Despite food and meals being such a regular and necessary part of everyday life, not a lot of TV shows make the choice to regularly have characters sitting down for a daily or nightly meal, outside of special occasions, such as weddings or holidays. But I dare say Blue Bloods fans would unite for a rampage if the long-running CBS drama’s creative team ever decided to reverse course and excise scenes held around the Reagan family dinner table. Those dinners are as much a Friday night institution as high school football, and many fans have wondered over the years if Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg and other stars are actually eating the food.
Considering Blue Bloods has been on the air since 2010, it’s understandable that actors’ habits can change over time, and that such behaviors aren’t completely universal. Especially if one cast member or another happens to be feeling more peckish than usual while filming. But in the same respect, filming those scenes for so many years can make it easier to fall back on adapted habits, even with changes made to the prop silverware and beyond. So let’s take a look at what Selleck and others have said about whether or not they’re genuinely munching down in the Reagan household.
