| Chicago Med | |
|---|---|
| Season 10 | |
| Showrunners | |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 25, 2024 – May 21, 2025 |
| Season chronology | |
The tenth 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 March 21, 2024.. [1] Storylines centered around vast layoffs and restructuring at Gaffney and other Chicago hospitals. The season premiered on September 25, 2024. [2] .
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [3] | Directed by | Written by [4] | Original release date [3] | Prod. code [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | 1 | "Sink Or Swim" | Anna Dokoza | Allen MacDonald | September 25, 2024 | 1001 | 5.46 [5] |
Gaffney staff are put on high alert after a commuter ship capsizes. Two new doctors are introduced, Caitlin Lenox, attending physician and co-lead of the ED with Archer, and John Frost, a physician at a closing hospital who brings in a young patient in need of an MRI. Asher and Archer deal with a pregnant victim with a pieces of metal lodged in her stomach. Sharon announces that another hospital is closing and are forced to take in other patients. Ripley's fate as a doctor hangs in the balance following an altercation with one of his past patients. | |||||||
| 178 | 2 | "Bite Your Tongue" | Anthony Nardolillo | Stephen Hootstein | October 2, 2024 | 1002 | 5.52 [6] |
Archer and Lenox work together on separate patients with similar symptoms and no clear answer for treatment. Asher asks for Charles' advice on a pregnant patient who might be experiencing a schizophrenic episode. Frost is forced to reveal news to a patient's parents that their son has terminal cancer. Ripley faces suspension on the fallout from Pawel. Sharon is forced to make difficult on cutting doctors and nurses from Gaffney. | |||||||
| 179 | 3 | "Trust Fall" | Tess Malone | Lauren Mackenzie & Andrew Gettens | October 9, 2024 | 1003 | 5.33 [7] |
Archer asks for Charles' assistance with a heart patient whose grown accustomed to an AI companion. Asher asks for Maggie's help with a pregnant patient who has trust issues with doctors and clashes with Lenox with her role in the ED. Ripley and Asher's relationship turns sour after Sully turns himself in. | |||||||
| 180 | 4 | "Blurred Lines" | Gonzalo Amat | Meridith Friedman | October 16, 2024 | 1004 | 5.44 [8] |
Ripley and Charles work with a patient with a rare eye disorder. Frost begins to suspect a father of a patient of deception about his daughter's condition. Asher deals with a fatal pregnancy patient. Sharon looks into the death threat that she received. | |||||||
| 181 | 5 | "Bad Habits" | Anna Dokoza | Danny Weiss | October 23, 2024 | 1005 | 6.05 [9] |
Chaos ensues on Halloween when a patient bites Frost's arm when treating him for rabies. Asher assists Ripley with a patient who is a practicing nun who didn't know was pregnant. Maggie deals with Asher's patient, a child who has autism. Sharon continues to be convinced that an intruder had broken into her home. | |||||||
| 182 | 6 | "Forget Me Not" | Michael Pressman | Lauren Glover | November 6, 2024 | 1006 | 6.01 [10] |
Frost and Charles help a patient who is experiencing amnesia. Archer and Lenox butt heads treating a child patient waiting for parental consent to perform surgery. Maggie helps a 16-year-old mother who is looking to give up her child for adoption. Goodwin discovers the individual accused of stalking her. | |||||||
| 183 | 7 | "Family Matters" | Bethany Rooney | Ryan Michael Johnson | November 13, 2024 | 1007 | 5.98 [11] |
Tensions between Archer and Lenox come to a head when the pair cannot coexist as co-leads of the ED forcing Goodwin to make a difficult decision. Ripley and Frost are put into a unique situation with a patient that has a DNR request. | |||||||
| 184 | 8 | "Love Will Tear Us Apart" | Lee Friedlander | Deanna Shumaker | November 20, 2024 | 1008 | 5.86 [12] |
Charles reunites with his former intern Sarah Reese as they argue about the best course for her patient. Lenox and Ripley tend to a patient with a near severed spinal cord. Archer considers leaving Chicago after he is forced to step down as chief of the Emergency Department. After being denied release, Ripley seeks alternatives for his terminal friend, Sully, to see his infant son one last time. Goodwin is confronted with the person with her stalker. | |||||||
| 185 | 9 | "No Love Lost" | Cherie Nowlan | Ashley Bower & Eli Jarmel | January 8, 2025 | 1009 | 6.17 [13] |
Goodwin is rushed into emergency surgery after being stabbed, forcing her daughter to make a difficult decision after losing a lot of blood. Charles is charged with a misconduct charge by Sarah Reese after involuntarily committing her patient. Frost and Abrams butt heads with a child patient who needs brain surgery. | |||||||
| 186 | 10 | "Broken Hearts" | Edward Ornelas | Andrew Gettens & Lauren Mackenzie | January 22, 2025 | 1010 | 6.03 [14] |
A team of doctors work around the clock to separate conjoined twins. Ripley asks Lenox with helping his friend Sully to spend more time with his newborn before being sent back to jail. Asher and her sister reunited after 5 years to ask for a favor in which she's not comfortable doing. Archer deals with an overbearing patient who has minor back pain. Maggie contemplates breaking up with Loren. | |||||||
| 187 | 11 | "In the Trenches: Part II" | Anna Dokoza | Stephen Hootstein | January 29, 2025 | 1011 | 6.55 [15] |
The cave-ins in mid-Chicago carry over to Gaffney when Sgt. Trudy Platt is severely wounded after pursuing an offender responsible for a major gas explosion. Lt Kelly Severide, Archer, and Chief Don Pascal figure out a plan to rescue Lieutenant Stella Kidd and Officer Adam Ruzek trapped in a subway car. This episode continues a crossover event that begins on Chicago Fire season 13 episode 11 and concludes on Chicago P.D. season 12 episode 11. | |||||||
| 188 | 12 | "In The Wake" | Sharon Lewis | Meridith Friedman | February 5, 2025 | 1012 | 6.27 [16] |
Asher deals with a pregnant patient who claims she was attacked but actually jumped off a bridge in a suicide attempt. The hospital understaffed and nurses are forced to attend to other duties leading nurse Doris to make a mistake with a patient. Hannah grows concerned as Ripley struggles to cope with the loss of Sully. Goodwin is diagnosed with PTSI following her attack. | |||||||
| 189 | 13 | "Take a Look in the Mirror" | Andi Behring | Danny Weiss | February 19, 2025 | 1013 | 6.28 [17] |
Ripley's self-destructive behavior comes to a head when the person he attacked is rushed to Gaffney for an emergency surgery. Lenox's mentorship is questioned when her student doctor begins to judge her professional opinion on a tricky surgery. Charles testifies for a colleague. Asher tends to a patient who has a ectopic pregnancy from being raped. | |||||||
| 190 | 14 | "Acid Test" | Brian Tee | Lauren Glover | February 26, 2025 | 1014 | 5.96 [18] |
Goodwin and the staff at Gaffney are put on high alert when an inspector comes to test the hospital for a surprise inspection. Ripley lends a helping hand to Sully's fiancée and her child after being suspended for his behavior. Frost and Lenox tend to a patient who was accidentally shot by their sibling. Asher tends to a patient who is suspected to have toxic shock syndrome. Archer gets high on acid after treating a partygoer. | |||||||
| 191 | 15 | "Down in a Hole" | Anna Dakota | Allen MacDonald | March 5, 2025 | 1015 | 5.80 [19] |
The CFD (led by Lt. "Mouch" McHolland) race to rescue Ripley who is trapped in a makeshift tunnel after he rescues two people falling in a well. Frost runs into a former co-star from his acting days in the ED. Asher learns that her sister is pregnant via IVF. | |||||||
| 192 | 16 | "Poster Child" | Anthony Nardolillo | Conor Patrick Hogan & Dylan Johnson | March 26, 2025 | 1016 | 5.92 [20] |
A patient from Goodwin's past who has been in a coma for 22 years is rushed into Gaffney for a possible stroke. Charles and Frost deal with a child patient who is struggling with their sexuality to the dismissal of his parents. Frost tries to navigate old feelings from his former co-star from his acting days. Ripley recovers from his injuries and regains his position in the ED. | |||||||
| 193 | 17 | "The Book of Archer" | Olenka Denysenko | Deanna Shumaker | April 2, 2025 | 1017 | 5.70 [21] |
Archer deals with the loss of his ex-wife while at the same time is asked to step in as chief of the ED while Lenox takes a personal day. Archer and Charles tend to a child patient who had a heart transplant complains that the heart is rejecting him. Asher tends to a pregnant patient who discovers a mass on her ovary. Maggie’s continues to deal with the shortages of nurses. | |||||||
| 194 | 18 | "Together One Last Time" | Joanna Kerns | Ryan Michael Johnson | April 16, 2025 | 1018 | 5.61 [22] |
Asher admits Lizzy for compilations during her pregnancy and discovers the baby has no heartbeat. Charles and Lenox assess a patient who has an undiagnosed heart condition and an over-sexed ex-wife with memory issues. Frost advocates for a child snake bite victim whose parents are obsessed with their social media profile. Asher and Ripley end their relationship. | |||||||
| 195 | 19 | "The Stories We Tell Ourselves" | Tess Malone | Meridith Friedman | April 23, 2025 | 1019 | 5.38 [23] |
Maggie and Goodwin clash over negotiations for the new nurses contract. Frost and Charles deal with a child patient abandoned by his mother. Goodwin discovers Washington has kept their relationship a secret from his 35-year-old daughter. Paramedic Matt donates a portion of his kidney to a teenager struck by his ambulance. Asher considers being a surrogate for Lizzy. | |||||||
| 196 | 20 | "The Invisible Hand" | Anna Dokoza | Stephen Hootstein | May 7, 2025 | 1020 | 5.37 [24] |
Goodwin mediates for the pending strike after Maggie and the nurses stage an effective sick-out. Lenox is romanced by suave cardiologist Hayes and then learns he sexually harassed intern Naomi Howard. Archer and Frost bet on who will be first to check out their inflated patient loads. Ripley treats an aging lothario engaged to Charles' defensive mother, Margaret. | |||||||
| 197 | 21 | "Baby Mine..." | Gonzalo Amat | Lauren Mackenzie & Andrew Gettens | May 14, 2025 | 1021 | 5.17 [25] |
Organ donor lungs intended for Frost's cystic fibrosis patient are hijacked by a wealthy man for his dying daughter. Goodwin backs reluctant Howard in her claims against Hayes. Charles gives a honest eulogy at his mother's funeral. Lenox makes a deal with her wayward brother, Kip, that both will be tested for a genetic disorder. Asher learns she cannot be a surrogate because she is already pregnant. | |||||||
| 198 | 22 | "...Don't You Cry" | Anna Dokoza | Allen MacDonald | May 21, 2025 | 1022 | 5.81 [26] |
Charles seeks advice from Sarah Reese on how to separate professional from personal after his daughter, Anna, attempts suicide. Goodwin is directed by the board to fire Washington, which ends their relationship. The designated recipient of transplant lungs donates them to Frost and Maggie's passed-over patient. Lenox tests positive for GSS, a prion disease. Ripley reunites with Sadie, the woman he rescued, while Asher reaches out to the father of her unborn child: Archer. | |||||||
On June 28, 2024, it was confirmed that Dominic Rains would be leaving the cast after five seasons at the end of Season 9 [27] . His character was written out at the end of that season, with a leaving party being mentioned in the Season 10 premiere.
It was announced on August 5, 2024 that Sarah Ramos and Darren Barnet were added as series regulars for Season 10 [28] . Both characters made their debuts in the season premiere.
As with the previous season, all of the main cast missed at least one episode due to budget reasons, which was a condition of the show being renewed [29]
Previous showrunners Andrew Schneider and Diane Frolov had stepped down from the role at the end of Season 9 [30] , and their replacement was announced as Allen MacDonald [31] on May 22, 2024.
This was also the first season to break with the tradition of each episode title having the same number of words as the season number. The season premiere, "Sink or Swim", did have 10 letters, but this was simply a co-incidence.
In January 2025 the Chicago shows aired their first full crossover since 2019. [32] The episodes, called "In the Trenches", were filmed in late 2024 and saw the casts of the three shows dealing with a gas explosion at a givernment building that also caused a subway car to be trapped underground. The episodes were described as a "three-hour action movie" by Anastasia Puglisi, Wolf Entertainment Executive Vice President and co-executive producer of the One Chicago series [33]
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sink Or Swim" | September 25, 2024 | 0.3 | 5.46 | — | — | — | — | [5] |
| 2 | "Bite Your Tongue" | October 2, 2024 | 0.4 | 5.52 | — | — | — | — | [6] |
| 3 | "Trust Fall" | October 9, 2024 | 0.4 | 5.33 | — | — | — | — | [7] |
| 4 | "Blurred Lines" | October 16, 2024 | 0.4 | 5.44 | 0.2 | 1.77 | 0.5 | 7.21 | [8] |
| 5 | "Bad Habits" | October 23, 2024 | 0.4 | 6.05 | 0.1 | 1.56 | 0.6 | 7.62 | [9] |
| 6 | "Forget Me Not" | November 6, 2024 | 0.4 | 6.01 | 0.1 | 1.67 | 0.6 | 7.68 | [10] |
| 7 | "Family Matters" | November 13, 2024 | 0.4 | 5.98 | 0.1 | 1.65 | 0.5 | 7.63 | [11] |
| 8 | "Love Will Tear Us Apart" | November 20, 2024 | 0.4 | 5.86 | 0.1 | 1.59 | 0.5 | 7.45 | [12] |
| 9 | "No Love Lost" | January 8, 2025 | 0.5 | 6.17 | 0.1 | 1.42 | 0.5 | 7.58 | [13] |
| 10 | "Broken Hearts" | January 15, 2025 | 0.4 | 6.03 | 0.1 | 1.67 | 0.5 | 7.70 | [14] |
| 11 | "In the Trenches: Part II" | January 29, 2025 | 0.5 | 6.55 | 0.1 | 1.96 | 0.6 | 8.30 | [15] |
| 12 | "In The Wake" | February 5, 2025 | 0.5 | 6.27 | 0.1 | 1.75 | 0.6 | 8.03 | [16] |
| 13 | "Take a Look in the Mirror" | February 19, 2025 | 0.5 | 6.28 | 0.1 | 1.63 | 0.6 | 7.91 | [17] |
| 14 | "Acid Test" | February 26, 2025 | 0.4 | 5.96 | 0.1 | 1.73 | 0.5 | 7.69 | [18] |
| 15 | "Down in a Hole" | March 5, 2025 | 0.4 | 5.80 | 0.1 | 1.52 | 0.5 | 7.32 | [19] |
| 16 | "Poster Child" | March 26, 2025 | 0.4 | 5.92 | 0.2 | 1.72 | 0.6 | 7.63 | [20] |
| 17 | "The Book of Archer" | April 2, 2025 | 0.4 | 5.70 | 0.1 | 1.68 | 0.5 | 7.28 | [21] |
| 18 | "Together One Last Time" | April 16, 2025 | 0.3 | 5.61 | — | — | — | — | [22] |
| 19 | "The Stories We Tell Ourselves" | April 23, 2025 | 0.4 | 5.38 | 0.1 | 1.70 | 0.5 | 7.08 | [23] |
| 20 | "Invisible Hand" | May 7, 2025 | 0.4 | 5.37 | — | — | — | — | [24] |
| 21 | "Baby Mine" | May 14, 2025 | 0.3 | 5.17 | — | — | — | — | [25] |
| 22 | "Out of Your Control" | May 21, 2025 | 0.4 | 5.81 | — | — | — | — | [26] |