Renewal: Ran for 11 seasons on Showtime from January 2011 to April 2021, concluding its US adaptation of the British original. (Showtime)
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Season
Released
BollyMeter
Critics
Audience
Verdict
Season 12011 · 12 eps
9 January 2011
8.0
72%
8.1/10
MUST-WATCH
Season 22012 · 12 eps
8 January 2012
8.7
100%
8.1/10
MUST-WATCH
Season 32013 · 12 eps
13 January 2013
8.4
n/a
8.1/10
MUST-WATCH
Season 42014 · 12 eps
12 January 2014
8.3
n/a
8.1/10
MUST-WATCH
Season 52015 · 12 eps
11 January 2015
7.8
n/a
8.1/10
WORTH-IT
Season 62016 · 12 eps
10 January 2016
7.5
n/a
8.1/10
WORTH-IT
Season 72016 · 12 eps
2 October 2016
7.4
n/a
8.1/10
WORTH-IT
Season 82017 · 12 eps
5 November 2017
7.3
n/a
8.1/10
WORTH-IT
Season 92018 · 14 eps
9 September 2018
6.8
n/a
8.1/10
ONE-TIME WATCH
Season 102019 · 12 eps
10 November 2019
6.5
n/a
8.1/10
ONE-TIME WATCH
Season 112020 · 12 eps
6 December 2020
6.2
70%
7.0/10
ONE-TIME WATCH
BollyMeter 8.7100% on Rotten Tomatoes from 11 critics; consensus praised the show upping the ante with outrageous gags while deepening its emotional core.
Critics 100%Positive across a sample of 11 reviews.
Quoted“The good times continue to roll as Shameless ups the ante with outrageous gags and unabashed joy for family ties.”Rotten Tomatoes Critics Consensus
RenewalRan for 11 seasons on Showtime from January 2011 to April 2021, concluding its US adaptation of the British original. (Showtime)
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Standout episodes
01
Pilot2011-01-09
The Gallagher family arrives fully formed: drunk Frank, heroic Fiona, and five kids surviving South Side Chicago through ingenuity and chaos. The pilot dumps viewers into the dysfunction without apology.
8.012
Father Frank, Full of Grace2011-03-27
The season finale tests every family bond the show has built, forcing the Gallagher kids to confront what holds them together when Frank finally goes too far.
