Chicago Med season 11
| Chicago Med | |
|---|---|
| Season 11 | |
| Showrunner | Allen MacDonald |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| 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]
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
- Luigi Sottile as Sean Archer, Dean's son, a recovery coach at a Florida clinic
- Kim Quindlen as Nurse Kacy
- Logan Miller as Kip Lenox, Caitlin's brother
- 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
Crossover characters
- Marina Squerciati as Detective Kim Burgess
- Hanako Greensmith as Paramedic Violet Mikami
- Jocelyn Hudon as Paramedic Lizzie Novak
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [3] | Directed by | Written by [4] | Original airdate [3] | Prod. code [3] | 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 | 1107 | 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. | |||||||
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.
Ratings
| 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] |
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 c "Shows A-Z – Chicago Med on NBC". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
- ^ "Chicago Med". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Pucci, Douglas (October 10, 2025). "Wednesday Ratings: NBC Leads in Viewers, MLB Postseason on Cable Tops in Key Demos". Programming Insider. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
- ^ 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