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‘Blue Bloods’ Will Be Replaced By Another Cop Show in CBS Friday Night Lineup After Series Finale

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November 21, 2024

Blue Bloods Will Be Replaced By Cop Show in CBS Lineup After Finale

“Bad To Worse” – Frank intervenes when tensions rise between Mayor Chase (Dylan Walsh) and the Fire Commissioner of New York City (Mira Sorvino). Also, Erin is blindsided when Henry agrees to testify for the defense in a case she is prosecuting; Danny and Baez investigate when human remains are discovered in a storage unit; and Eddie and her partner Badillo navigate a complicated arrest when their criminal offender is scheduled to donate his kidney, on BLUE BLOODS, Friday, Nov. 1 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs)*. Pictured (L-R): Steve Schirripa as Anthony Abetemarco and Bridget Moynahan as Erin Reagan Boyle Photo: CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Highest quality screengrab available.

A change is coming to the CBS lineup after the Blue Bloods series finale airs. The network has revealed which show will be taking over the Friday, 10 p.m. time slot.

It was announced that S.W.A.T. will be moving into the Friday, 10 p.m. slot in the CBS lineup beginning in the last week of January 2025. This news comes after it was announced that the Blue Bloods series finale will air on Friday, December 13, at 10 p.m.

Blue Bloods star Tom Selleck, who plays Frank Reagan, previously spoke out about how winning over viewers with the late-night time slot was a constant battle over the show’s seasons.

“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 told TV Insider in an interview published on October 3. “In a Top 100 Shows of 2023-2024 (in total viewers, we were No. 9 out of 100), if you discount the three football shows, we’re No. 6!”

“I’m not going to turn into a bitter old guy saying, ‘Get off my lawn!’ 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,” he said.

Plus, he voiced his frustration about CBS pulling the plug on the show after season 14 amid favorable ratings.

“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,” the Emmy winner explained. “I remember after the weekend [of the final episode’s shoot], I said, ‘I’ve got to get to bed early tonight because I have to do my dialogue for Monday.’ Well, there was no Monday. It’s just going to take a while.”

Blue Bloods Will Be Replaced By Cop Show in CBS Lineup — “No Good Deed” – Danny and his nephew Joe Hill (Will Hochman) investigate the homicide of a delivery driver who may have been connected to an illegal narcotics ring in the city. Also, Eddie is determined to save the job of a probationary police officer who may be fired for responding to a crime; Frank faces a hard decision when he discovers Gormley is non-compliant with NYPD residency requirements; and Erin clashes with her boss, D.A. Crawford, when a seemingly rehabilated criminal from an old case becomes the subject of an armed robbery investigation, on BLUE BLOODS, Friday, Nov. 15 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs). Pictured (L-R): Vanessa Ray as Eddie and Will Estes as Jamie Reagan. Photo: Michael Parmelee/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Michael Parmelee/CBS ©2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Cast member Len Cariou, who plays Frank’s dad, Henry Reagan, also spoke about how the cast was able to dominate the Friday time slot on CBS over time.

“I think when they launched us there Friday nights, think about 14, 15 years ago — we weren’t really thrilled with Friday night at 10. Friday has not been—was at least at that point not really a very popular time, the first show on the weekends, and we thought, well, it’s not a very good time slot,” Len, 85, told TV Insider on November 1.

He said that because Tom had become a favorite on the network years ago with Magnum, P.I., the show was able to draw in a large crowd.

“But because of Tom, and I think he has such a great following on CBS, that once they saw the show, they said, ‘No, it doesn’t matter. It’s really good. So they’ll make it work on Fridays,’” Len said. “And they thought about moving us to another night way back then, and we said, I think Mr. Goldberg said, ‘No, we’ll own Friday nights.’ And sure enough, we did.”