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 - Status Quo, aka the Mess We're In
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2021
Daniel helps Scott with a longtime patient who was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia. Stevie, Maggie and Vanessa investigate the legitimacy of a patient's cancer diagnosis. Crockett is caught off guard. Will pitches a new medical technology.
#2 - Ghosts in the Attic
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/6/2019
Halstead hides the theft of his gun from a suspicious Manning. Tensions are still high between Connor and Bekker, who take a risk operating on an HIV-positive patient. Hank breaks down when he sees a patient from his past.
#3 - Devil in Disguise
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/10/2018
Dr. Charles and Dr. Reese search for answers when a mother brings in her daughter claiming she is possessed. Dr. Rhodes and Dr. Bekker are tasked with finding a way to save a pair of conjoined twins. Dr. Halstead struggles to get Dr. Manning’s attention. Maggie measures her options in the wake of her recent actions.
#4 - Those Things Hidden in Plain Sight
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/18/2020
Goodwin announces a new ED Chief, and the choice doesn't make everyone happy. Dr. Manning takes a stand for her patient and finds herself dealing with the repercussions. Dr. Charles tends to family affairs.
#5 - When Your Heart Rules Your Head
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/2021
Will finds continued success in his trial. Daniel's daughter receives life-changing news. Noah finds himself in a situation not even April can fix.
#6 - What You Don't Know...
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2018
When things become complicated, Will is forced to lie to Natalie. Ethan and April find out some compromising information about Emily’s boyfriend and Ava is unsure of what to do with a patient who is refusing treatment.
#7 - Over Troubled Water
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/16/2018
Dr. Charles feels pressure when Dr. Choi and Dr. Manning criticize his medical decision regarding an ill newborn baby. Dr. Rhodes comes to terms with his relationship issues. Goodwin helps Bert understand Lyla’s sickness.
#8 - Be the Change You Want to See
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2021
Scott and Will deal with a dishonest patient whose lupus is in remission. A wealthy donor makes inappropriate advances toward Stevie. Vanessa, Marcel and Daniel try to convince a young woman to have life-saving surgery.
#9 - You Can't Always Trust What You See
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/2021
Halstead returns to Med to help Goodwin with a secret investigation. Archer and Charles deal with twins who insist on being identical inside and out. Stevie and Dylan treat a young patient with sickle cell anemia.
#10 - A Red Pill, A Blue Pill
Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/12/2021
Third-year med students begin their rotation in the ED and Maggie keeps a careful eye on one of them. Natalie, whose mother's health takes another decline, tries to cover up how she broke the rules to treat her.
#11 - For the Want of a Nail
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/17/2021
As Natalie deals with her own trauma, she steps in to help a mother in need. Dean continues to stir the pot with more than one doctor. A patient comes to Med needing immediate treatment but doesn't want it from them.
#12 - Can't Unring That Bell
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/13/2019
Connor, who is in hot water with the hospital’s Oversight Committee, handles a gunshot victim that has unexpected ties to Halstead. Maggie feels guilty about the return of a former patient. Charles has an awkward first date.
#13 - Like a Phoenix Rising From the Ashes
Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/20/2022
Halstead and Asher work to save a surrogate's baby. Charles cares for a patient on a hunger strike. Choi and Archer help a patient with ties to Choi's late father. Scott and Maggie are stumped by a drunk patient who claims to be sober.
#14 - Fathers and Mothers, Daughters and Sons
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/10/2021
Ethan hires an old Navy colleague to join him in the ED. A final custody hearing threatens to separate Daniel and his daughter. Maggie must make a choice that will change Auggie's life.
#15 - Backed Against the Wall
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2018
Dr. Halstead gets an unplanned visit from the CPD while Ethan is skeptical of a woman who is experiencing chronic pain. Natalie tends to a cancer patient whose brother has strong feelings on why he is refusing to lend his assistance.
#16 - End of the Day, Anything Can Happen
Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/11/2022
Dylan helps the daughter of a mob boss. A grandmother comes to Med desperate to save her grandson. Ethan struggles with some shocking news about his father. Will and Vanessa care for Maggie’s high school classmate.
#17 - Lesser of Two Evils
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2018
Dr. Manning and Dr. Halstead become skeptical of a patient’s injuries when the victim of a car accident is brought into the hospital. Ethan and April have a difficult time understanding Emily’s attachment to her boyfriend despite recent developments. Will and Natalie brace for their joint bachelor/bachelorette party.
#18 - Speak Your Truth
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/21/2017
As the third season opens, the doctors of Chicago Med take their opinions to the extreme as they try to bring justice to the perpetrator in the shooting of Dr. Charles. Dr. Halstead and Dr. Manning work on a heart-wrenching case that forces them to examine their own matters of the heart. Though Robin’s brain tumor was removed and she is discharged from the rehabilitation center, Dr. Rhodes remains on edge that her problems are not quite resolved. Meanwhile, Rhodes gets blindsided by his colleague Dr. Bekkar, Maggie sticks up for a patient and Dr. Choi and April try to navigate their new working relationship.
#19 - In Search of Forgiveness, Not Permission
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/2021
Dr. Marcel and Dr. Manning lay everything on the line to assist a sick woman. Dr. Halstead faces an uphill battle in getting participants involved in his clinical trial. Dr. Choi clashes with a patient who demands absolute perfection of himself.
#20 - Sink or Swim
Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2024
When a commuter ship capsizes, the ED finds itself under water as the staff struggles to treat the influx of new patients and deal with bold new employees taking charge.
#21 - Born This Way
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/20/2018
Upon hearing news of a pregnant teen, Dr. Manning and Dr. Choi venture to a homeless encampment to help deliver a baby under dire circumstances. Dr. Rhodes and Dr. Bekker argue about the best way to treat a young boy with a chronic disease. Dr. Halstead and April are put in an uncomfortable situation when they find out their patient is a pedophile. Goodwin and Maggie have to deal with a lawsuit against the hospital. Dr. Charles learns of important news pertaining to Dr. Reese’s father.
#22 - To Lean in, or to Let Go
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/2021
Vanessa and Archer disagree on how to handle the victim of a motorcycle accident. Scott and Charles deal with a UNICEF negotiator with repressed trauma. Hammer and Halstead treat a high schooler with Addison's disease and a clingy mother.
#23 - Some Things Are Worth the Risk
Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/21/2021
Archer and Ethan respond to a scene that brings back some bad memories. When Carol's condition worsens, Natalie is willing to do whatever it takes to get her mom feeling better.
#24 - More Harm Than Good
Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/8/2019
Dr. Charles and Dr. Manning disagree on how to handle a patient who they discover is poisoning herself. Dr. Rhodes throws some serious accusations at Dr. Bekker. Dr. Halstead has suspicions about Natalie’s new boyfriend. Dr. Choi tends to Bernie.
#25 - Better Is the Enemy of Good
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/17/2021
Will runs into trouble when one of his trial patients falls ill. His own stress and symptoms have Ethan struggling to get through the day.