Every One Chicago-related TV show on the 2020 fall TV schedule.
With TV production beginning to resume last week, every major broadcast network has released their schedules for next season. And for One Chicago fans, there’s a lot to watch again during fall 2020.
We’re not just talking about Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago PD. There are shows with a few One Chicago franchise alums that will be back on the air, and of course, producer Dick Wolf has plenty of other projects on the air, too.
Here’s every show that has a connection to the One Chicago or Dick Wolf worlds that’s on the fall TV schedule, with tune-in information where available (subject to change as networks adjust their primetime plans).
Monday
BIG SKY (ABC at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT; premiere date TBA): Former Chicago PD series regular Brian Geraghty stars as Ronald Pergman, a truck driver who has been abducting young women. Ronald is pursued by a pair of private investigators, one of whom is portrayed by Kylie Bunbury (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit). The series is produced by David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) and based on the novels by C.J. Box.
Tuesday
FBI (CBS at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT; premiere date is also TBA): Dick Wolf’s first CBS series in over a decade returns for its third season. Missy Peregrym (Rookie Blue) returns as Special Agent Maggie Bell, opposite Zeeko Zaki as Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan. The show also stars Alana de la Garza (Law & Order), Jeremy Sisto (Law & Order), Ebonee Noel (Law & Order: SVU), and John Boyd (Bones).
FBI: MOST WANTED (CBS at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT; also premiere TBA): The first FBI spinoff will be back for its second season. Julian McMahon (Nip/Tuck) leads an elite team that hunts down those who are on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list, in a much darker series than the original. The cast also includes Kellan Lutz (Twilight) and Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider).
Wednesday
CHICAGO MED (NBC at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT; premiere date TBD): One Chicago’s medical drama is back for its sixth season. Things changed drastically in season 5, with two series regulars leaving and Dominic Rains joining the cast as Dr. Crockett Marcel. When the show returns, many personal stories will continue on, including a probable romance between Crockett and Dr. Natalie Manning (Torrey DeVitto). Plus, will Chexton reconcile since both have admitted to still having feelings for the other?
CHICAGO FIRE (NBC at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT; also premiere TBD): The One Chicago firefighting series enters its ninth season. Season 9 will be without Yuri Sardarov as Otis (who was killed at the start of season 8) and Annie Ilonzeh as Emily Foster (who was dropped from the series at the end of the season). A replacement for Ilonzeh has yet to be announced—and it’s possible that she could make a cameo to officially wrap up Foster’s story—but Alberto Rosende will return as Blake Gallo, who took over for Otis.
CHICAGO PD (NBC at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT; premiere TBA): One Chicago’s police drama returns for its eighth season. The new season will pick up exactly where season 7 left off, with Kevin Atwater (as played by LaRoyce Hawkins) in the crosshairs of his fellow officers after telling supervisors about a dead cop’s racial profiling. Lisseth Chavez returns for her second year as Vanessa Rojas, while it’s not yet clear if the show will change its rule-breaking approach at all due to the increased scrutiny of police behavior.
Thursday
LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT (NBC at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT; no premiere date yet): Dick Wolf’s longest-running series starts its 22nd season this fall. Mariska Hargitay continues to be the center of the popular series as Captain Olivia Benson, running the Special Victims Unit that investigates New York’s sex crimes. Hargitay’s colleagues Kelli Giddish, Ice-T, Peter Scanavino, and recent addition Jamie Gray Hyder (Graceland) are also returning. There hasn’t been a One Chicago crossover in awhile, so could 2020 start that up again?
LAW & ORDER: ORGANIZED CRIME (NBC at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT; premiere date also TBA): The highly anticipated SVU spinoff starring Christopher Meloni, who reprises his role as Benson’s ex-partner Elliot Stabler. After a personal tragedy—which is probably the death of his wife—Stabler comes out of retirement to lead a new Organized Crime unit in the NYPD. The show was originally intended for NBC’s streaming service Peacock, but moved to the network to help bolster NBC’s schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic. Former Chicago PD showrunner Matt Olmstead is expected to be the executive producer and showrunner.
Sunday
THE ROOKIE (ABC at 10:00 p.m.; no confirmed premiere date): One Chicago alum Mekia Cox, who recurred as Dr. Robin Charles during the second season of Chicago Med and returned for guest bits in seasons 3 and 4, is a series regular. Nathan Fillion (Castle) stars as John Nolan, while Cox plays Nolan’s latest training officer, Nyla Harper. The Rookie is going into its third season on ABC, picking up after a two-part season finale where Detective Nick Armstrong (recurring guest star Harold Perrineau) was revealed to be a dirty cop.
Which shows from the One Chicago and Dick Wolf worlds will be on your TV schedule this fall? Let us know what you’ll be watching in the comments.