Blue Bloods: Season 12
Season 12 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Blue Bloods Season 11.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
Hate Is Hate
Oct 1, 2021 · 42 min
Danny consults a psychic to solve the murder of a young boy. Frank is at odds with the mayor over how best to protect the city from an uptick in crime following a high-profile shoo
Times Like These
Oct 8, 2021 · 42 min
Tension escalates between Frank and Mayor Chase after Frank makes a public arrest that goes viral. Danny and Baez investigate a gang attack that takes an unexpected turn. Jamie wor
Protective Instincts
Oct 15, 2021 · 42 min
Frank must decide between remaining police commissioner and pursuing a new professional chapter when his old friend presents him with an exciting job offer. Danny and Baez investig
True Blue
Oct 22, 2021 · 42 min
Jamie faces backlash from fellow officers when he partners with Erin and Anthony to investigate an underground bar the NYPD and FDNY use to hide their criminal indiscretions. Eddie
Good Intentions
Nov 5, 2021 · 42 min
Jamie and Eddie experience marital tension when Eddie allows her newly released ex-convict father to live with them. Danny and Baez go out of their way to help a desperate man find
Be Smart or Be Dead
Nov 12, 2021 · 42 min
Frank causes family tension when he assigns Jamie to guard Danny after a hit is put out on him. Frank tries to stop his grandson from seeking revenge after he’s attacked. Eddie get
USA Today
Nov 19, 2021 · 42 min
Danny and Baez's attempts to find who assaulted a shop owner are hindered by the community's refusal to cooperate. Erin's suspicions about her boss increase. Gormley, Garrett and B
Reality Check
Dec 3, 2021 · 42 min
Danny partners with Anthony to solve a double homicide when Anthony's shady cousin proves to have ties to the crime. Eddie and Jamie's work and personal relationship becomes strain
Firewall
Dec 10, 2021 · 42 min
Frank enlists the help of an old friend to investigate a cyber-attack on the NYPD that forces Danny and Baez to release an evasive suspect. Baez questions her place within the NYPD
Old Friends
Jan 7, 2022 · 42 min
An illegal drug shipment arriving in New York City must be found before the narcotics flood the streets. Jamie helps a neighbor handle a gambling debt. Frank receives pushback from
On the Arm
Jan 14, 2022 · 42 min
Danny pursues a con artist pretending to be legendary singer Jimmy Buffett. Frank investigates an impressive police captain who is using her badge to get free wares from local stor
The Reagan Way
Jan 21, 2022 · 42 min
Frank is at odds with his friend Archbishop Kearns when he says the NYPD arrested the wrong man for a murder. Eddie tries to get justice for a sexual assault survivor. Jamie and hi
Cold Comfort
Jan 28, 2022 · 42 min
Frank contends with a potentially dirty cop within the ranks. Eddie and Badillo track down the culprits behind the theft of valuable, rare works from a celebrated bookstore. Erin s
Allegiance
Feb 25, 2022 · 42 min
Erin's nephew becomes aware of witness tampering in a trial. Baez forces Danny to help her find the killer of her favorite TV personality. Eddie questions her decision to become a
Where We Stand
Mar 4, 2022 · 42 min
Frank contends with public outcry to defund the NYPD School Safety Division, after a physical altercation between a school officer and a student goes viral. Danny and Baez help a f
Guilt
Mar 11, 2022 · 42 min
Frank, Baker, Garrett and Gormley experience feelings of guilt when Detective Angela Reddick, an officer they briefly worked with at 1PP, is shot after Frank reassigned her for not
Hidden Motive
Apr 1, 2022 · 42 min
Frank is blindsided when Mayor Chase bypasses him with a request for Jamie to head his security detail. Danny and Baez investigate the murder of a wealthy college student. Anthony
Long Lost
Apr 8, 2022 · 42 min
A local celebrity asks Frank to make an exception to the NYPD age limit. An encounter with an old rival leads Erin to look into an alleged wrongful conviction. Jamie is torn over w
Tangled Up in Blue
Apr 29, 2022 · 43 min
Erin is stalked by a man who was recently released from prison. Jamie works to save his badge when he is caught driving under the influence after he is unknowingly given drugs at a
Silver Linings
May 6, 2022
Jamie and Joe search for an undocumented teenage girl who has been sex-trafficked. A woman in witness protection is murdered. Frank calls out the District Attorney's office for ins