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Shameless (US)

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Generally favorable reviews based on 39 Critic Reviews

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Generally favorable reviews based on 77 Ratings

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Shameless (US)

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SHOWTIME | Release Date: January 9, 2011

Summary: Set in working-class Chicago, the Gallagher family, a working class family of eight, must survive the ups and downs of today's recession. With a mother who is out of her element and an alcoholic father who usually ends up passed out on the living room floor, 18-year-old daughter Fiona is left with the task of keeping her five youngerSet in working-class Chicago, the Gallagher family, a working class family of eight, must survive the ups and downs of today's recession. With a mother who is out of her element and an alcoholic father who usually ends up passed out on the living room floor, 18-year-old daughter Fiona is left with the task of keeping her five younger brothers and sisters on the straight and narrow. This series is based on the UK series of the same name.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Recent Episodes

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S11:E92. Hall of Shame: Kev & V: God Doesn't Give with Both Hands
Air Date: January 3, 2021
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S11:E12. Father Frank, Full of Grace
Air Date: April 11, 2021
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S11:E11. The Fickle Lady Is Calling It Quits
Air Date: April 4, 2021

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Metascore

70

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25

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3

Critic Reviews

100

The Hollywood Reporter

Tim Goodman

Jan 6, 2011

Season 1 Review: Shameless is excellent, compelling television from the first moment. As long as it stays true to the roots of the original, it's going to be essential viewing. Read full review

90

Boston Globe

Matthew Gilbert

Jan 6, 2011

Season 1 Review: [The] sentimental streak in the show is compensated by Frank's coldness and the scrappy urban realism, translated so effectively from the British original. Read full review

83

Newsday

Verne Gay

Jan 7, 2015

Season 5 Review: It gets stranger, or--depending on your definition of justice--it gets better. Read full review

80

Philadelphia Daily News

Ellen Gray

Jan 6, 2011

Season 1 Review: In Showtime's seemingly unwatered-down version, William H. Macy plays the drunken dad, Frank Gallagher, convincingly enough that you can almost smell the alcohol (along with less-pleasant scents) seeping from every pore. (Other highlights include Joan Cusack as an agoraphobic homemaker whose life's about to change and Emmy Rossum as Fiona, the oldest of Frank's daughters.) Read full review

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People Weekly

Tom Gliatto

Feb 13, 2012

Season 2 Review: The show is technically flawless--so is Macy strutting like a mangy Mick Jagger--but the Gallaghers' raucous, defiant pride never really engages me. [20 Feb 2012, p.46]

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PopMatters

Michael Abernethy

Jan 9, 2011

Season 1 Review: All this worries Fiona, of course, and her compassion keeps Shameless--a remake of a hit British show--from being a glib mockery of poverty. She is the yin to Frank's yang, organized, focused, and efficient. Read full review

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Boston Herald

Mark A. Perigard

Jan 9, 2011

Season 1 Review: Shameless lives up to its title. What's left for the rest of the season? Cannibalism? Macy is a good sport about being dragged around the kitchen like dead weight. Read full review

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manningn15

Aug 9, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Another great season but not as entertaining as the previous seasons. The writing was exceptional especially Lip beginning to have to deal with alcoholism and realizing he has a problem, getting to see Debbie as a mother and having to find a way to be a mother and have a normal teenage life, and Ian's continuous struggle with his bipolar. The character development was phenomenal especially with Lip, Carl, Ian, Fiona, Debbie, Sean, Frank, V, Svetlana, Tony, Mandy, and Kev. The acting was stupendous especially from Jeremy Allen White, Cameron Monaghan, Ethan Cutkosky, Emmy Rossum, Emma Kenney, William H. Macy, Isidora Goreshter, Steve Howey, Shanola Hampton, Dermot Mulroney, Sherilyn Fenn, Emma Greenwell, Steve Kazee, Tyler Jacob Moore, Kellen Michael, Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Will Sasso, Nichole Bloom, and Ever Carradine. The chemistry as always was spectacular. This was another full of remarkable writing, character development, and acting but this season just wasn't as entertaining to me as the previous seasons were but it is still my favorite TV show of all time.… Expand

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Chocomint

Aug 21, 2021

Giving it a 9 only for the sake of the first seasons when it was an actual comedy show, the last seasons were purely political and dramatic which made it completely lose its essence. It was great during these past 8 years waiting for the new seasons, it's sad it ended especially in such bad terms.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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noleme

Oct 15, 2021

This is a great show. A funny and entertaining look at poverty in America with great characters that develop a great deal over 11 seasons but not always in a good way. As the show gets in later seasons it becomes clear it lasted longer than the writers had intended as they experiment withThis is a great show. A funny and entertaining look at poverty in America with great characters that develop a great deal over 11 seasons but not always in a good way. As the show gets in later seasons it becomes clear it lasted longer than the writers had intended as they experiment with plot lines that do not work at all (gay jesus plot).… Expand

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deanlovests13

Aug 30, 2022

It's an incredibly well-made show. Irreverent and over-the-top, but very fun and with some very deep, heart-warming (or heart-breaking) moments. It gets lost after a certain character's leave in Season 9. And while for one storyline, season 10 is still enjoyable, I highly discourage anyoneIt's an incredibly well-made show. Irreverent and over-the-top, but very fun and with some very deep, heart-warming (or heart-breaking) moments. It gets lost after a certain character's leave in Season 9. And while for one storyline, season 10 is still enjoyable, I highly discourage anyone from even trying to watch season 11. A waste of time.… Expand

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SexHaver

Sep 14, 2022

Pretty good show. the main characters are almost all funny or likeable most of the time both. and its very entertaining to watch however the editing is quite odd, scenes will sometimes drag on for way too long or cut abruptly and the camera work isn't always the best quality. my biggestPretty good show. the main characters are almost all funny or likeable most of the time both. and its very entertaining to watch however the editing is quite odd, scenes will sometimes drag on for way too long or cut abruptly and the camera work isn't always the best quality. my biggest issue with the show is that their is too much pedophilia for my taste. almost every single character is either a pedophile or a minor who is sexualized by adult characters. its very gross and uncomfortable and i hope as i continue to watch the show this trend stops… Expand

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7

maestro666

Jun 15, 2020

Not the best not the worst. This TV series had same good moments some bad. I think it's little bit above average but I think it's worth it to try.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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jonnyangel138

Mar 8, 2022

Does anyone realize that this show promotes pedophilia? The store owner Kash is a grown man having a sexual relationship with a child in the tenth grade!!! It's sick

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 11

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- Season 11 Overview
  Air Date: December 6, 2020
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  S11:E92. Hall of Shame: Kev & V: God Doesn't Give with Both Hands
  Air Date: January 3, 2021
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  S11:E12. Father Frank, Full of Grace
  Air Date: April 11, 2021
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  S11:E11. The Fickle Lady Is Calling It Quits
  Air Date: April 4, 2021
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  S11:E10. DNR
  Air Date: March 28, 2021
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  S11:E9. Survivors
  Air Date: March 21, 2021
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  S11:E8. Hall of Shame: Ian & Mickey: Daddy Issues
  Air Date: December 27, 2020
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  S11:E8. Canceled
  Air Date: February 28, 2021
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  S11:E8. Cancelled
  Air Date: March 14, 2021
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  S11:E7. Slaughter
  Air Date: January 31, 2021
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  S11:E7. Two at a Biker Bar, One in the Lake
  Air Date: February 21, 2021
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  S11:E7. Two at a Biker Bar, One in the Lake
  Air Date: March 7, 2021
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  S11:E6. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good....Eh, Screw It
  Air Date: February 14, 2021
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  S11:E6. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good....Eh, Screw It
  Air Date: February 14, 2021
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  S11:E5. NIMBY
  Air Date: January 10, 2021
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  S11:E5. Slaughter
  Air Date: January 31, 2021
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  S11:E5. Slaughter
  Air Date: January 31, 2021
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  S11:E4. NIMBY
  Air Date: January 10, 2021
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  S11:E4. NIMBY
  Air Date: January 10, 2021
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  S11:E3. Frances Francis Franny Frank
  Air Date: December 20, 2020
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  S11:E3. Frances Francis Franny Frank
  Air Date: December 20, 2020
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  S11:E2. Go Home, Gentrifier!
  Air Date: December 13, 2020
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  S11:E2. This Is Chicago
  Air Date: December 6, 2020
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  S11:E2. Go Home, Gentrifier!
  Air Date: December 13, 2020
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  S11:E1. WHERE THERE'S A WILL
  Air Date: September 28, 2019
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  S11:E1. This Is Chicago
  Air Date: December 6, 2020
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  S11:E1. This Is Chicago
  Air Date: December 6, 2020
Season 10

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- Season 10 Overview
  Air Date: November 10, 2019
Season 9

tbd
- Season 9 Overview
  Air Date: September 9, 2018
Season 8

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- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: November 5, 2017
Season 7

tbd
- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: October 2, 2016
Season 6

tbd
- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: January 10, 2016
Season 5

tbd
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: January 11, 2015
Season 4

tbd
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: January 12, 2014
Season 3

tbd
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: January 13, 2013
Season 2

76
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: January 8, 2012
Season 1

66
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 9, 2011