CBS officially announced that Blue Bloods will end after season 14, which means there are a limited number of episodes left. The long-running drama, which stars Tom Selleck as the head of a close-knit family of cops in New York City, is one of CBS’ highest-rated series, and there has even been a massive fan-led movement to reverse the cancelation. However, CBS officially confirmed that Blue Bloods was ending when it unveiled its 2024-2025 lineup.
Blue Bloods began airing season 14 in January 2024 after the writers’ and actors’ strikes were settled. CBS announced that season 14 would be Blue Bloods’ final season shortly before the season premiere. The official cancelation despite the fan-led campaign to save Blue Bloods came after the first part of the final season had begun airing but before the series was finished.
Blue Bloods Season 14, Part 1 Has 2 Episodes Left
The Final Episode of the First Half of the Season Will Air on May 17, 2024
Blue Bloods final season is split into two parts. The first half of the season contains ten episodes, eight of which have already aired as of May 4. There have been several hiatuses during the shortened first half of the season, but there are no further interruptions scheduled, so the final two episodes will air on May 10 and May 17.
The silver lining in the way the episodes are scheduled is that Blue Bloods will not be finished after it airs these ten episodes. After May 17, Blue Bloods will take a summer hiatus before airing the rest of the final season. CBS will likely broadcast reruns of these episodes over the summer, although there is no official confirmation yet about whether they will do so.
Blue Bloods Season 14, Part 2 Will Have 8 Episodes Total
The Second Half of the Season Will Lead to the Finale
When Blue Bloods returns in the fall, it will broadcast its final eight episodes. No information has been released yet about what these episodes will be about or what guest stars might return. There are several things that Blue Bloods must wrap up before the ending, so these final episodes likely will revolve around tying up those loose ends.
These eight episodes are the final new episodes of Blue Bloods that will air. There will be more information about air dates, titles, and content as air time gets closer. There is widespread speculation that the series will end with Frank retiring or with former cast members returning for one last visit, but nothing has been confirmed yet.
Blue Bloods Season 14 Will Return In October & End In December 2024
The Beloved Series Will Wrap Up Before Christmas
Traditionally, Blue Bloods begins its season in October. CBS has not changed this schedule for the final eight episodes, so it is expected that these episodes will air between October and December of 2024. CBS has already announced that the finale will be sometime in December, after which Blue Bloods will be removed from the schedule.
This schedule means that the series will end before Christmas. New episodes of SWAT will take over the 10 pm time slot after Blue Bloods finishes its run. Blue Bloods will no longer be on the schedule at that point, and there has been no announcement about whether episodes of the series will continue to stream on Paramount+ in 2025.
There is widespread speculation that the series will end with Frank retiring or with former cast members returning for one last visit, but nothing has been confirmed yet.
Why Blue Bloods Season 14 Is The Last One
The Long-Running Series Was Canceled for Financial Reasons
Blue Bloods’ cancelation had little, if anything, to do with its ratings. The series continues to enjoy high ratings on nights that new episodes air. However, Blue Bloods is likely expensive to produce. The series is filmed in New York rather than Los Angeles, adding to the price tag.
Additionally, it has featured the same characters for most of its run, which meant the actors command high salaries. The actors and crew took a 25% pay cut so that season 14 could be produced (via THR), but it seems like that was not enough to make the series affordable.
Blue Bloods will be ending in December 2024, but it is not over yet. There are two more episodes left in the first half of the final season and eight more to come in the fall of 2024. The series will likely go out on a high note, even though it’s disappointing that season 15 will never happen.