Blue Bloods: Season 9
Season 9 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 8.
- 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 9 Progress Shield
Playing with Fire
Sep 28, 2018 · 45 min
Danny takes on a personal case involving a drug cartel member who Danny believes is responsible for torching his house. Erin is given a promotion in the DA's office but finds herse
Meet the New Boss
Oct 5, 2018 · 45 min
Gormley looks to Danny and Baez for help tracking down a former NYPD detective he believes may be a threat to Frank's safety. Erin navigates office politics when she chooses to reo
Mind Games
Oct 12, 2018 · 45 min
While investigating a case involving a woman who shot her husband while she was drunk, Danny's instincts tell him there is more to the story. Anthony ignores Erin's orders to drop
Blackout
Oct 19, 2018 · 45 min
When New York City experiences a major blackout, police officers scramble to contain the resulting chaos. Frank uncovers some unpleasant truths about his department. Jamie and Eddi
Thicker Than Water
Oct 26, 2018 · 45 min
Danny and Baez investigate a murder attempt against a celebrated fertility doctor with a seemingly pristine reputation. Eddie must intervene in a Reagan family matter involving Dan
Trust
Nov 2, 2018 · 45 min
Jamie clashes with Eddie and her new partner when they fail to intervene in a dispute at a convenience store. Danny and Baez investigate the death of a college freshman at a frater
By Hook or by Crook
Nov 9, 2018 · 45 min
Things get personal for Danny when the drug cartel hit man responsible for torching his house resurfaces. An attack on an officer in the line of duty directly impacts a member of F
Stirring the Pot
Nov 16, 2018 · 45 min
Erin and Frank clash over new legislation from the district attorney's office that undermines Frank's policies. Erin is at odds with Governor Mendez over questionable sex-trafficki
Handcuffs
Nov 30, 2018 · 45 min
A video surfaces of cops being harassed by a group of people at a housing complex, which leads Frank to order a raid to round up anyone with an outstanding warrant, against Garrett
Authority Figures
Dec 7, 2018 · 45 min
When a video surfaces of officers partaking in a clear case of entrapment, Frank focuses on finding the cop who leaked the video. Eddie retaliates against a co-worker who is pranki
Disrupted
Jan 4, 2019 · 45 min
Frank questions whether a run-in with community activists was an accident or a setup. Jamie strives to rely less on Frank’s input to make decisions. Erin helps Anthony protect his
Milestones
Jan 11, 2019 · 45 min
A former officer waits on Frank at a restaurant, causing him to feel guilty about the circumstances of her being fired, and he tries to reinstate her. Danny and Baez investigate th
Ripple Effect
Feb 1, 2019 · 45 min
A medium approaches Danny and Baez claiming to know what happened to a woman who was found dead of an apparent suicide. Jamie and Eddie help a woman who bought cheap insulin online
My Brother's Keeper
Feb 8, 2019 · 45 min
It’s Reagan versus Reagan when Danny goes against Jamie’s direct order during a hostage negotiation. Nicky asks Erin for help when her friend is in jeopardy of losing his scholarsh
Blues
Feb 15, 2019 · 45 min
While off duty, Danny witnesses a gas station robbery in progress and is forced to use his weapon, leaving him shaken and his family and co-workers concerned. Eddie apprehends a tu
Past Tense
Mar 8, 2019 · 45 min
After a woman is murdered in her apartment, Danny and Baez turn to her daughter for help, but instead she complicates the investigation. Someone from Jamie and Eddie’s past launche
Two-faced
Mar 15, 2019 · 45 min
Frank's longtime friend Lenny reveals to him that an upcoming exposé will air some of the NYPD's dirty laundry. Erin must decide how to charge a doctor whose experimental treatment
Rectify
Apr 5, 2019 · 45 min
After an incident where an officer's backup physically could not keep up in a chase, Frank must decide whether to implement a more rigorous fitness test for the NYPD. Danny is hesi
Common Enemies
Apr 12, 2019 · 45 min
After someone breaks into Luis Delgado’s home and kills his wife, Luis and Danny team up to take down the vicious murderer who may also be responsible for Linda’s death. Frank fina
Strange Bedfellows
Apr 26, 2019 · 45 min
Erin must convince Frank to back a new state police bill as part of a bargain she made with Governor Mendez. Danny and Baez pursue the same perp twice after the DA’s office is unco
Identity
May 3, 2019 · 45 min
DNA evidence in a murder case leads Danny and Baez to identical twins with identical alibis. Frank learns that Nicky is interviewing for a job at the Justice Coalition, which he ra
Something Blue
May 10, 2019 · 45 min
As Jamie and Eddie's wedding day approaches, Frank worries about the toast he'll deliver at their rehearsal dinner. Erin interviews a witness whose story leads her to doubt Eddie's