Tom Selleck Signs On For Season 13 Of CBS’ BLUE BLOODS
By Movieguide® Staff
CBS renewed BLUE BLOODS for its 13th season after the series star and executive producer Tom Selleck signed on to return.
BLUE BLOODS, which has held the 10 p.m. Friday spot since its debut in 2010, averaged 9.81M viewers and is the No. 4 series on broadcast television.
The police drama follows the Reagans, a family of New York City cops.
Selleck plays the lead role as Police Commissioner Frank Reagan, Donnie Wahlberg plays Detective Danny Reagan, Bridget Moynahan plays ADA Erin Reagan, Will Estes plays former patrol officer and now Sgt. Jamie Reagan, and Len Cariou plays former Police Commissioner and Frank’s father, Henry Reagan.
“America’s favorite first family of law enforcement is back for season 13,” Kelly Kahl, president of CBS Entertainment, told Deadline. “The Reagans possess an incredible bond with audiences literally everywhere and on every platform. And in its 12th season, with over 250 episodes, Blue Bloods not only continues to dominate in the ratings but excels at an exceptionally high creative level.”
In the past, Movieguide® recognized the patriotic, pro-family worldview of BLUE BLOODS:
CBS’s police drama BLUE BLOODS, which stars Tom Selleck, decided to forsake the trend of other network TV shows who boosted the Black Lives Matter’s social justice message, and instead stood behind the police.
The most recent BLUE BLOODS episode centers around a city councilwoman whose goal is to defund the police and have New York Police Commissioner Reagan (Selleck) fired. However, the show honorably refuses to fall in line with the notion that all cops are bad, which contrasts the other police, law, and medical dramas debuting this season.
In the episode, the City Council Speaker Regina Thomas (Whoopi Goldberg) claims in an interview that the New York Police department is a model of “systemic racism and oppression.”
The radio segment leads to a confrontation between the speaker, who says the police are “on trial,” and Commissioner Reagan.
“Well, because you’re putting it on trial. And, by the way, everyone is entitled to a vigorous defense, even my people,” Reagan tells the speaker.
“Every single cop is being painted with the same brush. And when anyone in my rank and file conducts themself in a way that is not worthy of the uniform, they get dealt with,” Reagan continues.
Speaker Thomas replies: “Every cop is wearing the same uniform, so if you get stopped walking while Black, how do you know which one is walking up on you?”
Reagan stands firm to defend his officers, and his reply is seldom seen on TV today: “Okay, how’s a cop to know what he’s walking up on? See, that fuse gets lit both ways. At least we can agree on that,” Reagan replies.
Later in the episode, Reagan again defends the police. Reagan reprimands Thomas for her claim that cops are “part of the problem and not part of the solution.” Moreover, Reagan calls out the Black Lives Matter reactionaries who do not offer a solution but “yell past” the other side.
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