8.3/10401 votes#1 - Keeping the Faith
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2022
Eddie and Jamie deal with a domestic violence case associated with an investigation lead by Danny and Baez; Frank and his friend go on a mission to avail themselves to an unfiltered look at the city; Erin is presented with a surprising offer.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Siobhan Byrne O'Connor, Kevin Wade
7.8/10298 votes#2 - First Blush
Season 13 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2022
Frank announces he will not endorse Erin's run for district attorney; Danny and Baez investigate a bloody crime scene at a hotel; Jamie begins a new job as a field intelligence sergeant that requires him to keep secrets from his family.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Somalia Nonyé Seaton
7.5/10300 votes#3 - Ghosted
Season 13 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2022
Danny and Baez investigate after a vicious attack leaves their mutual friend, Maggie Gibson, hospitalized; Frank and the team debate the appropriate memorial protocol for a former police commissioner with a questionable professional legacy.
Director: Jackeline Tejada
Writer: Daniel Truly, Ashley Zazzarino
7.7/10282 votes#4 - Life During Wartime
Season 13 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2022
Danny and Baez investigate a series of violent robberies targeting luxury timepieces; Erin is conflicted about criminally charging a potentially innocent man; Frank is forced to reopen a case in which the officer involved was acquitted.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Writer: Ian Biederman
7.7/10283 votes#5 - Homefront
Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2022
Frank launches an investigation after the Reagan family is harassed; Danny and Baez form an unlikely partnership with an informant in order to prevent a murder; Eddie lands in hot water after she defies a direct order.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Kevin Riley
7.8/10268 votes#6 - On Dangerous Ground
Season 13 Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/2022
Danny and Jamie clash over a gang-related shooting; Erin and Anthony search for answers when a lawyer in their office jeopardizes a case involving Erin's nephew; Frank grows concerned when he's not invited to speak at a policing forum.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Jack Ciapciak
7.5/10278 votes#7 - Heroes
Season 13 Episode 7 - Aired 12/2/2022
Erin and Anthony clash when Anthony's daughter is the sole eyewitness to a fatal shooting; Frank wants to punish an off-duty cop for his inaction during an armed robbery; Danny and Baez investigate a violent mugging.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Writer: Siobhan Byrne O'Connor
7.7/10263 votes#8 - Poetic Justice
Season 13 Episode 8 - Aired 12/9/2022
Danny crosses paths with a criminal from a previous case when he investigates a gang attack with a shocking motive; Frank and Mayor Chase butt heads over an off-duty cop who goes too far making a political statement.
Director: Jackeline Tejada
Writer: Brian Burns
7.8/10263 votes#9 - Nothing Sacred
Season 13 Episode 9 - Aired 1/6/2023
Frank and his grandson, Joe Hill, contend with a grievous insult to the memory of Joe's father; Erin and Henry work together to bust a scammer targeting the elderly; Eddie's captain takes suspicious interest in her efforts to locate a stolen puppy.
Director: Bridget Moynahan
Writer: Daniel Truly
7.8/10266 votes#10 - Fake It Till You Make It
Season 13 Episode 10 - Aired 1/13/2023
Jamie and his new intel team officer infiltrate a high-tech car smuggling ring; Frank faces off against the city's transit chief over a program that is causing officer injuries on the job; Eddie asks Danny to help her bust a cop impersonator.
Director: Robert Harmon
Writer: Robert Harmon
7.7/10269 votes#11 - Lost Ones
Season 13 Episode 11 - Aired 1/20/2023
Danny and Baez’s investigation into the death of a chess hustler is complicated by interference from the victim’s son; Jamie tries to make amends with a man he regrets putting away as a young officer.
Director: Jackeline Tejada
Writer: Kevin Riley
7.5/10261 votes#12 - The Big Leagues
Season 13 Episode 12 - Aired 2/3/2023
Danny reunites with Mickey Patrick, his childhood friend and a former criminal, who comes to him for help finding his missing fiancee; Anthony surprises Erin with one last stakeout before her run for district attorney.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Brian Burns, Peter D'Antonio
7.7/10267 votes#13 - Past History
Season 13 Episode 13 - Aired 2/10/2023
Danny and Baez race against the clock to catch a serial killer targeting young women; Erin and Eddie clash when Eddie intervenes in a murder case and Erin's personal life; Frank must decide how to discipline his grandson.
Director: Jackeline Tejada
Writer: Siobhan Byrne O'Connor
7.6/10271 votes#14 - Collision Course
Season 13 Episode 14 - Aired 3/3/2023
Eddie's former partner returns and brings an accusation of excessive force against an officer; Danny and Baez clash with a troubled foster child at the center of their latest investigation; Erin must make a tough decision about her campaign.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Daniel Truly, Jack Ciapciak
7.7/10261 votes#15 - Close to Home
Season 13 Episode 15 - Aired 3/10/2023
Danny partners with Texas Ranger Waylon Gates to deliver an infamous drug cartel boss to arraignment, but the mission becomes complicated when the criminal threatens to harm the Reagans; Erin takes on a highly contentious assault case.
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Writer: Ian Biederman, Yasmine Cadet
7.6/10300 votes#16 - The Naked Truth
Season 13 Episode 16 - Aired 3/31/2023
Jamie learns that Eddie’s close friend Tracey may be using the restaurant she owns as a drug front; Erin is accused of causing the suicide of a former colleague; Danny and Baez are faced with various descriptions of the same suspect.
Director: Donald E. Thorin Jr.
Writer: Daniel Truly, Abraham Nicoli
7.7/10257 votes#17 - Smoke & Mirrors
Season 13 Episode 17 - Aired 4/7/2023
Frank clashes with the team when one of the members becomes the focus of a departmental investigation; Jamie and Danny team up to investigate a series of carjackings involving one of Danny's criminal informants.
Director: Jackeline Tejada
Writer: Kevin Riley, Van B. Nguyen
7.4/10277 votes#18 - Family Matters
Season 13 Episode 18 - Aired 4/21/2023
Danny and Baez investigate a case of grand larceny tied to feuding crime families; Frank clashes with Mayor Chase when an influx of immigrants arrive in the city; Erin questions whether her district attorney campaign is compromising her day job.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Jack Ciapciak, Peter D'Antonio
7.9/10239 votes#19 - Fire Drill
Season 13 Episode 19 - Aired 5/5/2023
Jamie partners with the FDNY to find the arsonist responsible for a massive fire at an NYPD evidence storage facility; Eddie asks Frank to put her on modified duty following her divisive arrest of an anti-cop protestor at a rally.
Director: Donald E. Thorin Jr.
Writer: Ian Biederman
7.8/10241 votes#20 - Irish Exits
Season 13 Episode 20 - Aired 5/12/2023
Frank worries his longtime friend is hiding his true reason for returning to the city; Baez and her daughter are targeted by a criminal Baez once put away; Anthony is sucked into the inner workings of an underground crime ring.
Director: Ralph Hemecker
Writer: Kevin Riley
8.0/10281 votes#21 - Forgive Us Our Trespasses
Season 13 Episode 21 - Aired 5/19/2023
Danny and Baez team up with Danny's old partner to find a copycat killer emulating a criminal's murders from a previous case; Frank and Mayor Chase battle over how best to handle the city's rising homeless population.
Director: Alex Zakrzewski
Writer: Siobhan Byrne O'Connor, Kevin Wade
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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...
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Network:CBS
Season 13 Ratings Summary
"Keeping the Faith" is the best rated episode of "Blue Bloods" season 13. It scored 8.3/10 based on 401 votes. Directed by Alex Zakrzewski and written by Siobhan Byrne O'Connor, Kevin Wade, it aired on 10/7/2022. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "First Blush".