Will Blue Bloods be back this fall?

Will Blue Bloods be back this fall?

“Silver Linings” – Danny and Jamie join forces with their nephew, Joe Hill (Will Hochman), when Jamie and Joe’s search for an undocumented, trafficked teenage girl converges with Danny and Baez’s investigation into the murder of a woman in witness protection. Also, Frank and Erin butt heads when Frank calls out the district attorney’s office for instituting a new rule that classifies armed robbery as a misdemeanor, a mandate that has immediate ramifications for Eddie and her partner, on the 12th season finale of the CBS Original series BLUE BLOODS, Friday, May 6 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+*. Pictured: Bridget Moynahan as Erin Reagan. Photo: John Paul Filo/CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

After another long summer, the Reagan family will soon be returning to the airwaves via new episodes of CBS’s hit drama Blue Bloods. 

Like most fall series, Blue Bloods has been off the airwaves since May as CBS has turned its summer schedule over to unscripted favorites and reruns. Luckily, a new season of Blue Bloods is right around the corner as season 13 is coming to CBS this fall as part of the network’s Fall 2022-23 line-up.

Ever since the finale, fans have been counting down the days until the show’s return and we’re now inching closer and closer to season 13’s premiere. When exactly will the new season begin? Let’s take a look!

When is the new season of Blue Bloods?

Although most of CBS’s fall dramas will be kicking off their new seasons in September, CBS has once again opted to hold the season premiere of Blue Bloods until October. That’s the bad news. The good news is that fans won’t have to wait too far into October before finally getting the chance to return to the Reagan family dining table for Sunday dinner.

As confirmed by CBS, Blue Bloods season 13 will premiere on Friday, Oct. 7 at 10/9c with the show once again closing the night for CBS — though it will be joined by some new faces this fall.

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With Magnum P.I. on the move to NBC following its cancelation, CBS has given the 9 pm timeslot to its new original drama Fire Country which will now lead into new episodes of Blue Bloods every Friday. Also on the move to Friday nights again this fall is SWAT, which will kick off its sixth season in the 8 pm timeslot on Friday nights — SWAT kicked off its season on Fridays last year before moving to Sunday nights, but it remains to be seen whether the show might stay put on Fridays this season.

Despite having a new lead-in, Blue Bloods is sure to remain a Friday night hit for CBS where it has continuously ranked not only as the night’s most-watched program for several years but as one of the network’s top dramas.

Donnie Wahlberg and Marisa Ramirez in Blue Bloods

Donnie Wahlberg and Marisa Ramirez in Blue Bloods (Image credit: CBS)

CBS has long held the title of the most-watched US TV network and Blue Bloods has been one of the shows that makes this possible. The cop drama created by Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green, both veterans of The Sopranos, premiered on CBS in 2010 with Tom Selleck starring. It’s been a winning formula as Blue Bloods prepares its 13th season as part of CBS' fall 2022 lineup.

Here is everything that we know about the upcoming Blue Bloods season 13.

When is the next Blue Bloods season 13 episode?

The new season of Blue Bloods continues with an all new episode on Friday, October 14, at 10 pm ET/PT. The second episode of the season is titled "First Blush," here is the official synopsis:

"Frank causes family tension when he announces he will not endorse Erin’s run for district attorney. Also, Danny and Baez investigate a bloody crime scene at a hotel, and Jamie begins a new job as a field intelligence sergeant that requires him to keep secrets from his family."

Blue Bloods season 12 premiered on Sky Witness in the UK on June 20. While we don’t have any official word, it stands to reason that Blue Bloods season 13 could see a similar release window for the UK.

What is the Blue Bloods season 13 plot?

The premise of Blue Bloods is that it centers on the Reagan family, almost all of whom work as New York City cops or in some law enforcement capacity.

While we don’t have any specifics on what Blue Bloods season 13 is going to bring just yet, we can make a pretty good guess that an overarching storyline is going to be Erin Reagan running for District Attorney, which she announced she was going to do in the season 12 finale.

Who is in the Blue Bloods season 13 cast?

Will Estes, Vanessa Ray, Bridget Moynahan, Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg in Blue Bloods

(Image credit: John Paul Filo/CBS)

Tom Selleck leads the cast of Blue Bloods as Frank Reagan. Selleck is a TV legend, having starred in the original Magnum P.I. series, The Closer, a long-running guest arc on Friends, Boston Legal and Las Vegas. He’s also starred in a number of movies, including Three Men and a Baby, Quigley Down Under and In & Out. While Magnum P.I. may still be Selleck’s most famous role, he has actually played Frank Reagan longer than he has any other character.

The main cast of Blue Bloods also includes Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou, Marisa Ramirez and Vanessa Ray. Here is who everyone plays:

  • Tom Selleck as Frank Reagan
  • Donnie Wahlberg as Danny Reagan
  • Bridget Moynahan as Erin Reagan
  • Will Estes as Jamie Reagan
  • Len Cariou as Henry Reagan
  • Marisa Ramirez as Marisa Baez
  • Vanessa Ray as Eddie Janko

Get a more in-depth rundown of the Blue Bloods season 13 cast right here.

How to watch Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods airs on CBS, which means that any US TV household with a traditional cable subscription or a TV antenna that receives local stations can tune in. CBS is also part of the channel lineup for live TV streaming services including FuboTV, Hulu with Live TV and YouTube TV.

Cord cutters have the option to watch Blue Bloods both live and on-demand with a subscription to Paramount Plus. Any Paramount Plus subscriber can watch new and past episodes of Blue Bloods, but if you want to watch new episodes live you’ll need to be signed up for Paramount Plus' premium ad-free subscription, which allows consumers to stream their local CBS station live.

UK viewers who want to watch Blue Bloods can do so on Sky Witness, which is a channel available through Sky TV. Past seasons of the show are also available on Paramount Plus, Sky Go, Now TV and Virgin Go. You can also purchase episodes of Blue Bloods on Prime Video.

Michael Balderston is a DC-based entertainment and assistant managing editor for What to Watch, who has previously written about the TV and movies with TV Technology, Awards Circuit and regional publications. Spending most of his time watching new movies at the theater or classics on TCM, some of Michael's favorite movies include Casablanca, Moulin Rouge!, Silence of the Lambs, Children of Men, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and Star Wars. On the TV side he enjoys Peaky Blinders, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Saturday Night Live, Only Murders in the Building and is always up for a Seinfeld rerun.

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