[s6e3] All The News That's Fit To Click Apr 2026

How metrics can become "addictive" for journalists, pressuring them to prioritize "clicks" over traditional news values. AI responses may include mistakes. Learn more

Frank Reagan allows a young, ambitious reporter named Lorenzo Colt to go on a ride-along with officers Jamie Reagan and Eddie Janko. During a fake distress call, Colt is shot while waiting in the police car. [S6E3] All the News That's Fit to Click

Features series regulars Tom Selleck (Frank), Donnie Wahlberg (Danny), Bridget Moynahan (Erin), and Will Estes (Jamie), with guest star Zachary Booth as Lorenzo Colt. Literary Context: Caitlin Petre’s Book During a fake distress call, Colt is shot

Frank’s press secretary struggles with intense guilt over the shooting, as he was the one who encouraged the ride-along, and he briefly considers a job offer outside the NYPD. During a fake distress call

How real-time analytics (like Chartbeat) influence what stories are written at outlets like The New York Times and Gawker .

Danny’s wife continues to deal with the psychological trauma and anxiety following her own shooting in the previous season.