Procedural for long-running police officer Blue Bloods It will air its 13th season at CBS. While star Tom Selleck has praised the series’ mix of family and procedural as the reason for Blue Bloods’ long success, the show has another element that sets it apart from other dramas: there aren’t as many cliffhangers or big story arcs that you’d expect from a typical primetime drama. Kevin Wade, showrunner, has explained why.
Kevin Wade speaks to the media ahead of Season 13’s premiere TVLineYou can preview the new episodes to get an idea of what to expect. Many procedurals and dramas love to have cliffhangers, cast changes, and sometimes even a surprise ending. Blue Bloods doesn’t really find it necessary to have those types of twists. It seems to be working as Wade stated.
We do a certain thing, and that is what the technical term is. ‘a closed-end procedural.’ So we don’t tell serialized stories, we don’t have cliffhangers, we don’t replace cast members…. Many of the tools that long-running shows have, very much to our credit or to whatever, we don’t have at our disposal, so we try to work with what we have.
It’s clear that whatever Blue Bloods He has been working on the series since its inception. It is important to note that the five main stars of the series (Donnie Wahlberg and Bridget Moynahan as well as Will Estes, Len Cariou and Tom Selleck) have been with the series since its first season. There are no signs that they will be leaving the show anytime soon.
Blue Bloods Episode 250 was released earlier in the year. The cast celebrated by sharing some fun images. Even twelve seasons later, Blue BloodsThe team was constantly looking for new ways to make things more interesting while staying true to the formula that had worked for over a decade. Fans won’t have major cliffhangers when Season 13 kicks into gear, it sounds!
What can you expect from the next season? Blue Bloods This is a fix for a plot hole that has been frustrating fans for years. Although Janko and Jamie got married in Season 9, the two characters continued to work together at the precinct despite the fact that it was not professionally realistic. Kevin Wade revealed that Jamie would switch jobs but that they would still work in the same building for Season 13.
It’s great to know that there are still 13 seasons left. Blue Bloods is still keeping consistent with storylines and doesn’t feel the need to make drastic changes. The series will keep its Friday night slot, but CBS has new primetime partners. S.W.A.T. And Fire Country join for CBS’ 2022 fall schedule. Blue Bloods has kept steady on Fridays for a while now, and that probably won’t be changing, even with some new blood.
Don’t miss the Season 13 premiere of Blue Bloods CBS will air Friday, October 7th at 10 p.m. ET! Check out CinemaBlend’s 2022 TV schedule to see what else to catch as fall TV is making its long-awaited comeback!