It's time for the doctors of Gaffney to take some much deserved time off for the holidays. Of course, that means Chicago Med fans will unfortunately be without new episodes of the beloved NBC medical drama for many, many weeks. Our long break from the series begins this week and continues through the rest of the year. How will we survive after that cliffhanger?!
Chicago Med season 11 aired its fall finale on Nov. 12 with an episode that left Lenox's life on the line in a very dangerous situation. When a past patient's abusive husband returns to the hospital to receive care for suspicious injuries, Lenox soon discovers something's not right and becomes the new target of the violence. We won't learn if she lives until January.
Chicago Med isn't new tonight and won't be until January 2026
Sadly, Chicago Med won't air a new episode on Thursday, Nov. 20 or Thursday, Nov. 27, which is Thanksgiving. Don't check Peacock on Friday morning, either. There won't be a new episode to watch. Additionally, for the entirety of December 2025, the medical drama will not have any new episodes aired on NBC. What are we to do without getting the answers we need about Lenox?
While Chicago Med will be off the air for almost two months, NBC did make sure that we know exactly when season 11 returns with new episodes. Mark your calendars and set your reminders for Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. The series comes back with new episodes right away in the new year, as does Chicago Fire and Chicago PD. The One Chicago countdown is on!
It's not out of the ordinary for NBC to pull the One Chicago lineup from the schedule this soon and for this long. It's one way for the network to ensure that fans are able to have as many new episodes week to week as possible. Airing a fall finale in mid-November after seven uninterrupted weeks and then taking two months off prevents a wonky run full of reruns later on in 2026.
Chicago Med couldn't have pressed pause on season 11 at a better moment. The fall finale was full of unexpected character returns, including Archer's son Sean, an expecting couple Asher worked with earlier this season, and Jack Falahee as Devon Carter. Lenox will definitely will be taking him on head on in the winter premiere, after he knocked her out in the fall finale.
Knowing something wasn't right, Lenox rushed to the Carter home to save his wife Faye. She finds Faye badly wounded in the basement, but Devon returns after a power outage at Gaffney. Thankfully, Ripley knows where Lenox ran off to. As much as we want to know what happens to Lenox right now, we'll have to stay patient and wait until Chicago Med season 11 resumes in January 2026.
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