NBC’s “Chicago Med” raked in 6.6 million average viewers for the departing episode of Asjha Cooper, who played Dr. Vanessa Taylor for two seasons and appeared on 29 episodes of the Dick Wolf show.
In a critical episode for the character, who had earlier been revealed as Maggie’s (Marlyne Barrett) daughter who she’d given up for adoption, Vanessa made the decision to leave her post as a doctor at the hospital for an opportunity to travel to the Philippines and help others.
“Chicago Med” has previously seen total viewership figures in the high 6 million range (on Oct. 19, it posted 6.8