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Wahlberg said that after they watched the pilot episode together, Selleck told him: "I'm really good at making scripts better, I notice that you are too, and I'm going to count on you to keep running through walls and do what you do for the run of this show."<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 15, 2020 |title=Getting To Know Donnie Wahlberg Of Blue Bloods |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/watch_magazine/archive/1009266/getting-to-know-donnie-wahlberg-of-blue-bloods/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815082636/https://www.cbs.com/shows/watch_magazine/archive/1009266/getting-to-know-donnie-wahlberg-of-blue-bloods/ |archive-date=August 15, 2020 |website=[[CBS]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 23, 2017 |title=Blue Bloods at PaleyFest NY |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6gp5RF_KHM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918232939/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6gp5RF_KHM |archive-date=September 18, 2024 |access-date=September 18, 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

Wahlberg said that after they watched the pilot episode together, Selleck told him: "I'm really good at making scripts better, I notice that you are too, and I'm going to count on you to keep running through walls and do what you do for the run of this show."<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 15, 2020 |title=Getting To Know Donnie Wahlberg Of Blue Bloods |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/watch_magazine/archive/1009266/getting-to-know-donnie-wahlberg-of-blue-bloods/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815082636/https://www.cbs.com/shows/watch_magazine/archive/1009266/getting-to-know-donnie-wahlberg-of-blue-bloods/ |archive-date=August 15, 2020 |website=[[CBS]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 23, 2017 |title=Blue Bloods at PaleyFest NY |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6gp5RF_KHM |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918232939/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6gp5RF_KHM |archive-date=September 18, 2024 |access-date=September 18, 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

The series was renewed for a second season in May 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2011-05-18 |title=CBS Unveils 2011-2012 Schedule: 'Person Of Interest' Takes Over Thursday 9 PM Slot |url=https://deadline.com/2011/05/cbs-unveils-primetime-2011-12-schedule-person-of-interest-takes-over-thursday-9-pm-slot-133258/ |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> According to [[TV by the Numbers]], by committing itself to a [[Blue Bloods season 3|third season]] of ''Blue Bloods'', CBS would all but guarantee a [[Blue Bloods season 4|fourth season]], because, as a [[CBS Television Studios]] production, CBS had a financial incentive to produce at least the minimum number of episodes needed for [[stripping (television)|stripped]] [[broadcast syndication|syndication]].<ref name="fourth">{{Cite web |last=Gorman |first=Bill |date=January 15, 2013 |title=CBS: With Its Low Ratings, Why Is ''Blue Bloods'' Certain To Be Renewed? |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/01/15/cbs-with-its-low-ratings-why-is-blue-bloods-certain-to-be-renewed/165251/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117144519/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/01/15/cbs-with-its-low-ratings-why-is-blue-bloods-certain-to-be-renewed/165251/ |archive-date=January 17, 2013 |access-date=February 19, 2012 |publisher=[[TV by the Numbers]]}}</ref> The show was renewed for a third season in March 2012 and fourth season in March 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2012-03-14 |title=CBS Renews ‘2 Broke Girls’, ‘Mike & Molly’, ‘Person of Interest’, ‘Criminal Minds’, ‘Good Wife’, ‘Hawaii’, ‘CSI’, ‘Mentalist’, ‘Bloods’ |url=https://deadline.com/2012/03/blue-bloods-picked-up-for-third-season-as-cbs-nears-renewals-on-other-series-243901/ |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2013-03-27 |title=CBS Renews ‘Elementary’, ‘The Good Wife’, ‘Blue Bloods’, ‘NCIS: LA’, ‘POI’, ‘Mentalist’, ‘2 Broke Girls’, ‘Mike & Molly’, ‘Hawaii’ |url=https://deadline.com/2013/03/cbs-renews-elementary-the-good-wife-person-of-interest-ncis-la-mentalist-2-broke-girls-mike-molly-blue-bloods-462685/ |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

The series was renewed for a second season in May 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2011-05-18 |title=CBS Unveils 2011-2012 Schedule: 'Person Of Interest' Takes Over Thursday 9 PM Slot |url=https://deadline.com/2011/05/cbs-unveils-primetime-2011-12-schedule-person-of-interest-takes-over-thursday-9-pm-slot-133258/ |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> According to [[TV by the Numbers]], by committing itself to a [[Blue Bloods season 3|third season]] of ''Blue Bloods'', CBS would all but guarantee a [[Blue Bloods season 4|fourth season]], because, as a [[CBS Television Studios]] production, CBS had a financial incentive to produce at least the minimum number of episodes needed for [[stripping (television)|stripped]] [[broadcast syndication|syndication]].<ref name="fourth">{{Cite web |last=Gorman |first=Bill |date=January 15, 2013 |title=CBS: With Its Low Ratings, Why Is ''Blue Bloods'' Certain To Be Renewed? |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/01/15/cbs-with-its-low-ratings-why-is-blue-bloods-certain-to-be-renewed/165251/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117144519/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/01/15/cbs-with-its-low-ratings-why-is-blue-bloods-certain-to-be-renewed/165251/ |archive-date=January 17, 2013 |access-date=February 19, 2012 |publisher=[[TV by the Numbers]]}}</ref> The show was renewed for a third season in March 2012 and fourth season in March 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2012-03-14 |title=CBS Renews ‘2 Broke Girls’, ‘Mike & Molly’, ‘Person of Interest’, ‘Criminal Minds’, ‘Good Wife’, ‘Hawaii’, ‘CSI’, ‘Mentalist’, ‘Bloods’ |url=https://deadline.com/2012/03/blue-bloods-picked-up-for-third-season-as-cbs-nears-renewals-on-other-series-243901/ |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2013-03-27 |title=CBS Renews ‘Elementary’, ‘The Good Wife’, ‘Blue Bloods’, ‘NCIS: LA’, ‘POI’, ‘Mentalist’, ‘2 Broke Girls’, ‘Mike & Molly’, ‘Hawaii’ |url=https://deadline.com/2013/03/cbs-renews-elementary-the-good-wife-person-of-interest-ncis-la-mentalist-2-broke-girls-mike-molly-blue-bloods-462685/ |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>Pr[[File:Tom Selleck 2010.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Tom Selleck, 2010]]

=== Development ===

[[File:Tom Selleck 2010.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Tom Selleck, 2010]]

[[File:Donnie Wahlberg 2010.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Donnie Wahlberg, 2010]]

[[File:Donnie Wahlberg 2010.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Donnie Wahlberg, 2010]]

===Process===

Original showrunner Ken Sanzel exited the series after a few months in August 2010<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2010-05-25 |title=Ken Sanzel To Run CBS' 'Blue Bloods' |url=https://deadline.com/2010/05/ken-sanzel-to-run-cbs-blue-bloods-43648/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Finke |first=Nikki |date=2010-08-06 |title=Showrunner Ken Sanzel Exits 'Blue Bloods' After Creative Tension With Tom Selleck |url=https://deadline.com/2010/08/exec-producer-ken-sanzel-to-exit-blue-bloods-after-behind-the-scenes-creative-tension-with-tom-selleck-59957/ |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> over creative differences with Selleck, who had expressed his concerns to the network, with the support of the other core cast members, over balancing the character-driven with the procedural aspects of the show and not wanting to interact with a [[green screen]] of a real-time crime center.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |date=June 28, 2024 |title=Tom Selleck in conversation with George Pennacchio at Live Talks Los Angeles |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUBqRp31xLc&t=3201s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912090313/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUBqRp31xLc&t=3201s |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |access-date=September 12, 2024 |at=54:30 minutes and 1:00:06 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/fY532qrmir6s7Xa9Ff5QcSkSeIPDiPg7/ |title=Watch Blue Bloods: Celebrating A Family Legacy Season 14: Blue Bloods: Celebrating A Family Legacy – Full show on CBS |date=November 29, 2024 |language=en |access-date=November 30, 2024 |via=www.cbs.com}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Original creators Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green departed the series after Season 1 in April 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Finke |first=Nikki |date=2011-04-23 |title=MORE TURMOIL: 'Blue Bloods' Creators Exit |url=https://deadline.com/2011/04/more-turmoil-blue-bloods-creators-exit-124967/ |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> Ed Zuckerman was then named showrunner in May 2011 for the beginning of the second season.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ed Zuckerman To Run CBS' 'Blue Bloods' |url=http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/ed-zuckerman-to-run-cbs-blue-bloods |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520000919/http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/ed-zuckerman-to-run-cbs-blue-bloods |archive-date=2011-05-20 |access-date=2025-06-08 |work=Deadline.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Blue Bloods' New Boss: We're Not Changing the Show |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/blue-bloods-ed-zuckerman-1036544/ |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Kevin Wade]], who had joined the series as a writer in the first season and had previously worked with Selleck and Goldberg, became showrunner later that year and remained until the end of the series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevin Wade {{!}} CAA |url=https://www.caa.com/entertainmenttalent/books/author/kevin-wade/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Kevin Wade {{!}} CAA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyncs5Iq3-A& |title=45 Forward #-223 - Kevin Wade: A Star TV Producer and Screenwriter “Rewires” his Career |date=2025-04-17 |last=45 Forward: Your Source for Successful Aging |minutes=2:56 |access-date=2025-04-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Series music composer [[Mark Snow]] said there was tension between him and the show's original creators over the use of music to underscore dialogue since they did not have experience incorporating music in that way from their previous work on ''[[The Sopranos]]''.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuSdB26gBDs |title=Composer Mark Snow on getting hired for Blue Bloods |date=2016-08-26 |last=FoundationINTERVIEWS |access-date=2025-03-07 |via=YouTube}}</ref>

Original showrunner Ken Sanzel exited the series after a few months in August 2010<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2010-05-25 |title=Ken Sanzel To Run CBS' 'Blue Bloods' |url=https://deadline.com/2010/05/ken-sanzel-to-run-cbs-blue-bloods-43648/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Finke |first=Nikki |date=2010-08-06 |title=Showrunner Ken Sanzel Exits 'Blue Bloods' After Creative Tension With Tom Selleck |url=https://deadline.com/2010/08/exec-producer-ken-sanzel-to-exit-blue-bloods-after-behind-the-scenes-creative-tension-with-tom-selleck-59957/ |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> over creative differences with Selleck, who had expressed his concerns to the network, with the support of the other core cast members, over balancing the character-driven with the procedural aspects of the show and not wanting to interact with a [[green screen]] of a real-time crime center.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |date=June 28, 2024 |title=Tom Selleck in conversation with George Pennacchio at Live Talks Los Angeles |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUBqRp31xLc&t=3201s |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912090313/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUBqRp31xLc&t=3201s |archive-date=September 12, 2024 |access-date=September 12, 2024 |at=54:30 minutes and 1:00:06 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/video/fY532qrmir6s7Xa9Ff5QcSkSeIPDiPg7/ |title=Watch Blue Bloods: Celebrating A Family Legacy Season 14: Blue Bloods: Celebrating A Family Legacy – Full show on CBS |date=November 29, 2024 |language=en |access-date=November 30, 2024 |via=www.cbs.com}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Original creators Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green departed the series after Season 1 in April 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Finke |first=Nikki |date=2011-04-23 |title=MORE TURMOIL: 'Blue Bloods' Creators Exit |url=https://deadline.com/2011/04/more-turmoil-blue-bloods-creators-exit-124967/ |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> Ed Zuckerman was then named showrunner in May 2011 for the beginning of the second season.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ed Zuckerman To Run CBS' 'Blue Bloods' |url=http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/ed-zuckerman-to-run-cbs-blue-bloods |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520000919/http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/ed-zuckerman-to-run-cbs-blue-bloods |archive-date=2011-05-20 |access-date=2025-06-08 |work=Deadline.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Blue Bloods' New Boss: We're Not Changing the Show |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/blue-bloods-ed-zuckerman-1036544/ |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> [[Kevin Wade]], who had joined the series as a writer in the first season and had previously worked with Selleck and Goldberg, became showrunner later that year and remained until the end of the series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevin Wade {{!}} CAA |url=https://www.caa.com/entertainmenttalent/books/author/kevin-wade/ |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=Kevin Wade {{!}} CAA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyncs5Iq3-A& |title=45 Forward #-223 - Kevin Wade: A Star TV Producer and Screenwriter “Rewires” his Career |date=2025-04-17 |last=45 Forward: Your Source for Successful Aging |minutes=2:56 |access-date=2025-04-17 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Series music composer [[Mark Snow]] said there was tension between him and the show's original creators over the use of music to underscore dialogue since they did not have experience incorporating music in that way from their previous work on ''[[The Sopranos]]''.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuSdB26gBDs |title=Composer Mark Snow on getting hired for Blue Bloods |date=2016-08-26 |last=FoundationINTERVIEWS |access-date=2025-03-07 |via=YouTube}}</ref>