One Chicago Wednesday has been an NBC tradition for a decade. All three shows have held down the fort during the network's primetime schedule. Barring, of course, the Wednesdays where there are no new episodes. April 30 is one such instance. But don't worry, fans won't have to put up with too many more breaks during the 2024-25 season.
Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago PD are set to return on Wednesday, May 7. The start and stop rollout for the middle episodes of each show's respective season can be frustrating for fans, especially when there's a multi-week wait for an episode followed by yet another break. Thankfully, this won't be the case in May.
One Chicago will air uninterrupted starting May 7
Once Med, Fire and PD return in May, they will remain on the air consistently until they reach their season finales. This means fans can expect to get new episodes on May 7 and May 14, and May 21. We don't know the synopses for the finale episodes, but we do know, based on where each season is heading, what we can expect.
Chicago Med is contending with Dr. Hannah Asher (Jessy Schram) and her decision regarding whether or not to serve as a surrogate mother for her sister. There's also larger conflicts coming into play between Dr. Goodwin (S. Epatha Merkerson) and Maggie (Marlyne Barrett) about Gaffney and its treatment of employees.
All three season finales air on May 21
Chicago Fire, meanwhile, will not only have mini-crossovers with Med in the May 7 and May 21 episodes, but will see Stella Kidd (Miranda Rae Mayo) and Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) become parents after adopting a newborn. Dr. Asher will be on hand when the baby is born, and the promo for the episode "Cut Me Open," reveals that the mother of the newborn is going to require a C-section be performed. Fire is then going to have to figure out how to write off characters Darren Ritter (Daniel Kyri) and Sam Carver (Jake Lockett) before the next season airs.
Chicago PD is going to juggle the resolution of the season-long conflict between Hank Voight (Jason Beghe) and Chief Deputy Charlie Reid (Shawn Hatosy) with the wedding of Adam Ruzek (Patrick John Flueger) and Kim Burgess (Marina Squerciati). There's a lot going on in each show, and the finales are going to have to strike the right balance between providing closure and setting up exciting conflicts for the supposed seasons to come.