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CBS sets series premiere date for Donnie Wahlberg's Boston Blue

Donnie Wahlberg's new show Boston Blue has a premiere date. Find out when you can begin watching the new CBS series in the fall of 2025.
ByElizabeth Learned|
"Pain Killers" -- As Danny and Baez join a narcotics task force to track down a drug supplier, Baez comes into contact with drugs and is soon fighting for her life from an accidental overdose. Also, Jamie and Eddie work to protect a rehabilitated sex offender whose neighbors are angry he lives in their apartment building, and Frank forms an unlikely alliance with Mayor Dutton, on BLUE BLOODS, Friday, Dec. 1 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured: Donnie Wahlberg Photo:
"Pain Killers" -- As Danny and Baez join a narcotics task force to track down a drug supplier, Baez comes into contact with drugs and is soon fighting for her life from an accidental overdose. Also, Jamie and Eddie work to protect a rehabilitated sex offender whose neighbors are angry he lives in their apartment building, and Frank forms an unlikely alliance with Mayor Dutton, on BLUE BLOODS, Friday, Dec. 1 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Pictured: Donnie Wahlberg Photo:

The CBS fall 2025-2026 television schedule has been released, and we know exactly when Boston Blue will air. We already knew it would take over the Friday night time slot held by its predecessor, Blue Bloods, but premiere dates were just officially announced.

Airing alongside Fire Country and Sheriff Country, the series premiere of Boston Blue is set to air on Friday, Oct. 17 at 10/9c. Sheriff Country is also a new series and while it will air right before Boston Blue on Oct. 17, before moving to the 8 pm time slot beginning on Oct. 24. The schedule change for the first two shows will not affect Boston Blue, which will stay the same for its run in the first season.

Boston Blue will follow Donnie Wahlberg’s Danny Reagan as he moves to Boston and joins the police department alongside Detective Lena Silver (Sonequa Martin-Green), who also comes from a family legacy of law enforcement. We don't know yet why Danny decided to make the move to Boston. However, he won't be alone. It was confirmed that at least one Reagan family member would also be joining him.

It was recently announced that Danny’s son Sean will also be in Boston working as a patrolman. However, it was also revealed that the role was recast, with Mika Amonsen taking on the job of playing Danny’s youngest son as he seeks to make his path in law enforcement without the legacy of his family following. At this time, there is no confirmation is we will see Danny's other son, Jack, or if one of his family members will make any future appearances.

Cast members of the series also include Maggie Lawson, Ernie Hudson, Marcus Scribner, and Gloria Reuben. Hudson will portray Lena’s grandfather, Reverend Peters, Reuben as the family matriarch and District Attorney Mae Silver, Lawson as Lena’s stepsister, Sarah, who is the Police Superintendent, and Scribner as Jonah, a rookie cop who is the brother of both Lena and Sarah.

Wahlberg recently posted a snapshot to his Instagram stories showing the first table read for the series. From what we could see, the episode was written by the showrunners, Brandon Sonnier and Brandon Margolis, and directed by Anthony Hemingway.

Production for the series will take place in Canada, but there will be some filming in the Boston area. As the show gets further into development, we’re sure to find out more about how Danny came to be in Boston after working in New York his whole life.

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