Even though NBC’s Chicago PD TV show has dropped some in the Nielsen ratings over the last few years, it is still a top-five performer. Still, as shows age, they usually shed audience members. It’s always just a matter of time before the Television Vulture swoops in and has one good day. How will this series do in its sixth season? Will Chicago PD be cancelled or renewed for season seven? Stay tuned. **Status update, below.
An NBC police procedural, Chicago PD stars Jason Beghe, Jon Seda, Jesse Lee Soffer, Patrick John Flueger, Marina Squerciati, LaRoyce Hawkins, and Amy Morton. The Dick Wolf drama centers on the men and women of the Chicago Police Department’s District 21, who pursue the perpetrators of major street crimes in the “Windy City.” Detective Sgt. Hank Voight (Beghe) is at the heart of the war on crime in Chicago and will do anything to bring criminals to justice. This Dick Wolf TV series crosses over with the other shows in the franchise, Chicago Fire and Chicago Med.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly in 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.
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For comparisons: The fifth season of Chicago PD averaged a 1.20 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 6.396 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 still like the Chicago PD TV series? Should this NBC TV show have been cancelled or renewed for a seventh season?
**2/26/2019 Status Update: Chicago PD has been renewed for season seven on NBC. Details here.
I really like Chicago PD. What I don’t like is the cast keeps changing. They either kill someone you like off (Alvin Olinsky) or transfer them to some where else.
BRING BACK AL AND ANTONIO!!! AND PLEASE get rid of the new girl on the show. She is horrible! You cant replace the original characters.
Absolutely love Chicago PD best police drama ever, I’m sooo addicted. Love love love it please keep it on FOREVER!!!
Our family loves “Chicago PD” and we hope that it continues for years to come. It has the best writers and the characters are outstanding. The entire show is OUTSTANDING!
Fantastic show. Love it.
Please bring al back. Not same without him
YAAY CHICAGO PD SEASON 7!!!!
good plots, good acting…tough to keep “cop” shows fresh but as an 81 year old viewer,
as good as most watched over the years including nypd blue, miami vice, law and order series, untouchables, etc.
I love this show and ALL THE CHARACTERS!!! I love Law and Order SVU but once I started watching Chicago P.D. I have become a die hard fan!!!! I tape all episodes. I watch repeat episodes and new episodes. I never tire of this show. Please continue with this awesome show.
Yes I’d love to see a season 7. I know y’all wrote Al off but can’t you bring him back ? Criminal Minds killed off Emily Prentiss but bought her back they said it was to save her life why they killed her off BIT they did bring her back. Also Law and Order:SVU killed off Alex Cabot to keep her safe But they bought her back.
The show needs to go back to what worked. Chicago Fire is still the same show it was when it first started, same thing with Chicago Med. But PD changed from the g-rated version of The Shield to a discount SVU. One of the best things about PD in it’s earlier seasons was that it wasn’t another show about a team of super cops taking on super cases and solving them within the day(or hour). Last season we had Mykelti Williams playing an antagonistic commanding officer who used Ruzek to get to Voight, sending Olinsky to prison to be killed.… Read more »
I want Al back
I love the show but I.miss Al
Just say he was on an under cover assignment
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All of us miss Olinsky on the show. Does anyone know why he left?
Dear Mr. Gunn. . If you’re not satisfied with the direction that “Chicago PD” is going, there are plenty of other shows on the air that you can watch. Please don’t send negative write-ups about how to improve the show. WE love it the way it is so just change the channel if you don’t enjoy it.
I have watched many police shows, Chicago PD is the only, that’s only cop show that I have every liked so much that I watch even the reruns. It has the finest actors I have ever seen in a tv show of any kind. I do miss Sophia Bush, I f