One Last Family Dinner! How Tom Selleck and the Cast of Blue Bloods Feel About the Show Ending: 'It's Hard to Let Go'

All good things must come to an end – including the fan-favorite police procedural Blue Bloods.

The hour-long CBS drama, starring Tom Selleck, will premiere the second half of its 14th and final season on Friday, October 18 at 10:00 PM ET.

Season 14 aired in two parts, with the first airing earlier this year from February to May, and tonight’s episode marks the beginning of the series’ final eight episodes.

The Blue Bloods The cast recently gathered at PaleyFest 2024, a multi-day entertainment festival in New York City, to discuss the show’s final season and legacy. During a panel discussion for fans on October 17, various cast members talked about what they will miss most about their experience working on the show.

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Tom Selleck (Frank Reagan)

“I think the people. The people behind the scenes. Our writers, our crew members, the crew members that you’re closest to, that you see every day,” the 79-year-old veteran actor said of what he will miss most. “It’s strange… in the movie it all ends, you think maybe you’ll get together, usually that doesn’t happen. After 15 years, it’s hard. It’s hard to let go because coming to work was a joy.”

Selleck also spoke highly of CBS, where the show airs. “We were only supposed to do 10 shows like everyone else in season 14. And it helped somewhat that we were series number six out of a hundred shows that aired… Those eight shows that we can look forward to is because CBS agreed and wanted do it and celebrate not just celebrate Blue Bloodsbut to mark his legacy. And I just wanted to thank them,” he said.

Tom Selleck taken October 17th in New York at PaleyFest 2024.

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Bridget Moynahan (Erin Reagan)

Looking back on the past 14 years, Moynahan, 53, said: “We had crew members that started with us on the first day of the pilot that went all the way to the last scene of seasons 14, 15. And we all grew with them. We had children, we divorced, we married, we were born, we died, we did it all.”

Bridget Moynahan taken on October 17 in New York at PaleyFest 2024.

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Donnie Wahlberg (Danny Reagan)

Wahlberg, 55, had a lot to say about what he will miss most.

“It’s going to sound like a cliché, but every moment,” he admitted. “Get in the car and go to the shoot with Marisa [Ramirez] and we laugh all day. Passing Tom in the hallway and saying, ‘Hi, Dad.’ I’ll never forget the first time he said, ‘Hey, son.’ Talking to one of my lifelong and forever dear friends Bridget about anything and everything… Laughing hysterically with Vanessa [Ray] every time we do a scene together.”

He continued: “Everything about it was just joy… Things will pop into my head, it’s happened before. I sit in the kitchen and eat with [my wife] Jenny [McCarthy]and I laugh and she goes ‘What?’ and I’m like, ‘I just remember the prop department and how funny everyone was.’ That’s a lot. It’s going to be a lot of processing through all of that.”

Donnie Wahlberg (L) and Len Cariou pictured on October 17 in New York at PaleyFest 2024.

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Len Cariou (Henry Reagan)

Cariou, 85, said simply: “I’m going to miss all these people. It’s been a wonderful time for me… These people are really good at what they do. I’m proud to have been a part of this. It’s a wonderful legacy.”

The popular series, which premiered in 2010, follows the personal and professional lives of Police Commissioner Frank Reagan (Selleck) along with his father and three grown children — all of whom are involved in law enforcement in New York City.

For the past 14 years, the family has faced drug cartels, police corruption, tampering with juries and more – all while trying to navigate the sometimes heartbreaking personal drama it creates.

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The second half blue blood Season 14 premieres Friday, October 18 at 10:00 PM ET on CBS.

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