Summary
If CBS orders aBlue Bloodsspinoff, the new series must keep one tradition going that the original series popularized. For fourteen seasons, the Tom Selleck-led drama has dominated Friday nights, and it owes its popularity in part to its unique blend of cop and family drama. Every episode features the members of the Reagan clan butting heads over policy and procedure but ultimately coming together as a family, and this emphasis on family as a top priority has helped the series stand out in a sea of police procedurals.
CBS confirmed thatBlue Bloodsis endingin December 2024 despite its popularity. A massive fan-led campaign to save the series was not enough to move the needle with decision-makers at the network, andBlue Bloodsseason 14 has only eight episodes leftbefore the series leaves the airwaves for good. However, recentlyParamount executives indicated that there might be aBlue Bloodsspinoffin the works,which would keep the franchise going and help ease the pain of losing this top-rated show if it is written properly.
10 Blue Bloods Spinoffs We’d Love To See After The Original Show’s Cancelation
Blue Bloods will end premanently in December 2024. These ten spinoff ideas would keep the popular cop show alive after its final episode airs.
A Blue Bloods Spinoff Would Make Up For The Series Ending This Year
A Spinoff Would Keep the Reagan Family and Their Traditions Alive
AlthoughTom Selleck stated that he was still hoping for a reversal of CBS' cancelation decision, the chances ofBlue Bloodscontinuing in its present form are slim. CBS' 2024-25 schedule has been released andlistsBlue Bloodsas ending in December 2024, to be replaced by the newest season ofSWATin the spring of 2025. Thus, a potential spinoff is welcome news even though it is not the same as green-lighting a 15th season of the original series. The spinoff would keep some aspects of the series on-screen, especially if some fan-favorite characters are included.
The spinoff could take many forms and could conceivably feature a different generation of Reagans or a different family altogether.
ConsideringBlue Bloods’popularity and CBS' inability to afford its high price tag, a spinoff is the best compromise possible. The spinoff could be a slimmed-down version of the original series that focuses on one or two characters, features different characters in each episode, or features new characters and situations that are related to the original Reagans.However the spinoff looks,it is important that it maintain the original series' focus on family valuesas this aspect made it unique among crime dramas and contributed toBlue Bloods’popularity.
Blue Bloods' Potential Spinoff Must Continue The Original’s Family Dinner Tradition
Keeping This Tradition Alive Would Demonstrate Commitment to Family Values
The Sunday family dinner is closely associated withBlue Bloods, sokeeping this tradition intact in the spinoff would clearly identify it as a member of the same franchise. Continuing the family dinner tradition would also help bolster the spinoff’s reputation as a new police drama that continues to make family its backbone. Doing so would elevate the new series above other police procedurals and signify its intention to continue blending police and family drama, making it attractive to those viewers who enjoy family-oriented shows.
The spinoff could continue this tradition regardless of its premise. If the new series focuses on a family other than the Reagans,adding a new family dinner tradition candemonstrate that the new family has the same values that madeBlue Bloodssuch a hit. If the spinoff is linked to the characters from the original series, the family dinner tradition becomes even more important to maintain because the Reagans have done so for 14 seasons.
The Reagan Family Dinner Was The Most Iconic Part of Blue Bloods
In Fourteen Seasons, The Series Never Skipped It
The family dinner was a priority for the series, althoughBlue Bloodsseason 14 hurt the show’s legacy by using the scenes mostly as a two-minute epilogue to each episode instead of integrating them into the main action. Nevertheless,Blue Bloodsmade the family scenes a priority and never aired an episode that didn’t include them. In many episodes, the Reagan family said Grace before dinner,cementing their legacy not only as people who put their family first but as a religious Catholic family. That said,Blue Bloodsdidn’t include prayer at the family dinneras much in later years.
If CBS does green-light a spinoff to ease the heartbreak of saying goodbye to this series, it’s vital that the spinoff continues its legacy of putting family first by including a similar family dinner scene in every episode.
Putting such a high priority on the family eating together madeBlue Bloodsstand out. It is not only unusual for a cop drama to include these types of scenes, but it had also become a rarity on the TV landscape altogether to feature family drama by the time the first half of the final season aired. If CBS does green-light a spinoff to ease the heartbreak of saying goodbye to this series,it’s vital that the spinoff continue this legacy of putting family firstby including a similar family dinner scene in every episode.
The final half ofBlue Bloodsseason 14 will air on CBS on Fridays and stream on Paramout+.
Blue Bloods
Cast
Blue Bloods is a television drama series that follows the Reagan family, a family of law enforcement officers in New York City. Led by Police Commissioner Frank Reagan, the series explores familial and professional dynamics as they navigate police work and politics, guided by their patriarch, the former Chief, Henry Reagan.
