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title: "After 14 Years on ‘Blue Bloods,’ Alumna Hands in Her Badge"
date: 2024-12-05T05:30:00-05:00
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# After 14 Years on ‘Blue Bloods,’ Alumna Hands in Her Badge

*December 5, 2024* — by [Sala Levin ’10](/author/sala-levin-10)


> Actress Looks Back on Tenure With Long-Running CBS Series

*Blue Bloods 1920x1080 — On the long-running CBS drama "Blue Bloods," Abigail Hawk '04 plays the self-assured Det. Abigail Baker, primary aide to NYPD police commissioner Frank Reagan (played by Tom Selleck). The show wraps up its 14-year run on Dec. 13.*

For most actors, landing a steady gig for a year or two is cause to rejoice. In 2010, Abigail Hawk ’04 scored the role of Detective Abigail Baker on the CBS police procedural “Blue Bloods,” and the show turned out to be as steady and reliable as the character: The series, starring Hollywood heavyweights Tom Selleck and Donny Wahlberg, will conclude on Dec. 13 after 14 seasons.

“Obviously, gratitude is paramount, but it’s sad,” said Hawk. “The chemistry that we all had together, having spent a decade and a half working together, came through. The friendships are real.”

As traditional as grandma’s pot roast, “Blue Bloods” follows the Reagans, a multi-generational law enforcement family. (Frank, played by Selleck, is the New York City police commissioner, as was his father; his two sons are an NYPD detective and sergeant, and his daughter is an assistant district attorney.) There’s family drama, but regardless of who’s feuding, the Reagan clan comes together for Sunday supper.


*Abigail Hawk portrait — Photo courtesy of Abigail Hawk*




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