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As he wallowed in the shellshock of CBS series Blue Bloods being cancelled after 14 seasons, Donnie Wahlberg became determined to save the show—encouraging fan petitions, waiting for other networks to pick up the series, and rocking up to CBS with a presentation of reasons why the police procedural should continue.

But it was his wife of 11 years, Jenny McCarthy , who helped him consider and realize the potential for a wonderful new chapter with spin-off Boston Blue , airing 10 p.m. ET/PT, Friday nights on CBS.

“I remember when Jenny got the call for The Masked Singer , she was like, ‘I don't know. Is this going to work?’ and I was like, ‘That's going to be huge!’” Wahlberg, 56, tells us. “She was like, ‘Really?’ and I said, ‘Yes,’ and she

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