Blue Bloods, the police procedural drama which follows the Reagans, a multi-generational family of cops fighting crime in New York City, is one of CBS’s most popular shows.
It first burst onto the small screen back in 2010 and nine seasons down the line, it’s still going strong.
While US fans can catch the show on Friday nights at 10/9c, those of us in the UK are looking at an early 2019 release date on Sky Atlantic.
But is it full-steam-ahead for a tenth season? The show’s producers are keeping schtum at the moment, but here’s everything else we know so far.
Blue Bloods season 10 cast: Who’s coming back?
Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess haven’t been afraid to deal in tragedy over the course of the series.
During the season 8 premiere, it was revealed that Linda Reagen, an ER nurse and the wife of NYPD Detective Danny Reagan, had died in a helicopter crash, and Amy Carlson, who had been a part of the show since the pilot, was no more.
“I did not know they would do that, I was surprised. I wouldn’t have done that. I could’ve shown the death. I guess it would’ve been nice for the fans to see her demise, to be a participant in it, and that was my vote for the fans.
“I’m not sure how I would’ve chosen it but I just know that for the fans to have a way to grieve, to move through it, I think it would’ve been nice for them.”
Blue Bloods season 10 spoilers: What will happen?
The current series got off to a predictably explosive start – Danny takes on a case involving Louis Delgado (Lou Diamond Phillips), a drug cartel member, who he believes set his house on fire and was potentially responsible for his wife’s death. As the series rolls on, we find out that Delgado was behind it all, later admitting to Danny via video camera that the cartel deliberately caused Linda’s helicopter to crash.
The investigator is naturally consumed by both his wife’s passing and the nefarious Delgado, who has wreaked havoc on the Reagan family, and there’s every chance that Delgado will continue to cause problems throughout the rest of the series, and potentially beyond.
Erin is also promoted in season nine, but is immediately under immense pressure when both Danny and Jamie need her help with different investigations. She also finds herself locking horns with both Frank and Governor Mendez over a number of different issues.
Will we see her get to grips with her new responsibilities, or will Erin continue to struggle under the weight of it all, and possibly step aside in a potential tenth season?
With very little to go off, it’s difficult to say what the future holds for the show and its characters, but with Ranker users voting the series as the fourth-best CBS drama series in 2018, we’d bet good money on another jam-packed series.