The Best Episodes of Chicago P.D.
Every episode of Chicago P.D. ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Chicago P.D.!
A riveting police drama about the men and women of the Chicago Police Department's District 21 who put it all on the line to serve and protect their community. District 21 is made up of two distinctly different groups: the uniformed cops who patrol the beat and go head-to-head with the city's street crimes and the Intelligence Unit that combats the city's major offenses - organized crime, drug trafficking, high profile murders and beyond.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Chicago P.D." is "Homecoming", rated 9.2/10 from 822 user votes. It was directed by Eriq La Salle and written by Rick Eid, Timothy J. Sexton. "Homecoming" aired on 5/9/2018 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Start Digging".
9.2/10 822 votes#1 - Homecoming
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/9/2018
Tensions run high as Intelligence seeks justice for Olinsky after he's stabbed in prison; Antonio's loyalty is put to the test; Woods looks to take down Voight once and for all. Season Finale.
Director: Eriq La Salle
Writer: Rick Eid, Timothy J. Sexton
9.1/10 782 votes#2 - Start Digging
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 5/25/2016
In the Season 3 finale, the team investigates the murder of a single mom who was in contact with Voight's now-reformed son, who was himself brutally assaulted. Meanwhile, Roman makes a major decision and Crowley plans to make changes within the unit.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: Craig Gore, Tim Walsh
9.1/10 695 votes#3 - The Other Side (2)
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 5/26/2021
Voight and the team muster all their expertise to bring down a deadly crime ring. Burgess finds herself in a dangerous situation.
Director: Chad Saxton
Writer: Rick Eid, Gwen Sigan
9.0/10 579 votes#4 - Reckoning
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 5/22/2019
With Kelton’s election all but assured, Voight and his team must go off book in a last-ditch effort to save Intelligence from getting axed.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.9/10 624 votes#5 - Emotional Proximity (II)
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 3/1/2017
Olinsky's daughter remains in critical condition following a massive fire - leaving Intelligence on edge, but more determined than ever to track down the suspect. Voight opens up the case, knowing that he has Stone and his team's full support in the investigation, and all of Firehouse 51 behind him to examine potential origins of the fire. The crossover starts on Chicago Fire S05E15 Deathtrap (I). It continues on Chicago Justice S01E01 Fake (III).
Director: Reza Tabrizi
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.9/10 589 votes#6 - I Was Here
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 2/5/2020
After receiving a distressing 911 call, Burgess enlists the team's help to track down a girl caught up in a sex-trafficking ring.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.8/10 615 votes#7 - A Shot Heard Round the World
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2016
When a young officer is shot dead in the lobby of an apartment building, Intelligence looks to the latest known offenders who have threatened the police. But when a second officer is killed, the team finds that they are dealing with someone who is highly trained and knowledgeable.
Director: Terry Miller
Writer: Matt Olmstead, Gwen Sigan
8.8/10 517 votes#8 - Allegiance
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/2/2018
Halstead and Atwater go under cover to prevent military-grade weapons from hitting the street; Voight calls in a favor to clear Olinsky's name for Bingham's murder.
Director: Carl Seaton
Writer: Rick Eid, Timothy J. Sexton
8.8/10 522 votes#9 - Descent
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 12/5/2018
In an attempt to dig himself out of a hole and save someone close to him, Antonio crosses a line that puts the entire team at risk.
Director: Nicole Rubio
Writer: Rick Eid, Timothy J. Sexton
8.8/10 479 votes#10 - The Forgotten
Season 6 Episode 16 - Aired 2/27/2019
Voight and the Intelligence Unit focus all their effort and resources into investigating the disappearance of an exotic dancer who served as a long-time criminal informant for their team
Director: Eriq La Salle
Writer: Gavin Harris
8.8/10 601 votes#11 - In the Dark
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2021
When Upton and Ruzek answer an emergency call to an abandoned house, their investigation leads them down a dark path.
Director: Carl Seaton
Writer: Gwen Sigan
8.7/10 714 votes#12 - Justice
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 5/11/2016
Burgess gives chase after Roman is wounded by a hooded perp who opened fire on their patrol car and shoots who she thinks is the suspect, but no gun is found at the scene—and the person she shot is a 17-year-old honor student.
Director: Jean de Segonzac
Writer: Matt Olmstead, Michael Brandt, Derek Haas
8.7/10 614 votes#13 - I Remember Her Now
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 2/8/2017
The body of a 15-year-old girl is found crushed in an abandoned building after she runs away from a treatment center for troubled girls. Voight sends Halstead undercover as a guard to work from the inside at the center, where he believes the girls are trading sexual favors for something in return.
Director: David Rodriguez
Writer: Gwen Sigan
8.7/10 558 votes#14 - Last Minute Resistance
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 4/5/2017
After encouraging her sister to spend a night out with friends, Burgess wakes to find that Nicole never made it home. As the guilt begins to eat at Burgess, the team in Intelligence bands together to make finding Nicole their main priority.
Director: John Hyams
Writer: Timothy J. Sexton
8.7/10 538 votes#15 - Rabbit Hole
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 1/3/2018
Halstead's partying with Camila unintentionally puts him in the middle of a drug-related homicide. He's forced to choose between loyalty to his unit and his girl. Meanwhile, Voight finally discovers the mole in his unit.
Director: Carl Seaton
Writer: Rick Eid, Gwen Sigan
8.7/10 531 votes#16 - Silence of the Night
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 4/15/2020
Atwater goes undercover to take down a gun-trafficking ring, but discovers an officer from his past is undercover in the same organization.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.7/10 483 votes#17 - Fractures
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2021
As the team investigates the stabbing of a father with two young daughters, they begin to suspect there is more to the story than meets the eye. The FBI investigation into Roy Walton’s death intensifies while Voight, Upton and Halstead feel the heat.
Director: Charles S. Carroll
Writer: Scott Gold
8.7/10 465 votes#18 - A Way Out
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 12/8/2021
With the FBI closing in on the Roy Walton investigation, Voight and Halstead strategize on a way out. After a city bus driver is shot by a passenger, the team investigates a possible abduction.
Director: Lisa Robinson
Writer: Gwen Sigan
8.7/10 449 votes#19 - You and Me (2)
Season 9 Episode 22 - Aired 5/25/2022
After an explosion rocks the case, the team scrambles to finally take down Escano as everyone nears their breaking point.
Director: Chad Saxton
Writer: Gwen Sigan
8.6/10 797 votes#20 - The Number of Rats (II)
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/29/2015
SVU's Benson, Fin and Amaro help with the investigation of a rape-murder that's similar to a decade-old case in New York; and, after he's questioned, a suspect warns Lindsay that the investigation could have unintended consequences. The crossover starts on Chicago Fire S03E21 We Called Her Jellybean (I). It continues on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit S16E20 Daydream Believer (III).
Director: Nick Gomez
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.6/10 654 votes#21 - Actual Physical Violence
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/14/2015
The team is terrorized by a gun-wielding father who is desperate to find his missing daughter. Bunny stirs up accusations of misconduct from Voight's past.
Director: Fred Berner
Writer: Eduardo Javier Canto, Ryan Maldonado
8.6/10 642 votes#22 - The Silos
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2016
The team investigates a murder in which the victim appears to have been wearing a CPD-issued wire. Burgess works a case with a new partner. Crowley questions Lindsay about the night that Intelligence pursued Justin's killer.
Director: Mark Tinker
Writer: Matt Olmstead
8.6/10 534 votes#23 - Fagin
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 5/3/2017
When the team is called to an in-progress bank robbery, they come across Detective Hailey Upton trying to take over the crime scene with her Robbery-Homicide unit - butting heads with Voight in the process. As the robberies continue to be executed around the city, Lindsay is forced to make a decision in the heat of the moment.
Director: Fred Berner
Writer: Craig Gore, Tim Walsh
8.6/10 522 votes#24 - Captive
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 1/17/2018
When Atwater disappears at the house of a convicted felon, the evidence doesn't look promising - with his belongings and his blood left behind. Intelligence rallies to rescue him before it's too late. And Atwater struggles for survival faced with not only his captor but also a difficult connection to his past.
Director: Eriq La Salle
Writer: Gavin Harris
8.6/10 463 votes#25 - Trust
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 1/16/2019
Intelligence crosses with a mayoral candidate while investigating the fatal shooting of a well-known defense attorney. Antonio returns to work but questions his own judgment when an operation goes sideways.
Director: Lily Mariye
Writer: Gavin Harris