Top 4 in Ratings… Still Axed?! Budget Wars, Aging Cast & the ‘Cancel It Anyway’ Decision 💣

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Top 4 in Ratings… Still Axed?! Budget Wars, Aging Cast & the ‘Cancel It Anyway’ Decision 💣

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On paper, Blue Bloods looked almost cancellation-proof. Fourteen seasons in, it was still winning its Friday timeslot, drawing an average of about 7.9 million viewers per episode in its final season — enough to make it the fourth most-watched scripted series on U.

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S. broadcast TV, behind only fellow CBS dramas FBI, Matlock and Tracker in total viewers.

And yet, in late 2023, CBS quietly made a decision that would send fans into full-on revolt: Season 14 would be the end, with the series finale “End of Tour” eventually airing on December 13, 2024.

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