Blue Bloods season 9

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The ninth season of Blue Bloods, a police procedural drama series created by Robin Green and Mitchell Burgess, premiered on CBS on September 28, 2018.[1][2][3] The season concluded on May 10, 2019 and contained 22 episodes.

Blue Bloods
Season 9
Season 9 U.S. DVD cover
No. of episodes22
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 28, 2018 (2018-09-28) –
May 10, 2019 (2019-05-10)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 8
Next →
Season 10
List of episodes

Cast

Donnie Wahlberg (Danny Reagan), Bridget Moynahan (Erin Reagan), Will Estes (Jamie Reagan), and Len Cariou (Henry Reagan) are first credited. Sami Gayle (Nicky Reagan-Boyle) is credited next, marking the fifth season she has been included in the opening credits. Tom Selleck (Frank Reagan) receives an "and" billing at the close of the main title sequence.

Marisa Ramirez, as Danny's partner Detective Maria Baez, and Vanessa Ray, as Jamie's partner Eddie Janko, continue to receive "also starring" billing for season 9. Gregory Jbara as Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Garrett Moore, Robert Clohessy as Lt. Sidney Gormley, and Abigail Hawk as Detective Abigail Baker, Frank's primary aide, appear regularly and receive "special guest star" billing.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1781"Playing with Fire"David M. BarrettSiobhan Byrne O'ConnorSeptember 28, 2018 (2018-09-28)8.79[4]
1792"Meet the New Boss"Robert HarmonIan BiedermanOctober 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)8.57[5]
1803"Mind Games"John BehringBrian BurnsOctober 12, 2018 (2018-10-12)8.31[6]
1814"Blackout"Ralph HemeckerKevin Riley & Allie SolomonOctober 19, 2018 (2018-10-19)8.46[7]
1825"Thicker Than Water"Jackeline TejadaDaniel TrulyOctober 26, 2018 (2018-10-26)7.90[8]
1836"Trust"Alex ZakrzewskiJack Ciapciak & Kevin WadeNovember 2, 2018 (2018-11-02)8.73[9]
1847"By Hook or by Crook"David M. BarrettSiobhan Byrne O'ConnorNovember 9, 2018 (2018-11-09)8.97[10]
1858"Stirring the Pot"Robert HarmonIan BiedermanNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)8.63[11]
1869"Handcuffs"Heather CappielloBrian BurnsNovember 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)8.43[12]
18710"Authority Figures"Eric LaneuvilleKevin RileyDecember 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)8.90[13]
18811"Disrupted"David M. BarrettDaniel TrulyJanuary 4, 2019 (2019-01-04)8.60[14]
18912"Milestones"Heather CappielloAllie SolomonJanuary 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)9.05[15]
19013"Ripple Effect"Ralph HemeckerSiobhan Byrne O'ConnorFebruary 1, 2019 (2019-02-01)9.13[16]
19114"My Brother's Keeper"Doug AarniokoskiIan BiedermanFebruary 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)7.62[17]
19215"Blues"David M. BarrettBrian BurnsFebruary 15, 2019 (2019-02-15)8.93[18]
19316"Past Tense"Rachel FeldmanDaniel TrulyMarch 8, 2019 (2019-03-08)8.26[19]
19417"Two-Faced"Ralph HemeckerKevin RileyMarch 15, 2019 (2019-03-15)7.78[20]
19518"Rectify"Robert HarmonAllie SolomonApril 5, 2019 (2019-04-05)7.90[21]
19619"Common Enemies"David M. BarrettSiobhan Byrne O'ConnorApril 12, 2019 (2019-04-12)8.09[22]
19720"Strange Bedfellows"Dean WhiteIan BiedermanApril 26, 2019 (2019-04-26)7.78[23]
19821"Identity"John BehringDaniel TrulyMay 3, 2019 (2019-05-03)8.13[24]
19922"Something Blue"David M. BarrettBrian BurnsMay 10, 2019 (2019-05-10)8.48[25]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Blue Bloods season 9
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Playing with Fire" September 28, 2018 0.9/4 8.79[4] 0.6 4.56 1.5 13.35[26]
2 "Meet the New Boss" October 5, 2018 0.8/4 8.57[5] 0.6 4.35 1.4 12.93[27]
3 "Mind Games" October 12, 2018 0.8/4 8.31[6] 0.6 4.27 1.4 12.59[28]
4 "Blackout" October 19, 2018 0.8/4 8.46[7] 0.7 4.64 1.5 13.10[29]
5 "Thicker Than Water" October 26, 2018 0.7/3 7.90[8] 0.6 4.40 1.3 12.30[30]
6 "Trust" November 2, 2018 0.8/3 8.73[9] 0.6 4.22 1.4 12.95[31]
7 "By Hook or by Crook" November 9, 2018 0.8/3 8.97[10] 0.6 4.30 1.4 13.28[32]
8 "Stirring the Pot" November 16, 2018 0.9/4 8.63[11] 0.6 4.39 1.5 13.02[33]
9 "Handcuffs" November 30, 2018 0.8/4 8.43[12] 0.6 4.43 1.4 12.86[34]
10 "Authority Figures" December 7, 2018 0.9/4 8.90[13] 0.6 4.18 1.5 13.08[35]
11 "Disrupted" January 4, 2019 0.8/4 8.60[14] 0.6 4.24 1.4 12.84[36]
12 "Milestones" January 11, 2019 0.8/4 9.05[15] 0.7 4.19 1.5 13.24[37]
13 "Ripple Effect" February 1, 2019 0.8/4 9.13[16] 0.7 4.68 1.5 13.81[38]
14 "My Brother's Keeper" February 8, 2019 0.7/4 7.62[17] 0.7 4.46 1.4 12.08[39]
15 "Blues" February 15, 2019 0.8/4 8.93[18] 0.7 4.53 1.5 13.46[40]
16 "Past Tense" March 8, 2019 0.9/5 8.26[19] 0.6 4.61 1.5 12.87[41]
17 "Two-Faced" March 15, 2019 0.6/3 7.78[20] 0.7 4.36 1.3 12.21[42]
18 "Rectify" April 5, 2019 0.8/4 7.90[21] 0.6 4.60 1.4 12.50[43]
19 "Common Enemies" April 12, 2019 0.7/4 8.09[22] 0.6 4.45 1.3 12.54[44]
20 "Strange Bedfellows" April 26, 2019 0.7/4 7.78[23] 0.5 4.25 1.2 12.03[45]
21 "Identity" May 3, 2019 0.7/4 8.13[24] 0.7 4.25 1.4 12.39[46]
22 "Something Blue" May 10, 2019 0.8/4 8.48[25] 0.5 4.27 1.3 12.75[47]

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