Blue Bloods MIA: Why Season 14 Won't Be Returning to CBS This Fall
The popular show has just been postponed.
CBS' Blue Bloods, one of the most popular network procedurals for over a decade, has kept viewers invested in the Reagan family since its premiere in 2010. However, for the first time in thirteen years, fans will have to spend the entire fall without a single episode of Blue Bloods, as CBS has decided to significantly delay the show's release. Here's why.
The ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes are showing no signs of abating, making the production of any movie or series completely impossible. Creating a show without actors or writers is not something Hollywood is capable of pulling off at the moment. Fans were hoping that Blue Bloods would not be affected like other shows, but unfortunately, CBS couldn't continue the show's production with its biggest stars on strike.
Filming for the upcoming 14th season began in July, but when SAG-AFTRA joined WGA, it ground to a halt, at which point it was clear that Blue Blood's new season was not going to be ready in time for the traditional fall premiere date.
Fortunately, the CBS producers have no intention of cancelling Blue Bloods, assuring fans that their beloved characters will definitely return in the future. Nobody can tell when that will happen, unfortunately.
While CBS has yet to confirm an official timeframe for Blue Bloods' return, network representatives have already released a statement saying fans shouldn't expect new episodes until 2024. That means the best-case scenario is that the show returns in January. Most likely, Blue Bloods will join the midseason lineup of shows, premiering sometime between January and March 2024.
Sadly, it would appear that the delay is not the only problem the 14th season will face. Analysts expect CBS to cut the number of episodes from the usual 22 to 16 because of the strike and in a bid to preserve the usual fall-to-spring schedule.
In any case, fans should brace for a rather dull fall, as shows like Chicago Fire and Law & Order have also been put off until 2024. Let's hope the strike ends soon and Hollywood can resume business as usual, albeit with better compensation and working conditions for its actors and writers.