It was all the time just a little bizarre earlier than Blue Bloods was formally canceled. The present was a scores behemoth on Friday nights, and we have been instructed it wasn’t simply funds stuff that was pushing it off the air. To date, Friday nights on the 2025 TV schedule had been just a little down with out our favourite mustachioed Reagan member of the family, and I wasn’t actually shocked about it. Nevertheless it seems CBS might have identified what it was doing, as its newcomer has confirmed to be a strong substitute.
One of many causes we got for Blue Bloods making the checklist of all of the just lately canceled TV exhibits needed to do with the very fact the Eye Community merely had a glut of content material at its disposal. In reality, a few of its NCIS content material was shipped off to Paramount Plus somewhat than making its approach onto the community schedule. This sadly meant followers needed to say goodbye to its long-running NY household cop present (which they weren’t comfortable about). In its stead, U.S. audiences have now gotten the second season of NCIS: Sydney on the airwaves, too.
Because it seems, that’s nice information.
How NCIS: Sydney Has Led To A Resurgence In Friday Evening’s Scores
No hate for Fireplace Nation and S.W.A.T., however apparently each exhibits suffered once they didn’t have an anchor collection as a lead-in. Per a report at TV Line, NCIS: Sydney premiere to 4.15 million whole viewers. That additionally meant good issues for Fireplace Nation, which was up 15% from the week prior and S.W.A.T, which was up 12% from the week prior.
To notice, issues are nonetheless not as gravy as they have been when Blue Bloods was on the air. That collection averaged 5.07 million whole viewers through the fall TV season. Its finale surprised much more, bringing in 6.7 million viewers, so it went out on a excessive observe. Granted, numbers are usually actually excessive the primary few weeks within the fall as followers get again into the groove of issues and a finale is a finale, however I’d be remiss if I didn’t observe the Blue Bloods numbers have been higher, which is in step with what Tom Selleck was saying all alongside.
As well as, Sydney was down from its freshman season, however that aired on Tuesday nights on the community and did not air in any respect right here within the fall. Whereas midseason premieres usually are not unusually for community exhibits, it is nonetheless simple to see why some viewers might have misplaced the plot. It’s been a while because the present was on the air and hopefully a return on Friday nights will finally be excellent news for the motion drama.
Greatest case situation? The Sydney numbers hold bettering till they align with what the Reagan household drama obtained.
In any other case saying goodbye to Blue Bloods might haven’t been the wisest plan of action. All I gotta say about that’s: I sincerely hope the community is gonna put its cash the place its mouth is and get began on work on a by-product quickly.