Blue Bloods lately wrapped its tenth season, and followers are already clamoring for extra from the hit CBS Friday drama.
Sadly, CBS has been slower to announce renewals for its roster of exhibits than the opposite broadcast networks.
With the latest cancellations of each Hawaii 5-Zero and God Friended Me, followers have been nervous that the identical destiny may await Blue Bloods.
Nonetheless, Blue Bloods followers can now breathe a sigh of reduction since Donnie Wahlberg by accident revealed the collection had been renewed for Season 11.
The actor was speaking with followers on Twitter when he was requested whether or not or not the collection had snagged a renewal.
His response?
“Yes.”
Naturally, followers had been excited as a result of they’d been worrying concerning the present’s destiny.
The responses ranged from “so pleased Blue Bloods is just not ending” to “I knew it will be picked up for one more season.”
Negotiations for older collection are notoriously extra sophisticated, sometimes due to the prices related to holding them on the air.
The rankings for Blue Bloods Season 10 had been down nearly 20 p.c yr to yr, with 7.7 million viewers and a 0.65 ranking within the demo.
The demo numbers are a bit of bit under fellow Friday dramas Hawaii 5-Zero and MacGyver, however that is be anticipated from a present airing within the 10/9c slot.
The encouraging information is that the rankings have trended upwards in latest weeks, with the newest episode drawing 8.5 million viewers and a 0.70 ranking.
There’s nonetheless an viewers on the market for the collection, which is hardly shocking as a result of it’s nonetheless as thrilling to observe because it was when it launched all these years in the past.
Whereas the collection was by no means in any quick hazard, the cancellations of Hawaii 5-Zero and God Friended Me made it clear that CBS was open to taking some massive swings forward of subsequent season.
It was additionally attainable that a number of actors may have been eyeing exits. Being on a present for a decade is a very long time, and we nonetheless cannot rule out some exits being introduced.
For now, we will rejoice the information.
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Paul Dailly is the Affiliate Editor for TV Fanatic. Observe him on Twitter.