Is Chicago Fire getting renewed for season 12? (2023 Update)

What’s going on with Chicago Fire? The firefighting drama has been an institution on NBC for over a decade, and has continued to pull in solid ratings during its current season. As season 11 nears a close, however, news of a renewal has yet to be announced. Is the show going to come back or are we watching the final season?

Well, it’s a little complicated. Technically, NBC has not renewed Chicago Fire for more seasons. But the network is currently in talks with Dick Wolf Productions about a multi-season renewal, which means the show will be guaranteed to stay on the year for at least a few more years.

Is Chicago Fire getting cancelled in 2023?

Fans and insiders alike have voiced confusion over what’s taken NBC and Dick Wolf Productions so long to reach an agreement. There appear to be two reasons why this might be the case. One is that Chicago Fire is currently over 200 episodes, and the older a show gets, the harder it gets to maintain episode budgets.

Netflix is infamous for pulling the plug on their shows after only a few seasons, and it’s due to this simple reality: shows get more expensive the longer they stay on. NBC doesn’t want to break the bank on Fire, especially given that it has two other One Chicago shows, so there will have to be an agreement reached on that side of things.

Then there’s the matter of time slots. NBC has been flirting with the idea of giving up their 10 pm time slot, which would mean that the Wednesday night lineup of three One Chicago shows airing in a row would be disrupted. It’s possible that one of the shows (presumably Med) would get the axe, or at the very least get moved to a different night as a result of this time slot change.

There’s good news on both fronts, however. Dick Wolf is famous for making his shows cheaply and quickly, so there’s shouldn’t be too much disagreement over budget. The time slot discussion has come up in the past, and the lineup managed to stay the same, so it may just be another case of being cautious about future plans.