Blue Bloods, a police procedural starring Friends actor Tom Selleck, has been cancelled after 14 seasons, and fans are outraged.
The drama, which debuted on CBS in 2010, will conclude with a two-part 14th and final season, which will begin in February and conclude in September of next year.
But viewers of the show are livid it has been given the chop with one raging on X, formerly known as Twitter: ‘What? Explain yourself. You can’t end this series. I expect this to go on until Jamie takes the PC role in 20 or 30 years.’
‘Why does it have to be the final season?? This is heartbreaking news,’ another lamented, while a third cried: ‘OH NO!! Final season!? Please no. It’s one of the last good shows on television.’
Tom, 78, plays New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan in the blockbuster series, which follows members of his family, all of whom work in law enforcement, as they battle crime.
The Magnum PI actor took on the job more than a decade after initially appearing in Friends as Monica Geller’s (Courteney Cox) lover Dr Richard Burke.
Join us for the final season of #BlueBloods — Season 14, airing in TWO parts: February 2024 and Fall 2024 on @CBS and @paramountplus. 💙 pic.twitter.com/Fpi76PnNTM
— Blue Bloods (@BlueBloods_CBS) November 20, 2023
In a statement, Tom said: ‘For the past 13 years it has been an honor and a privilege to work on a show that not only celebrates the men and women who protect and serve in New York City, but also displayed the importance of family.
‘Working alongside these incredible actors, writers, producers, directors and crew has been a dream come true and I’m grateful to have been a part of this extraordinary group for over 275 episodes.
‘Thank you to CBS Studios and CBS Network for their steadfast support and we offer heartfelt gratitude to the fans who gathered with us for dinner every Friday night.’
Blue Bloods cancellation was announced by the show’s official X, formerly known as Twitter, account in a tweet that read: ‘Join us for the final season of #BlueBloods Season 14, airing in TWO parts: February 2024 and Fall 2024 on @CBS and @paramountplus.’
Tom’s breakthrough role was as private detective Thomas Magnum in the 1980s television series Magnum, PI.
Tom subsequently featured on Friends and is among the cast members grieving Chandler Bing actor Matthew Perry’s death in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home last month.
Tom has appeared in various TV programmes, including Charlie’s Angels, Las Vegas, and The Closer, in addition to the successful sitcom.
He is most remembered for his roles as bachelor architect Peter Mitchell in Three Men and a Baby and its sequel Three Men and a Little Lady.
Quigley Downunder, Mr Baseball, and Lassiter are among his other cinematic credits.
Tom is presently preparing to print his memoir You Never Know in May 2024, which will recount the actor’s’misfires and blunders’ in his personal and professional life.
