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is not airing new episodes for all three of its shows, as part of NBC's programming change. The is now officially down to its last several weeks, with scripted shows either culminating season-long storylines or setting up their respective finales. While ABC has already started ending their year with the , its peers are still a while away from ending.
For Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, and Chicago Med, that means that NBC is beginning to end certain storylines while also planting plot seeds that will eventually payoff during the 2026-2027 TV cycle. Luckily, all shows have already been renewed by NBC ahead of their respective finales, which means that showrunners and writers have enough time to craft appropriate year-enders. Before the trio's narratives continue, however, fans will have to wait a while, as the three shows are taking a break in the middle of the season.
The One Chicago Franchise Is Taking Its Final Break Of The TV Cycle
, Chicago PD season 13, and Chicago Med season 11 are not airing new episodes tonight, April 15, 2026, as part of NBC's way of stretching out the shows' respective runs. Officially confirmed for 21 episodes each, taking this break allows them to slot down their finales in mid-May, which likely coincides with the so-called sweeps week — a period which determines the advertisement rates for network TV for the rest of the year. Given where things are at in the 2026-2026 network TV run, this is the final hiatus of the Chicago shows before the year officially wraps up.
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Instead of airing something else, NBC is simply rebroadcasting previous episodes of all three shows, intriguingly, all from One Chicago's third week in the ongoing cycle. Chicago Med season 11 kicks things off with "Horseshoes and Hand Grenadeas" at 8 PM ET, followed by Chicago Fire season 14's "In The Blood" at 9 PM ET, and wrapping it all up with Chicago PD season 13's "Canaryville" at 10 PM ET.
When Will New Episodes Of Chicago Fire, PD, & Med Release?
The upcoming One Chicago break will only last one week, which is fantastic news. This means that all three shows will be returning with fresh episodes next week, April 22, 2026. NBC has already released the title and synopsis for all three upcoming episodes. Chicago Med season 11, episode 18 is titled "Things Left Unsaid." Gaffney Medical's elite team will deal with a "horrific car accident puts a family's fate in the hands of the Gaffney staff."
Meanwhile, "Ripley questions Lenox and her increasingly reckless behavior." This is followed by Chicago Fire season 14, episode 18, "Instinct," which will put Violet Mikami and Lyla Novak at the center of its storytelling, as they find themselves in a dicey situation. Ending next week's Chicago Wednesday block is , episode 18, "The Wicked River." In the hour, Hank Voight and Intelligence respond to a "deadly house party leads the Intelligence Unit to uncover a family's alarming secret." Elsewhere, "Atwater faces a personal turning point."
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