Tom Selleck Addresses Possibility of ‘Boston Blue’ Appearance After ‘Blue Bloods’ Cancellation
What To Know
- Tom Selleck expressed disappointment over the cancellation of Blue Bloods.
- He stated he is unlikely to reprise his role as Frank Reagan on the Blue Bloods spinoff Boston Blue.
- Selleck shared his frustration that Blue Bloods was taken for granted by the network.
Tom Selleck recently addressed the possibility of a Boston Blue appearance after Blue Bloods was canceled in 2024 after 14 seasons.
In an interview with Hour Detroit published on November 11, Selleck, 80, opened up about whether he would be open to reprising his role as Frank Reagan on the Blue Bloods spinoff. The series stars his onscreen son, Danny Reagan (Donnie Wahlberg), after moving from New York City to Boston.
Boston Blue premiered on October 17, and already, the show has featured cameos from multiple Blue Bloods stars, including Marisa Ramirez as Maria Baez and Bridget Moynahan as Erin Regan. Although Danny was shown speaking to his father on the phone, would Selleck consider appearing on Boston Blue?
“I don’t know if I would do Boston Blue — that’s another show,” Selleck told Hour Detroit. “I think it’s partly my lot in life to make sure Blue Bloods has its place in television history, but I don’t think it’s my lot in life to keep playing Frank Reagan.”
Of the cancellation of Blue Bloods, Selleck told the publication, “It was a huge disappointment, and I still don’t know why CBS did it. If you get rid of the football, we were the sixth most popular series in all of television.”
Tom Selleck as Frank Regan in ‘Blue Bloods’ (CBS)
The actor previously opened up about Blue Bloods ending during an October 2024 interview with TV Insider.
“I’m kind of frustrated. During those last eight shows, I haven’t wanted to talk about an ending for Blue Bloods but about it still being wildly successful,” he explained. “I don’t believe in holding grudges, but if you were to say to the television network, ‘Here’s a show you can program in the worst time slot you got, and it is going to guarantee you winning Friday night for the next 15 years,’ it would be almost impossible to believe.”
Selleck added, “My frustration is the show was always taken for granted because it performed from the get-go. So how do I feel? It’s going to take a long time to sort all of this out.”
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I believe CBS made a big mistake letting Blue Bloods go.Everyone I know loved that show I stopped watching CBS because of it.
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If it ain't broke, leave it alone ! Blue Bloods was best show on TV! I'd watch Tom Selleck read the phone book! Way to go CBS....duh....
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I agree they made a huge mistake in axing Blue Bloods. It was a great and still high rated program, never should have been canceled but at least with Boston Blue, I get some Reagans.
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I agree with Tom, don’t appear. Blue Bloods should never have been cancelled. Maybe because he’s a conservative? Don’t like that Boston Blue is filmed in Canada and a mashed up version of Blue Bloods.
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It had nothing to do with his political views, Blue Bloods ran for 14 seasons, the cast even took a pay cut to keep it on the air but CBS decided it was to expensive to keep it going
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Truly a dimbass comment regarding Tom Selleck's politics.
Blue Bloods was probably canceled because it costs more than the Boston show.
Tom probably made as much as the entire cast of the Boston show..LOL
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You got a problem with Canada lol
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His politics had nothing to do with it, besides Tom isn't a conservative, he's as liberal as the rest of Hollywood. CBS made a huge mistake, but the new show is pretty good. Its nice to see Danny Reagan in his new adventures. The new cast is great and seeing Baez as his girlfriend and Erin showing up were great surprises. I hope Tom will reprise his role as Danny's Dad. It would certainly be believable to bring him in once in a while, not only as Danny's dad and Sean's Grandpa, but as the police commissioner of New York. Im sure there would be a case where Boston PD could use the assistance of NYPD of which Danny is on loan.
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Tom Selleck is very much a conservative. He has spoken on it many times. Google is your friend.
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Tom Selleck should focus his attention on writing, directing, and starring in several more Jesse Stone movies. There is no reason for Tom to do a Boston Blue episode.
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He needs to do a Taylor Sheridan show.
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Who?
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Yeah, who's that?
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Oh I absolutely agree!!! I so wish he'd get the Jesse Stone series started back up!!! My family loved it, and still look them up to watch again!!
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He is doing another Jesse Stone. He was filming in Nova Scotia , Canada this Spring 2025
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Blue bloods was iconic and very well scripted and performance by actors stellar. Boston blue seems fake and disconnected. You can't replace those wonderful acting moments and story lines with no emotional acting and hokie stories. Seems so FAKE and has no heart or true emotions.
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To much emphasis on diversity with Boston Blue.
That makes it appear a lot more fabricated.
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I think that Boston blue is not doing too well in the ratings department and they want Blue Bloods to try and bail it out. If I were Tom Seleck I wouldn’t go near Boston Blue and I would never watch it.
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Seriously(!!) disappointed in the new Boston Blue show. Bad writing and storyline predictably will end it before its time. Very sad for all involved, including every Blue Bloods actor, but especially Donny!!
Bring back Blue Bloods!!
😭
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Boston blue isn't very good. Trying to imitate blue jobs and doing a bad job
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Boston Blue cannot hold a candle to Blue Bloods. Its the mixed up story lines and if it wasn't for Danny, it would have folded by now.
I spent all summer until now watching all 14 seasons of Blue Bloods again and there is just nothing like it! CBS you screwed up royally for not renewing it!
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I think Blue Bloods was a very authentic show. The jury is still out on Boston Blue. There is a real disconnect with the storyline and the acting. The characters are ok, but disconnected. In what Police universe does the Superintendent of Police takes an active role in crime scenes.
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There are indeed some good actors on Boston Blue, but a feel like I need a flowchart to understand the core family which seems meant to represent multiple ethnicities and religions all at once. There’s nothing wrong with that of course, but it feels artificial and I can’t lose myself in the story because I’m just looking at the construction effort.
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Blue Bloods was the best - everyone meshed into a great show - can't say the same about Boston Blue - even Danny seems out of place - doesn't have the magic... or the acting chops.
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I think Tom Selleck was on point, why would you take away a program that guarantees CBS a top 10 spot on Friday nights?
Think about it you could go out for dinner and go home and watch Blue Bloods . It doesn’t matter how long Blue Bloods ran as long as it was something people could count on in a time everything is changing and upside down.
Then there’s the fact we didn’t only love the program , we loved the cast too.
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Every time I watch Boston Blue it feels like I am watching a new, multi-racial version of Blue Bloods. The writers for Boston Blue have even scavengered the famous dinner table scenes of Blue Bloods.
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I still watch Blue Blood re-runs
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Blue Bloods is one of the best TV shows ever. CBS was totally out of their minds to do what they did. Sometimes I think that these executives sit up at night trying to figure out how to screw up shows.
Shame on them... I think they are going to be sorry.
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I’m very disappointed that Blue Bloods was taken off the air, I thought there was rumors of it coming back not long after Boston Blue aired. That show is ok but it is no Blue Bloods that is for sure!
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Yea I agree. CBS made a big mistake. Own up to it and. Bring the series back !
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Yes Please I miss the Regan ‘s Sunday Dinners the Silvers Dinners are not near as good!!! I miss Frank and grandpa and all the others, especially Jamie “Sweetie Pie” Regan 💔
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Another network should have picked it up
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Boston Blue is just too fake and boring, I'm not watching after two of them.
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Have no desire to watch CBS with Tom Selleck gone. I took for granted it would always be there.
I tend to feel the truth is a political one... Tom is a wonderful Republican.
CBS Has lost the reason
many people watch the
NETWORK.
Can you convince me that isn 't the reason?
Shame.
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I am 83 and Blue Bloods was the
best tv today … ..
high Morals high Standards !
Great actors
They made a mistake by taking it off the air …
I waited for the show every week
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Blue Bloods is a great show and I wish it had not been cancelled! Boston Blue is bizarro world!
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Once again a show come alone to show a black family without the black father head. The abandoned black father storyline is underlined story for the main female lead. Yes once again we see the writers are setting up for the deadbeat black father returned storyline in future episode. Not the hero Black Father that dies in the line of duty as a cop no we can't have that.
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Stopped watching Boston Blue. To many characters and personally, to many interracial and inter action between religious characters.
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I would love to see Frank Reagan on Boston blue put all that other stuff behind you. Blue Bloods was a great series. Nobody can take that away from you all but what the heck add a little gusto to the show.
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Boston blue is just a woke version of blue blood it's horrible
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Hated that Blue Bloods ended. I planned friday night around it. I'm getting so much housework done now.
Hope Tom doesn't do Boston.
I'd like to see Tom and Sam Elliot do one more epic western.
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Yes. CBS made a another mistake cancelling blue bloods. Mistake after mistake. I don't watch CBS either due to their poor choices.
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Selleck will always be Magnum
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One of the best television shows ever.
I can't believe they shut it down when it was still so successful, it just doesn't make any sense.
I also don't get why they wouldn't sell it off to another network if they didn't want it anymore.
I read several times about how the actors were willing to take pay cuts just to keep the show alive.
I hope somehow, someway it comes back.
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it simply got too expensive . what hurt them was the fact that the whole cast pretty mush stayed for the duration . meaning higher contracts . boston blue is garbage ran thru the mill toof ast no thought .. they ruined friday nights cbs is in big trouble
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Should have kept Blue Bloods going. Watched all episodes Boston Blue is ok but not as good as Blue Bloods.
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Boston Blue is TERRIBLE. Don't do it!!!
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Boston Blue is not near as good as Blue Bloods. A cheap imitation to it.
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I miss Blue Bloods. And, I couldn't watch Boston Blue if I wanted to because I don't get the channel that it comes on.
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Boston Blue is on CBS just like Blue Bloods was!
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Why does Tom Sellecks political affiliation have to be brought into this conversation. Blue Bloods was a fantastic show, politics aside.
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Why take a brilliant programme that worked on all levels & change it???
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Why did you change a program that was perfect & everyone loved? Ireland
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Take us back to Blue Bloods
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I’m very disappointed and disgusted that Blue Bloods was cancelled!!!! It was one of the best entertainment shows ever!
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Boston Blue doesn't seem believable to me, unlike Blue Bloods. I mean you got a young white woman as the uniformed police commissioner, yet acts like a young street detective. I don't mind the DEI aspect, but it's got to make sense.
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It's a simple solution ,don't watch Boston Blue .
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Don't do it Tom. This new show is awful unwatchable garbage.
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Blue Bloods was persecuted and taken from the air because it revolved around the knowledge and truth of Jesus Christ. It was a beautiful, heart-warmimg, family program with a big success. Boston Blue is a disaster and does not flow naturally or properly; just like when you take Jesus out of the equation. It will eventually fail.
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It was canceled because of money. The network was being sold so they had to show the network was making money. But Blue Bloods had a large cast, most of them original members on a show that was shot in New York. Boston Blue is a new show with a young cast getting starting salaries and its filmed in Canada.
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I still don't know why Blue Bloods was cancelled. Boston Blue is just a mixed up version of Blue Bloods, same type of storylines.
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Never watch….. boring I need Tom Selleck
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She was very nice and did a great job on the weekend. Not sure what happened but her replacement will need to fill big shoes.
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Any show can only go so long, they were repeating boring g situations, 14 seasons the family grew up and u move on like real life!
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It's okay, but it does not compare to anything like blue bloods. It's actually not wanting to watch It either. I really missed the blue bloods and the people in it. It's just not the same.I miss the blue bloods, and everybody that I know does
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Boston Blue is a true disappointment.
It is boring.
Everyone whispers.
There is no real excitement in every episode.
And the mixed up , family is totally unbelievable.
Too much, of the episode is pushed to the audience that the family is religious and there are too many plot twists to keep track.
We stopped watching it after the first few episodes.
BORING
UNBELIEVABLE PLOTS
POOR CHOICES FOR THE CHARACTERS.
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Ditto — lots of Stone he could make into a TV series, though not likely CBS. Maybe streaming, like Netflix? Greg
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I loved Blue Bloods. It had such a nice family feel about it, and all of the characters were interesting, and there was always that touch of humor. I hope they bring it back or some other network brings it back. I read they all were happy with the show, and were sorry to have to give it up. I miss it!
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I love Blue Bloods and I am not so thrilled with Boston Blue yet. I watch reruns of Blue Bloods every night it airs. I never get enough. It would be nice to have Tom Seleck join the cast of the new show, he's my favorite character in Blue Bloods. I like all of the characters though and miss many of them.
Do what makes you happy Mr. Seleck, I hope the new show has as good of storyline.
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I think let Boston Blue run a couple seasons until people are invested in the story lines there then Bring back Blue Bloods and build a franchise.
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They got rid of Blue Bloods because Tom Selleck has had his turn in life to make his money. He has been in TV and movies for at least 45 years. Give the younger up and coming stars a chance!!! Same as any other occupation. No they won't cancel football but younger players will be playing. You wouldn't find an 80 year old guy playing football he would be out in ten steps!!
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After 14 seasons, costs for Blue Bloods had became an overwhelming factor. Toronto is MUCH CHEAPER to film in, and you cannot expect Boston Blue to be Blue Bloods 2.
ADD to that Mandami taking over and the pervasive cop-hatred in NYC, with NYPD officers stampeding for the exits, and the current political climate Obama started, all but KILLED the show. I’m grateful it lasted 14 seasons.
Many of you come across as SEVERE mental cases on day passes from Bellevue psych ward. Your inability to accept reality tells me you should’ve NEVER been let out. ***
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I’m giving Boston Blue a fair chance. I’m not gonna let nostalgia block me from having a open and fair critic.
Thus far I’ve enjoyed it. The fact that it’s a spin off highlights Danny’s son Sean. I’m currently watching and enjoying it.
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Tom Selleck lost a lot of fans when he started pushing those mortgages
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It was a huge disappointment for millions of fans of the show, I feel for Tom who is a class act. We saw him at the Tigers game this summer on the Magnum PI/Tom Selleck Day. I think Tom needs to just give up being bitter and make appearances on his friend Donny Wahlberg's new show. I hope all the "Reagans" do. Ive watched every episode of the new show, it's a great new show! Still having at least Danny Reagan around has been great and the new dynamic is really good. It is kind of a bummer that the kid who played Sean Reagan all those years isn't continuing in the role, but the new guy plays it great. C'mon Tom, fellow Michigander here, say yes, reprise the role of Frank Reagan, he/you are missed!
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The new show is great.
It's like a well-deserved after dinner dessert.
Tom will ABSOLUTELY make an appearance at some point. These people all love each other far too much for that not to happen.
Family.
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They should have Henry passaway and have Frank retire and move to Boston. He could play the same type ex police chief roll to Danny and Henry did to him.
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