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Chicago Fire
2012
· TV Show
· 43 min episodes
· 15 seasons
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #322
- IMDb #240
- Metacritic #328
- RatingGraph #154
- Metacritic Critics #344
- Metacritic Audience #245
+1 more
- Trakt #166
Every rating
49–89
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 49, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 89. Critics average 49, everyone else 76.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →Follows both the professional and personal lives of the firefighters, rescue personnel, and paramedics of the Chicago Fire Department at the fictional Firehouse 51 as they risk their lives to save and protect the city of Chicago, Illinois.
Details
- Created by
- Derek Haas, Michael Brandt
- Released
- 10 October 2012
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 43 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 300 across 15 seasons
- Awards
- 5 wins, 22 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (347) →
Awards & nominations
See all 27 →5 wins from 27 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| People's Choice Awards 2024 | The Drama Show of the Year | Chicago Fire | Nominee |
| Imagen Foundation Awards 2017 | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Joe Minoso | Nominee |
| Imagen Foundation Awards 2017 | Best Primetime Television Program – Drama | Chicago Fire | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 2017 | Favorite Dramatic TV Actor | Taylor Kinney | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 2017 | Favorite Network TV Drama | Chicago Fire | Nominee |
| Imagen Foundation Awards 2016 | Best Supporting Actor/Television | Joe Minoso | Nominee |
| Imagen Foundation Awards 2016 | Best Supporting Actress/Television | Monica Raymund | Nominee |
| People's Choice Awards 2016 | Favorite Dramatic TV Actor | Taylor Kinney | Winner |
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Prism Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Drama Episode – "Professional Courtesey" | Chicago Fire | Winner |
| Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline – Mental Health | Chicago Fire | Winner |
| Drama Series Multi-Episode Storyline – Substance Use | Chicago Fire | Nominee |
Imagen Foundation Awards
11 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress/Television | Monica Raymund | Winner |
| Best Actor/Television | Joe Minoso | Nominee |
| Best Primetime Television Program | Chicago Fire | Nominee |
| Best Primetime Television Program – Drama | Chicago Fire | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Television | Joe Minoso | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor/Television | Joe Minoso | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor/Television | Joe Minoso | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor/Television | Joe Minoso | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress/Television | Monica Raymund | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress/Television | Monica Raymund | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress/Television | Monica Raymund | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
8 nominations, 1 won
| Favorite Dramatic TV Actor | Taylor Kinney | Winner |
| Favorite Dramatic TV Actor | Taylor Kinney | Nominee |
| Favorite Dramatic TV Actor | Taylor Kinney | Nominee |
| Favorite Network TV Drama | Chicago Fire | Nominee |
| Favorite Network TV Drama | Chicago Fire | Nominee |
| Favorite Network TV Drama | Chicago Fire | Nominee |
| Favorite TV Character We Miss Most | Lauren German | Nominee |
| The Drama Show of the Year | Chicago Fire | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Television Series | Chicago Fire | Winner |
Teen Choice Awards
3 nominations
| Choice TV Actor: Action | Jesse Spencer | Nominee |
| Choice TV Actress: Action | Monica Raymund | Nominee |
| Choice TV Show: Action | Chicago Fire | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association
1 nomination
| Best Sound in a Series | Jeffery Kaplan, Todd Morrissey, Peter Reale, Alex Riordan | Nominee |