See How the ‘Blue Bloods’ Cast Has Changed Since Their First Seasons (PHOTOS)
Now that Blue Bloods is ending after a 14-season run, why not take a look back at the beginning?
For the most part, the main cast has remained unaltered. Tom Selleck (Frank), Donnie Wahlberg (Danny), Bridget Moynahan (Erin), Will Estes (Jamie), and Len Cariou (Henry) were all in the series premiere, and Sami Gayle (Nicky) first appeared a few episodes later. But they have lost a couple key members from the beginning, including Amy Carlson (Linda) and Jennifer Esposito (Jackie), and gained a couple, including Marisa Ramirez (Baez) late in Season 3 and Vanessa Ray (Eddie) in Season 4.
And it’s the majority of that cast that attends Sunday dinner. Wahlberg will always remember the first one. “It was sort of traumatizing for me to sit there and have to come in on my first day of shooting the series and just basically take over the dinner table,” he told TV Insider.
“But I knew if I didn’t do it successfully, the show wouldn’t have a chance to thrive. We had to be able to speak our own voices and stand up for our characters’ points of views on the show or it wouldn’t work,” he continued. “[After, Selleck] gave me the biggest smile and pat on the back after and said that’s what’s going to make this show magic.”
Scroll down to see the cast in their first seasons and the latest.
Blue Bloods, Series Finale, Friday, December 13, 10/9c, CBS
Tom Selleck as Frank Reagan in Season 1
Tom Selleck as Frank Reagan in Season 14
Donnie Wahlberg as Danny Reagan in Season 1
Donnie Wahlberg as Danny Reagan in Season 14
Bridget Moynahan as Erin Reagan in Season 1
Bridget Moynahan as Erin Reagan in Season 14
Will Estes as Jamie Reagan in Season 1
Will Estes as Jamie Reagan in Season 14
Len Cariou as Henry Reagan in Season 1
Len Cariou as Henry Reagan in Season 14
Vanessa Ray as Eddie Janko in Season 4
Vanessa Ray as Eddie Janko in Season 14
Marisa Ramirez as Maria Baez in Season 3
Marisa Ramirez as Maria Baez in Season 14
Sami Gayle as Nicky Reagan-Boyle in Season 1
Sami Gayle as Nicky Reagan-Boyle in Season 13
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Love Blue Bloods- All but Whoopi Goldberg! She doesn’t work on the show at all. Almost turned it off tonight 😳
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BB should bring back Jennifer Esposito’s character because she’s the only suitable match for Danny.
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I said the same thing I loved her!
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I loved her BUT Baez is great too !!
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BB is the best and leave Tom Selleck ,moustage alone he looks good with it
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I miss Eddie and Linda. BB has lost some of the family magic for me. I can watch those first seasons with everyone together over and over.
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What happened to Eddie?
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What really happened to Danny's wife - did she quit? Was she fired - did she really die?
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Linda got a job on the show The village and once she left the village was canceled
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i would like to have seen the boys !!
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She did not want to be part of the show anymore because it was affecting her time with her family and she had said it herself so they made a scene saying that she had died.
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I am so excited for season 11.. Come on Blue Bloods let it begin!
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I think they should have Danny sing sometime and have his band come on to the show and have a concert on the show as a group and then he has a call that he will have to leave in the middle of the concert because of a murder or a homicide.
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Best show on TV . Hard to believe it never won an Emmy.
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Love the show but has anyone counted the times we’ve heard “this isn’t my first rodeo.” Seller even uses it for his commercial. Enough already.
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I had to laugh at some of these responses to your question. The simple truth is her contract was up and they didn't want to renew it again.
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Another "retread," this time from January. ANyway, why can't the photos be presented side by side? The two photos of Tom Selleck that appear with this article on the main page, are side by side.
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Whoopie doesn't have to act at all. She's just as miserable for real.
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OMG smell the flowers, and STOP using CAPS, its rude!!
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Blue Bloods is a wonderful piece of American values to me! Family bonds, great work ethics, doing the right thing, even when nobody's watching, a deep respect of family, friends, co-workers and your community. Besides, I have adored Tom Selleck for at least 4 decades! Love you Frank, The family shows that being Catholic can be difficult at times!
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I love this show !!!!!
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nothing at all
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She was taken off the show
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Moustache
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Eddie is still on the show
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She was the one who wanted to leave the show.
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Blue Bloods is fantastic! It is one of my favorite shows. I love it, but in the real world, rarely do people say “ I am sorry” or “I was wrong.” They also don’t say such sweet things like Jamie and Eddie do to each other. They don’t hold grudges either like the real world.
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She is just a big mouth racist has been.
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Me, too. I want to see more of Detective Joe Hill. He has been a great addition.
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You and Preston are entitled to that opinion, but Tom Selleck can put his boots under my bed anytime.
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A beautiful woman who does not Flaunt, Vanessa Ray,is a woman to keep.Everyone is soo good I pray for all of you.
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Why is the show not playing next Friday?
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The kids obviously are the most drastic changes. When did 'Frank' start wearing glasses? I missed that one entirely.
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Have Frank and Pop always sat at opposite ends of the dinner table?
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They can't have her and danny get together. It would just be copying what happened with Jamie and Eddie.
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When nrb return t
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You r so right
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Does TV Insider cover mountin standard time?
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Mountain
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That is a fantastic idea. It will make for a great opening sequence
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What has happened to "Danny"? Looks like he on drugs or something?!
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Somewhere between Magnum PI and Blue Bloods, Tom Selleck turned into a talking tree trunk. Zero charisma.
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LOL I never thought about it, but you're right. He's so dry and cold now.
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He has rheumatoid arthritis so that may effect how he looks ! if you don't like how he looks don't look at the show !!!
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Some heartthrobs stay sexy no matter their age [Mark Harmon, Sam Elliott etc.]. Tom Selleck is not one of them.
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CUT TOM'S MOUSTAGE ALONG WITH NICKI BEHAVIOR! DINNER,HAS BECOME BORING WITH,THE ARGUING!!
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You don't need to shout.
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