The 2025 TV schedule kicked off this year without Blue Bloods, but the end of that series after 14 seasons didn't mean a primetime lineup without any Reagans. Boston Blue brought Donnie Wahlberg's Danny Reagan to Beantown to work with the Boston PD as well as his son Sean, and the question ahead of the premiere was whether viewers would tune into family dinners not overseen by Tom Selleck. Well, the show became an immediate hit with a quick renewal, and the co-showrunners spoke with CinemaBlend about the early success ahead of the fall finale and 2026 TV schedule.
CBS renewed Boston Blue for Season 2 in early December, when there were still two episodes left in the first half of the season. Not many shows get such good news so early on during a network TV season, with Donnie Wahlberg and the cast celebrating. When I spoke with showrunners Brandon Sonnier and Brandon Margolis, Sonnier shared why it was "huge" to get from CBS:
