As per Deadline, NBC has now renewed Chicago Med for season 11, Chicago Fire for season 14, and Chicago P.D. for season 13 for the 2025-2026 network television season. The renewals are being announced after NBCUniversal previously shared that the current seasons of all three shows have garnered approximately 46 million viewers between NBC and Peacock. The streaming viewership for all three series has also increased year-over-year. While the exact number of episodes for the upcoming seasons has yet to be confirmed, the episode count is expected to be slightly shorter than the current seasons.
What This Means For One Chicago
NBC's Proven Franchise Will Continue
The current seasons of Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, and Chicago P.D. are all still releasing new episodes, but NBC is already confident enough to renew all three shows. They are a proven commodity for the network, with each show not only having strong ratings, but also continuing to increase their streaming viewership. While networks are often faced with difficult decisions about which shows to renew and which to cancel, bringing back all three One Chicago shows was likely a relatively easy decision.
Viewers can now enjoy the upcoming final episodes of Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, and Chicago P.D.'s current seasons without worrying about character fates and ongoing storylines being left unresolved. The momentum of each story will continue into the 2025-2026 television season, although audiences should be prepared for a slight decrease in the number of episodes. The current seasons of all three shows have 22 episodes, which was once the standard for network television, but has since become more of a rarity.
Our Take On One Chicago's Renewals
The Renewals Are Good News For The Franchise's Present & Future
The evolving and often uncertain state of the television industry has led to anxiety about many shows getting canceled, as even popular, long-running series are not guaranteed to be renewed. Confirming the renewals of Chicago Med, Chicago Fire, and Chicago P.D. ensures that there does not need to be any anxiety heading into the current seasons' final episodes. With all three shows coming back, another One Chicago crossover event is possible, although it may be more difficult to factor it in, given that the 2025–2026 seasons are expected to include fewer overall episodes.
