Chicago Fire: Every season ranked from worst to best
![CHICAGO FIRE -- "Something for the Pain" Episode 1110 -- Pictured: (l-r) Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide, Christian Stolte as Randall McHolland, Kara Killmer as Sylvie Brett, Alberto Rosende as Gallo -- (Photo by: Adrian S Burrows Sr/NBC) CHICAGO FIRE -- "Something for the Pain" Episode 1110 -- Pictured: (l-r) Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide, Christian Stolte as Randall McHolland, Kara Killmer as Sylvie Brett, Alberto Rosende as Gallo -- (Photo by: Adrian S Burrows Sr/NBC)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/6195b5f31553db196f49946ef9bc1d9cd2c40f9f332d051531ee4ba7cfa8ddd3.jpg)
5. Season 1
The one that started it all. Season 1 holds up surprisingly well in comparison to the first season of other long-running dramas, and it’s mostly because the show knows to focus on the chemistry of its actors from the start. Everybody brings it, and now, over a decade has passed, and there’s a joy in seeing characters like Severide and Casey so much younger.
Season 1 has some clunky moments, and does more hand-holding than its predecessors, but it makes sense since we’re all still getting to know the characters. This is the season we were most pleasantly surprised by on rewatch!