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Chicago Med
Season 5
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 25, 2019 (2019-09-25) –
April 15, 2020 (2020-04-15)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The fifth season of Chicago Med, an American medical drama television series with executive producer Dick Wolf, and producers Michael Brandt, Peter Jankowski, Andrew Schneider and René Balcer (uncredited), was ordered on February 26, 2019.[1] The season premiered on September 25, 2019.[2]

On March 13, 2020, the production of the fifth season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Cast

Main characters

  • Nick Gehlfuss as Dr. Will Halstead, Supervising Attending Emergency Physician
  • Yaya DaCosta as Emergency Department Nurse April Sexton
  • Torrey DeVitto as Dr. Natalie Manning, Emergency Medicine/Pediatrics Attending
  • Colin Donnell as Dr. Connor Rhodes, Attending Trauma Surgeon (episode 1)
  • Brian Tee as LCDR Dr. Ethan Choi, Attending Emergency Physician
  • Marlyne Barrett as Maggie Lockwood, RN, ED Charge Nurse
  • Norma Kuhling as Dr. Ava Bekker, Cardiothoracic Surgery Attending (episode 1)
  • S. Epatha Merkerson as Sharon Goodwin, Chief of Services
  • Oliver Platt as Dr. Daniel Charles, Chief of Psychiatry
  • Dominic Rains as Dr. Crockett Marcel (episode 2 onwards; guest, episode 1)

Recurring characters

  • Brennan Brown as Dr. Sam Abrams, Attending Neurosurgeon
  • Ato Essandoh as Dr. Isidore Latham, Cardiothoracic Surgeon
  • Molly Bernard as Elsa Curry, Student Doctor
  • Nate Santana as Dr. James Lanik, Chief of Trauma
  • Roland Buck III as Dr. Noah Sexton, resident
  • Jeremy Shouldis as Dr. Marty Peterson, Anesthesiologist
  • Casey Tutton as Emergency Department Nurse Monique Lawson
  • Lorena Diaz as Emergency Department Nurse Doris
  • Marie Tredway as Emergency Department Nurse Trinidad “Trini” Campos
  • Mia Park as Operating Room Nurse Beth Cole
  • Marc Grapey as Peter Kalmick
  • Adam Petchel as Tim Burke
  • Paula Newsome as Caroline Charles
  • Ian Harding as Phillip Davis
  • Charles Malik Whitfield as Ben Campbell
  • Jessy Schram as Dr. Hannah Asher, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Crossover guest stars

Episodes

Main article: List of Chicago Med episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
841"Never Going Back to Normal"Michael PressmanDiane Frolov & Andrew SchneiderSeptember 25, 2019 (2019-09-25)7.53[4]
852"We're Lost in the Dark"Alex ChappleJeff DrayerOctober 2, 2019 (2019-10-02)7.67[5]
863"In the Valley of the Shadows"Charles S. CarrollStephen HootsteinOctober 9, 2019 (2019-10-09)7.47[6]
874"Infection: Part II"Michael PressmanTeleplay by : Diane Frolov & Andrew Schneider
Story by : Dick Wolf & Derek Haas		October 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)8.93[7]
885"Got a Friend in Me"John PolsonEli TalbertOctober 23, 2019 (2019-10-23)7.84[8]
896"It's All in the Family"Nicole RubioSafura Fadavi & Meridith FriedmanOctober 30, 2019 (2019-10-30)7.95[9]
907"Who Knows What Tomorrow Brings"Jerry LevineDaniel Sinclair & Paul R. PuriNovember 6, 2019 (2019-11-06)8.09[10]
918"Too Close to the Sun"Michael BerryJoseph Sousa & Danny WeissNovember 13, 2019 (2019-11-13)7.43[11]
929"I Can’t Imagine the Future"Charles S. CarrollDiane Frolov & Andrew SchneiderNovember 20, 2019 (2019-11-20)8.43[12]
9310"Guess it Doesn't Matter Anymore"Mykelti WilliamsonStephen Hootstein & Gabriel L. FeinbergJanuary 8, 2020 (2020-01-08)7.46[13]
9411"The Ground Shifts Beneath Us"Martha MitchellSafura Fadavi & Meridith FriedmanJanuary 15, 2020 (2020-01-15)8.45[14]
9512"Leave the Choice to Solomon"Milena GovichJeff DrayerJanuary 22, 2020 (2020-01-22)8.44[15]
9613"Pain is For the Living"Vincent MisianoEli TalbertFebruary 5, 2020 (2020-02-05)8.66[16]
9714"It May Not Be Forever"Elodie KeeneDaniel Sinclair & Paul R. PuriFebruary 12, 2020 (2020-02-12)8.17[17]
9815"I Will Do No Harm"Vanessa PariseJoseph Sousa & Danny WeissFebruary 26, 2020 (2020-02-26)8.61[18]
9916"Who Should Be the Judge"Alex ChappleSafura FadaviMarch 4, 2020 (2020-03-04)8.31[19]
10017"The Ghosts of the Past"Michael WaxmanDiane Frolov & Andrew SchneiderMarch 18, 2020 (2020-03-18)9.17[20]
10118"In the Name of Love"S.J. Main MuñozMeridith FriedmanMarch 25, 2020 (2020-03-25)9.60[21]
10219"Just a River in Egypt"Jean de SegonzacJeff DrayerApril 8, 2020 (2020-04-08)9.07[22]
10320"A Needle in the Heart"Milena GovichStephen Hootstein & Daniel SinclairApril 15, 2020 (2020-04-15)9.33[23]

Production

On April 19, 2019, NBC announced that Colin Donnell (Dr. Connor Rhodes) and Norma Kuhling (Dr. Ava Bekker) would be departing the series due to creative reasons,[24] but they would both appear in the season 5 premiere to wrap up their characters' storyline.[25] The episode sees Connor depart Med after Ava kills herself in front of him. Series showrunners Andy Schneider and Diane Frolov said the scene in which Dr. Bekker takes her own life was the "ultimate revenge against the man that had rejected her."[26] Her death pushes Connor to leave Med, as he will always be reminded of everything that happened. Schneider and Frolov confirmed that the ending means Donnell could return to the show in the future.[26]

The season premiere also begins several ongoing storylines for the show's regulars. Dr. Natalie Manning (Torrey DeVitto) will be dealing with a traumatic brain injury she sustained in the season 4 finale. A time gap occurs between the first and second episodes, in which Natalie recovers and returns to work.[26] Schneider and Frolov said the injury would prompt questions about Natalie's ability to do her job well.[26] They also confirmed that Natalie's memory will return and the audience will find out what she was planning on telling Will before the crash.[26]

Following a pregnancy scare for Dr. Choi (Brian Tee) and Nurse April Sexton (Yaya DaCosta) in the first episode, the idea of having a child is "definitely part of their storyline."[26] Meanwhile, Maggie Lockwood (Marlyne Barrett) is diagnosed with breast cancer and her treatment is a long-running storyline, which showcases new technology available to cancer patients.[26] Frolov commented, "We hope women will see Maggie and relate to her, especially when she goes through the biopsy. Maybe they'll see her go through it and realize it's not as terrible as you'd imagine in your head — it's painless. That's what we were hopeful for, that seeing someone go through it will help reduce fear."[26]

Dominic Rains joined the cast in the recurring role of Dr. Crockett Marcel, "a hard-partying doctor from Louisiana".[27] He made his first appearance in the season premiere.[27]

Crossover

In early September 2019, Chicago Fire showrunner Derek Haas confirmed an crossover event between Fire, Chicago Med and Chicago P.D..[28] Haas and producer Dick Wolf came up with the story, and Haas would write all three episodes, marking the first time he has written for Med since the spin-off episode "I Am the Apocalypse".[28] Haas explained that the shows would be "intertwined" and there will be scenes that would make viewers think they are watching "a Med scene, but it's in the Fire hour."[28] The plot revolves around "a mysterious illness", with Haas comparing it to The Poseidon Adventure or Independence Day, saying "where you've got a bunch of stories – cutting to one, cutting to another – and there's a mystery, both medical and criminal, going on that we’re trying to solve before it gets out of hand."[28] The crossover begins in Fire's fourth episode, before leading into Med and P.D. on the same day.[28]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Chicago Med season 5
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Never Going Back to Normal" September 25, 2019 1.0/5 7.53[4] 0.7 3.45 1.7 10.99[29]
2 "We're Lost in the Dark" October 2, 2019 1.1/5 7.67[5] 0.6 2.85 1.6 10.53[30]
3 "In the Valley of the Shadows" October 9, 2019 1.1/5 7.47[6] 0.6 2.95 1.7 10.43[31]
4 "Infection: Part II" October 16, 2019 1.5/7 8.93[7] 0.7 3.52 2.1 12.47[32]
5 "Got a Friend in Me" October 23, 2019 1.2/6 7.84[8] 0.5 2.97 1.7 10.81[33]
6 "It's All in the Family" October 30, 2019 1.2/6 7.95[9] 0.5 2.86 1.7 10.82[34]
7 "Who Knows What Tomorrow Brings" November 6, 2019 1.1/5 8.09[10] 0.5 2.99 1.6 11.09[35]
8 "Too Close to the Sun" November 13, 2019 1.1/5 7.43[11] 0.5 2.91 1.5 10.35[36]
9 "I Can’t Imagine the Future" November 20, 2019 1.2/6 8.43[12] 0.4 2.67 1.6 11.11[37]
10 "Guess it Doesn't Matter Anymore" January 8, 2020 1.1/6 7.46[13] 0.6 2.89 1.7 10.35[38]
11 "The Ground Shifts Beneath Us" January 15, 2020 1.2/6 8.45[14] 0.5 2.86 1.7 11.32[39]
12 "Leave the Choice to Solomon" January 22, 2020 1.1/5 8.44[15] 0.6 3.05 1.7 11.46[40]
13 "Pain is For the Living" February 5, 2020 1.1 8.66[16] 0.5 2.76 1.7 11.42[41]
14 "It May Not Be Forever" February 12, 2020 1.1 8.17[17] 0.5 2.88 1.6 11.05[42]
15 "I Will Do No Harm" February 26, 2020 1.2 8.61[18] 0.5 2.69 1.6 11.31[43]
16 "Who Should Be the Judge" March 4, 2020 1.0 8.31[19] 0.5 2.62 1.6 10.95[44]
17 "The Ghosts of the Past" March 18, 2020 1.3 9.17[20] 0.6 2.79 1.9 11.98[45]
18 "In the Name of Love" March 25, 2020 1.4 9.60[21] 0.5 2.54 1.9 12.15[46]
19 "Just a River in Egypt" April 8, 2020 1.2 9.07[22] 0.6 2.78 1.8 11.83[47]
20 "A Needle in the Heart" April 15, 2020 1.1 9.33[23] 0.5 2.56 1.7 11.90[48]

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