Tom Selleck is still cross with CBS for canceling its long-running and beloved police procedural drama Blue Bloods after fourteen seasons.Selleck, who played New York City Police Commissioner and patriarch of the central law-enforcing family Frank Reagan, recently opened up about the show's cancellation in the latest episode of Ted Danson’s podcast Where Everybody Knows Your Name.The veteran actor revealed that Blue Bloods was a ''labor of love'' for the cast, who were as close behind the scenes and even took a 25% pay cut to secure the Season 14 renewal. The show was canceled in November 2023, after being renewed for the fourteenth and final season.While fans lobbied for the show's renewal, launching fan petitions and campaigns, Selleck's recent comments confirm that the cast was just as eager to continue the Reagan family's adventures. This is how Selleck revealed his frustration about the cancellation:“It was very frustrating because… out of the top 100 shows on broadcast television, Blue Bloods was number six in our fifteenth year...Nobody wanted to leave.''More on this in our story.Tom Selleck opens up about the Blue Bloods cancellation with Ted Danson View this post on Instagram Instagram PostTom Selleck's recent comments prove that the Reagan family was not only closely bonded on screen but also behind the lens. Almost two years after Blue Bloods' cancellation, the star spoke about CBS' brutal decision and how the cast and the production crew did everything in their power to keep the show alive.In a recent appearance on Ted Danson's podcast, Selleck recalled how the show's cast had grown close after working together for many years and wanted to return for a fourteenth season. This was when CBS was contemplating renewing Blue Bloods for Season 14.However, the determined cast was ready for ''all sorts of things to keep the show going'' as Selleck revealed:“The real truth to that is in the last year, at our last family dinner, everybody wanted to come back. We’d already taken a 25 percent cut in salary.''While Tom Selleck and the cast's efforts & 25% pay cut helped Blue Bloods secure a Season 14 renewal in March 2023 (which was split into two parts released in February and October 2024), the network canceled the show, much to the cast and fans' disappointment.The lasting bond that defined Blue Bloods for 14 seasonsA still from the series (Image via Instagram/@bostonbluecbs)Tom Selleck certainly did not hold back on Ted Danson's podcast, revealing that the cast members got along well and wanted to return for another season. The Friends alum revealed that the CBS cancellation was especially painful because it was a miracle to run a show for fourteen seasons, with the original cast intact. While procedurals constantly face cast shake-ups, the series managed to retain much of its original cast because they stayed like a family, even behind the lens.A veteran star like Tom Selleck, who has worked on multiple long-running shows like Las Vegas, Magnum P.I. and Friends, is well-versed in the behind-the-scenes drama between cast. However, Selleck proudly stated that the cast remained like an actual family til the final days of the procedural:“Maybe people don’t realize, but a lot of shows become miserable to work on. 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. Blue Bloods was never that.”While Blue Bloods was tragically canceled after fourteen seasons, the Reagans continue to dominate the small screen with its Donnie Wahlberg-led spin-off series Boston Blue. The procedural, which follows former NYPD detective Danny Reagan as he takes a position with the Boston Police Department, featured many stars from the original series, namely Bridget Moynahan as Erin Reagan, Len Cariou as Henry Reagan and Will Hochman as Detective Joe Hill.Boston Blue was renewed for another season, which is scheduled to premiere on CBS on October 9.For the latest scoops on your favorite TV shows and movies, follow SoapCentral.