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0 / 8 watchedAirdate order with pilots and crossovers in place.
Fire
PD
Med
About One Chicago
Chicago Fire premiered in October 2012 and ran 295 episodes across 14 seasons by May 2026. Chicago PD launched from a Fire backdoor pilot in May 2013 and ran 264 episodes across 13 seasons from January 2014. Chicago Med launched from a Fire pilot in April 2015 and ran 219 episodes across 11 seasons from November 2015. Chicago Justice ran 13 episodes in 2017 from a PD pilot.
All three air Wednesdays in Med, Fire, PD order since 2018, so airdate order keeps crossovers intact. Major events include Infection in 2019 and In the Trenches in 2025. Fire season 15, PD season 14 and Med season 12 were renewed in March 2026 for October 7, 2026 with 21 episodes each. Short 16 and 13 episode runs reflect COVID and strike years.
Good to know
Watch by airdate and keep crossover nights together, since parts assume you saw the prior hour. Start with Fire season 1 before PD or Med, because both spinoffs launch from Fire pilots. Justice stays optional for completists only. Counts shift with recap handling, so follow season labels rather than episode totals when you track the 791 part run.
