Tom Selleck revealed that the cast of Blue Bloods accepted a 25 percent pay cut in an effort to keep the show on the air before its eventual cancellation.
The revelation came during a podcast interview published July 28, where Selleck discussed the final season of the long-running police drama.
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Cast United to Save the Show
Selleck, along with co-stars Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, and Len Cariou, agreed to reduce their salaries to lower production costs.
Despite their sacrifice, the network decided to end the series after 14 seasons.
During a live taping of the podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name hosted by Ted Danson, Selleck reflected on the final moments of filming.
"The real truth to that is in the last year of [Blue Bloods], at our last family dinner, everybody wanted to come back," Selleck said.
"We'd already taken a 25 percent cut in salary."
The actor emphasized the strong bond among the core cast, who remained together throughout the show's decade-and-a-half run.
"Nobody wanted to leave. Everybody was gonna stay on," Selleck said.
"That's hard to get.
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It may be some kind of record to have the same cast intact for that length of time."
The series centered on New York City Police Commissioner Frank Reagan, played by Selleck, and his family of law enforcement officers.
Selleck expressed frustration over the network's decision to cancel the program despite its high viewership during its final year.
According to the 81-year-old actor, Blue Bloods ranked sixth among the top 100 broadcast television shows in its 15th year.
Despite the cancellation, Selleck noted the positive environment on set compared to other long-running productions.
"A lot of shows become miserable to work on," Selleck said.
"You get a lot of egos and 'I'm not coming out of my dressing room until he's coming out' and it's miserable."
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The cancellation ended one of the longest-running ensemble cast runs in modern network television history.
