Blue Bloods | |
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Genre |
Police procedural Drama |
Created by |
Robin Green Mitchell Burgess |
Starring | |
Opening theme | "Reagan's Theme" by Rob Simonsen |
Composer(s) | Mark Snow |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 7 |
No. of episodes | 149 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
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Producer(s) |
Fred Keller David Barrett |
Location(s) | New York, New York |
Cinematography | Craig Dibona, ASC Donald E. Thorin, Jr. Gene Engels |
Editor(s) |
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Camera setup | Single |
Running time | 45 minutes |
Production company(s) |
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Distributor | CBS Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | CBS |
Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
Original release | September 24, 2010 | – present
External links | |
Website |
Blue Bloods is an American police procedural and legal drama series that airs on CBS. The series is filmed on location in New York City with occasional references to nearby suburbs. The show premiered on September 24, 2010, with episodes airing on Fridays following CSI: NY before being moved to Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time and 9:00 p.m. Central and Mountain time for a four-week tryout. After four weeks, it returned to its original Friday 10:00 p.m. Eastern time slot, where it has remained since.
On March 25, 2016, CBS renewed Blue Bloods for a seventh season, which premiered on September 23, 2016.
The series follows the Reagan family of police officers with the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Francis Xavier "Frank" Reagan is the Police Commissioner. Frank's oldest son Danny is a NYPD detective, his youngest son Jamie is a NYPD police officer, and his daughter Erin is the assistant district attorney. Frank's middle son Joe was murdered in the line of duty in events that pre-date the series, when he was involved with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigating a group of corrupt NYPD cops. Frank's father Henry is a former NYPD beat cop who rose through the ranks to Police Commissioner. Each member of the family represents a different aspect of police work or the legal process: Frank as the administrator, Danny as the investigator, Jamie as the beat cop and Erin is the prosecutor. Additionally, while each person's story might occasionally interweave with another's, the show also follows the professional relationships with their respective partners and colleagues. Frank with Garrett Moore the NYPD Deputy Commissioner of Public Information and later Sid Gormley the Special Assistant to the Commissioner; Danny with Detective Maria Baez, Jamie with Officer Edit "Eddie" Janko, and Erin with Detective Anthony Abetemarco in the DA's office.
Both Henry and Frank's wives are deceased. Erin is divorced and has one teenaged daughter, Nicky, who lives with her. Danny is married to Linda, an ER nurse, and they have two sons, Jack and Sean. Jamie is unmarried, though there have been feelings developing between his partner, Eddie, and him for some time now, which both acknowledged in season 7.