The veteran actor is upset by CBS’ decision to end the police series, despite its resounding success in audiences and the will of the cast to continue

CBS surprised us in November when it announced the cancellation of Blue Bloods after nearly 14 years of success. The police drama will end in the fall, when the second half of the fourteenth and final season of episodes will be broadcast, putting an end to a series that continued at full capacity despite its longevity, remaining during the last campaign as the most watched program in its time slot every Friday since the last decade.

The cancellation fell like a bucket of cold water on its extensive cast, who have tried to campaign for the network to change its mind, without success. That is why its protagonist, Tom Selleck, has been forceful in promoting the end of the first half of the final season. Speaking to CBS news, the veteran actor was harsh and demanded that the channel “come to its senses.”

“I think CBS can still come to its senses,” he said. “We are the third most watched series on all of free-to-air television. We won our night. The entire cast wants to come back. And I can say something else: we are not falling apart. We are making a good series, we are holding our ground.”

“I don’t know, you tell me,” he added directly to the CBS presenters.

Indeed, Blue Bloods will end, barring a surprise, having maintained an excellent performance throughout its run, which began in 2010. At the time, Selleck was diplomatic and spoke of “honour and privilege” for having been part of the long-lasting police brand. “Not only has he praised the men and women who serve and protect in New York, but he has highlighted the importance of family.”

The end of the first half of the 14th and final season will be broadcast on May 17 in the United States. The second half will start in the fall, bringing Blue Bloods’ run to almost 15 years.

It must be said that it is not the only fiction whose cancellation has been striking. With a very high ratings ratio, as focused as it is on fiction for middle-aged audiences, CBS has sifted through its catalog looking at profitability. This has led to the apparently definitive end of the CSI franchise, one of its emblems, and to the termination of one of the most recent spin-offs of Navy, NCIS: Hawai’i.