Tom Selleck Thanks CBS For Long Running ‘Blue Bloods’ & Touts Broadcast TV As Show Heads Into Final Stretch
deadline.comTom Selleck thanked CBS for the last eight episodes of popular family cop drama Blue Bloods that start airing tonight and, when concluded, will mark the end of the show’s impressive 14-season run. “These eight shows that we can look forward to are because CBS agreed and wanted to do that and celebrate – not only celebrate Blue Bloods but commemorate its legacy.
And I just wanted to thank them,” the actor said at PaleyFest in NYC. The series will have aired nearly 300 episodes when Season 14, Part 2 wraps.
Part 1 aired from Feb. to May. Deadline first reported CBS’ plans to end Blue Bloods’ run almost a year ago. Network executives said later that, “All shows have to come to an end.
It’s important to us to refresh the schedule,” acknowledging that the series by EP and showrunner Kevin Wade had been a staple of the lineup.
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