In its first season, Chicago Med was NBC’s third-highest rated scripted series, thanks in part to having The Voice as a lead-in. UNfortunately, the medical drama won’t have the benefit of that comfy timeslot any longer. The network has shifted it to Thursday nights — one of the toughest evenings for television. Can it survive the ratings war in that new timeslot? Will it be cancelled or renewed for a third season? Stay tuned.
Chicago Med is set at the city’s new state-of-the-art trauma center. It revolves around the doctors, nurses, and staff members who treat the most severe trauma cases. This season, the ensemble cast includes Oliver Platt, S. Epatha Merkerson, Nick Gehlfuss, Yaya DaCosta, Colin Donnell, Brian Tee, Torrey DeVitto, Rachel DiPillo, and Marlyne Barrett.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/12 update: You can see the latest night’s ratings in context.
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For comparisons: The first season of Chicago Med averaged a 1.72 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.96 million viewers (live + same day ratings).
Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you like the Chicago Med TV series? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a third season?
5/10 update: NBC has renewed Chicago Med for a third season. Details here.
Love the show, really hope there’s a season 3.
Love the show. Great team and cases
I love Thursday nights because of Chicago Med!!! My favorite show by far. The entire cast is amazing and I just love the Dr. Halstead and Dr. Manning storyline. The new Dr. Choi & April storyline is a new a intriguing one too. I love the season finale, I have re-watched it a few times over again. Love the party scene with all the characters coming together. Terrified as to whether Dr. Charles will survive the shooting. Keep Chicago Med for Season 3-4-5!!! Great show!!
If Chicago med is cancelled, I will not watch TV on Thursday evenings. I have already just about given up on watching TV anyway. Too many reruns, and repeat shows. Not enough decent new shows.
Chicago Med has to be renewed for Season 3….if the ratings are a problem, move the show back to Tuesdays!
I am completely addicted to all the “Chicago” shows! Please, please renew them indefinitely!
Then you better find millions more people to watch it indefinitely because the ratings dropped like a stone this season. Not a good season for this show.
Me, too!!!! It would be nice to have 2 of them on one night then the other 2 on the following night. NBC FINALLY has something worth watching again.
Chicago med should renewed for season 3 I love this show
So glad. this is a great show.
Chicago Med should be renewed for season 3
Please don’t cancel this series! I LOVE the show! The story lines are excellent and the acting is amazing by all!! Each episode is just sooo good! I look forward to it each week! I don’t have cable so I can’t watch it live but I ALWAYS tune in on my Roku when the current episode comes up a day or 2 later. There are so many shows on tv that are not appropriate family shows …my kids are older…but this is exciting, informative, and just a top notch series to watch!! We all love it!!! Thank you for offering… Read more »
You are soooo right about there being a lot of inappropriate shows on tv today!
And it seems to be getting worse w/each new show.
I LOVE Chicago Med. I just recently started watching it (about February of this year), and am now a huge fan. Have been watching all the previous episodes On Demand, and really enjoying the story lines of all the characters. It grabbed my attention from the first episode i watched, and now I’m really looking forward to finding Season 1 to get even more of this great show. The acting is excellent, and the very human approach to the practice of medicine by each of the main characters is what keeps me watching. PLEASE RENEW THIS PROGRAM!
I absolutely love Chicago med. Hope to continue seeing this on thursday nights. Such a great show
It will be renewed, but the drop in the live ratings from last season to this season is an embarrassment. How much will they fall next season? Wake up NBC.
I absolutely LOVE THIS SHOW! I love all the actresses and actors on the show! Let’s go for season 3!
after watching the latest episode of Chicago med I was disgusted how the case of the pregnant women never had ob consulted to change the outcome 0f that baby’s life. unfortunately there are people watching this that thinks that this is really going to happen to Add to dictionary been a nurse for over 40 years and have seen so many medical decision errors. Code Black is much better. thank you