With the year wrapping up in a couple of hours,TVLinehas compiled the fall ratings for your favorite NBC shows, emphasizing the average total viewers and demo rating. Unsurprisingly,One Chicagomakes it to the top five as well as earning a place among network TV’s Top 10 most-watched and top-rated dramas. Created byDerek Haas,Michael Brandt, andDick Wolf,Chicago Fire,Chicago P.D., andChicago Medmake up the Chicago Franchise, a.k.a. One Chicago. The franchise has maintained strong ratings and so far averages nearly seven million viewers per show between the three shows.
According to the midseason ratings report,Sunday Night Footballtakes the lead with 18.6 million viewers and a 4.8 demo rating, making it TV’s most-watched program.Chicago Firecomes up next with 7.8 million viewers and a 0.61 demo rating, making it NBC’s top-rated non-sports program.Chicago MedandChicago P.D.are third and fourth, with 7.4 million viewers (the smallest audience gap withChicago Firein four seasons) and 6.9 million viewers, respectively, while demo ratings are 0.57 and 0.60.
Other similarly successful shows made it to the top 10, some of which are no doubt expected, including TV’s most-watched reality program,The Voice. In seventh place isLaw & Order: SVUwith 5.6 million watchers, followed byBrilliant Minds,which garnered 4.94 million viewers, up 29% versus the network’s previous lead-in forThe Voice.The Irrationalcomes up next with 4.87 million viewers andLaw & Orderfollows closely behind with 4.83 million watchers, down 16% compared to the previous season.
A One Chicago Crossover Is Coming in 2025
As reported in November, fans of One Chicago are in fora treat in January 2025. From January 8,Chicago Med,Chicago Fire, andChicago P.D.return to primetime for the second half of their respective seasons. The first of the three will kick off at 8 PM, followed byChicago Fireat 9 PM, and at 10 PM.,Chicago P.D.will wrap up the night. In addition, fans can finally expect a One Chicago crossover episode in the same month as NBC has set a date. The acclaimed trio will air thefirst crossover in 5 yearson Wednesday, January 29, from 8 PM to 11 PM ET. The official logline reads:
“When a gas explosion rocks a high-rise, Chicago’s first responders come out in force to rescue hundreds of civilians. The calamity beneath the surface, however, sends our heroes on a race to save 40 people trapped deep underground, including two of their own.”
Chicago Med,Chicago Fire, andChicago P.D.will return with new episodes on July 20, 2025. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
One Chicago
NBC’s One Chicago franchise intricately weaves the professional and personal lives of Chicago’s firefighters, police officers, and medical personnel, delivering compelling narratives that highlight the city’s first responders.
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