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With Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. already renewed, fans have been anxiously awaiting an announcement for the newbie to the Chicago franchise, Chicago Med. Well, the wait is finally over with NBC formally announcing today that the freshman drama will be back for season 2. Yay! Buck truck happy dance.
Not that we really ever had any doubt. Chicago Med originals are averaging a 2.8 rating in adults 18-49 and 11.3 million viewers overall, according to L+7 results from Nielsen Media Research. In the Tuesday 9-10 p.m. ET slot, Chicago Med has prevailed over regular competition on the Big 4 networks with five of six telecasts to date in adults 18-49 (L+SD). Chicago Med has improved that time period by +58% versus NBC’s slot average for the prior season, excluding weeks when “The Voice” ran in the slot in 18-49 and by +114% in total viewers.
But, that’s not all of the good news today. Besides Chicago Med , NBC also revealed that the veteran Dick Wolf series, Law & Order: SVU, will be returning for its 18th season (Wow. Wow. Wow). So far this season, Law & Order:SVU originals have averaged a 2.8 rating in adults 18-49 and 10.0 million viewers overall in L+7 results from Nielsen Media Research. SVU has built on its regular lead-in by an average of +45% in adult 18-49 rating (L+SD) and the Nov. 11 telecast generated SVU’s most dominant head-to-head win to date versus time-period rival Criminal Minds, a +25% margin.
And, to top off an already good day for Dick Wolf and Co., it has been announced that Wolf is also in active development for the latest incarnation of the Chicago franchise, Chicago Law, as well as the reality series Law & Order: You Are The Jury where the audience will decide the binding result of a live court case.
Am I excited about this news? Damn straight! I’ve been watching Dick Wolf productions for over 20 years going back to the original Law & Order days. And, with a little bit of luck, we can hope the franchise will still be around 20 years from now.
