Chicago Med
NBC | Release Date: November 17, 2015
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
13
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
The A.V. ClubCarrie RaislerNov 17, 2015
Season 1 Review: The show isn’t even close to fully formed yet--the relationships between characters are mere sketches, and the mélange of patients, interpersonal moments, and hospital politics is a bit of a jumble--but the foundation feels solid enough to hint that while this might not be the next ER, it’s certainly something that could grow into a fully realized, enjoyable show. Read full review
70
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoNov 16, 2015
Season 1 Review: There is NO new ground broken here. And yet, like “Chicago Fire,” there’s something that works.... The cast here is better than average for the modern medical drama. Platt and Merkerson are the two veterans who ground the piece, while the new young cast, especially DaCosta, DeVito and Donnell have breakout potential. Read full review
67
Uncle BarkyEd BarkNov 16, 2015
Season 1 Review: Viewers looking for the best new medical drama of this still young season can find it in Chicago Med. Then again, there are only two of them so far. Read full review
50
The AtlanticDavid SimsNov 18, 2015
Season 1 Review: Perhaps unsurprisingly, Chicago Med marks yet another routine entry and doggedly follows the same beats as its forbears, most notably the Chicago-set ER. Read full review
50
The WrapMekeisha Madden TobyNov 17, 2015
Season 1 Review: None of these [Dick Wolf Chicago] shows are groundbreaking. All have dialogue is lumpy. But for viewers who crave the familiar, there is something comforting about attractive people saving the day. Read full review
50
The Salt Lake TribuneScott D. PierceNov 17, 2015
Season 1 Review: Chicago Med isn't bad. If you're looking for just another medical show, this is it. If you're looking for something that will reach out and grab you, you're going to be disappointed. Read full review
50
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen GrayNov 17, 2015
Season 1 Review: In a medium where drama junkies increasingly seem to need recaps to confirm (or explain) what they've seen, there's a place for a relatively old-fashioned medical show, especially one with a cast this appealing. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniNov 17, 2015
Season 1 Review: The writers fill Chicago Med with just enough character work to make the players interesting. Read full review
50
USA TodayRobert BiancoNov 17, 2015
Season 1 Review: Despite being given limited opportunities to shine, Merkerson, and Oliver Platt (as the head of psychiatry) do best, and the rest of the regular cast do well. The actors playing the patients and their families uniformly do not. Read full review
50
New York PostRobert RorkeNov 17, 2015
Season 1 Review: A familiar, by-the-numbers procedural, where grave medical conditions bring out the best in people--and the emergency room pandemonium rolls off everyone’s back. It’s the anti-“Grey’s Anatomy” doctor show. Read full review
50
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardNov 17, 2015
Season 1 Review: What’s odd here is that even with the influx of injured, Chicago Med never builds any dramatic heat. Read full review
50
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenNov 17, 2015
Season 1 Review: The heart-tugging medical stories and conflicts all feel familiar, none of them delivered with anything that approaches a fresh twist. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerNov 16, 2015
Season 1 Review: Chicago Med is so exactly what you expect it to be that there’s practically no point describing it, a bad thing if you like your shows innovative and unpredictable, but a good thing if you can’t get enough trauma room gore and dramatics. Read full review
50
VarietyBrian LowryNov 16, 2015
Season 1 Review: The tired nature of the material suggests this could be one of those TV operations that’s hard to deem a complete success even if the patient lives. Read full review
40
Yahoo TVKen TuckerNov 17, 2015
Season 1 Review: Padded with kids including an unborn child in medical danger, its corridors filled to capacity with the most attractive doctors this side of an afternoon soap opera, Chicago Med is not a subtle enterprise. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraNov 17, 2015
Season 1 Review: Though it's nice to see a hospital that is not run by drug addicts or operating way over its abilities, the staff at Chicago Med is maddeningly homogenous in its sincerity and ability. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanNov 17, 2015
Season 1 Review: There appears to be nary an original plot device or line of dialogue in the Chicago Med pilot which is both alarming and impressive. Read full review
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