When Blue Bloods made its debut on September 24, 2010, the concept of an Irish Catholic family working in law enforcement triggered more than a few yawns. But some 14 years later, this popular police procedural featuring the Reagans of New York City has enjoyed enormous success, the Blue Bloods cast was so dedicated that they and top producers actually agreed to a 25% pay cut in order to keep the show on the air for a 14th season.

But now, alas, we must bid farewell to Blue Bloods, its final eight episodes airing in the fall of 2024.

The series boasts an ensemble cast led by Tom Selleck as New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan, while other main characters include Donnie Wahlberg as an NYPD detective, Bridget Moynahan as an assistant district attorney, Will Estes as the youngest of the Reagan sons and an NYPD sergeant; and Len Cariou as Selleck’s TV dad and a former NYPD beat cop who became police commissioner. These main characters appear in the entire 14 seasons, each member of the family representing a different aspect of police work or the legal process.

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The heart of each episode of Blue Bloods is the Sunday dinner where the Reagans gather each week for a sit-down meal with traditional “grace” being offered at the star. That idea came from Tom Selleck as a means of maintaining a sense of family. These scenes have traditionally been the longest ones to shoot.

The show’s title references both the “blue blooded” concept of nobility as it relates to the Reagan family’s powerful roles within the NYC criminal justice system, and the American concept of an entire family who dedicates their lives to the law enforcement profession as one that “bleeds blue.”

Let’s catch up with the main cast before they bid us adieu.

Tom Selleck as Commissioner Frank Reagan: Blue Bloods Cast
As NYPD Commissioner Frank Reagan, Tom Selleck traded in his famous Hawaiian aloha shirts and Detroit Tigers baseball cap for a three-piece suit complemented with a red and blue tie. Yet he will forever be remembered as endearing, dimpled private investigator Thomas Magnum on the 1980s TV series, Magnum P.I. for which he received five Emmy nominations, winning in 1985.Born Thomas William Selleck on January 29,. 1945 in Detroit, the handsome actor built an extensive resume beginning with bit parts in films like Myra Breckinridge (1970), The Seven Minutes (1971) and Coma (1978).