The BEST episodes of Blue Bloods season 8

Every episode of Blue Bloods season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Blue Bloods season 8!

A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.

Last Updated: 11/8/2024Network: CBSStatus: Continuing
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My Aim is True
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8.12
837 votes

#1 - My Aim is True

Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/11/2018

When a series of drive-by murders occur after six wrongly convicted men are released from prison, Danny and Baez wonder if they were orchestrated by the men as an act of revenge. Also, Frank combats the guilt he feels about these innocent men unfairly serving nine years in prison, and Jamie and Eddie find themselves in a life-threatening situation.

Directors: David Barrett
Writer: Kevin Wade
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Risk Management
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7.87
893 votes

#2 - Risk Management

Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/13/2018

Danny and Baez race to find a missing girl who will die within 72 hours without her heart medication. Also, Jamie and Eddie are on the wrong side of an investigation after engaging in a car chase, Frank, Garrett and Gormley investigate the rise in the settlement of lawsuits against cops, and Sean wins an essay contest and receives a medal from former New York City Mayor David Dinkins.

Directors: David Barrett
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Common Ground
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7.85
1052 votes

#3 - Common Ground

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2017

A case turns personal for Danny when he works to protect a nurse, from her violent ex-boyfriend. Also, Shelly Wayne, an acquaintance of Frank’s, comes to him with a theory regarding the death of an inmate and Jamie and Eddie help deliver a baby.

Directors: David Barrett
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Friendship, Love and Loyalty
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7.84
833 votes

#4 - Friendship, Love and Loyalty

Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/6/2018

After a woman voices her outrage regarding the NYPD’s inability to find her son’s murderer, Danny reexamines the case, upsetting the original detectives, who didn’t pursue the case due to lack of evidence. Eddie is shot while on duty. Erin and her ex-husband face off in court. Frank contends with an angry police force when Mayor Dutton fails to defend them at a press conference.

Directors: Robert Harmon
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The Brave
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7.83
929 votes

#5 - The Brave

Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/12/2018

After Anthony is shot while interviewing a witness for an upcoming murder trial, Erin enlists Anthony’s archenemy, Danny to find out who was responsible. Also, Jamie and Eddie get in the middle of a standoff and Nicky takes her police exam.

Directors: Thomas R. Moore
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Heavy Is the Head
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7.82
985 votes

#6 - Heavy Is the Head

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2017

Erin is conflicted when Jamie and Eddie ask her to help drop old charges against a man, who just bravely rescued a man from a local hostage situation. Also, Danny and Baez work a case involving car thieves and discover the leader is Victor Lugo.

Directors: David Barrett
Writer: Brian Burns
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Your Six
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7.79
832 votes

#7 - Your Six

Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/27/2018

When Danny resorts to asking his incarcerated archenemy, Victor Lugo, for help locating a dangerous criminal who escaped from prison, Lugo refuses to assist unless he’s allowed to accompany them on the pursuit. Also, Frank subtly tries to convince Jamie to take the sergeant’s test, and Erin’s plan to go on a date with her ex-husband causes friction between her and Anthony.

Directors: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Brian Burns
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Erasing History
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7.77
908 votes

#8 - Erasing History

Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/19/2018

When Henry is the key witness on Danny and Baez’s case, his meddling eventually leads then to valuable information; Nicky shocks her family by siding with her activist friend; Jamie and Eddie learn a parole officer is taking advantage of his power.

Directors: Jane Raab
Writer: Daniel Truly
Watch Now:Apple TV
Cutting Losses
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7.75
1259 votes

#9 - Cutting Losses

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2017

Season 8 begins with Danny considering retirement until Erin asks for his help with a case involving her ex-husband; Jamie and Eddie pose as a couple; Frank clashes with the new mayor.

Directors: David Barrett
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Devil You Know
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7.75
759 votes

#10 - The Devil You Know

Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/4/2018

Frank goes head-to-head with a data-tracking company when they refuse to unlock the phone of a terrorist that may hold information regarding upcoming targets. Also, when Erin obtains information about an impending murder from a shady source, she gets Danny and Baez involved, despite the questionable agenda of the informant, and Jamie and Eddie try to locate a woman who kidnapped a newborn baby.

Directors: John Behring
Watch Now:Apple TV
Brushed Off
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7.71
1040 votes

#11 - Brushed Off

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2017

When a famous basketball player is found dead of an apparent drug overdose, Danny looks into his possible ties to a local drug gang. Also, Erin revisits the case of a man she may have wrongfully convicted years ago, and Frank is approached by Archbishop Kearns (Stacey Keach) regarding an eviction matter Jamie and Eddie are working on.

Directors: Eric Laneuville
Writer: Daniel Truly
Watch Now:Apple TV
Pick Your Poison
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7.71
1026 votes

#12 - Pick Your Poison

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/2017

Eddie’s judgment is clouded by her past when she arrests a loathed acquaintance from college on questionable charges. Also, Frank is hesitant to mar the spotless record of a member of the force, a decorated U.S. military veteran, who tested for drugs.

Writer: Kevin Wade
Watch Now:Apple TV
Tale of Two Cities
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7.67
856 votes

#13 - Tale of Two Cities

Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/9/2018

Danny and Baez investigate the murder of a man who was living a double life with two separate families, and Anthony tries to resist when Erin asks him to help investigate his old partner, whom she suspects of stealing drug money. Also, Frank deliberates between two candidates for the chief of transit position.

Writer: Brian Burns
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The Forgotten
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7.65
1120 votes

#14 - The Forgotten

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2017

Danny and Baez investigate the murder of a single mother whose ex-husband has a history of violence. Also, Frank deals with the fallout when Mayor Dutton eliminates solitary confinement in prisons and Jamie tries to save a young woman who overdosed.

Directors: David Barrett
Writer: Brian Burns
Watch Now:Apple TV
Ghosts of the Past
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7.65
1198 votes

#15 - Ghosts of the Past

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2017

Frank receives an order from the mayor to attend a parade honoring a man who served time for conspiring in an attack against the police. Meanwhile, Danny investigates the return of a teen who suspiciously disappeared 13 years ago; and Jamie and Eddie help a young woman they believe is being exploited by a congressman.

Directors: John Behring
Writer: Kevin Riley
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Close Calls
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7.65
792 votes

#16 - Close Calls

Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/30/2018

After Danny’s brother-in-law, Jimmy, gets caught up with the mob and steals Danny’s credit card, Danny forces Jimmy to take down the mobsters with Baez’s help. Frank has Erin and Anthony investigate if his old partner is truly guilty of a crime. Jamie is approached by an officer who wants his help getting reassigned from his undercover assignment at a mosque.

Directors: Jane Raab
Watch Now:Apple TV
Second Chances
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7.62
887 votes

#17 - Second Chances

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/5/2018

When a journalist disappears while working on an exposé about an innocent man serving time for murder, Danny and Baez hope that reexamining the original case will help find her. Also, Frank reluctantly speaks out against an initiative led by Erin’s office to consider drug abuse as a disease first, and a crime second.

Directors: Deran Sarafian
Writer: Kevin Riley
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Out of the Blue
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7.61
1125 votes

#18 - Out of the Blue

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2017

Danny and Baez work the case of a detective who was gunned down prior to testifying against a career criminal. Also, Frank personally investigates when Garrett is attacked by a SWAT team outside his home, and Erin brings in a confidential informant against Anthony’s wishes.

Directors: David Barrett
Writer: Brian Burns
Watch Now:Apple TV
Pain Killers
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7.60
991 votes

#19 - Pain Killers

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2017

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.

Directors: John Behring
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The Enemy of My Enemy
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7.59
1171 votes

#20 - The Enemy of My Enemy

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2017

Erin’s trial against a notorious human trafficker is jeopardized when the presiding judge is mysteriously found dead. Danny and Baez are put on the case to investigate foul play. Meanwhile, Mayor Dutton opposes Frank’s public safety initiative, but City Council Speaker Regina Thomas devises a plan to help Frank bypass the mayor’s veto.

Directors: Robert Harmon
Watch Now:Apple TV
School of Hard Knocks
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7.54
885 votes

#21 - School of Hard Knocks

Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/2/2018

When a student is shot by a rival gang member in his high school courtyard, Danny and Baez try to get a grasp on the situation to prevent a reoccurrence, but the principal recklessly takes matters into his own hands. Also, Erin tries to help her friend, who is mixed up in an illegal gambling ring. Meanwhile, Governor Mendez tries to frame Frank after one of his top legislative aides is shot by an NYPD officer.

Directors: Alex Zakrzewski
Watch Now:Apple TV
Legacy
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7.52
887 votes

#22 - Legacy

Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/2/2018

Danny considers taking a new job that would ease his financial struggles after investigating the death of a wealthy man. Also, Nicky tries to avoid involving her family when she is sexually harassed by her boss at her new internship.

Directors: David Barrett
Watch Now:Apple TV