The WORST episodes of Chicago Med
Every episode of Chicago Med ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Chicago Med!
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#1 - I Could See the Writing on the Wall
Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/5/2023
Dr. Grace Song launches her pilot program, giving the E.D. a technological facelift. As his health worsens, Archer clashes with Charles on a patient faking paralysis. Archer helps a pregnant mother with a heart condition.
#2 - Mamma Said There Would Be Days Like This
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2022
Marcel adjusts to his newfound fame when he helps Halstead treat a local restaurant owner. Choi, Charles and Goodwin aid a new mother worried about hurting her baby. Maggie and Taylor clash with a patient eager to get back to work.
#3 - The Clothes Make the Man... Or Do They?
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2022
Med runs out of scrubs, forcing the staff to improvise. The life of Archer's son is in danger. Marcel and Charles help a kidney transplant patient experiencing psychosis. Asher and Halstead grow closer.
#4 - Everyone's Fighting a Battle You Know Nothing About
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2022
Halstead and Marcel facilitate a trans-organ exchange. Asher and Cuevas help a sexual assault survivor. Choi and Archer treat a patient whose case could expose a fraudulent doctor. Grant and Maggie take a trip down memory lane.
#5 - This Could Be the Start of Something New
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/7/2022
Will relies on Crockett and Med's newly donated OR 2.0 to save his patient. Charles helps an elderly confused patient who's mourning the loss of his high school sweetheart. As their wedding day approaches, Ethan and April run into some roadblocks.
#6 - A Little Change Might Do You Some Good
Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/4/2023
Charles and Nellie help an elderly patient and her developmentally disabled grandson. Will treats a high school swimmer with a heart condition. Crockett considers using the O.R. 2.0 for surgery. Hannah and Dr. Justin Lieu search for a patient’s missing pregnant wife in the woods.
#7 - It Is What It Is, Until It Isn't
Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/2023
Crockett and Charles treat Justin’s gym buddy. Maggie and Will help a robbery-homicide suspect. Hannah and Archer use Med’s new opiate abuse A.I. program.
#8 - We All Know What They Say About Assumptions
Season 8 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/18/2023
Goodwin, Maggie and Marcel help victims of a hit-and-run accident. Halstead struggles to diagnose a patient with seizures. Asher and Archer clash with Jack Dayton.
#9 - It's an Ill Wind That Blows Nobody Good
Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/15/2023
A brutal storm rocks Chicago. Halstead encourages Dr. Grace Song to go against her own findings for the benefit of their patient. Asher rushes to the hospital to help Archer's pregnant patient. Maggie's concern for Ben consumes her.
#10 - On Days Like Today... Silver Linings Become Lifelines
Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/22/2023
Crockett relies on O.R. 2.0 to save a construction worker’s severed hand. Charles and Goodwin clash as negotiations drag on between the administration and the custodial workers’ union. Hannah fights to keep a mother and her newborn baby together.
#11 - Those Times You Have to Cross the Line
Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/1/2023
The hospital is in disarray when the janitors go on strike. Marcel treats a young girl injured on her family's farm. Charles and Cuevas' schizophrenic patient returns to Med. Archer encounters a patient with foreign material in her stomach.
#12 - What You See Isn't Always What You Get
Season 8 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/22/2023
Will and Nellie struggle to diagnose a patient with a rare disorder. CFD and Med staff work to free a paranoid father trapped in the MRI suite. Tanaka-Reed gets an ego check.
#13 - Know When to Hold and When to Fold
Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/29/2023
A documentary crew visits Med to film Marcel and Abrams' groundbreaking surgery. Archer refuses to ask for help for his kidney issues despite the staff's unrelenting kindness. Halstead starts to develop feelings for a co-worker.
#14 - Yep, This Is the World We Live in
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/2022
The effects of the supply chain shortages continue to impact the ED when Taylor's drug dealer reappears. One of the victims of the recent train crash needs a transplant, forcing Marcel to improvise. Charles and Cuevas help a patient with amnesia.
#15 - Look Closely and You Might Hear the Truth
Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/3/2023
The fate of the hospital rests on the vote of an incapacitated board member. Archer helps a mother with a rare stem cell disease while Asher treats the woman's pregnant daughter. Charles encounters a schizophrenic patient with a hearing impairment.
#16 - The Winds of Change Are Starting to Blow
Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/10/2023
Maggie clashes with Charles over a patient who is distrustful of hospitals. Marcel and Halstead fight against Med's new policies to save their cancer patient. Asher and Archer pull surprising things out of their unsuspecting patients.
#17 - Might Feel Like It's Time for a Change
Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/17/2023
As Jack Dayton prepares to launch OR 2.0's IPO, Marcel and Grace search for data that may put a wrench in his plans. Charles helps a schizophrenic patient who is anxious about prom. Asher clashes with Abrams when his wife becomes her patient.
#18 - Does One Door Close and Another One Open?
Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/24/2023
Shocking information threatens Jack Dayton's surgery and the future of OR 2.0. Archer goes rogue to save a patient in need. Maggie questions her future at Med.
#19 - Row Row Row Your Boat on a Rocky Sea
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/17/2024
When the E.D. is flooded with patients from a crash, the entire team is pulled in to help. Charles can't shake the feeling that he knows the new E.D. attending. Archer has second thoughts on the eve of his kidney transplant.
#20 - This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/24/2024
A woman from Archer's past returns and threatens his transplant surgery. Marcel clashes with Med's new eager first-year resident. Charles works to repair his relationship with Ripley.
#21 - What Happens in the Dark Always Comes to Light
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/31/2024
Frustrated with an insurance company, Ahmad takes matters into her own hands, jeopardizing Med's negotiations and Marcel's first day on the board. Charles helps a woman's depressed husband. Asher's first date takes a surprising turn.
#22 - These are Not the Droids You are Looking For
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/7/2024
Goodwin is worried after an accident lands two people close to her in the E.D. Archer returns to Med and treats a man concerned about a family curse. Maggie and Ahmad help a patient on a cross-country road trip.
#23 - I Make A Promise, I Will Never Leave You
Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/21/2024
Goodwin recruits Charles to evaluate her ex-husband's memory. Archer treats one of Sean's peers from the rehab center. Asher treats a woman from a rural clinic whose miscarriage was improperly treated.
#24 - I Told Myself That I Was Done with You
Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/28/2024
Maggie empathizes with a patient whose mother is afraid to consent to her son's risky surgery. Ripley treats someone from his past. Ahmad questions her instincts after her actions have unexpected consequences.
#25 - Step on a Crack and Break Your Mother's Back
Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/20/2024
Ripley and Charles treat a patient with OCD. Asher and Archer encounter a woman with a foreign object lodged in her heart. Marcel clashes with the chief of oncology.