Chicago Med season 11
| Chicago Med | |
|---|---|
| Season 11 | |
| Showrunner | Allen MacDonald |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 1, 2025 – present |
| Season chronology | |
The eleventh season of Chicago Med, an American drama television series an American medical drama television series with executive producer Dick Wolf, and producers Michael Brandt, Derek Haas, Peter Jankowski and Allen MacDonald, was ordered on May 6, 2025[1] and premiered on October 1, 2025.[2] The season will consist of 21 episodes.
Cast
Main characters
- Steven Weber as Dr. Dean Archer, Attending Physician and Board certified in Trauma Surgery
- Jessy Schram as Dr. Hannah Asher, Attending Physician and Board certified in OBGYN
- Luke Mitchell as Dr. Mitchell Ripley, Attending Physician in Emergency Medicine
- Sarah Ramos as Dr. Caitlin Lenox, Chief of Emergency Medicine
- Darren Barnet as Dr. John Frost, Emergency Pediatrics resident and former television actor
- S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin, executive director of Patient and Medical Services at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center
- Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles, Chief of Psychiatry at Gaffney Chicago Medical Center
Recurring characters
- Brennan Brown as Dr. Samuel Abrams, Chief of Neurosurgery
- Lorena Diaz as Doris Perez, ED Charge Nurse
- Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut as Dr. Naomi Howard, newly qualified doctor in the ED
- Gregory Alan Williams as Bert Goodwin, Sharon's ex-husband
- Manish Dayal as Dr. Theo Rabari, an innovative psychiatrist
- Merrin Dungey as Dr. Jennifer Kingston, an oncologist at Gaffney
- Luigi Sottile as Sean Archer, Dean's son, a recovery coach at a Florida clinic
- Hope Lauren as Lynne Murphy Sullivan, widow of Ripley's best friend, Sully
- David Costabile as James Frost, John's father
- Tamlyn Tomita as Celeste Frost, John's mother
- Kim Quindlen as ED Nurse Kacy
- Logan Miller as Kip Lenox, Caitlin's brother
- Marie Tredway as ED Nurse Trini
- Lynnette Li as ED Nurse Nancy
- Marc Grapey as Peter Kalmick, Gaffney's Head of Legal
- Jeremy Shouldis as Dr. Marty Peterson, an anesthesiologist at Gaffney
Special guest stars
- Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead
- Torrey DeVitto as Dr. Natalie Manning
- Tracy Spiridakos as FBI Agent Hailey Upton
- Jesse Lee Soffer as Army Intelligence Officer Jay Halstead
Crossover characters
- Marina Squerciati as Detective Kim Burgess
- Hanako Greensmith as Paramedic Violet Mikami
- Jocelyn Hudon as Paramedic Lizzie Novak
- Taylor Kinney as Lt. Kelly Severide
- David Eigenberg as Lt. Christopher Herrmann
- Christopher Stolte as Lt. "Mouch" McHolland
- Miranda Rae Mayo as Lt. Stella Kidd
- Joe Minoso as Firefighter Joe Cruz
- Brandon Larracuente as Firefighter Sal Vasquez
- Randy Flagler as Firefighter Harold Capp
- Dermot Mulroney as Chief Dom Pascal
- LaRoyce Hawkins as Officer Kevin Atwater
- Benjamin Levy Aguilar as Officer Dante Torres
- Arienne Mandi as Officer Eva Imani
- Amy Morton as Sgt. Trudy Platt
- Jason Beghe as Sgt. Hank Voight
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [3] | Directed by | Written by [4] | Original airdate [3] | Prod. code [4] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 199 | 1 | "We All Fall Down" | Jonathan Brown | Allen MacDonald | October 1, 2025 | 1102 | 5.36[5] |
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Maggie has resigned so Doris steps up as ED Charge Nurse. Frost treats a family of burn victims and discovers a fatality thought to be the wife was actually the husband's mistress. Ripley learns Asher is expecting and Archer is the father. Naomi Howard returns as a general surgery resident. Young ravers pulled from a collapsed building are cared for by the Gaffney staff: Charles counsels a boy with survivor's guilt while Lenox powers through an operation to separate fused sisters. Archer wraps his head around being a parent again at 64 years old. | |||||||
| 200 | 2 | "A Game of Inches" | Anna Dokoza | Andrew Gettens & Lauren MacKenzie | October 8, 2025 | 1101 | 5.05[6] |
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As the ED staff dishes on the "Dasher" news, a visiting Will Halstead rushes in carrying Jasper, a downed teenage drug mule. Hostility between Ripley and Archer surfaces as they operate on a man whose artificial height extensions have become infected. Goodwin gives Halstead's young stepson, Owen, a notebook to journal about his upcoming brotherhood (his mother, Natalie Manning, and Will are expecting a baby). Asher discovers a soon-to-be father has gastric cancer. Lenox fearlessly stands up to an armed cocaine dealer in the OR who demands the stash in Jasper's stomach. Gunfire rings out. In Seattle, Manning is contacted by Goodwin: Owen has been shot. | |||||||
| 201 | 3 | "Horseshoes and Hand Grenades" | Anthony Nardolillo | Stephen Hootstein | October 15, 2025 | 1103 | 5.66[7] |
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Manning is determined to donate a kidney to Owen despite the risk to her unborn child and discouragement from Halstead, Archer, and Asher. Charles jars back the memory of a naval lieutenant in a dissociative fugue state who was found in the Chicago River. Goodwin, Lenox, and Frost mediate when a brain dead man's estranged parents request to extract his sperm over his lover's objections. Archer and Asher succeed in the kidney transfer, sparing Manning's baby. Halstead learns how much Owen loves him from his journal and asks the recovering boy if he can adopt him. | |||||||
| 202 | 4 | "Found Family" | Tess Malone | Zoe Cheng | October 22, 2025 | 1105 | 5.28[8] |
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Charles challenges automated FMRI diagnosis pushed by new psychiatrist Rabari when dealing with a furniture maker who deliberately severed his own hand. Frost bonds with a 10-year-old auto immune deficiency patient whose need for stem cells reveals an IVF mix-up in her biological parentage. Lenox tries to curb her reckless streak treating a violently abused newlywed. Ripley insists debt-ridden Frost become his roommate. | |||||||
| 203 | 5 | "What's Hiding in the Dark" | Rashidi Harper | Meridith Friedman | October 29, 2025 | 1104 | 5.42[9] |
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Halloween haunts the ED. Asher and Archer argue over how to co-parent. Charles deals with turning 65 while helping a foster child who suffers from "demon-face" syndrome. Goodwin is shocked by a volatile outburst from her ex-husband, Bert, as his dementia worsens. Det. Kim Burgess is called in to investigate the whereabouts of a coed's newborn. Ripley trick-or-treats with Sadie and her daughter, assuring he's committed to them. Lenox marvels at her irresponsible brother's turnabout as her own personal behavior slides. | |||||||
| 204 | 6 | "The Story of Us" | Andi Behring | Deanna Shumaker | November 5, 2025 | 1106 | 5.35[10] |
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Goodwin's offspring (including long absent David) gather for a complicated good-bye to their dying father. Asher gives romantic advice to Sadie on Ripley and Howard on Frost. Lenox connects with Jabo, a tattoo artist, as she traces his anemia to blood-poisoning. The search for the pet rabbit of a hornet-stung patient brings flirtatious sparks between Frost and paramedic Novak (from Firehouse 51). Sadie breaks up with Ripley. | |||||||
| 205 | 7 | "Double Down" | Anna Dokoza | Ashley Bower & Eli Jarmel | November 12, 2025 | 1108 | 5.63[11] |
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A rainstorm knocks out power at Gaffney amid usual turmoil. Ripley stalls the discharge of Devin Carter, a suspected abuser, so Lenox can check on the welfare of his wife. A terminal patient undergoes surgery to attend his child's birth. Archer's son, Sean, supports him being a father again. Charles and Rabari come down on opposite sides of continuing a drug trial on a gymnast. Frost's mojo creates a romantic triangle with Novak and Howard. Lenox is attacked by Carter in his house. | |||||||
| 206 | 8 | "Triple Threat" | Jonathan Brown | Stephen Hootstein | January 7, 2026 | 1109 | N/A |
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The day after the blackout, ED staffers face consequences for their actions. Lenox and Ripley cover for battered spouse, Faye, after she killed her husband who was holding them hostage. Goodwin reviews Archer and oncologist Kingston resuming a questionable surgery when the hospital's power went down. Charles considers retirement following his tough call denying a suicidal patient a heart transplant. Asher and Archer learn they are expecting a girl. | |||||||
| 207 | 9 | "Blindsided" | Cherie Nowlan | Andrew Gettens & Lauren MacKenzie | January 14, 2026 | 1107 | N/A |
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Road rage lands three patients in the ED: Asher delivers the baby of a cab passenger, Ripley hunts for the driver's Filipino family to approve surgery, and Charles and Rabari evaluate the agitator with a misdiagnosed hormone deficiency. Frost's "Nick of Time" costar, Ian, asks he consider appearing in the series reboot. Archer does not hit it off with Asher's conservative contractor dad. Charles' panic attacks increase. Goodwin strives to recall positive times with her late ex, Bert, before his troubling final years. | |||||||
| 208 | 10 | "Frost on Fire" | Bethany Rooney | Meridith Friedman | January 21, 2026 | 1110 | N/A |
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Frost clears paramedic Novak of overdosing a college basketball star when he proves the girl has an ultra rapid metabolism. Asher and Lenox discover an endangered second fetus in a surrogate. Ripley faces resistance from the grown abused daughter of a seemingly sweet dementia patient. Asher encourages Archer to date Kingston. Goodwin chooses a nursing home caregiver for a hospital externship over a board member's nephew. Mutual PTSD pushes Lenox and Ripley to hook up in a supply closet. | |||||||
| 209 | 11 | "Our So-Called Lives" | Elisabeth Rohm | Zoe Cheng | January 28, 2026 | 1111 | N/A |
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Charles' longtime friends, Drs. Howie and Suzie Mankiewicz, have a devastating decision when she faces high-risk brain surgery or permanent disability. Archer locks horns with a rodeo rider who refuses treatment for spinal injuries. A year after Sully's death, his widow Lynne and Ripley spread his ashes at Wrigley Field. Kingston interferes with Asher's diagnosis of a pregnant ex-cancer patient. Suzie does not survive in the OR. Lenox and Ripley are inspired to take their relationship beyond the physical. | |||||||
| 210 | 12 | "Spill Your Guts" | Gonzalo Amat | Conor Patrick Hogan | February 4, 2026 | 1112 | N/A |
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A trio of eager psych students shadow Charles on an intense day in the ED. Frost rejects his greedy, estranged parents when he and Asher treat an anemic teen whose mother sacrifices all to move them out of Chicago's cold. A patient who co-owns a pizza joint with his brother is diagnosed with celiac disease following a violent mental break. Goodwin performs an open heart procedure on a disgruntled board member during a chartered flight. One of Charles' charges switches majors after witnessing Lenox lose a young gunshot victim. Frost's fling with Novak intensifies. | |||||||
| 211 | 13 | "Reckoning, Part II" | Jonathan Brown | Meridith Friedman | March 4, 2026 | 1117 | TBD |
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Gaffney's ED converts into an isolated ward as the staff masks up to treat victims of a contagious toxin. Archer is furious when Asher risks exposure to perform a c-section in an ambulance outside the secured perimeter. Fire Squad members Cruz and Capp are infected and admitted. Frost tends to his recent ex, Novak. Charles breaks the news of a young firefighter's death to her mother. FBI agent Hailey Upton and army black op Jay Halstead (both former Chicago P.D.) team with Goodwin, Sgt. Voight, Lenox, and Chief Pascal to track the local insurgent responsible for the outbreak. This episode continues a crossover event that begins on Chicago Fire season 14 episode 13 and concludes on Chicago P.D. season 13 episode 13. | |||||||
| 212 | 14 | "Twist & Shout" | Jonathan Brown | Stephen Hootstein | March 11, 2026 | 1113 | TBD |
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Drunken St. Patrick's Day revelers descend on the ED. Charles makes Frost see his distrust of a re-diagnosed bipolar patient stems from unresolved anger he holds for his parents. Archer and Lenox treat injured buddies when a bucket list stunt goes wrong. Asher traces a divorcing woman's surprise pregnancy to an Ambien-induced tryst with her ex. Ripley is speechless when Lenox openly acknowledges their affair to Goodwin. | |||||||
| 213 | 15 | "The Cost of Living" | Andi Behring | Andrew Gettens & Lauren Mackenzie | March 18, 2026 | 1114 | TBD |
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Expecting parents Esme and Jeremy Lockhart return to Gaffney: she in labor, he about to succumb to cancer. Charles' CBD patient, a lottery winner who relies on a Magic 8 Ball, offers to fund Rabari's research if it will cure her. Frost's father, James, has been lying about having MS when his actual ailment is a spinal tumor. Asher delivers the Lockharts' daughter while Archer helps Jeremy record messages to be played after his death. Frost reluctantly agrees to act in the "Nick of Time" reboot, financing James' meds. | |||||||
| 214 | 16 | "The Book of Charles" | TBA | Deanna Shumaker | April 1, 2026 | 1116 | TBD |
Production
Casting
It was announced on August 28, 2025, that original cast member Marlyne Barrett was stepping back from the series, citing personal reasons,[12] and would not be returning for Season 11. Barrett's character was said to have left the hospital prior to the season premiere.
Series showrunner Allen MacDonald said in an interview on May 25, 2025, that he planned to bring back "another original cast member or two".[13] The returnees were later confirmed to be Nick Gehlfuss and Torrey DeVitto, who both returned in the second episode (which was also the show's 200th episode). Gehlfuss' return was announced ahead of time,[14] but DeVitto's was kept a surprise until the episode aired. Both actors also appeared in the next episode which followed directly on from the previous one.
Crossover
A new three part crososver between Chicago Med and its two sister shows Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. was announced on January 21, 2026[15]. The episodes will form the 13th episodes of the season for each show, and they aired on March 4, 2026.
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
Ref. |
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| 1 | "We All Fall Down" | October 1, 2025 | 0.4 | 5.36 | 0.1 | 1.64 | 0.5 | 6.99 | [5] |
| 2 | "A Game of Inches" | October 8, 2025 | 0.3 | 5.05 | 0.1 | 1.58 | 0.4 | 6.63 | [6] |
| 3 | "Horseshoes and Hand Grenades" | October 15, 2025 | 0.4 | 5.66 | 0.1 | 1.65 | 0.5 | 7.31 | [7] |
| 4 | "Found Family" | October 22, 2025 | 0.3 | 5.28 | 0.1 | 1.48 | 0.4 | 6.75 | [8] |
| 5 | "What's Hiding in the Dark" | October 29, 2025 | 0.3 | 5.42 | 0.1 | 1.57 | 0.5 | 6.99 | [9] |
| 6 | "The Story of Us" | November 5, 2025 | 0.4 | 5.35 | 0.1 | 1.54 | 0.5 | 6.89 | [10] |
| 7 | "Double Down" | November 12, 2025 | 0.3 | 5.63 | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | [11] |
References
- ^ https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/chicago-med-season-11-renewal-nbc-series-set-to-return-for-fall-2025/ Chicago Med: Season 11 Renewal; NBC Series Set to Return, with Cost Cuts
- ^ https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/what-to-know-about-chicago-med-season-11-premiere-date-cast-details What to Know About Chicago Med Season 11: Premiere Date, Cast, Details
- ^ a b "Shows A-Z – Chicago Med on NBC". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ^ a b "Chicago Med". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved March 12, 2026.
- ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (October 3, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: NBC and CBS Share in Broadcast Leadership with Returns of Programming in Regular Time Slots". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 3, 2025.
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- ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (October 17, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: NBC and FS1 Again Share Victory on the Night". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
- ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (October 24, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: ESPN Leads Prime Time Among Key Adult Demos with NBA, Inside the NBA Hits 2-Year High for Regular Season in ESPN Debut". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
- ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (October 31, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: MLB World Series a Domestic and International Success". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
- ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (November 7, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: NBC Leeds Primetime in Total Viewers and CBS Earns Demo Victory". Programming Insider. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
- ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (November 14, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: The Golden Bachelor on ABC Achieves 7-Week High in Total Viewers with Season Finale". Programming Insider. Retrieved November 14, 2025.
- ^ https://deadline.com/2025/08/marlyne-barrett-leaving-chicago-med-maggie-1236500216/ Original Cast Member Marlyne Barrett Stepping Back From ‘Chicago Med’
- ^ https://www.tvline.com/casting-news/chicago-med-season-11-returning-cast-characters-1235451876/ Chicago Med Is Plotting The Return Of Original Cast Member(s) Next Season, EP Reveals — Who Should Come Back?
- ^ https://www.cbr.com/chicago-med-season-11-will-halstead-return-confirmed/ Original Chicago Med Star Returning for Season 11 2 Years After Surprise Exit
- ^ https://deadline.com/2026/01/one-chicago-crossover-event-2026-premiere-date-1236691974/ One Chicago Sets First Crossover Event Of 2026 For ‘Med,’ ‘Fire’ & ‘P.D.’