Chicago Med (2015– ) User Reviews

Watchable, but the South African accent is terrible

[linda-810-619219 · 7/10 · 5 April 2020]

It's a good watch, not quite ER standards. One annoying point is the terrible South African accent of the character Ava Bekker. It's incredibly fake.

You're fired!

[hdeft-37953 · 7/10 · 20 October 2022]

I wish I could personally fire the casting directors who got rid of Dr. Rhodes, Dr. Reese, Dr. Manning, Dr. Bekker, Dr. Latham, and Dr. Clarke in the earlier seasons and replaced them with the mostly awful cast that is on now.

I love medical shows and still watch this, but Chicago Fire has pulled ahead as my new favorite of the three Wednesday night Chicago shows.

I have been streaming the first three seasons of Chicago Med recently and it was far better in the early days.

On to streaming all of Chicago Fire once I either get to the end of all the Chicago Med episodes or give up in season 7 or 8 due to the cast.

An hour of entertaining tv

[mel2718 · 8/10 · 10 April 2020]

I read other reviews slamming the show and everyone has a right to their opinion. My thought is, if you don't like it, don't watch it. I personally enjoy it, along with the Chicago franchise (Fire&PD). The crossover events are especially fun to watch. Is the use of accurate information on medication always correct? I can't say as I am not a doctor. I watch it because I like the characters and the stories. I'm sure there could be improvements, as with most tv. But this is not a documentary, its meant for entertainment. At least the characters have back stories. Lives outside the hospital. Dick Wolf has smartly created a network of series that all intermingle and its interesting to see how the New York shows come into play with the Chicago shows. So, just try it. And I don't mean to offend but to say it's like a soap opera is kinda funny to me because what is Grey's if not a soap? Most medical dramas have an element of such as well as miraculous cures at the end of the hour.

Completely unrealistic!

[pizzygod · 23 March 2018]

I have never taken the time to write a review, but this show is horrible. Last week I had to shut it off do to the Dr going out to the lobby to berate a man for not vaccinating his son (who wasn't even the patient) I am an ER nurse a Dr doesn't have time to see his own patients let alone yell at a family member in the waiting room. What really frustrates me if the patient doesn't want treatment and yet they continue to try to treat or lir about treatment! This does not happen! If you do not want treatment we are very happy to hand you AMA papers! ERs do not have time for these things! Why oh tell me why does the patient never leave the ER? They should be in the ICU but for some reason they are getting ECMO in the ER! This is not reality! I isuallu love all medical dramas and I wanted so badly to like this show but it has really gone over the top!

To 10/10 review recommending this to med students

[corksniffers · 9/10 · 2 July 2021]

You wrote about the accuracy of this monstrosity...Who is your GP? Charles Manson? I am terrified for you.

Just started watching

[pietclausen · 9/10 · 3 July 2018]

A friend recommended me this series and I took the bite. Without reading anything about this medical series, nor reading any reviews on IMDb, I hasten to give my opinion.

Having seen 8 episodes thus far (season 1) I am thrilled about the cases presented in this busy hospital and the humanity and drama portrayed, making excellent watchable stories, causing one to think about life itself.

Without any prejudice I give it my rating of 7, before I read how other viewers experience this series.

Definitely one of the better series carrying the Chicago prefix!

Update: The more episodes I watch, the more I appreciate this series. I'm almost up to date and it's time to rate this 8.

2nd Update: Continues to be excellent; fine to re-rate this series to 9.

Great shows: I'm hooked

[Isabel1206 · 10/10 · 29 October 2019]

Not sure what is up with some of the bad reviews here? I think this show is fantastic. Good acting, great drama. What's not to like? The medical scenarios are interesting, though I cannot comment on how realistic they are, not being a medical professional myself.

To summarise: I'm hooked.

(Some other reviewers wrote that the medical scenes themselves are realistic, but that the doctors' interaction with each other in front of patients or their involvement with patients' private lives isn't, which may be the case, but it's a drama! Watch a documentary if you're after realism.)

Chicago Med

[Rick3443 · 10/10 · 7 April 2016]

Most people say that any show about emergency rooms or hospitals in general are boring because it's the same old stuff over and over. From St Elsewhere to Chicago Med each show and each episode provides tense feelings. I love Dr. Daniel Charles, he keeps every one in the right mental state. Some times he has to think about certain situations but he comes to the right conclusion. Sharon Goodwin has the most important but mentally intense job in keeping the ER running smoothly but quickly. She does a great job at her role. All the cast do a great job at their characters. Chicago Med with each episode keeps you drawn to the show until the end. The situations the team go through are intense but everyone does their job to help the injured. I like how the producers bring all the Chicago shows together, it makes it seem more like reality. I hope Chicago Med goes a long way. I don't miss an episode of either of the shows. Chicago Med, Fire and PD are Awesome #1 shows on TV.

Get a better medical advisor

[wickhampark · 6/10 · 30 March 2018]

Well I quite like the characters portrayed in this series I have nearly given up watching because of the medical errors. Like open heart and lung surgery on an awake talking patient. Once you open the chest you need a tube down the throat to control breathing. Please get a better medical advisor.

Get Real

[lulu-92147 · 8/10 · 9 May 2019]

I've been watching from the beginning and find myself getting more and more bored and agitated as the series continues. I can't believe that an excellent medical show like Code Black was cancelled, while this hunk of not stop, highly political histrionics is renewed. I just finished watching another absurd case on season 4 ep.20. Naturally NBC must find a way to bring in climate change now, they've covered every other liberal agenda, gun control, government run healthcare, illegal immigration, etc. I don't think that in the real world these off the wall issues come up on a daily basis, nor do dr.'s have the time nor patience to get involved. Oh yeah, whenever my family has had a problem while in the hospital, people from HR always come to our aid, NOT, let alone run our problem by the entire legal team. It's become ridiculous, this is positively the end for me. NBC you've made all the characters unlikeable, predictable and the constant bickering between dr.'s and nurses in front of patients never goes on in reality! The acting is so over the top, phony, sometimes detestable. When you only care about one character in an hour long show, Dr. Charles, then you don't really like the show. This is what I finally realized, it doesn't matter to me what happens to any of cast except him. Will not be tuning in next year.

Booting out Rhodes?

[aslenodsnud · 6/10 · 6 November 2020]

Colin Donnell was the best thing in Chicago Med, followed by Oliver Platt, and yet they get rid of him, and keep Manning and Halstead? The two most irritating characters in the show? What is that about? Really digging a grave for the show now!

It is entertaining

[Sober-Friend · 8/10 · 30 March 2018]

This show is almost close to becoming "General Hospital" however the excellent cast keeps this show afloat above the suds that lesser talent would swallowed in.

The main story is that this hospital has a very caring staff that their work gets compromised by not only Bureaucracy but also personal entanglements that carry over to the office.

Nothing ground breaking but again the cast makes this show worth watching.

Outrageous disgrace for the medical profession

[Harry_Pamiaqui · 6/10 · 22 May 2023]

Unbelievable disturbing show, unrealistic medical situations, plots, and characters. Terribly phony depiction of an emergency department and hospital. Will Halstead unlikable character, with his sullen-sulky-mumpish face and mouth half open, is an utterly outrageous disgrace for the medical profession. Herein portrayed as a collection of emotionally unstable, narcissistic, ridiculous, awful, repulsive, and unprofessional characters. Breaking the law, HIPAA, assisting suicide, altering labs. Patient comes in and refuses treatment and wants to die, why did he go to the hospital in the first place? Who cares about the patients' will, we do what we want without even worrying about the consequences. Meanwhile, the gargoyle-harpy nurses are drama queens, scolding doctors, questioning authority, spending far too much time in personal affairs. Sex in the workplace, really??? However, New Amsterdam was cancelled even with a rating of 8.0 for losing viewers. I cannot believe that if the public did not see New Am, they would see Chi Med.

In a nutshell

[DJPilkington · 2/10 · 8 August 2019]

"I'm gonna resuscitate this patient even though they have a DNR. Am I right or wrong?"

"Wrong."

"But am I though?"

"Yes."

"Get out of my way nurse, no one's gonna stop me." *slaps her aside*

*Later*

"You know, you're a goshdarn maverick, and protocol states you should never work in medicine again for your recklessness, but you did a good job, so your actions have zero consequences."

So yeah, all in all, a very trite, melodramatic med-soap. If you want a genuinely good American example without nearly as much artificial attempts at moral dilemma, try New Amsterdam.

Unprofessional

[lesmitch · 22 May 2021]

I have never seen a more inept group of doctors and nurses. They make inexcusably poor decisions, they lie, they steal pills, and they constantly color outside the line of their professional duties and responsibilities.

If I were ill and I lived in Chicago, I would never let them take me to Chicago Med.

Good show but the writers need to be careful

[SimpleChoices · 8/10 · 22 January 2022]

I'd give the show a 9.5 but the writers of the show have started treading into the world of politics.

In S7 E12 'what you don't know can't hurt you', the writers chose to portray an expectant mother who refuses the C19 vaccine as a crazy person.

We get enough of this nonsensical portrayal from daily news. Viewers searching for entertainment don't need to be bombarded with the writer's political opinions.

Be careful writers or you will alienate a large group of the US and they will tune out.

Noah needs to go

[chrisgabe67 · 10/10 · 22 August 2021]

Noah is Jussie Smollett! Nobody likes him or wants to watch him!

Amazing

[yanceyrun · 10/10 · 27 November 2021]

This medical drama is very medically accurate except when it comes to the doctors taking risks. Many say that it is repetitive and it kinda is but the show always comes with its twists and turns. I loved this show but you have to realize it's a show and yes lots of people do have a collapsed lung bc they get in car accidents but it takes place in chicago so i mean....

I love this show

[kire-02422 · 9/10 · 27 April 2017]

I absolutely love this show. I started watching Chicago Fire(and still do), then Chicago PD(and still do) and now Chicago Med. Season 1 was amazing, season 2 started off great, but has gotten a bit boring. But there are still new things happening, that makes me want to see more. And there are some quite good looking guys on that show. :D

Good show for entertainment NOT medical accuracy

[srlackey · 7/10 · 2 December 2021]

Things that are a nuances: they intubate EVERYONE! WHY? Surgeons literally gut people in front of family members, which is extremely traumatic. April, Natalie, Dr. Bekker, and Dr. Holstead are all ABSOLUTELY ANNOYING!!! They literally cause my skin to crawl with them merely speaking. The fact that their characters have that kind of power on the viewer means Wolf did a great job in balancing out the love-hate of the characters lol. We cannot love everyone. LOL. Happy viewing.

Review & suggestion

[ritaallen-19941 · 10/10 · 4 January 2018]

Great show, which I really enjoy. My suggestion: My daughter was recently diagnosed with uterine cancer; after complete hysterectomy she had 6 chemotherapies. Because hair loss after chemo is a serious concern, we went to Arctic Cold Caps , a company which provides a cap to prevent/retard hair loss. A nurse joined us with a cooler of dry ice & 8 caps, because they must be changed every 20 minutes during chemo & for 3 hours after. The catch is that this is expensive & not covered by insurance. My suggestion: have someone on this wonderful, popular show, preferably a cast member, have cancer, need chemo & go to one of the companies that do this. I can't think of a better way to get this known.

Good riddance!

[bashwell · 7/10 · 27 February 2024]

Can we PLEEEAASE have a medical drama where doctors do exactly what they are told to do?? I am glad that Halstead and Manning are gone, and have taken their rules-be-damned, cowboy (or -girl) mentality with them.

How many times do we have to watch any given medical "professional" try to impose their personal agenda, skirt the rules, stomp on protocol and give Sharon Goodwin no shortage of headaches? I worked for two years in a medium-sized ER department and never saw any of this ridiculousness ever occur. But I suppose without this selfishness there would be no drama in this drama. Am I right?

give it a try!

[adhameldeeb · 9/10 · 10 September 2017]

Well, Chicago med is very good. A series that will keep you very keen on knowing what's gonna happen to the main characters of the show every episode, their personal lifestyles and their professional careers. They didn't dig deep into medicine and also they didn't dig deep into a boring drama, just a great mixture of both. give it a try and i think you will not regret that!

Going downhill...fast!!!

[aslenodsnud · 6/10 · 2 January 2019]

The first 3 seasons of this series was excellent, but the current season is just plain awful! The whole political saga with immigration was so uncalled for! TV series should be above current affairs, and not reflect the views of the writers, whether I or others agree or not. And the whole plot with Will? Of all the actual decent guys on the show, they choose the most annoying to place centre-stage... I don't think I'll be watching anymore of this.

Seriously?

[zoesamhap · 2/10 · 4 February 2021]

They're all criminals, endlessly breaking the law, HIPAA, assisted suicide, altering labs.... it never ends. When they aren't all sleeping with everyone, they continuously show blatant disregard for patient rights, patient choices, confidentiality, their peers.... it's vomit inducing. I know it's a show, but as a healthcare worker this is repulsive. No consequences ever, no self reflection, no humility. How many people do these doctors and nurses have to kill before losing their licenses. Taking care of patients is endless hard choices, it's following the rules even when you don't want to, it's sometimes going against instincts because it's what the patient decides. Not these smug, holier than thou, attitudes.