One Last Family Dinner! How Tom Selleck and the Cast of Blue Bloods Feel About the Show Ending: 'It's Hard to Let Go'

All good things must come to an end — including the fan-favorite police procedural Blue Bloods.

The hour-long CBS drama, starring Tom Selleck, will premiere the second half of its 14th and final season on Friday Oct. 18, at 10 p.m. ET.

Season 14 was rolled out in two parts, with first airing earlier this year from February into May, and tonight's episode marks the beginning of the show’s final eight episodes.

The Blue Bloods cast recently gathered at PaleyFest 2024, a multiday entertainment festival in N.Y.C., to discuss the show’s final season and legacy. During a panel discussion for fans on Oct. 17, various cast members spoke about what they will miss most about their experience working on the series.

Tom Selleck (Frank Reagan)

"I think the people. The people behind the scenes. Our writers, our crew members, the crew members you’re closest to, that you see every day," the 79-year-old veteran actor said of what he'll miss most. "It’s weird… on a movie, it all ends, you think you’re gonna maybe get together, usually that doesn’t happen. After 15 years, it’s hard. It’s hard to let go because coming to work was a joy."

Selleck also spoke highly of CBS, where the show airs. "We were only supposed to do 10 shows like everybody else on 14th season. And it kind of helped that we were the number six show out of the hundred broadcast shows… These eight shows that we can look forward to are because CBS agreed and wanted to do that and celebrate not only celebrate Blue Bloods, but to commemorate its legacy. And I just wanted thank them," he said.

Bridget Moynahan (Erin Reagan)

Reflecting on the past 14 years, Moynahan, 53, said, "We had crew members that started with us on day one on the pilot who carried all the way to the last scene of the 14th, 15th season. And we all grew with them. We’ve had babies, we’ve gotten divorced, we’ve gotten married, we’ve had births, deaths, everything. And we’ve done it together."

Donnie Wahlberg (Danny Reagan)

Wahlberg, 55, had lots to say about what he'd miss most.

“It will sound cliché, but every single moment," he admitted. "Getting in the car to go to set with Marisa [Ramirez] and laughing our asses off the entire day. Passing Tom in the hallway and saying, ‘Hi, Dad.’ I’ll never forget the first time he responded back, ‘Hey, son.’ Talking to one of my lifelong and forever dear friends Bridget about anything and everything … Laughing hysterically with Vanessa [Ray] every single time we do a scene together.”

He continued, “Everything about it was just a joy … Things are gonna be popping up in my head, it’s already happened. I’m sitting in the kitchen eating with [my wife] Jenny [McCarthy], and I laugh, and she goes 'What?', and I was like, 'I’m just remembering the props department and how funny they all were.' It’s a lot. It’s gonna be a lot of processing going through it all.”

Len Cariou (Henry Reagan)

Cariou, 85, kept it simple: "I’ll miss every one of these people. It’s been a wonderful time for me … These people are really good at what they do. I’m proud to have been part of this thing. It’s a wonderful legacy."

The popular series, which premiered in 2010, follows the personal and professional life of Police Commissioner Frank Reagan (Selleck) along with his father and three grown children — all of whom are involved in N.Y.C. law enforcement.

The last 14 years have seen the family deal with drug cartels, police corruption, tampered juries and more — all while attempting to navigate the sometimes heartwrenching personal drama it creates.

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The second half of Blue Bloods' 14th season premieres Friday, Oct. 18 at 10 p.m. ET on CBS.