I've never seen Blue Bloods, but I did watch this. I like Maggie Lawson (was a huge Psych fan) and Gloria Reuben (was also a huge ER fan), as well as Donnie Wahlberg. But it's hard to believe him as a New Yorker transplanted to Boston!
Without knowing anything about the previous show, the story still interested me, so I'll probably watch another episode. The kid from Blackish was a nice surprise (I can't remember any of the character's names yet.)