TV viewers are ecstatic after it was revealed this week {that a} fashionable 2010s police detective drama is about to be revived on American TV.
It’s been introduced that Blue Bloods will likely be persevering with in spite of everything, following its latest cancellation – however not in the way in which that long-time followers had been anticipating.
As a substitute of carrying on with a fifteenth season of Blue Bloods, nonetheless, a brand new collection titled Boston Blue will keep on with the story of Donnie Wahlberg’s character Danny Reagan.
Blue Bloods starred Wahlberg alongside Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, and Len Cariou and ran for 14 seasons between 2010 and 2024.
The present was unexpectedly cancelled regardless of protests from the present’s forged, and rankings remaining wholesome after greater than a decade on the air.
Information of Blue Bloods’s ending left followers devastated, however its resurrection underneath the identify Boston Blue has delighted them as soon as once more—even when some unique forged members are lacking.
On Fb, Amy Elliott stated: ‘So glad to listen to about this, my late Dad who lived to be 92 years outdated, cherished watching Blue Bloods, it was his favourite present to look at.’
‘Oh my gosh! I’m so past enthusiastic about this. The present goes to be known as Boston Blue with Danny being the primary star, and I’m hoping that they put it on Friday nights. Thanks Donnie!,’ commented Katherine Lamb on the social platform.
CBS cancelled Blue Bloods in 2024 however the community will likely be persevering with to broadcast the story by way of Boston Blue as soon as the primary season is prepared, prone to be later this 12 months or in early 2026.
In keeping with reviews in Deadline, the collection had been in growth for a while, however underneath totally different names and with among the particulars modified, as CBS looked for a Blue Bloods spin-off.
Followers have labored out that the brand new present’s title namechecking the east coast metropolis of Boston signifies that Donnie will likely be heading again to his house metropolis in Massachusetts to movie the collection.
‘Yay! He’s going again to Boston,’ Cindy Gunnerson remarked, including that ‘Donnie was briefly on [TV series] Rizzoli & Isles in Boston earlier than Blue Bloods.’
@TerrakaCouture on X known as Blue Bloods one of many ‘finest exhibits ever made in New York,’ with the collection primarily filmed on location within the well-known state and metropolis.
Nevertheless, some followers expressed disappointment that the brand new present was being made instead of Blue Bloods, which they hoped can be stored on the air.
Linda Schooley stated on Fb: ‘Nice to listen to, however I’m confused. Will miss the remainder of the Blue Blood forged, until a few of them will seem with Donnie within the new present.’
Alivia Key echoed Linda’s ideas: ‘That is nice, however why couldn’t they simply maintain Blue Bloods going? The present was nonetheless thriving and we love all of the characters!’
Throughout its time on air, the present started with a median of 12.58 million viewers tuning in every week, finally rising its viewers to 14.07 million by season seven in 2016.
Nevertheless, within the age of streaming dominance, viewing figures fell to 9.4 million – which continues to be a wholesome quantity, however marked a gradual decline from eight years earlier than.
Watch Blue Bloods on Apple TV and Paramount Plus.
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