Tom Selleck says 25% pay cut could not save CBS Blue Bloods

Actor Tom Selleck has expressed continued frustration over the cancellation of the long-running CBS drama "Blue Bloods," revealing that the entire cast agreed to a significant pay cut in a final effort to save the series. Selleck made the comments during an appearance on the "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" podcast with host Ted Danson, which was published on July 28, 2026.

Selleck, who portrayed New York Police Commissioner Frank Reagan, stated that during the show's final season, the cast was united in wanting to continue. "The real truth to that is, in the last year of Blue Bloods, at our last family dinner, everybody wanted to come back," Selleck said. "We'd already taken a 25 percent cut in salary. We'd already done all sorts of things to keep the show going."

Despite these concessions, CBS canceled the police procedural in November 2023. The series concluded with its 14th season, which was split into two parts and aired its finale in December 2024. Selleck described the cancellation as "very frustrating," noting the show's enduring popularity. "Out of the top 100 shows on broadcast television, Blue Bloods was number six in our fifteenth year," he said.