Chicago Med: Season 1

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Chicago Med

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NBC | Season Premiere Date: November 17, 2015

Starring: Brian Tee, Yaya Da Costa Johnson, S. Epatha Merkerson

Summary: The Chicago Fire spin-off takes place at a Chicago hospital run by Sharon Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson), whom with head of psychiatry Dr. Daniel Charles (Oliver Platt); ER surgeon Dr. Lilly Manning (Torrey DeVitto); nurse April Sexton (Yaya DaCosta), emergency room intern Dr. Sarah Reese (Rachel DiPillo), help the injured and ill.

Creator: Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead and Michael Brandt

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E18. Timing
Air Date: May 17, 2016
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S1:E17. Withdrawal
Air Date: May 10, 2016
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S1:E16. Disorder
Air Date: May 3, 2016

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Carrie Raisler

Nov 17, 2015

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

Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Nov 16, 2015

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

Mark A. Perigard

Nov 17, 2015

What’s odd here is that even with the influx of injured, Chicago Med never builds any dramatic heat. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Nov 16, 2015

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

Robert Bianco

Nov 17, 2015

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

Mekeisha Madden Toby

Nov 17, 2015

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

Tim Goodman

Nov 17, 2015

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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ChargerRodger

Jan 21, 2016

Chicago PD is one of my favorite shows on TV period, but I like this as well, not nearly as much as PD though. I felt it had good stories and exciting action and I really enjoy the characters on the show. I also love Oliver Platt, I think he makes the show definitely worth watching. I thinkChicago PD is one of my favorite shows on TV period, but I like this as well, not nearly as much as PD though. I felt it had good stories and exciting action and I really enjoy the characters on the show. I also love Oliver Platt, I think he makes the show definitely worth watching. I think it will only get better.… Expand

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Ripandread

Jan 6, 2016

It is always beneficial to have a show not concentrate on just one character, which Chicago Med does not. By having a variety of different actors, the plot lines can vary from week to week.

I feel that Chicago Med is a far better program than the one featuring Chicago Police.

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MichaelDavid

Jan 8, 2018

Grey's anatomy, this is more romantic than medical. ER was good but old - fashioned now. Night shift, the doctors are suffered by PTSD and i didn't know who is patient(probably doctors need help first !!) Code Black was quite good enough to enjoy, especially relationship between members ofGrey's anatomy, this is more romantic than medical. ER was good but old - fashioned now. Night shift, the doctors are suffered by PTSD and i didn't know who is patient(probably doctors need help first !!) Code Black was quite good enough to enjoy, especially relationship between members of the hospital, and patients. Chicago MED, this has quite dry mood. Whenever I watch a medical TV show, I expect some kind of humanity between characters but I don't see anything in this show. But this kind of a sense of distance - I feel that I'm being a watcher of characters when I watch Chicago Med, like I watch some kind of documentary program- is paradoxically interesting and I've seen every episode from season 1 to now, season 3,… Expand

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RichardGonci

Nov 20, 2015

I'm afraid that with the exception of "Chicago PD," Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise is a sorry shadow of the Manhattan originals. Chicago Fire is puerile, and the latest offering, Chicago Med is formulaic in the extreme. Thank God for stalwarts S. Epatha Merkerson and Oliver Platt, either ofI'm afraid that with the exception of "Chicago PD," Dick Wolf's Chicago franchise is a sorry shadow of the Manhattan originals. Chicago Fire is puerile, and the latest offering, Chicago Med is formulaic in the extreme. Thank God for stalwarts S. Epatha Merkerson and Oliver Platt, either of whom could probably have saved the Titanic. This may be a greater challenge. Imagine an ER filled with narcissists, but wait, I'm not just talking about nurses and docs here, but patients as well! I'm sorry, was there a WGA writers strike occurring when the "script" for the first episode was written? Every hackneyed ER plot point from better shows was resurrected here. Even David Koch would not buy the naming right to this new ER center... and that's saying something.… Expand

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botox

Feb 1, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Expected way more than what I've seen. From the fake telephone calls right in the first minutes of the show, where the lady is having a phone call with the iPhone's home screen icons plainly visible to some other inconsistencies and bad acting.

As a medical professional, I probably am a tougher audience to please - but I do expect medical shows in 2016/17 to be as realistic as possible and when possible, such as Grey's Anatomy and ER, where the actual procedures and patient related things were realistic and done as in real life.

The trauma guy from the first show is right there in the back of the ambulance, elbow high in patients blood, riding on a gurney while doing CPR, and yelling the vital signs to the hospital manager I guess (as she should do something with that), and all that in his plain clothes while other physicians on call watch him.… Expand

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yourmomsucksdog

Jul 27, 2023

This show is awful Marxist propaganda dribble. My lord they vote to turn the hospital into a for-profit business and they act like its some major crisis. I wish our entire healthcare system was for-profit instead of a welfare state crony socialist system, I'd be able to afford it if itThis show is awful Marxist propaganda dribble. My lord they vote to turn the hospital into a for-profit business and they act like its some major crisis. I wish our entire healthcare system was for-profit instead of a welfare state crony socialist system, I'd be able to afford it if it was. Why do people watch this awful show.… Expand

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Bgrod

Nov 17, 2015

Should be renamed, "Chicago Meh." CBS' highly mediocre Code Black is superior to the tired medical drama while soapy Greys Anatomy is far more interesting and entertaining than both. This new Chicago iteration from Dick Wolf is entirely paint by numbers television all the way but theShould be renamed, "Chicago Meh." CBS' highly mediocre Code Black is superior to the tired medical drama while soapy Greys Anatomy is far more interesting and entertaining than both. This new Chicago iteration from Dick Wolf is entirely paint by numbers television all the way but the crossovers with PD and Fire should provide a built in viewer base. All those hunky Chicago cops and firemen will need repair work at the Chicago hospital and TLC from the hot nurses. .… Expand

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