{"id":13432,"date":"2026-08-16T18:33:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T18:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=13432"},"modified":"2026-08-16T18:33:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T18:33:42","slug":"tom-selleck-reveals-blue-bloods-cast-took-a-25-pay-cut-but-the-show-still-ended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=13432","title":{"rendered":"Tom Selleck Reveals \u2018Blue Bloods\u2019 Cast Took a 25% Pay Cut\u2014But the Show Still Ended"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Tom Selleck has revealed that the cast of <em>Blue Bloods<\/em> was willing to make significant sacrifices to keep the long-running CBS drama alive. According to Selleck, the actors agreed to a 25% pay cut in an effort to continue the series. Despite that compromise, the show ultimately ended after 14 seasons, leaving the cast and crew disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Selleck, who played Frank Reagan from 2010 to 2024, has spoken warmly about the unusual bond that developed among the cast and crew over the years. Working together for more than a decade created a close professional relationship, and Selleck said the group genuinely wanted to continue. The willingness to accept lower salaries reflected how much the production meant to those involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The cancellation was particularly frustrating because <em>Blue Bloods<\/em> continued to attract a strong audience during its final season. For Selleck, the ending was not simply the conclusion of a television role but the loss of a workplace he considered special. The longtime cast had become an important part of the show&#8217;s identity, giving viewers familiar faces and relationships season after season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Although Selleck was disappointed that the series could not continue, its 14-season run remains a remarkable achievement. The cast&#8217;s willingness to sacrifice financially demonstrated their commitment, even though it ultimately could not prevent the cancellation. For Selleck, <em>Blue Bloods<\/em> will remain a memorable chapter of his career\u2014and a rare television experience built around a cast and crew who truly wanted to stay together.<\/p>\n<div class=\"684f6003e199ca137b09540a661b4c2d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<!-- Composite Start -->\r\n<div id=\"M940464ScriptRootC1583286\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.adskeeper.com\/k\/o\/kohajone.press.1583286.js\" async>\r\n<\/script>\r\n<!-- Composite End -->\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Selleck has revealed that the cast of Blue Bloods was willing to make significant sacrifices to keep the long-running CBS drama alive. According to Selleck, the&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13433,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13432"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13434,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13432\/revisions\/13434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13432"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}