EachOne Chicagoshow has been renewed for another season. The popular television franchise includesChicago Med,Chicago Fire, andChicago P.D., all of whichcontinue to perform well for NBC.While each of the franchise’s shows have found plenty of individual success, 2025 marked the firstOne Chicagocrossoverepisode since 2019, as the Covid-19 pandemic and other factors made the logistics of a crossover difficult for several years.
As perDeadline,NBC has now renewedChicago Medfor season 11,Chicago Firefor season 14, andChicago P.D.for season 13for the 2025-2026 network television season. The renewals are being announced after NBCUniversal previously shared that the current seasons of all three shows have garnered approximately 46 million viewers between NBC and Peacock. The streaming viewership for all three series has also increased year-over-year. While the exact number of episodes for the upcoming seasons has yet to be confirmed, the episode count is expected to be slightly shorter than the current seasons.
What This Means For One Chicago
NBC’s Proven Franchise Will Continue
The current seasons ofChicago Med,Chicago Fire, andChicago P.D.are all still releasing new episodes,butNBC is alreadyconfident enough to renew all three shows. They are a proven commodity for the network, with each show not only having strong ratings, but also continuing to increase their streaming viewership. While networks are often faced with difficult decisions about which shows to renew and which to cancel, bringing back all threeOne Chicagoshowswas likely a relatively easy decision.
Viewers can nowenjoy the upcoming final episodes ofChicago Med,Chicago Fire, andChicago P.D.’s current seasons without worryingabout character fates and ongoing storylines being left unresolved. The momentum of each story will continue into the 2025-2026 television season, although audiences should be prepared for a slight decrease in the number of episodes. The current seasons of all three shows have 22 episodes, which was once the standard for network television, but has since become more of a rarity.
Our Take On One Chicago’s Renewals
The Renewals Are Good News For The Franchise’s Present & Future
The evolving and often uncertain state of the television industry has led to anxiety about many shows getting canceled, as even popular, long-running series are not guaranteed to be renewed. Confirming the renewals ofChicago Med,Chicago Fire, andChicago P.D.ensures that there does not need to be any anxiety heading into the current seasons' final episodes.
With all three shows coming back, anotherOne Chicagocrossover eventis possible, although it may be more difficult to factor it in, given that the 2025–2026 seasons are expected to include fewer overall episodes.
