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5 reasons to renew Chicago Fire

By Brittany Frederick

CHICAGO FIRE -- Season: 6 -- Pictured: (l-r) Monica Raymund as Gabriela Dawson, Yuri Sardarov as Brian Zvonecek ?Otis?, Jesse Spencer as Matthew Casey, Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide, Eamonn Walker as Wallace Boden, David Eigenberg as Christopher Herrmann, Christian Stolte as Mouch, Kara Kilmer as Sylvie Brett, Joe Minoso as Joe Cruz, Miranda Rae Mayo as Stella Kidd -- (Photo by: John Tsiavis/NBC)
CHICAGO FIRE -- Season: 6 -- Pictured: (l-r) Monica Raymund as Gabriela Dawson, Yuri Sardarov as Brian Zvonecek ?Otis?, Jesse Spencer as Matthew Casey, Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide, Eamonn Walker as Wallace Boden, David Eigenberg as Christopher Herrmann, Christian Stolte as Mouch, Kara Kilmer as Sylvie Brett, Joe Minoso as Joe Cruz, Miranda Rae Mayo as Stella Kidd -- (Photo by: John Tsiavis/NBC) /
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CHICAGO FIRE — “The Unrivaled Standard” Episode 621 — Pictured: (l-r) Eamonn Walker as Wallace Boden, Christian Stolte as Mouch, Jesse Spencer as Matthew Casey, Yuri Sardarov as Otis — (Photo by: Elizabeth Morris/NBC) /

1) It’s still unique

Until ABC launched Station 19 this spring, Chicago Fire was the only firefighting drama on the air. And though it now has some competition from the Shonda Rhimes-produced show, Fire is still a series that really can’t be compared to anything else.

As our Deb Foster pointed out after the premiere, there’s not that many similarities between Station 19 and Chicago Fire. There’s more emphasis on the firefighting on Chicago Fire, so if you want to focus on the action, this is still your only real option. And as with the other two series in our franchise, the whole concept of crossovers and an interconnected universe makes Firehouse 51 and its cohorts stand apart from anything else on TV regardless of topic.

Not to take anything away from Chicago PD or Chicago Med, but the two most popular genres on TV seem to be cop shows and medical shows. (NBC has already ordered another medical series for next season called New Amsterdam, which stars Ryan Eggold a season after he was written out of The Blacklist.) There’s only one other firefighting show on the air, and it’s not like there’s going to be a bunch more waiting in the wings.

Chicago Fire is tackling a still pretty unique subject, and it’s doing it in a different way from the other comparable series on the air. If NBC removes it from its primetime schedule, it’s going to lose one of the shows that helps the whole network stand out. And who doesn’t want a show that will help broadcast TV stand out amongst the billion channels we have to choose from?

Next: Chicago Fire season 6 finale predictions

We’ll find out if NBC has Chicago Fire renewed or cancelled sometime this month. Stay tuned to One Chicago Center for the latest updates on the fate of our shows.

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