Tom Selleck admitted to being “annoyed” over CBS‘ choice to finish the long-running police procedural Blue Bloods.
In a new interview with TV Insider, the star — who has portrayed NYPD police commissioner Frank Reagan throughout almost 300 episodes, 14 seasons and simply as a few years — mentioned feeling that the primetime sequence has been “at all times taken without any consideration.”
“I’m type of annoyed. Throughout these final eight exhibits [Blue Bloods will conclude with eight episodes that begin airing Oct. 18 at 10 p.m.], I haven’t wished to speak about an ending for Blue Bloods however about it nonetheless being wildly profitable,” he mentioned, including that the sequence was a top performer throughout final yr’s broadcast season when it comes to whole viewership, cracking the Prime 10 when one reductions the highest soccer applications. Regardless of averaging 8.1 million viewers — a feat in right this moment’s broadcast panorama — the sequence is on its means out, possible because of the monetary burden required to maintain a long-running present going.
He continued, “I’m not going to show right into a bitter previous man saying, ‘Get off my garden!’ I don’t consider in holding grudges, however if you happen to had been to say to the tv community, ‘Right here’s a present you possibly can program within the worst time slot you bought, and it’s going to assure you successful Friday night time for the subsequent 15 years,’ it could be nearly unimaginable to consider.”
“My frustration is the present was at all times taken without any consideration as a result of it carried out from the get-go,” the Mates actor mentioned. “So how do I really feel? It’s going to take a very long time to type all of this out. I bear in mind after the weekend [of the final episode’s shoot], I mentioned, ‘I’ve acquired to get to mattress early tonight as a result of I’ve to do my dialogue for Monday.’ Effectively, there was no Monday. It’s simply going to take some time.”
Selleck has beforehand spoken about his dislike for the community cancellation, saying again in Could that he hoped CBS would reverse the choice. “I’ll proceed to suppose that CBS will come to their senses,” the Emmy winner mentioned on the time. “We’re the third-highest scripted present in all of broadcast. We’re successful the night time. All of the solid needs to come back again. And I can inform you this: We aren’t sliding off down a cliff. We’re doing good exhibits, and nonetheless holding our place. So, I don’t know. You inform me!”
His feedback got here on the heels of a press convention led by CBS Leisure president Amy Reisenbach, who confirmed the finality of the series. “We love this solid, we love their ardour for the present. All exhibits have to come back to an finish. It’s vital to us to refresh the schedule. We’re going to finish the present come December,” she mentioned when reminded by reporters that solid members have known as for the present to stay on air.
Blue Bloods, which first premiered on CBS on Sept. 24, 2010, follows the members of the fictional Irish-Catholic Reagan household, who has a historical past of working in New York Metropolis legislation enforcement.
