Chicago Fire (2012)
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An edge-of-your-seat view into the lives of everyday heroes committed to one of America's noblest professions. For the firefighters, rescue squad and paramedics of Chicago Firehouse 51, no occupation is more stressful or dangerous, yet so rewarding and exhilarating. These courageous men and women are among the elite who forge headfirst into danger when everyone else is running the other way and whose actions make the difference between life and death.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 10 October 2012 |
| Status | Returning Series |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Derek Haas and Michael Brandt |
| Starring | Taylor Kinney, David Eigenberg and Christian Stolte |
| Seasons | 15 seasons, 300 episodes |
| Episode length | about 42 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 210 hours |
| Rated | TV-14 |
| Scores | TMDB users 8.4/10 |
Where to watch Chicago Fire
Chicago Fire is streaming on Fubo in the US. It is also on Peacock ($16.99 a month). At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 5 months of Peacock, or $84.95 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
Chicago Fire is a procedural drama that treats the job as a second marriage. Created by Derek Haas and Michael Brandt, it follows the crew of Firehouse 51 through 15 seasons and 300 episodes. The math is simple: 210 hours of commitment. That is a lot of time to spend watching people get hurt, then recover, then get hurt again. It is not subtle. It is loud, fast, and relentlessly earnest. If you want your free time to feel like a shift at the fire station, this is the one.
How it did with audiences
Chicago Fire has no box office numbers. It is a television series, after all, so the only metric that matters is what people actually watched. On TMDB, users rate it 8.4 out of 10. That is a high score for a show about fire trucks and heartbreak.
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Sources
- Chicago Fire on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q1187416 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Chicago Fire (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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