eight shows, I haven’t wanted to talk about an ending for Blue Bloods, but about it still being wildly successful.”
He continued, “In a Top 100 Shows of 2023-2024 (in total viewers, we were number 9 out of 100), if you discount the three football shows, we’re #6 ! I’m 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,”
The actor expresses his frustration when the show has been taken for granted over the years.
“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.’ Well, there was no Monday.”
“It’s just going to take a while,” he added.