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-MAN: Alpha mark.
-Yeah, we all set? Good.

[vocalizing
Blue Bloodstheme song]

Let's talk Blue Bloods.

WILL ESTES:
What's the line? What do I say?

[laughter]

It's New York. It's Blue Bloods.

-Who wants to say grace?
-DIRECTOR: Action!

Let's go.
[laughs]

NISCHELLE TURNER:
As the prime-time drama prepars

to say goodbye...

You never really expect
14 years out of a show.

...tonight theBlue 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.

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

TOM SELLECK:
The first scene we shot,

I was scared.

We only just met.

NISCHELLE: ...and the moments
that made them forever family.

-Get out of here, you animal.
-[laughing]:
Sorry, sorry, sorry.

GREGORY JBARA:
This work environment

is a miracle.

We really, uh,

pinch ourselves all the time.

NISCHELLE:
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.

NISCHELLE: 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.

TOM:
I love the show--

we all love the show
who work on it-- and, uh,

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.

DONNIE:
The show has blessed me

in so many ways.

And, um, I'm... you know,

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

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

This is where
all the fun happens.

[cheering and applause]

NISCHELLE:
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.

BRIDGET MOYNAHAN:
I don't think I realized

it was gonna be that important

of a scene that resonated
week after week.

WILL:
People always come up and say,

"I love the family dinner
scenes."

Um, 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.

TOM:
I think family dinner was--
you can safely say

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

NISCHELLE:
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.

-BRIDGET: I got the brains
in the family.
-TOM: Yeah.

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

-And the looks.
-[laughs]

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

DONNIE:
I used to walk around and say,

"Oh, seven years, easy,
seven years."

And, um, 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.

BRIDGET:
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...
[giggles]

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.

WILL:
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, uh,

that would be
an arrogant expectation.

NISCHELLE:
So just how do you create

a fan-favorite series
likeBlue Bloods?

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

[Magnum, P.I.
theme song playing]

...add one pop star...

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh.♪

...throw in a cast
of seasoned actors,

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

We owned Friday night.

GREGORY:
Blue Bloods did own the night

on Friday night historically
for its entire run,

which is a major accomplishment.

TOM:
A lot of people thought,

"God, they put 'em on at 10:00

"Friday night?

That's, that's a death spot."
[chuckles]

And it turned out

that if we build it, they came.

And, uh, 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.

WILL:
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.

-[laughs]
-Give me that mic!

DONNIE:
We had something different

and something special.
Um, 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.

Um, people missed
that type of show

as an option on the menu.

NISCHELLE:
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

calledBlue Bloods.

LEN:
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.
[chuckles]

NISCHELLE:
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, um,

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, uh, um...

it worked out pretty good.

BRIDGET:
He rallied us

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

it-it showed
that he cared that, um,

we were all in this together.

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

DONNIE:
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.

TOM:
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 meetin.

NISCHELLE:
And when it comes
to impactful stories,

some of TV's most shocking

and heartfelt moments have
taken place on these sets.

FRANK:
I'll ask again.

Who shot my boy?

Vinny...

VANESSA RAY:
I think that we've

tackled issues, um,

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?

GREGORY:
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,
uh, 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.
-HENRY: Yeah.

-To protect the criminals.
-ERIN: No.

-To protect society
from a police state.
-Oh.

NISCHELLE:
But the real secret
toBlue Bloods' success,

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

that have kept fans coming bac.

We're rolling!

[quietly]:
I love bossing them around.

[laughs]

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.

ROBERT CLOHESSY:
We really,

uh, pinch ourselves
all the time,

we-we-we laugh all the time,

we are so grateful.

MARISA RAMIREZ: I think
a lot of people can relate

to Blue Bloods'cause they see
all of our characters

as just real, genuine
human beings.

ABIGAIL HAWK:
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.

DONNIE:
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, um,

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, um, we all kind of
lift each other up.

TOM:
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.

NISCHELLE:
Still ahead...

DONNIE:
Them eyebrows is what gets me.

-[interviewer laughing]
-He got, like,

scary-ass eyebrows.

NISCHELLE:
...Donnie's nickname for Tom.

-Plus...
-VANESSA: The belts that we wer

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

NISCHELLE:
...behind the badge.

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

STEVE:
I mean, I couldn't handcuff

a 95-year-old woman.

[vocalizing
Blue Bloodstheme song]

[laughter]

[belches]

[continues vocalizing]

WOMAN:
Whoo!

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

Good.

Let's go.
[laughs]

-Is someone gonna say action?
-DIRECTOR: Action!

[both laugh]

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

-We kind of did it.
We kind of did it.
-[mutters happily]

Dad, I'm really on the edge

-of not coming back.
-[laughter]

ANDREW TERRACIANO:
Oh, God.

-TOM: It's happening again.
-DONNIE: Uh-oh.

This is going well.

MAN:
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...
-[all cheering]

NISCHELLE:
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, um, 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.

-[interviewer laughing]
-He got, like,

scary-ass eyebrows.

They're scary, right?

Well, at least you got
that right.

AMY CARLSON:
Some things

that you might not guess
about Tom

is that he's very funny.

-Can you say that again?
-BRIDGET: 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.

VANESSA:
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.

[laughter]

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."

KEVIN FRAZIER:
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."
[chuckles]

DONNIE:
It's really sweet.

We have a mutual affection
and respect for each other.

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

NISCHELLE:
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...

Ah. Speak of the devil.

[laughs]

[groans, laughs]

-Oh, geez, oh, geez, oh, geez.
-NISCHELLE: Oh, here he comes.

...and, of course, dance moves.

♪

♪ I like the remix, baby.♪

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

TOM:
Donnie is fun

and always positive.

WILL:
I always want

more scenes with Donnie.

-What's the line? What do I say?
-[laughs]

BRIDGET:
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.

-[laughs]
-It was her. That wasn't me.

[laughter]

I... have laughed so much.

I have new laugh lines

thanks to Donnie.

[laughing]

NISCHELLE:
And there's something else
Donnie brought to set

starting from day one:

thousands of New Kids
on the Block fans.

DONNIE:
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.

TOM:
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.

DONNIE:
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?

♪ Step by step♪

♪ Ooh, baby.♪

So, no more games.

♪ No more games
is about positivity.♪

DANNY:
Or "Please Don't Go Girl."

-JACK: Yeah.
-SEAN: What does that even mean?

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

♪ Please♪

♪ Don't go, girl...♪

DONNIE:
My bandmate Jordan Knight

was a background actor
at one point.

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

NISCHELLE:
Donnie was often spotted
on set FaceTiming

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 onBlue Bloods.

Well, Jim Nuciforo is like--
holds all of our hands.

ABIGAILL:
Everything is authentic
with Jim.

Um, his expertise is invaluable.

JAMES:
So, I've been a tech consultant

on Blue Bloodssince day one.

I was actually

on the show
before it was a show.

NISCHELLE: 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.

DANNY:
Gun! Gun!

NISCHELLE: Jim also works
closely with the cast

on everything from weapons
training to mastering

the movements and mannerisms
of real police officers.

MARISA:
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,

uh, where to put the badge.

JAMES:
They've become so good,

they can be cops.

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

NISCHELLE:
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.

JAMES:
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.

NISCHELLE:
Another challenge
for the actors? The gear.

VANESSA:
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.

-[sirens wailing]
-[tires screeching]

NISCHELLE:
Still ahead...

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

You got to eat something
or you're cheating.

NISCHELLE:
...from banned foods

to plastic forks,
family dinner secrets

straight from
the Reagans' table.

WILL:
There's infamous meals.

[laughs]

TOM:
I did lose it one time

a couple years ago.
[chuckles]

[laughter]

TOM:
Today onBlue Bloods?

Today's family dinner day.

DIRECTOR:
And action.

Donnie eats like a,
like a madman.

DONNIE:
I've eaten about

six cannolis right now.

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

TOM:
I don't think
I would have been attracted

to that script

without this family
dinner scene.

LEN:
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.

NISCHELLE: 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.

[overlapping chatter]

NISCHELLE:
But here's something
you may not know.

The first time
this family sat down

to break bread in 2010,

they were virtual strangers.

TOM:
Our first family dinner,

uh, was our first day

of shooting on the pilot.

Boys, guys, dinner.

TOM:
I met Donnie

the day before,

and Bridget and Will,

I think, the day of.

DONNIE:
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.

NISCHELLE: 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.

[laughs]
Like, about eight hours.

DIRECTOR:
And action, Len.

Okay, who wants to say grace?

VANESSA:
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.

TOM:
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 castmates all have

their own approach
to eating at dinner.

TOM:
I eat as little

as I-- possible,

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

AMY:
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.

DONNIE:
Bridget, she looks like

she's eating,
but she never eats.

You swear she's eating.

BRIDGET:
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.
[laughs]

Donnie eats the most.

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

string beans and cucumbers.

DONNIE:
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.

NISCHELLE:
Zach Badalucco is the prop
master forBlue 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.

TOM:
I did lose it one time

a couple years ago.

[laughs]
We were having chicken cutlets.

And they were overcooked.

And they were like metal.

And we often used plastic, uh,

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, uh...
[laughs]

-Okay, so can we eat?
-Yeah!

NISCHELLE: 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.
-HENRY: Cheers.

NISCHELLE:
As for the alcohol,

well, the wine is really
grape juice and water.

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

TOM:
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.

NISCHELLE: Something else
you may not have noticed?

DONNIE:
All of the seats...

...so we can be tall enough
in the chair, everyone--

-have a massive cushion.
-[laughs]: Oh, my God!

DONNIE: 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, um...

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 Sundays I'll be right here.

And I hope
all of you will be, too.

NISCHELLE:
Coming up...

Sometimes you get
an occasional N-New Yorker,

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

NISCHELLE:
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.

NISCHELLE: And who initially
passed on their role?

DONNIE:
I said, "You got to do it.

"This will be great for us

to do together."

NISCHELLE:
Blue Bloods: Celebrating
a Family Legacy will continue.

This is CBS.

-MAN: Background.
-DIRECTOR: And action!

DONNIE:
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."

[car horns honking]

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.

♪ Start spreading the news♪

-♪ I'm leaving today...♪
-WILL: A lot of people,

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, um,

I think we were all lucky
to be able to shoot

an NYPD cop show
here in New York.

♪ It's up to you♪

♪ New York, New York.♪

You can't make anywhere
look like New York

except itself.

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

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

NISCHELLE:
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...

DIRECTOR:
Three, two, one, action.

[cheering, clamoring]

...sometimes things can get
a little too real.

[tires screeching]

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?

MAN:
Hey, yo, I'm walking over here.

WILL: 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, uh, I said, "I...
I don't know, I don't know,

I don't know."
[laughs]

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

Hey, pipe down, okay?

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

MARISA: 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.

VANESSA: 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."
[stammers]

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."

[laughs]
You know, it's great.

NISCHELLE: 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.

ROBERT: 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.

[laughs]
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.

NISCHELLE: 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

uh, 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 toBlue 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, uh,
with the people of this city.

And I'm very grateful for them.

And grateful...
[inhales deeply]

...for the time
I've had with them.

NISCHELLE: And it's
not just about the city.

The uniforms are as accurate
as you can legally get.

WILL: 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.

Um, that-that always felt dicey

in the beginning, you know?

Because they'd lock us up...
[stammers]

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?

Um, but, um...

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

NISCHELLE:
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.

Oh, my goodness, we've had

so many amazing people
pass through.

LOUIS: My boys will be men
when I get out.

I hope they turn out like you.

WILL: I was just blown away
that we got,

you know,
Lou Diamond Phillips and,

um, you know, Chazz Palminteri.

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

-DIRECTOR: Action!
-Ah, okay.

Can we start over?
[laughs]

I was hoping for a romantic, uh,

interlude with maybe
Bridget Moynahan,

but that didn't work out,
so, um, 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.

♪

[grunts]

And Whoopi Goldberg, too.

Come on, Regina, don't--

My people don't trust
the police.

This is an issue for you.

NISCHELLE:
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... [laughs]

...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."

WILL:
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, um, th-that,
that's huge, you know?

STEVE:
When I was onThe Sopranos,

uh, 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, uh, 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.

NISCHELLE:
Coming up...

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

NISCHELLE:
...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.

NISCHELLE: 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.

NISCHELLE:
A lot has changed
for theBlue Bloods cast

over the past 14 years.

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

uh, doing a talk show
promoting Blue Bloods.

Uh, we started dating while
I was doingBlood Bloods.

So much life has been lived.

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

NISCHELLE:
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.

NISCHELLE:
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.

[laughter]

BRIDGET: 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, um, 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.

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

Mm.

I don't want to get emotional.

'Cause I-I-- She's just...

I love Bridget a lot and, um...

I-- We're not here without her.

Thanks, Sis.

NISCHELLE: 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... [laughs]

♪ You know I can
give it to you.♪

So I got to, uh, to set and, um,

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,

um, right after the pilot,
once we--

Once it got picked up.

It was really only
meant to be one episode.

TOM:
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.

NISCHELLE:
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, uh, 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?

-NISCHELLE: Still ahead...
-TOM: I flew back.

I wanted to be there
for the last day.

And I just got to watch.

NISCHELLE:
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."
-[laughter]

-[laughing]
-DIRECTOR: Action!

[laughter]

NISCHELLE: 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.

-[cheering]
-NISCHELLE: 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 myBlue 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.

[cheering and whistling]

This is the other
Blue Bloodsfamily.

Hey.

[cheers and applause]

How are we feeling emotionally?

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

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

ROBERT: I remember
when I came out

of the audition the first time

and 14 years has passed.

I mean, it's, uh...

It's unbelievable.

Why's it got to be, "Oh, my God,

I'm never gonna see you again"?

We all have phones.

I have my flip phone,
I could call people.

Hmm. 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.

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

There are two episodes
ofBlue 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.

NISCHELLE:
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.

MARISA:
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.

DIRECTOR:
Two, three.

NISCHELLE:
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.

NISCHELLE:
But just like any proud dad,

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

DONNIE:
It was just so sweet.

You know, um, he's...

He doesn't often show
his emotions,

but he couldn't really
hold it in that day

and, um, it just...

Yeah, the waterworks
were open for all of us.

It was a very, um...

very emotional day.

All good things
must come to an end.

DONNIE:
You know, my mom loved the sho.

She never missed it, and-and...

In many ways, like,
the show was, um...

...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.

[laughter]

Well, if we had one.

[laughter]

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!
-[crew cheering]

That's how-- That's how many
amazing relationships

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

STEVE:
Family, the biggest thing.

That's the legacy of the show.

How much they care
for each other.

And have each other's back.

BRIDGET:
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, uh, New York City
and the NYPD.

It's something that's, uh...

I'm very proud of.

And it's a legacy for me.

TOM:
Throughout 290-some episodes,
is family.

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

in the culture
we're living in now.

And, um,
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, uh, 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, uh,
knowing that my mom

was at home watching it
all these years.

Uh, those things...

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

♪

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