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- Alpha Mark.
- Yeah, we all set? Good.

Let's talk blue bloods.

What's the line? What do I say?

It's New York. It's blue bloods.

- Who wants to say grace?
- Action!

Let's go.

As the prime-time drama
prepars to say goodbye...

You never really expect
14 years out of a show.

Tonight the blue bloods
cast comes together...

How are we feeling emotionally? Yeah.

To reflect on 14 seasons

I mean, that... it changed my life.

With stories from behind the scenes.

Where's my flip
phone? I'll show it to you.

Donnie will eat the entire scene.

I have laughed so much.

I have new laugh lines thanks to Donnie.

What you never knew about
their start as strangers...

The first scene we shot, I was scared.

We only just met.

And the moments that
made them forever family.

- Get out of here, you animal.
- Sorry, sorry, sorry.

This work environment is a miracle.

We really, pinch ourselves all the time.

Plus a look at the last day on set.

If I talk about it anymore, I will cry.

You're trying to get me emotional.

Why the finale is a love letter to fans.

This is getting really personal now.

That was memorable.

Family, honor, service.

Blue bloodshas delivered
all of that and more.

Welcome, everybody,
I'm nischelle Turner.

And tonight we are
celebrating that legacy

as we prepare to say
goodbye to the reagans.

I got a lot to be thankful for,

starting with everybody at this table.

I love the show

we all love the show
who work on it... and,

what is so special to me

is the relationships you form

and the family you form.

And I mean that in the
broader sense... our cre,

our writers, our cast.

The show has blessed
me in so many ways.

And, I'm... you know,

I'm a little teary-eyed
right now and emotional,

but more so it's just grateful, it's not, sad.

This is where all the fun happens.

These moments behind the scenes

of the final season say it all.

From police procedural

to legal drama to big city politics,

blue bloods hits on every level,

but at the heart of it, it is a family

whose dinner table we
all want to be invited to.

I don't think I realized

it was gonna be that important

of a scene that resonated
week after week.

People always come up and say,

"I love the family dinner scenes."

I think probably has something to do

with the values of the show.

Reagans say grace.

Name of the father,
the son, the holy spirit.

I think family dinner
was... you can safely say

it's most of the audience's favorite part.

14 seasons, 293 episodes,

and an ensemble cast
that's been together

since the very beginning.

It's a success story no one saw coming,

especially in 2010

before the series
even started production.

We love the show. It's
character-driven police drama.

It's three generations of
cops. Bridget is a prosecutor.

- I got the brains in the family.
- Yeah.

- And the height.
- She's a smart lawyer.

And the looks.

- We got nothing.
- She got the brains and the looks.

I used to walk around and say,

"seven years, easy, seven years."

And, we doubled it, so

I couldn't have predicted that.

I believed in the show.

I'm not sure I would
have done it otherwise.

And I also believed in the
cas, that we had the right group

and the right show and the right timing.

I'm excited to see it all, all put together

in front of other people besids
my parents, who, you know,

are thinking it's gonna be a huge hit,

but they're my parents, so...

What else are they gonna say?

I'm actually surprised that I said that.

I don't think anybody really had that idea

that it was going to be
the hit that it was and still is.

It felt good from the beginning.

It felt like we were
doing something good,

but you never really expect

14 years out of, out of a show.

Yeah, I think that would be,

that would be an arrogant expectation.

So just how do you create

a fan-favorite series like blue bloods?

Well, first you take a
tried-and-true TV legend

add one pop star

throw in a cast of seasoned actors,

and you've got a hit
show that defied the odds.

We owned Friday night.

Blue bloods did own the night

on Friday night
historically for its entire run,

which is a major accomplishment.

A lot of people thought,

"god, they put 'em on at 10:00.

"Friday night?

That's, that's a death spot."

And it turned out that if
we build it, they came.

And, that was a big
surprise for everybody.

And that was a very big surprise when

people not only came and watched it

but it dominated.

It dominated Friday nights for 14 years.

You see, most series
don't survive Friday nights,

but this cast and crew
found massive success,

consistently charting as
the top show of the night

and ranking among
the top scripted series

in television.

They got a pretty famous fan base, too.

Bill Clinton came to family dinner once.

The fonz came in

and was like, "I love this show."

One time I saw Ron Howard... he's like,

"I love your show,"
and I was like, "what?"

Let's have some fun.

Give me that mic!

We had something different

and something special. You know,

a lot of TV over the last two decades has

moved away from a
family like the reagans.

And suddenly, here
was this show coming

that in some ways seemed
like it was past its time

but in reality it was perfect time.

You know, it was right on time.

People missed that type of show

as an option on the menu.

But it all could have looked very different.

For starters, part of the
pilot episode was shot

in Toronto, not New
York, and it wasn't always

called blue bloods.

No, it was originally called Reagan's law.

What a terrible title.

Boy, I don't think we should've been

saddled with Reagan's law.

And while the show takes great pride

in representing the
men and women in blue,

the family dynamic is what
really sets the show apar.

It's something Tom
felt very strongly about,

so when the series started
veering away from that

in the first season, he
made sure to bring it back.

Suddenly, there was a,
a difference in the tone.

And some new people
had been brought in,

and the show was more procedural.

I kind of met with the other actors

and, and said, "look,"
you can stay out of this.

"I'm gonna have to have
broad enough shoulders for this,

"but if you agree with
me" and you liked the pilot

"and not the way the
show was beginning," then,

I'm gonna see what I can do."

I called some people at the network,

I called my agent and said,

"this isn't gonna work."

And we were on episode two, and I said,

"look, I don't think I belong in this show

if that's what they're gonna do."

And... but that was done in,

not in a threatening way
but in a businesslike way.

And... It worked out pretty good.

He rallied us

and included us, which was
great because, you know,

it-it showed that he cared that,

we were all in this together.

You know, it just brought s
together tighter as a family.

What we all gravitated towards

was the connection between the family.

And that connection had to be protected.

Tom was really... he used his experience

and his, you know, influence to ensure

that we could protect the integrity

of the show that we all signed up for.

You know, you commit
to a series like that,

everybody's future's on the line,

and it affected them as much as me.

When we started blue
bloods, I asked for fourth billing.

I was kind of a supporting character

for what was happening in their lives,

so it was as much their future as mine.

It was an ensemble show which
I was delighted to be a part of.

It would have been remiss
if they weren't in that meet in.

And when it comes to impactful stories,

some of TV's most shocking

and heartfelt moments have
taken place on these sets.

I'll ask again.

Who shot my boy?

Vinny.

I think that we've tackled issues,

that are current, you know,
current events to an extent.

At the end of the day,

we're really telling a
story of family working

in an industry and
the, the highs and lows.

I can't do this without my wife.

Linda's death wasn't your fault.

So, whose fault was it?

And the subject matter is

I think they are very courageos

in what we discuss
and... but we don't preach.

And I think that really, allows anyone,

no matter what side of
the argument they are on,

it makes everyone feel
heard on a particular topic.

- The laws are there for a reason.
- Yeah.

- To protect the criminals.
- No.

To protect society from a police state..

But the real secret to
blue bloods' success,

well, it's the relationships
on- and off-screen

that have kept fans coming bac.

We're rolling!

I love bossing them around.

A lot of TV and a lot of
actors, they're not very nice.

You can cut that out, but don't cut it out.

All right? They're not very nice.

They're not who you think they are.

Here, they're as nice
as you think they are.

It's family.

And I think that's

what the audience sees and feels.

We really, pinch ourselves all the time,

we-we-we laugh all the
time, we are so grateful.

I think a lot of people can relate

to blue bloods'cause they
see all of our characters

as just real, genuine human beings.

These are real people.

These are people who are messy.

These are people who are flawed.

You know, they-they do things wrong.

They do many things right.

And it's relatable.

I'm so thankful

to be here and to be part of this show

that I've never lost that gratitude

in 14 seasons.

I've never lost it.

I'm excited every day,

which helps, you know,
when it's... when we're chasing

bad guys out in the cold
at 3:00 in the morning

on a Friday night.

After a long week of work, it's rough.

And I think the crew
feeds off of that energy,

and-and, we all kind of lift each other up.

Everybody's work ethic and the ethic to...

Making every show as,
as good as you could,

that never left us.

The work was preeminent.

That means an enormous amount to me.

If you spend that much time of your life

working on a television series,

you ought to make the
ride as good as possible,

and we've had a great ride.

Still ahead... Them
eyebrows is what gets me.

He got, like, scary-ass eyebrows.

Donnie's nickname for Tom.

- Plus...
- The belts that we wer

are a third of the weight
of what actual cops wear.

Behind the badge.

How the cast prepared to
play real-life NYPD officers.

I mean, I couldn't handcuff
a 95-year-old woman.

Whoo!

Yeah, we all set? We-we
closed up and quiet?

Good.

Let's go.

- Is someone gonna say action?
- Action!

It's not my fault we've
been here for nine hours!

- We kind of did it.
- We kind of did it.

Dad, I'm really on the
edge of not coming back.

God.

It's happening again.

This is going well.

Ready, Mark.

This is the squad room.

This is where me and
Marisa hold down the fort

with the amazing
background actors of 14 years.

Everyone... 14 seasons of love,

laughter and a lot of hard wor.

Theblue bloods cast
spent more than 2,300 days

shooting on set,

and they aren't shy
about spilling secrets,

including one of the most
frequently asked questions.

What is it really like to work
with Mr. Magnum himself,

Tom Selleck?

Without further ado...

People may or may not
realize that, you know,

he's about six-foot-four.

And, he's just he's such
a, he's such a presence

when he comes into a room.

He's physically imposing,
his eyes are very serious...

You know, people talk
about his mustache.

Them eyebrows is what gets me.

He got, like, scary-ass eyebrows.

They're scary, right?

Well, at least you got that right.

Some things that you
might not guess about Tom

is that he's very funny.

- Can you say that again?
- Okay.

I was laughing, so...

That's all the faces I have in me.

He's taught me poems,
he's taught me jokes.

- Just bear with me.
- Don't worry, Tom...

Sorry, it's my first day.

I think Tom Selleck is like

the, the original influencer.

And I'm always like,
"well, whatever Tom says,

I'll try it."

Thank you, it's great to be iconic.

What you see is what
you get, a lot, with Tom.

He's the leader
on-screen and he really is

our sort of, you know,

our-our leader off-screen as well.

Off-camera, I only refer to Tom as "dad."

Donnie calls you "dad."

And I call him "son."
W... every time I see him,

his dressing room's right
down... a couple doors from mine,

and I'll walk by and I'll go, "hello, son."

He goes, "hello, dad."

It's really sweet.

We have a mutual affection
and respect for each other.

It's been really fun building
a relationship with him.

And while the cast knows
they could count on dad

to keep them on track,

they could always count on this guy

to bring a whole lot of energy...

Speak of the devil.

- Geez, geez, geez.
- Here he comes.

And, of course, dance moves.

How long do you have to talk
about working with Donnie?

Donnie is fun and always positive.

I always want more scenes with Donnie.

What's the line? What do I say?

He's always goofing off.

Sometimes I'll turn to him

in the middle of the
scene and he'll have, like,

string beans coming down like fangs

and... or, y-you know, little altoids,

his little chiclet teeth.

So he's-he's quite the prankster.

All right. Thank you.

It was her. That wasn't me.

I... have laughed so much.

I have new laugh lines thanks to Donnie.

And there's something
else Donnie brought to set

starting from day one:

Thousands of new
kids on the block fans.

Yes, they build little mini-camps

and stuff, they bring me lunch

some days, they'll set
up a barbecue and stuff.

And Tom goes right over
and says hi to them all

and takes pictures and...
I mean, he's-he's great.

I am now.

I love 'em. I have all their albums.

I made that up.

I-I love 'em, but I don't
have all their albums.

I've snuck in lyrics

from new kids songs and
song titles and references

throughout all the 14 seasons.

Could you take us through
what happened? Step by step?

So, no more games.

Or "please don't go girl."

- Yeah.
- What does that even mean?

It's an oldie but goodie. Forget about it.

My band mate Jordan knight

was a background actor at one point.

Yeah, we snuck him in
the background of a scene.

Donnie was often
spotted on set face timing

with wife Jenny McCarthy.

And did you know that she
almot had a role on the show

playing his high school girlfriend?

But they didn't want
to blur the line for fans,

so she passed.

But Donnie didn't pass on the chance

to get to direct an episode.

All right, ready?

And action.

Bridget directed three.

And while there's a real sense of joy

and camaraderie on set,

there is one thing the entire production

takes very seriously:

The accurate portrayal of
the real men and women

of the NYPD.

Police. Don't move!

We have a great technical
advisor on the show.

That's Jimmy nuce. Do you
know who Jimmy nuce is?

He's a cop, and he retired
and he works on blue bloods.

Well, Jim nuciforo is
like... holds all of our hands.

Everything is authentic with Jim.

His expertise is invaluable.

So, I've been a tech consultant

on blue bloodssince day one.

I was actually on the
show before it was a show.

Jim nuciforo is a former NYPD detective

who started his law
enforcement career in 1982.

Sometimes you'll see him
on the show playing himself.

- I'm here if you need me, boss.
- Thanks, Jimmy.

I have given them many stories.

In almost every episode
that we do, there's either

a story of mine or a
piece of a story of mine.

Gun! Gun!

Jim also works closely with the cast

on everything from
weapons training to mastering

the movements and
mannerisms of real police officers.

I feel like, after each take,

I'm looking for him to see

if he's gonna give me the thumbs-up.

Shooting a gun, he tells
you how to hold a gun,

where to put the badge.

They've become so
good, they can be cops.

They can go out on that street,
and nobody would question.

Still, there's one thing

you'll rarely see the stars do on-screen.

Put your hands behind your back.

Handcuffing somebody
is one of the hardest things

you will ever have to do.

I mean, I couldn't, I couldn't handcuff

a 95-year-old woman.

So the most that we'll
do is put one handcuff on

if we do that... and then the other cuff

they will hold in their hand.

Another challenge for
the actors? The gear.

The belts that we wear...

Are a third of the weight

of what actual cops wear.

And, you know, we're talking like,

that's like 25 pounds on your hips

and pushing on your
hips throughout the day.

It's like the number one question

I ask real police officers

when I meet them. It's... I'm like,

"what do you do with the belt

"when you have to use the restroom?

"What do you think about the pants?

"Like, the pants are, like, tight and loose

in all the wrong places."

Like, I just drill them about

everything about what's on my person.

Still ahead...

Somebody please pass me
something that's bad for me.

You got to eat something
or you're cheating.

From banned foods

to plastic forks, family dinner secrets

straight from the reagans' table.

There's infamous meals.

I did lose it one time a couple years ago.

Today on blue bloods?

Today's family dinner day.

And action.

Donnie eats like a, like a madman.

I've eaten about six cannolis right now.

You're going at your food
like it's trying to escape.

I don't think I would have been attracted

to that script without
this family dinner scene.

I have a lot of people say to e

when they, when they
see me on the street,

"I love having dinner
with you on Friday nights."

I feel very lucky... To have you all here.

If we didn't have that,
like, connective tissue,

it would probably just be

like any other procedural, I suppose.

It's the heart and soul of the series,

the weekly Sunday dinners
where the reagans come together

to share their hopes and
celebrate their triumphs,

even if they don't always
agree with each other.

I mean, our best family
dinners are when we fight.

Absolutely correct.

But here's something you may not know.

The first time this family sat down

to break bread in 2010,

they were virtual strangers.

Our first family dinner, was our first day

of shooting on the pilot.

Boys, guys, dinner.

I met Donnie the day
before, and Bridget and will,

I think, the day of.

It was scary, but it worked.

You know, the good... it was easy for me

because I didn't have to
get along with anybody.

- Blah, blah, blah, blah.
- Such a jerk.

- Hey, screw you, Erin.
- No, screw you.

- No, screw you.
- You know what I had to...

It's Sunday dinner.

Since then, the cast
has sat down at this table

a total of 286 times.

A few times meals were at the hospital

or a hotel, but no matter the location,

filming family dinner is
anything but a piece of cak.

There's a lot that goes
into making them happen,

starting with how long it takes to shoot.

A day in the life on the set is,
the dinner scene takes forever.

Like, about eight hours.

And action, len.

Okay, who wants to say grace?

The directors have a bit

of a competition among all of them,

- like, who can get the best time.
- The record is like...

There's a record.

Three hours and, like,
45 minutes or something?

- Yeah, and shirts were made.
- Shep would know the exa...

- There was shirts with the...
- No!

- With the record time.
- Yeah.

The hard part, of course, is

you got to go all the
way around the table.

You got to be doing the same
thing in each take and you have

to make it look like it's the
first time you've ever done it.

The other cast mates all have

their own approach to eating at dinner.

I eat as little as I... possible,

but you got to eat
something or you're cheating.

Tom

butters the-the roll.

I do butter rolls, but doesn't everybody?

One dinner scene, Tom wasn't there,

and we all argued over

who was gonna get to butter the roll.

Hey, what more could you need?

Bridget likes to mix up
her mashed potatoes a lot.

Bridget, she looks like

she's eating, but she never eats.

You swear she's eating.

It took me a couple seasons

to learn not to actually eat

the food, so that's my new trick,

is I just don't eat the food.

Donnie eats the most.

He eats things I'd never
eat like green beans and...

String beans and cucumbers.

I'll start eating during the first take.

And then it tastes good.

And by the end of a dinner

scene taping, I may literally have

eaten, like, the equivalent
of 12 pork chops.

You gonna let that
pork chop go to waste?

'Cause if you are, you
know, I'll take it off your hands.

Zach badalucco is the
prop master for blue bloods.

He took over the role in 2021

and knows it's a big responsibility.

Before I got here, chicken
cutlets were banned.

Somebody broke their fork.

'Cause the chicken cutlet was so hard.

I did lose it one time a couple years ago.

We were having chicken cutlets.

And they were overcooked.

And they were like metal.

And we often used plastic,

knives and forks 'cause
it doesn't make noise.

And I just lost it a little bi.

It wasn't a tantrum.

But I just tossed it like
a frisbee out of the room

- to make a point...
- Okay, so can we eat? -Yeah!

To keep the continuity on camera,

the props department is
super busy in between takes.

Each scene you cut your food, you eat,

the plate's a bit of a mess,

but then you're going back to
the beginning of the scene, so

they have to put everything
bak on the plate the way it was.

- Cheers to that.
- Cheers.

As for the alcohol,

well, the wine is really
grape juice and water.

And the whiskey, that's iced tea, except...

If you're doing

a whiskey pour, you don't
want to pour tea into a glass.

'Cause you know what?

Tea gets little bubbles.

You can't drink it.

But you want to pour
real whiskey, but that's

just inside information.

Something else you
may not have noticed?

All of the seats,

so we can be tall enough
in the chair, everyone

- have a massive cushion.
- My god!

It's partially to make sure we're,

you know, high enough...

Above the table for everyone
to make the shots look great,

but it's also 'cause
we're here, like, six hours,

and people's butts start hurting.

So we need the cushion.

All that time it takes...
We were having a ball.

Everybody's kidding around.

Nothing was bad about family dinner.

I came to so look forward to 'em.

One thing I know for sure,

on sun days I'll be right here.

And I hope all of you will be, too.

Coming up...

Sometimes you get an
occasional n-new yorker,

and he'll say, "shut up, I'm walking here."

What it was really like filming
on the streets of New York cit.

Plus a flashback to the very beginning.

This pilot came along, and
two weeks later we shot it.

And who initially passed on their role?

I said, "you got to do it."

"This will be great for us to do together."

Blue bloods: Celebrating a
family legacy will continue.

This is CBS.

- Background.
- And action!

When I hear the sirens
in the background,

on a take, on an interview, I'm like,

"it's New York, it's blue bloods.

Why are we stopping
the take for a siren?"

It's like...

"The ambulance is coming,
more cops are coming.

Keep rolling, let's go."

There is nothing quite like New York.

But if you ask this cast
and crew, they'll tell you

the city they've called
home for 14 seasons

isn't just a shooting location.

It's an essential part of
what makes blue bloods,

well, blue bloods.

The powers that be fought hard

to shoot a New York cop
show here in New York.

It's a character in the show, and we,

I think we were all
lucky to be able to shoot

an NYPD cop show here in New York.

You can't make anywhere
look like New York

except itself.

It's the energy, it's the skyline.

It's all the stories that come with the city.

From one police Plaza

to the Reagan family home
to the precincts, authenticity

is the law of the land
on these Brooklyn sets.

But out on the streets of New York...

Three, two, one, action.

Sometimes things
can get a little too real.

Hands up!

Sometimes you get an
occasional n-new yorker

who doesn't want to cross the street

to not walk through
the middle of the scene,

and they'll just walk right through it.

And if you ask them to go around,

you know, they'll say,
"shut up, I'm walking here."

You know, it's New York.

What are you gonna do?

Hey, yo, I'm walking over here.

I was standing there one time in uniform,

and this guy came up
to me, had a briefcase,

very upset, and he said,
"let me ask you something.

Can they really do this?"

And I said, I said, "I... I
don't know, I don't know,

I don't know."

Let's go! Somebody get
a net for this whack job?

Hey, pipe down, okay?

- We're taking care of it.
- Come on!

There'll be a random person who's angry

about, you know, taking up the parking

on the street or something, but that's,

that's gonna happen anywhere.

There was one time where will and I

were on the street, someone goes,

"yo, I'm standing here,
Jamie Reagan's right here.

And his partner."

Dead in the eye, down the, like,

"and his partner... I
don't remember her name.

"But, yeah, they're just standing here,

right here, right now."

You know, it's great.

Of course, fans tune in to see landmarks

like Madison square garden
and grand central station

just as much as they do to wath
the reagans catch the bad guys.

But while everyone
plays a native new yorker,

not everyone's from the city.

I'm the only person born
and raised in New York.

That's the only reason I'm on the show.

Because I legitimize the accent.

That's what Donnie says.

But, boss, now we got this travesty.

Don't be so dramatic, sid.

New York City is...

A central character in the show.

I got to say, Donnie
relocated to shoot in New York.

Bridget relocated, will relocated.

And I relocated.

Everybody knew that the
city was as much a part

of this as anything else.

And we owe a lot to the city.

The city is home.

We all have friends and family here.

For Tom, being commissioner
meant commuting

to work from his home in California

every week for the
entire run of the show.

It's a commitment he was willing to make

with the help of executive producer,

the late Leonard goldberg.

He said, "if we shoot an eight-day show",

"bring you in, say the
last four of one show,

"and the first four days of the next show,

"and then you can get home

for about half your time."

And I said, "well, I'm sure willing"

"to try that because this show belongs

in New York City."

I have such a-a love for New York now.

I've never been a big New
York fan before blue bloods.

I've fallen in love with New York

thanks to blue bloods, and I,

I have such a love for this city.

There are eight million stories

in the naked city and
there's probably about...

Eight million selfies going around, too,

of me, with the people of this city.

And I'm very grateful for them.

And grateful,

for the time I've had with them.

And it's not just about the city.

The uniforms are as
accurate as you can legally get.

They make us cover
up because, you know,

it's illegal to impersonate a cop,

so we can't really, like, walk off the set.

So they, like, chase us down,

they make us, you know,
put on a coat or something.

That-that always felt dicey

in the beginning, you know?

Because they'd lock us up

I'd have to run down
a-a New York City block

you know, like, a long block,

with my plastic gun out,
you know what I mean,

in uniform.

Police!

And I'm like, this could, this
could go sideways, you know?

But...

We, you know, we haven't
had any major problems.

But one of the biggest
perks of shooting in New York:

There's no shortage of
world-class guest stars.

Love you, Lenny.

I love you too, frank.

My goodness, we've had

so many amazing people pass through.

My boys will be men when I get out.

I hope they turn out like you.

I was just blown away that we got,

you know, Lou diamond Phillips and,

you know, chazz palminteri.

I mean, the li... the list goes on, yeah.

- Action!
- Okay.

Can we start over?

I was hoping for a romantic,

interlude with maybe Bridget moynahan,

but that didn't work out, so, you know,

I got to work with Tom
Selleck, that in itself is great.

Bebe neuwirth was also a fun one.

I mean, come on.

Lyle lovett is... amazing.

And whoopi goldberg, too.

Come on, Regina, don't

my people don't trust the police.

This is an issue for you.

Yet the most important
part of shooting in the city

is representing one of
the oldest and largest

police departments in the country.

Honoring the men and women in blue

is a responsibility this
cast does not take lightly.

One of the ultimate
compliments for me was

you know, if I was
walking down the street,

and a uniformed cop saw me,

I'd get a salute from them,

or, "good afternoon, commissioner."

When they love it and
they tell us that, you kno,

"you get it... you get it right
more than anybody else,"

or, you know, that,

"you guys, that's what it really feels like,"

you know what I mean?

And, "we don't see that on TV."

You know, like, th-that,
that's huge, you know?

When I was on the
sopranos, I used to get advice

from a lot of fat, sweaty guys with cigars.

When you go out to dinner,
they would give you advice on...

You know, maybe
how to choke someone.

I'm dead serious.

And, I'd much rather
have advice from an NYPD.

And I ask cops all the
time, "do you believe me?"

"Absolutely." and that's all that matters.

You know? Means a lot to me.

Coming up

I already have a minivan
for it, and we're ready to go.

What the cast plans
to keep from the set.

Plus, a sneak peek
at the emotional finale.

I will tell you what he said.

But not to leave this room.

Good scripts are hard to find.

I spend a lot of my time, in life,

reading bad scripts.

This pilot came along and
two weeks later, we shot I.

Back in 2010, Tom was hand-picked

for the role of police
commissioner frank reagn

by ep Leonard goldberg.

But here are two things
that you may not know.

First, Tom almost shaved off

his iconic mustache for the role.

But network execs wanted to keep it.

And second...

The night before we
were supposed to shoot,

the director says, "I think he
should try a New York accent."

Well

I didn't have a New York
accent in my bag of tricks.

That's something you
have to work on for weeks.

Boat leaves in ten minutes, pop.

I've never been late in my life, Francis.

A lot has changed
for the blue bloods cast

over the past 14 years.

Gosh, I mean, I met my wife...

Doing a talk show promoting blue bloods.

We started dating while
I was doing blood bloods.

So much life has been lived.

Get me mushy, you're
trying to get me emotional.

But one thing's for sure:

They will never forget what it felt like

when they first joined the series.

When I got the script,
I was like, "this is...

This character's too good to be true."

And usually when
something's too good to be true,

it turns out to be a disaster.

In this case,

it's been everything I
hoped it would be and more.

Still, getting his on-screen sister

Bridget moynahan on
board was a challenge

that Donnie was up for.

I did talk Bridget into
doing the show, sort of.

Yeah, Donnie and I
had done a pilot together,

probably the previous year.

It did not get picked up.

So when he... he took this,
he called me immediately

to, see if I would take it.

And i-i... I had already
kind of passed on it,

but of course when
Donnie calls and says,

"let's do this together," I-I reconsidered.

- She's my sister.
- Like, on screen and off.

I don't want to get emotional.

'Cause i-i... she's just

I love Bridget a lot and...

I... we're not here without her.

Thanks, sis.

Donnie's NYPD partner, Marisa Ramirez,

was only supposed to be a guest star

for two weeks back in 2013,

and she came with a new
kids on the block connection.

I was "the girl"

in Jordan knight's music video, so...

So I got to, to set and,

you know, sitting with Donnie in the car

and then he turned to me

and he said, "you're the
girl in my boy's video."

Yeah. Hi.

So, my audition was for the episode,

right after the pilot, once we

once it got picked up.

It was really only
meant to be one episode.

You know, Abigail started having

she had one line.

And she earned... That position.

Tom advocated for me.

I mean, that... it changed my life.

But the memories aren't all

this cast is leaving with.

I'm making it very public and well-known

what I am taking with me.

It is that door that is directly behind you.

Because I have let

so many people in and out of that office.

I already have a minivan
for it, and we're ready to go.

Paul j. Brown, actual
dcpi from the NYPD

gifted me these cufflinks

when my character was established.

And I've worn them every show since.

I'll be taking these.

I would like to get the, football

signed by boomer esiason,
w-who was on the show.

You want me to confess on national TV

to stealing something from CBS?

I'm not gonna steal anything!

Or am I?

- Still ahead...
- I flew back.

I wanted to be there for the last day.

And I just got to watch.

The end of an era.

What it was like those final days on set.

Plus, a look at scenes from the finale.

It's just getting really personal now.

We can check with Rachel.
You told me not to turn.

And then I was doing
something different.

This is a blue bloodsscene?
What show is this?

Even my forget is better
than your remember.

How about, "you were right, mama"?

"Big mama."

Action!

You only ever laugh like that

with your closest friends and family.

You know, the ones that you've
made lifelong memories with

and forged bonds with over Tim.

So saying goodbye,

especially for this tight-knit cast

it's bittersweet.

How I'm feeling is kind of a...

An ongoing process.

I mean, if you'd worked for 14 years,

it's a part of your life.

I miss my blue bloods family.

I know all the viewers...

Will probably miss
the dinner scene most.

- Yes.
- And I bet most of the cast will.

But... But I'll miss the
squad room the most.

This is our... this is the
other blue bloodsfamily.

This is the other blue bloodsfamily.

Hey.

How are we feeling emotionally?

Yeah, we're having,
we're having some issues.

It's been a bit of an
emotional roller coaster.

I remember when I came out

of the audition the first time

and 14 years has passed.

I mean, it's... It's unbelievable.

Why's it got to be, "my god,

I'm never gonna see you again"?

We all have phones.

I have my flip phone, I could call people.

I'm sad. I'm sad.

You know, this is

a-and this is a miracle, it's a gift, this job.

Where's my flip phone?

I'll show it to you.

Everyone's jealous.

They want this flip phone.

There you go.

But, you know, it's not over just yet.

There are two episodes
of blue bloods left

to look forward to, and
we've got your sneak peek

at the series finale right her.

I think this is where you
decide whether you stay or go.

Exactly how the family wraps things up

is a closely-guarded
secret, but we do know

the reagans are facing
some tough decisions

before signing off.

There's gonna be a lot of surprises,

a lot of tears, happy tears, joy,

just so many... So
many great, great things.

We're really proud of it.

I always told you not
to bring the job home.

I know, leave it in my
locker after my tour.

But the problem now is...

That I don't have anybody
not to bring it home to.

Two, three.

Production on season
14 fully wrapped in June,

with Tom shooting his final scene

four days before the rest of the cast.

My second to the last scene

was the last family dinner.

That was memorable.
I did say something.

There was a poem
that I was very fond of

and it related to family and that...

That seemed to open the floodgates.

And that meant so much.

Family dinner, I look at it as
my last scene in blue bloods,

and that's... As it should be.

But just like any proud dad,

Tom made sure to be back
on set for the very last shot.

It was just so sweet.

You know, he's...

He doesn't often show his emotions,

but he couldn't really hold it in that day

and, it just...

Yeah, the waterworks
were open for all of us.

It was a very... Very emotional day.

All good things must come to an end.

You know, my mom loved the sho.

She never missed it, and-and...

In many ways, like, the show was

it was a special gift to her.

Well, there's nothing
left for me to do except...

To ask you to join me

in singing that wonderful
song the reagans always sing

to celebrate special occasions.

Ready? Everybody.

Well, if we had one.

The legacy is family.

We have a couple that met
in the background, filming,

and now they're engaged
and they're gonna get married.

Yay!

That's how... that's how
many amazing relationships

have been formed in all
the years in the squad room.

Family, the biggest thing.

That's the legacy of the show.

How much they care for each other.

And have each other's back.

It's been a giant family for 14 years.

I think that's what will
be missed the most,

is that-that family aspect.

I hope it's a little bit of a love letter

to, New York City and the NYPD.

It's something that's... I'm very proud of.

And it's a legacy for me.

Throughout 290-some
episodes, is family.

And that... Isn't a bad signal to send

in the culture we're living in now.

And, and that's a nice legacy.

I'm just incredibly grateful for...

All of it, I wouldn't change a moment of it

and I wouldn't change any of the gifts

that have come my way, and most of it,

it has to do with people
and human beings.

You know? It's, it's a great job.

But the best part of it is the crew,

the cast, the city, the
people I meet every day.

You know, getting a pat on
the back from a police officer

who says I did a good job, or...

You know, knowing that my mom

was at home watching it all these years.

Those things...

That's what I'll take away from it.

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