Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, and Chicago P.D. All Snag Renewals at NBC
We’ve got exciting news for our #OneChicago fans!
Following the huge success of its all “Chicago Wednesday” lineup, NBC has renewed Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, and Chicago P.D. for the 2019-2020 season.
Chicago Med will be heading into Season 5, Chicago P.D. will be heading into Season 7, and Chicago Fire will be heading into Season 8.
The announcement was made yesterday by Lisa Katz and Tracey Pakosta, Co-Presidents of Scripted Programming, NBC Entertainment.
“We remain in awe of the job Dick Wolf, our producers, casts, and crews do in creating some of the most compelling television today,” Katz and Pakosta said. “The ‘Chicago’ franchise is a lynchpin of our schedule and we’re thrilled that audiences have embraced our Wednesdays with such incredible passion for these shows and characters.”
The “Chicago Wednesday” lineup has led Wednesday nights for 15 weeks this season.
All three shows are delivering their most-watched seasons ever, with Chicago Med averaging a 2.0 rating in adults 18-49 and 11.4 million viewers overall in “live plus seven day” averages from Nielsen Media Research, Chicago Fire at a 2.1 in 18-49 and 11.7 million viewers and Chicago P.D. earning a 2.1 in 18-49 and 11.1 million viewers.
Chicago Med, which is currently in its fourth season, is executive produced by Dick Wolf, Diane Frolov, Andrew Schneider, Michael Waxman, Matt Olmstead, Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Arthur W. Forney, and Peter Jankowski.
Chicago Fire, which is currently in its seventh season, is executive produced by Dick Wolf, Derek Haas, Todd Arnow, Andrea Newman, Michael Gilvary, Michael Brandt, Arthur W. Forney, and Peter Jankowski.
Chicago P.D., which is currently in its sixth season, is executive produced by Dick Wolf, Rick Eid, Peter Jankowski, Derek Haas, Arthur W. Forney, and Eriq La Salle are executive producers.
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All three series air on Wednesdays, beginning with Chicago Med at 8/7c, followed by Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. on NBC.
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Ashley Bissette Sumerel
Ashley Bissette Sumerel is a television and film critic living in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is editor-in-chief of Tell-Tale TV as well as Eulalie Magazine. Ashley has also written for outlets such as Rolling Stone, Paste Magazine, and Insider. Ashley has been a member of the Critics Choice Association since 2017 and is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. In addition to her work as an editor and critic, Ashley teaches Entertainment Journalism, Composition, and Literature at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.