The WORST episodes of Chicago P.D.

Every episode of Chicago P.D. ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Chicago P.D.!

Detective Sergeant Hank Voight and his elite Intelligence Unit at the Chicago Police Department combat atrocious offences and bring criminals to justice.

Last Updated: 1/11/2025Network: NBCStatus: Continuing
Split Second
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7.54
414 votes

#1 - Split Second

Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/21/2024

Atwater turns to an unlikely source of support when a string of jewelry store robberies shakes his confidence.

Directors: Eric Laneuville
Safe Harbor
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7.57
415 votes

#2 - Safe Harbor

Season 11 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/31/2024

Burgess works an extra shift at the 13th District and gets caught in the middle of a drive-by attack on refugees. The team works together to track down the shooter and uncover the true motive behind the attack.

Directors: Takashi Doscher
Writer: Scott Gold
Adrift
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7.59
524 votes

#3 - Adrift

Season 9 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/6/2022

Ruzek's search for the daughter of an old family friend leads the team into a serious drug investigation. Burgess and Ruzek struggle to move on from the emotional aftermath of Makayla's abduction.

Directors: Marc Roskin
Writer: Gavin Harris
Payback
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7.60
1146 votes

#4 - Payback

Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 4/11/2018

A string of stash house robberies lead back to an unlikely individual. Voight confronts a key witness in the Bingham investigation.

Directors: Nicole Rubio
You Only Die Twice
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7.61
446 votes

#5 - You Only Die Twice

Season 10 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/5/2023

A tragic crime leads the team closer to the Beck family and their deadly ideology. Ruzek makes progress infiltrating the Becks, earning Samantha and Richard's trust with a bold move.

Directors: Jon Cassar
Writer: Gavin Harris
End of Watch
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7.61
550 votes

#6 - End of Watch

Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/2021

Ruzek reunites with an old colleague to take down a crime ring, but when things don't add up, Voight and Burgess do some investigating of their own.

Directors: Marc Roskin
Writer: Gavin Harris
Unpacking
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7.62
437 votes

#7 - Unpacking

Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/17/2024

Tasked with shadowing a crisis prevention team, Upton finds her approach to policing at odds with the team's mental health clinician. Voight stands by Upton as she continues to struggle in her personal life.

Directors: Chad Saxton
Writer: Gwen Sigan
The One Next to Me
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7.62
572 votes

#8 - The One Next to Me

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2021

Halstead’s past resurfaces when a former Army colleague is implicated in a deadly blast. As the FBI launches an investigation into Roy’s disappearance, Upton feels the pressure of the secret she and Voight are sharing.

Directors: Bethany Rooney
Writer: Scott Gold
Safe
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7.63
546 votes

#9 - Safe

Season 8 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/12/2021

After a series of brutal home-invasion robberies, Upton immerses herself in the case and finds herself caught between Voight and Halstead.

Directors: SJ Main Muñoz
Writer: Gavin Harris
Out of the Depths
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7.63
458 votes

#10 - Out of the Depths

Season 10 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/29/2023

As the team investigates a convenience store robbery, the evidence leads them to an unusual pair of suspects, revealing a dark personal drama and another potential victim. Burgess slowly makes strides tackling her past trauma.

Directors: Guy Ferland
Writer: Elena Perez
Memory
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7.63
510 votes

#11 - Memory

Season 9 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/11/2022

Voight and the team delve into a cold case in search of clues to solve a shocking new crime. With its focus on buried memories, the case sparks concern for Burgess and Ruzek about Makayla’s mental healing.

Directors: Benny Boom
Writer: Gwen Sigan
The Water Line
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7.64
362 votes

#12 - The Water Line

Season 11 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/8/2024

As Atwater finds himself distracted by a past case, a CI from his past resurfaces with a tip on a string of armed robberies that are raising concerns.

Directors: Gia-Rayne Harris
Writer: Scott Gold
In Your Care
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7.64
615 votes

#13 - In Your Care

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/3/2021

The team investigates a rash of car jackings and finds the truth is more complicated than they realize. Burgess makes a discovery about a previous case that will change her life forever.

Writer: Gwen Sigan
The Ghost in You
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7.64
476 votes

#14 - The Ghost in You

Season 10 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/15/2023

Voight and the team help Assistant State’s Attorney Nina Chapman pursue a drug runner who dodged prison years ago after Chapman’s informant mysteriously disappeared. The investigation takes a turn when Voight uncovers a damaging secret from Chapman’s past, threatening the investigation and Chapman’s career.

Directors: Benny Boom
Writer: Gavin Harris
Unforgiven
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7.64
621 votes

#15 - Unforgiven

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/27/2021

A cop is murdered, and suspicion falls on someone who has been holding a grudge against the officer. Intelligence works hard to solve the case, but Deputy Superintendent Samantha Miller is hesitant to defend him until she knows the whole story.

Directors: Chad Saxton
Confidential
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7.65
1241 votes

#16 - Confidential

Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/10/2018

While trying to find the pimp, Intelligence stumbles on the women's shelter where he's scouting out girls. And Burgess moves the case forward with a series of confidential tips, but risks putting her informant in harm's way.

Directors: Mark Tinker
Trapped
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7.65
463 votes

#17 - Trapped

Season 10 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/22/2023

After a brutal shooting, Burgess and Ruzek find themselves trapped aboard the busy "L" subway. As they piece together scant evidence, the team is drawn into a dark family drama. Burgess' proximity to the shooting triggers harsh memories.

Directors: Chad Saxton
Writer: Gwen Sigan
Fallen
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7.65
1305 votes

#18 - Fallen

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/8/2017

A picture perfect family is shot dead in their home and the team goes in search of a drug dealer with a likely connection. Voight asks for the help of Vice Sergeant Sean McGrady who has an old beef with Upton. When McGrady turns up dead during the investigation, the case takes an unlikely turn.

Directors: Nick Gomez
Writer: Gavin Harris
Escape
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7.65
411 votes

#19 - Escape

Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/7/2024

Returning from furlough, Torres goes undercover in a tense and high-stakes drug trafficking case.

Directors: Chad Saxton
Writer: David Rambo
Somos Uno
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7.65
387 votes

#20 - Somos Uno

Season 11 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/3/2024

Torres' personal involvement with an informant jeopardizes his safety and threatens to expose an undercover operation.

Directors: Chad Saxton
Writer: Gavin Harris
Long Lost
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7.65
448 votes

#21 - Long Lost

Season 10 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/11/2023

A shocking ambush at a funeral leads the team into a heated investigation to find the shooters. Much to Atwater's surprise, he must rely on someone from his past to help in the investigation, dredging up old memories and revealing new truths.

Directors: Oz Scott
Impossible Dream
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7.66
552 votes

#22 - Impossible Dream

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/17/2021

When a local business owner is gunned down in his shop, it becomes personal for Atwater, who patrolled the neighborhood as a young cop. Dep. Supt. Samantha Miller comes to Voight with a special request about Andre Cooper.

Promise
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7.66
1581 votes

#23 - Promise

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2017

When a young Latina woman is brutally murdered, Intelligence suspects she may have been working as a drug mule. With Antonio leading the case, the team's investigation takes them into the grim world of meat processing, and the discovery that there may be a different motive behind her death.

Directors: John Whitesell
Signs of Violence
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7.66
551 votes

#24 - Signs of Violence

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/7/2021

A wellness check on a family reveals signs of foul play and Upton is determined to find the parents and young daughter. As Hailey delves further into the troubled family dynamics, she finds herself reflecting on her own childhood trauma.

Directors: Bethany Rooney
Writer: Gwen Sigan
Politics
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7.66
1291 votes

#25 - Politics

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/29/2017

One of Voight's friends, Congressman Scott Graynor, is found passed out in his hotel room with a dead Ukranian girl. When Intelligence discovers the murder is connected to a sting and Burgess' boyfriend is working with the Feds, Burgess must choose between compromising her case or her boyfriend's case.

Directors: Mark Tinker
Writer: Kinan Copen