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Tom Selleck has spoken.

The “Magnum, P.I.” alum has addressed whether he might make a cameo in the new “Blue Bloods” spinoff, “Boston Blue,” following the original series’ surprising cancellation.

“I don’t know if I would do ‘Boston Blue,’ ” Selleck, 80, told Hour Detroit. “That’s another show.”


  Tom Selleck during Season 12 of “Blue Bloods.” CBS Tom Selleck during Season 12 of “Blue Bloods.” CBS

  Selleck at 92nd Street Y in New York in 2024. Getty Images Selleck at 92nd Street Y in New York in 2024. Getty Images

“I think it’s partly my lot in life to make sure ‘Blue Bloods’ has its place in television history,” he explained. “But I don’t think it’s my lot in life to keep playing Frank Reagan.”

Selleck portrayed Frank Reagan, an NYPD officer and later police commissioner, on the hit CBS show from its 2010 premiere until its finale last year.

The series also starred Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan and Will Estes.


  Bridget Moynahan, Selleck and Donnie Wahlberg shooting final season of “Blue Bloods” in 2024. GC Images Bridget Moynahan, Selleck and Donnie Wahlberg shooting final season of “Blue Bloods” in 2024. GC Images

  Wahlberg and Selleck in “Blue Bloods.” Craig Blankenhorn Wahlberg and Selleck in “Blue Bloods.” Craig Blankenhorn

Despite being one of CBS’s best-performing programs for its entire 14-season run, the network announced its cancellation in November 2023.

The final season concluded last December, and “Boston Blue” kicked off in October.

“It was a huge disappointment, and I still don’t know why CBS did it,” Selleck said regarding the “Blue Bloods” cancellation. “If you get rid of the football, we were the sixth most popular series in all of television.”


  Selleck in New York City in 2024. GC Images Selleck in New York City in 2024. GC Images

  Selleck during Season 13 of “Blue Bloods.” CBS Selleck during Season 13 of “Blue Bloods.” CBS

Selleck shared his career plans after “Blue Bloods” during a chat with Parade shortly before the show’s finale.

“I don’t know where my next job will take me,” he said last year. “A good Western is always on my list. I miss that. I want to sit on a horse again.

“I would love to do another comedy. The right kind of comedy,” the “Three Men and a Baby” star continued. ” ‘Friends’ made people laugh and cry at times. That’s the kind of comedy I enjoy doing.”


  Selleck during Season 10 of “Blue Bloods.” CBS Selleck during Season 10 of “Blue Bloods.” CBS

At the time, Selleck expressed an interest in returning as Reagan in “Boston Blue.”

“I’m open to suggestions, because I love Frank Reagan, but nobody’s really asked,” he told the outlet. “I don’t see him retiring and going off somewhere.”

Wahlberg, meanwhile, revealed what Selleck thinks of the new “Blue Bloods” spinoff during a chat with Parade last month.


  Wahlberg at the CBS special screening of “Boston Blue” in New York City in October. Getty Images for CBS Wahlberg at the CBS special screening of “Boston Blue” in New York City in October. Getty Images for CBS

The “Saw” star has reprised his role as Danny Reagan for “Boston Blue.” The show sees him leave NYC for Boston after his son, Sean Reagan (Mika Amonsen), joins the BPD.

Marisa Ramirez (Maria Baez) and Moynahan have already made guest appearances in the spinoff, leaving open the possibility that Selleck may eventually show up.

“Of course, I spoke to Tom the minute I was deciding if this was something I was going to do,” the “Band of Brothers” star, 56, told the outlet shortly after “Boston Blue” premiered.


  Wahlberg in New York City in October. BACKGRID Wahlberg in New York City in October. BACKGRID

  Wahlberg in “Blue Bloods.” CBS via Getty Images Wahlberg in “Blue Bloods.” CBS via Getty Images

“And I can’t really get into the details of those conversations, but he’s been very supportive,” he added. “I can say, would I love for Tom to come up to Boston? Sure. Or would I love Danny to go to New York and visit Frank? Absolutely, yes.”

Wahlberg said that Selleck must be the one to decide whether he returns for “Boston Blue.”


  Selleck during Season 13 of “Blue Bloods.” CBS via Getty Images Selleck during Season 13 of “Blue Bloods.” CBS via Getty Images

“Tom’s always going to base his decisions on the work and material, and so yes, of course, I’d love to work with him on the show. When the time comes, we will hopefully craft an idea that moves his heart and makes him want to do it,” Wahlberg said.

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