NBC Exec Reacts to So Many 'Chicago' Actors Leaving in Recent Seasons, Talks Future of Shows

The One Chicago shows connected NBC person faced a batch of large formed exits this past twelvemonth and an NBC enforcement is reacting to each of the changes.

NBCUniversal Entertainment’s President of Program Planning Strategy, Jeff Bader, is making definite fans cognize that determination are nary concerns implicit the exits and that a agleam aboriginal is up for the shows.

In the past year, Chicago Fire mislaid longtime stars Kara Killmer, Eamonn Walker, and Alberto Rosende, Chicago PD said goodbye to Tracy Spiridakos, and Chicago Med prima Dominic Rains won’t beryllium returning.

So, what’s going on?

“It’s interesting, due to the fact that each twelvemonth determination are formed changes, and each twelvemonth idiosyncratic asks the aforesaid question,” Jeff told TVLine about the presumption of the shows. “But [those shows] conscionable support going on.”

Jeff said that with each of the formed changes, “obviously it keeps the shows fresh.”

“Cast comes in, formed goes out…,” helium said. “We’re thrilled with however the Chicagos do connected Wednesday. We person nary plans connected changing thing connected that night.”

Here’s a afloat mentation of why each Chicago Fire histrion near the show, from archetypal to astir recent.