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Genre | Procedural drama |
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Composer | Atli Örvarsson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 13 |
No. of episodes | 260 (list of episodes) |
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Production locations | Cinespace Chicago Film Studios, Chicago, Illinois |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 40–44 minutes |
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Network | NBC |
Release | October 10, 2012 – present |
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Chicago Fire is an American television drama series broadcast by NBC. The series was created by Derek Haas and Michael Brandt and the series is the first installment of the Chicago franchise. It stars Jesse Spencer, Taylor Kinney, Monica Raymund, Lauren German, Charlie Barnett, David Eigenberg, Teri Reeves, Eamonn Walker, Yuri Sardarov, Christian Stolte, Joe Miñoso, Kara Killmer, Dora Madison Burge, Steven R. McQueen, Miranda Rae Mayo, Annie Ilonzeh, Alberto Rosende, Daniel Kyri, Adriyan Rae, Hanako Greensmith, Jake Lockett, Jocelyn Hudon and Dermot Mulroney, [1] it premiered on October 10, 2012. As of November 20,2024 [update] , the series has aired 260 episodes. In April 2023, the series was renewed for a twelfth season, [2] which premiered on January 17, 2024. [3] In March 2024, the series was renewed for a thirteenth season, which premiered on September 25, 2024. [4] [5]
The show explores the professional and personal lives of the firefighters, rescue personnel, and paramedics of the Chicago Fire Department at the fictional Firehouse 51, home of the fictional Engine 51, Truck 81, Rescue Squad 3 and Ambulance 61.
As of Season 01 to Season 09 the Firehouse units are:
As of Season 10 to Season 12 the Firehouse units are:
As of Season 13 to Present the Firehouse units are:
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Average viewers (million) | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||||
1 | 24 | October 10, 2012 | May 22, 2013 | 51 | 7,78 [36] | |
2 | 22 | September 24, 2013 | May 13, 2014 | 31 | 9,70 [37] | |
3 | 23 | September 23, 2014 | May 12, 2015 | 47 | 9,65 [38] | |
4 | 23 | October 13, 2015 | May 17, 2016 | 31 | 10,47 [39] | |
5 | 22 | October 11, 2016 | May 16, 2017 | 26 | 9,92 [40] | |
6 | 23 | September 28, 2017 | May 10, 2018 | 29 | 9,67 [41] | |
7 | 22 | September 26, 2018 | May 22, 2019 | 14 | 11,37 [42] | |
8 | 20 | September 25, 2019 | April 15, 2020 | 8 | 11,70 [43] | |
9 | 16 | November 11, 2020 | May 26, 2021 | 7 | 10,23 [44] | |
10 | 22 | September 22, 2021 | May 25, 2022 | 7 | 9,84 [45] | |
11 | 22 | September 21, 2022 | May 24, 2023 | 7 | 9,25 [46] | |
12 | 13 | January 17, 2024 | May 22, 2024 | 7 | 8,79 [47] | |
13 | TBA | September 25, 2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
The series pilot, co-written by creators Michael Brandt and Derek Haas, was filmed in Chicago and, according to an NBC representative, the series would continue to be filmed there. [53] Producer John L. Roman was involved from the beginning having worked with the Chicago Fire Department and Deputy District Chief Steve "Chik" Chikerotis on Backdraft. [54] Mayor of Chicago Rahm Emanuel made an appearance in the series' pilot episode. Emanuel stated: "It's easier being mayor than playing mayor. I told them I'd do it under one condition: the TV show is making an investment to the Firefighters' Widows and Orphans Fund." [55]
The title "Chicago Fire" sparked some confusion in the show's first season due to it duplicating the name of a local professional soccer team, the Chicago Fire Soccer Club (later renamed Chicago Fire FC). Actor Taylor Kinney has said "If you (say) 'We're working on Chicago Fire,' they ask you if you're a soccer player." [56] Producer Dick Wolf hoped that fans of the team might watch the show. [56] The Chicago Fire sports team accepted the shared name and showed the series premiere on October 2, 2012, at Toyota Park after a game with the Philadelphia Union. [57]
The network placed an order for the series in May 2012. [58] After receiving an additional script order in October, Chicago Fire was picked up for a full season on November 8, 2012. [59] [60] On January 29, 2013, Chicago Fire had its episode total increased from 22 to 23. [61] One week later, on February 6, 2013, Chicago Fire received one more episode, giving it a total of 24 episodes for season one. [62] The pilot episode had an early release at NBC.com, before the series' premiere on television. [63]
On November 9, 2015, NBC renewed the series for a fifth season. [64] [65] The season premiered on October 11, 2016. [66]
On May 9, 2018, NBC renewed the series for a seventh season, [67] which premiered on September 26, 2018. [68] On February 26, 2019, NBC renewed the series for an eighth season, [69] which premiered on September 25, 2019. [70] In February 2020, the series was renewed for its ninth, tenth, and eleventh season. [71] The tenth season premiered on September 22, 2021. [72] The eleventh season premiered on September 21, 2022. [73] On April 10, 2023, NBC renewed the series for a twelfth season, [2] which premiered on January 17, 2024. [3] On March 21, 2024, NBC renewed the series for a thirteenth season which premiered on September 25, 2024. [4] [5]
For the first five seasons Matt Olmstead, Michael Brandt, and Derek Haas served as the series showrunners. Dick Wolf is also credited as a co-showrunner for the third season alongside Olmstead, Brandt, and Haas. Beginning with the sixth season, Haas took over as the sole showrunner. [74] Executive producer Andrea Newman was promoted to co-showrunner with Haas for the tenth and eleventh seasons. [75] Haas stepped down from his position ahead of the twelfth season while Newman took over as sole showrunner. [76]
The building used in the show for the firehouse exteriors is a working Chicago Fire Department firehouse, and is the headquarters of Engine 18, located at 1360 South Blue Island Avenue at Maxwell Street, between 13th & Racine. Housed here is ALS Engine 18, 2–2–1 (Deputy District Chief – 1st District), 2–1–21 (1st District Chief), 6–4–16 (High-Rise Response Unit), and ALS Ambulance 65. The interiors of Firehouse 51 are filmed at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios. The station house used for exteriors in Chicago PD is just a few blocks away at 949 West Maxwell Street at Morgan Street (interiors likewise filmed at Cinespace).
Chicago artist and retired firefighter Lee J. Kowalski's oil paintings of fire scenes can be spotted in several episodes.
Molly's, a small bar owned by Herrmann, Dawson and Mouch, was filmed at Lotties in Bucktown. [77] [78] Filming no longer takes place on location to avoid disrupting business. Instead, the interior and exterior surroundings were recreated at Cinespace. [79]
In November 2012, WGN-TV reported a plane crash at 29th and Martin Luther King Drive on their morning newscast and showed live footage for a few minutes before realizing it was merely a set piece staged for Chicago Fire and not an actual emergency situation. [80]
On March 13, 2020, Universal Television shut down production on the series due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [81]
Production on the series was temporarily halted on September 14, 2022, after a shooting occurred near the set. [82]
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On Metacritic, the first season has a score of 49 out of 100 based on reviews from 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [83]
Season | Timeslot (ET) | No. of episodes | Premiered | Ended | TV season | Rank | Viewers (million) | ||
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1 | Wednesday 10:00 p.m. | 24 | October 10, 2012 | 6.61 [84] | May 22, 2013 | 6.13 [85] | 2012–13 | 51 | 7.78 [86] |
2 | Tuesday 10:00 p.m. | 22 | September 24, 2013 | 8.90 [87] | May 13, 2014 | 7.12 [88] | 2013–14 | 31 | 9.70 [89] |
3 | 23 | September 23, 2014 | 9.14 [90] | May 12, 2015 | 6.66 [91] | 2014–15 | 47 | 9.65 [38] | |
4 | 23 | October 13, 2015 | 7.37 [92] | May 17, 2016 | 7.91 [93] | 2015–16 | 31 | 10.47 [39] | |
5 | 22 | October 11, 2016 | 7.52 [94] | May 16, 2017 | 6.30 [95] | 2016–17 | 26 | 9.92 [40] | |
6 | Thursday 10:00 p.m. | 23 | September 28, 2017 | 7.19 [96] | May 10, 2018 | 5.95 [97] | 2017–18 | 29 | 9.67 [41] |
7 | Wednesday 9:00 p.m. [98] | 22 | September 26, 2018 | 8.08 [99] | May 22, 2019 | 7.51 [100] | 2018–19 | 14 | 11.70 [101] |
8 | 20 | September 25, 2019 | 7.32 [102] | April 15, 2020 | 9.46 [103] | 2019–20 | 8 | 11.70 [104] | |
9 | 16 | November 11, 2020 | 7.23 [105] | May 26, 2021 | 7.26 [106] | 2020–21 | 7 | 10.23 [44] | |
10 | 22 | September 22, 2021 | 7.27 [107] | May 25, 2022 | 7.03 [108] | 2021–22 | 5 | 9.84 [109] | |
11 | 22 | September 21, 2022 | 6.75 [110] | May 24, 2023 | 6.09 [111] | 2022–23 | 5 | 9.25 [112] | |
12 | 13 | January 17, 2024 | 7.00 [113] | May 22, 2024 | 5.79 [114] | 2023–24 | 8 | 8.79 [115] | |
13 | September 25, 2024 | 5.60 [116] | 2024–25 |
On March 27, 2013, NBC announced plans for a proposed spin-off of Chicago Fire, the police procedural drama Chicago P.D. that would involve the Chicago Police Department, the spin-off series being created and produced by Dick Wolf, with Derek Haas, Michael Brandt, and Matt Olmstead serving as executive producers. [117] [118] It premiered on January 8, 2014.
The show follows an Intelligence Unit of the police and is filmed entirely in Chicago. The main cast includes Jason Beghe, Jon Seda, Sophia Bush, Jesse Lee Soffer, Patrick Flueger, Elias Koteas, Marina Squerciati, LaRoyce Hawkins and Archie Kao.
In February 2015, NBC announced plans to make another spin-off, the medical drama Chicago Med . A special backdoor pilot episode of the show aired during Chicago Fire's third season. [119] On May 1, 2015, Chicago Med was officially ordered to a series, [120] starring Oliver Platt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Nick Gehlfuss, Yaya DaCosta, Torrey DeVitto, Rachel DiPillo, Marlyne Barrett, Colin Donnell and Brian Tee. It premiered on November 17, 2015.
Chicago Fire was the first show of what would become the Chicago franchise. [121] Additionally, Chicago P.D. aired a backdoor pilot of the short-lived legal drama series Chicago Justice , which ran from March 1, to May 14, 2017.
Chicago Fire is broadcast by NBC in the United States. The latest five episodes of Chicago Fire are available on Hulu with a subscription. [122] Season 4 is available on NBC.com [123] and the NBC app [124] with a cable subscription. All episodes are available from electronic sell-through platforms such as iTunes, [125] Amazon Instant Video, [126] and Vudu. [127] The series is available for streaming on Peacock along with Chicago P.D. , Chicago Med , Law & Order , Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Law & Order: Criminal Intent . [128]
In Canada, the series aired on Global for seven seasons, then moved to Citytv.[ citation needed ]
In Malaysia, the series aired on PRIMEtime for eight seasons, then moved to HITS Now. [129]
In the United Kingdom and Ireland the series airs as part of the One Chicago block 8pm through 11pm. Earlier seasons were shown on the now defunct Universal channel before moving to Sky Witness. All episodes are available +7 days and on demand. [130]
Ion Television has acquired the off-network rights to air the series. Episodes began airing in June 2021. [131] MyNetworkTV also acquired the off-network rights to air the series. Episodes began airing in September 2021. [132]
Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
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2013 | ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards | Top Television Series | Chicago Fire | Won |
Imagen Foundation Awards | Best Actress/Television | Monica Raymund | Won | |
Best Primetime Television Program | Chicago Fire | Nominated | ||
Best Actor/Television | Joe Minoso | Nominated | ||
Online Film & Television Association | Best Sound in a Series | Jeffery Kaplan, Todd Morrissey, Peter Reale, Alex Riordan | Nominated | |
Prism Awards | Best Drama Episode – "Professional Courtesey" | Chicago Fire | Won | |
Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Show: Action | Chicago Fire | Nominated | |
Choice TV Actor: Action | Jesse Spencer | Nominated | ||
Choice TV Actress: Action | Monica Raymund | Nominated | ||
2014 | Imagen Foundation Awards | Best Supporting Actor/Television | Joe Minoso | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress/Television | Monica Raymund | Nominated | ||
People's Choice Awards | Favorite Network TV Drama | Chicago Fire | Nominated | |
2015 | Imagen Foundation Awards | Best Supporting Actor/Television | Joe Minoso | Nominated |
Best Supporting Actress/Television | Monica Raymund | Nominated | ||
People's Choice Awards | Favorite Network TV Drama | Chicago Fire | Nominated | |
Favorite Dramatic TV Actor | Taylor Kinney | Nominated | ||
Favorite TV Character We Miss Most | Lauren German | Nominated | ||
Prism Awards | Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline – Mental Health | Chicago Fire | Won | |
2016 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Dramatic TV Actor | Taylor Kinney | Won |
Prism Awards | Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline – Substance Use | Chicago Fire | Nominated | |
Imagen Foundation Awards [133] | Best Supporting Actor/Television | Joe Minoso | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actress/Television | Monica Raymund | Nominated | ||
2017 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Network TV Drama | Chicago Fire | Nominated |
Favorite Dramatic TV Actor | Taylor Kinney | Nominated | ||
Imagen Foundation Awards [134] | Best Primetime Television Program – Drama | Chicago Fire | Nominated | |
Best Supporting Actor – Television | Joe Minoso | Nominated | ||
2024 | People's Choice Awards[ citation needed ] | The Drama Show of the Year | Chicago Fire | Nominated |
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So, will Jesse be back this season? Jesse Spencer will be back — our beloved Matt Casey. We can't live without him. He's truly the best.