| Chicago Med | |
|---|---|
| Season 11 | |
| Showrunner | Allen MacDonald |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| 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.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [3] | Directed by | Written by [4] | Original airdate [3] | Prod. code [4] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 199 | 1 | "We All Fall Down" | Jonathan Brown | Allen MacDonald | October 1, 2025 | 1102 | 5.36 [5] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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. FireSquad 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 PD) team with Goodwin, Sgt. Voight, 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 |
| 213 | 15 | "The Cost of Living" | TBA | Andrew Gettens & Lauren Mackenzie | March 18, 2026 | 1114 | TBD |
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.
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.
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |