The doctors and nurses of Gaffney Hospital are returning with more professional and personal challenges in Chicago Med Season 11. The show has been on air for more than 10 years now and continues to garner good ratings every season.
The previous chapter ended on a high note with the revelation of a pregnancy and a heartbreaking end to a relationship. For months, audiences have waited to find out what happens next with the doctors and nurses.
The wait is ending soon as Chicago Med Season 11 Episode 1 is going to be aired on October 1, 2025. Here is all you need to know about the premiere episode, including its release, streaming, and plot details.
What time will Chicago Med Season 11 Episode 1 be released?
Chicago Med Season 11 Episode 1 will be broadcast on NBC on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 8 PM ET / PT. The show is returning to the screens after a break of more than four months, as the previous season concluded on May 21, 2025.
The series premiere will be followed by other One Chicago shows, with Chicago Fire airing at 9 PM and Chicago P.D. airing at 10 PM. The franchise will then continue to air new episodes weekly.
For streaming, the episode will become available on Peacock a day after its television release, i.e., on Thursday, October 2, 2025. Audiences will need an active subscription to Peacock, which costs $10.99 per month for an ad-supported plan and $16.99 per month for an ad-free plan.
What to expect from the Chicago Med Season 11 premiere?
The first episode of the season will build on the events of the previous season’s finale. Some of the questions that need to be answered are who the father of Hannah’s baby is, what happens following Washington’s breakup with Goodkin, and how Caitlin Lenox copes with the fact that she has prion disease just like her mother.
Meanwhile, the doctors will continue to tend to patients and save lives. In the first episode, We All Fall Down, the cases that will be in the spotlight include the victims of a house fire and two sisters who are injured when a party turns into a tragedy. At the same time, since the hospital is planning cuts, Goodwin and Abrams are going to feud over staffing issues. The official logline for the premiere episode reads:
“A family of victims from a house fire is rushed to Gaffney; Lenox fights to save two sisters injured in an all-night rave turned tragedy; tensions mount between Goodwin and Abrams over difficult staffing changes.”
Chicago Med Season 11 stars S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin, Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles, Steven Weber as Dr. Dean Archer, Jessy Schram as Dr. Hannah Asher, Luke Mitchell as Dr. Mitch Ripley, Brennan Brown as Dr. Samuel Abrams, Darren Barnet as Dr. John Frost, and Sarah Ramos as Dr. Caitlin Lenox.
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