Shameless (American TV series)

American comedy-drama television series (2011–2021)

Shameless

Genre|

* Comedy drama
* Family drama
* Satire
* Black comedy

Created by| Paul Abbott
Based on| Shameless
by Paul Abbott
Developed by| John Wells
Showrunners| Paul Abbott
John Wells
William H. Macy
Starring|

* William H. Macy
* Emmy Rossum
* Justin Chatwin
* Ethan Cutkosky
* Shanola Hampton
* Steve Howey
* Emma Kenney
* Jeremy Allen White
* Cameron Monaghan
* Noel Fisher
* Joan Cusack
* Laura Slade Wiggins
* Zach McGowan
* Emma Greenwell
* Jake McDorman
* Emily Bergl
* Isidora Goreshter
* Richard Flood
* Christian Isaiah
* Kate Miner

Opening theme| "The Luck You Got" by The High Strung
Composer| iZLER
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 11
No. of episodes| 134 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers|

* John Wells
* Mark Mylod
* Paul Abbott
* Andrew Stearn
* Etan Frankel
* Krista Vernoff
* Davey Holmes
* Nancy M. Pimental
* Christopher Chulack
* Michael Hissrich
* Erin Jontow
* Joe Lawson
* Silver Tree
* Iain B. MacDonald

Producers|

* Terri Murphy
* William H. Macy

Production locations|

* Chicago, Illinois
* Los Angeles, California

Cinematography|

* Rodney Charters
* Kevin McKnight

Running time| 44–60 minutes
Production companies|

* John Wells Productions
* Bonanza Productions
* Warner Bros. Television
* Showtime Networks

Original release
Network| Showtime
Release| January 9, 2011 (2011-01-09) –
April 11, 2021 (2021-04-11)
Related
Shameless (British version)

Shameless is an American comedy drama television series developed by John Wells that aired on Showtime from January 9, 2011, to April 11, 2021. It is an adaptation of Paul Abbott's British series of the same name and features an ensemble cast led by William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum. The series is set in the South Side of Chicago, Illinois.[1]

With the premiere of the ninth season on September 9, 2018, Shameless became the longest-running original-scripted series in Showtime's history.[2][3] In January 2020, the series was renewed for its eleventh and final season, which was scheduled to premiere in mid-2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; it instead premiered on December 6, 2020.[4] On December 14, 2020, Showtime announced that they were airing a clip show series during Season 11, titled Shameless: Hall of Shame, containing new scenes juxtaposed with clips from the show to summarize the characters' journeys during the prior 10 seasons.[5] The series finale aired on April 11, 2021.

## Premise

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The series depicts the poor, dysfunctional family of Frank Gallagher, a neglectful substance dependent single father of six: Fiona, Phillip, Ian, Debbie, Carl, and Liam. As he spends his days getting high and drunk, his kids run through endless scams, affairs, and petty crimes throughout Chicago just to survive. The show's producers sought to distinguish this production from previous American working-class shows by highlighting how Frank's alcohol and drug addiction affects his family.

## Cast and characters

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Main article: List of Shameless (American TV series) characters

* William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher, the patriarch of the Gallagher family and father to Fiona, Lip, Ian, Carl, Debbie and Liam. He is an alcoholic and chronically unemployed, instead making money through various scams. He is a narcissist and cares only about his next drink or drugs, often endangering or abandoning his children to fulfill his own needs. Despite being egocentric, Frank does love his children and at times proves himself a better parent.
* Emmy Rossum as Fiona Gallagher, the feisty, street-smart eldest Gallagher sibling, who raises the children on her own due to Frank and Monica's neglect, and eventually becomes their legal guardian. She struggles with addiction, impulsive behavior and self-destructive tendencies. (seasons 1–9)
* Justin Chatwin as Steve Wilton / Jimmy Lishman, a car thief who is the love interest of Fiona for the first three seasons. (seasons 1–3; special guest season 4; special guest star season 5)
* Ethan Cutkosky as Carl Gallagher, the third Gallagher brother, who has a tendency for troublemaking as a child, and goes to juvenile prison as a teenager, but grows up to be a policeman after witnessing a murder and wanting to help the poor.
* Shanola Hampton as Veronica "V" Fisher, Fiona’s best friend and neighbor, who lives with her husband Kevin and, later, their twin daughters. She and Kevin often help out the Gallaghers, being their only real adult role models.
* Steve Howey as Kevin "Kev" Ball, Veronica’s husband and the owner of the series' main and local bar The Alibi Room.
* Emma Kenney as Debbie Gallagher, the strong-willed youngest Gallagher daughter, who becomes a mother at age 15. She later comes out as a lesbian and dates Sandy Milkovich, the cousin to Mandy and Mickey. She displays extreme abandonment issues due to her parents' treatment which causes her to be clingy and erratic with her romantic relationships. As an adult, she becomes a freelance welder.
* Jeremy Allen White as Philip "Lip" Gallagher, the oldest Gallagher son and the second oldest Gallagher child, who is highly intelligent but struggles with alcohol addiction. He has a child, Fred, with Tami in season 10. He also takes on the childcare duties that his parents neglect.
* Cameron Monaghan as Ian Gallagher, the second oldest brother. Strong-hearted, persistent, and goofy, he is later revealed to be a half-brother of the Gallaghers, the result of an affair between Monica and Frank’s brother. He is gay and engages in an on-and-off relationship with Mickey, whom he marries in season 10. Like his mother Monica, he struggles with bipolar disorder.
* Noel Fisher as Mickey Milkovich, a violent and erratic member of the Milkovich family, who are neighbors of the Gallaghers. He is Ian’s main love interest and later husband who eventually becomes estranged from his family due to their homophobic and white supremacist attitudes. He has an ex-wife, Svetlana, whom he was forced to marry by his homophobic father (Seasons 3–5, 10–11; recurring seasons 1–2; special guest star season 6; special guest seasons 7, 9). They have a son.
* Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson, mother to Karen and love interest to Frank for the first five seasons. She is a sex addict seeking dominance over men and suffers from agoraphobia which prevents her leaving the house in the earlier seasons. She leaves Chicago in an RV at the end of season five. (special guest star seasons 1–5)
* Laura Slade Wiggins as Karen Jackson, Sheila’s rebellious and destructive daughter and an early love interest for Lip. (seasons 1–2; recurring season 3)
* Zach McGowan as Jody Silverman, Karen's husband and adoptive father to her son, who later becomes a love interest to Sheila before reuniting with Karen and moving away. (season 3; recurring season 2)
* Emma Greenwell as Mandy Milkovich, the sister of Mickey, love interest of Lip, and best friend of Ian whom she pretends to date in season one to hide the fact he is gay. She eventually leaves to escape her physically abusive husband. (seasons 3–4; recurring season 2; guest season 5; special guest season 6) (Jane Levy played Mandy for six episodes of season 1)
* Jake McDorman as Mike Pratt, Fiona’s boss and love interest. (season 4; recurring season 3)
* Emily Bergl as Sammi Slott, the needy and manipulative elder half-sister of the Gallaghers, who is revealed in season 4 to be a product of a teen romance of Frank's. She is the mother to Chuck. (season 5; special guest season 4)
* Isidora Goreshter as Svetlana Yevgenivna, a Russian émigré who is Mickey's wife and the mother of his child. She later divorces him and engages in a throuple with Kevin and Veronica while working at their bar. (seasons 7–8; recurring seasons 3–6)
* Richard Flood as Ford Kellogg, an Irish carpenter and love interest to Fiona. (season 9; special guest season 8)
* Christian Isaiah as Liam Gallagher, the mixed-race youngest Gallagher child whose true parentage is ambiguous. As the youngest child, his care is a key priority for his older siblings throughout the series. (seasons 9–11; recurring season 8)
* Kate Miner as Tami Tamietti, a hairdresser from a middle-class background who is Lip’s love interest and later mother to his child. (seasons 10–11; recurring season 9)

## Episodes

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Main article: List of Shameless (American TV series) episodes

Season| Episodes| Originally released

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First released| Last released
1| 12| January 9, 2011 (2011-01-09)| March 27, 2011 (2011-03-27)
2| 12| January 8, 2012 (2012-01-08)| April 1, 2012 (2012-04-01)
3| 12| January 13, 2013 (2013-01-13)| April 7, 2013 (2013-04-07)
4| 12| January 12, 2014 (2014-01-12)| April 6, 2014 (2014-04-06)
5| 12| January 11, 2015 (2015-01-11)| April 5, 2015 (2015-04-05)
6| 12| January 10, 2016 (2016-01-10)| April 3, 2016 (2016-04-03)
7| 12| October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02)| December 18, 2016 (2016-12-18)
8| 12| November 5, 2017 (2017-11-05)| January 28, 2018 (2018-01-28)
9| 14| September 9, 2018 (2018-09-09)| March 10, 2019 (2019-03-10)
10| 12| November 10, 2019 (2019-11-10)| January 26, 2020 (2020-01-26)
11| 12| December 6, 2020 (2020-12-06)| April 11, 2021 (2021-04-11)

## Production

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### Development

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Shameless was adapted from a long-running, award-winning British television comedy drama of the same name.[6] HBO began developing an American version of Shameless after striking a deal with John Wells in January 2009.[7] By April of that year, development had moved to Showtime. John Wells Productions taped a pilot episode for the cable network in December 2009.[8][9] The show's creator Paul Abbott said, "It's not My Name Is Earl or Roseanne. It's got a much graver level of poverty attached to it. It's not blue collar, it's no collar."[9] Showrunner John Wells fought efforts to place the show in the South or in a trailer park. "We have a comedic tradition of making fun of the people in those worlds," he said. "The reality is that these people aren't 'the other'—they're people who live four blocks down from you and two blocks over."[9]

William H. Macy stars in the lead role as Frank Gallagher, joined by Emmy Rossum as Fiona and Justin Chatwin as Steve, former co-stars from Dragonball Evolution.[10][11] Paul Abbott, whose semi-autobiographical telescript was the basis for the British pilot, is credited as an executive producer on the American version.[9]

In April 2010, Showtime green-lit the series with a 12-episode order.[12]

Before William H. Macy took the role, Woody Harrelson was originally considered to play the character Frank Gallagher in the 2010 remake.[13]

The Sheila Jackson character (a romantic interest for Frank), was first portrayed by Allison Janney in a pilot; however, in late August 2010, the role was recast and Joan Cusack ended up playing Sheila for the aired episodes.[14] Production began in mid-September.[14]

A preview of the pilot aired on December 12, 2010, after the Season 5 finale of Dexter. The first season officially began airing on Showtime on Sunday, January 9, 2011.[15]

The series is set in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side.[16][17][18] The house that the Gallaghers call home is an actual house in an actual Chicago neighborhood and has been visited by fans.[19]

Most episodes begin with one of the main characters breaking the fourth wall to berate the viewer about missing previous episodes. Then the show cuts to a recap montage of plot points relevant to the current episode, followed by the opening title sequence.

### Filming

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The series is mostly filmed at a Los Angeles studio, with some scenes filmed in Chicago.[20] Despite most of the filming being done in California, most of the houses and other notable locations can actually be found in the Southside of Chicago, Illinois.[21] Initial shooting of the second season began on July 5, 2011[22] and premiered January 8, 2012.[23] The series was renewed for a third season on February 1, 2012,[24] and initial shooting began June 27, 2012.[25] The third season premiered on January 13, 2013, and two weeks later on January 29, Shameless was renewed for a fourth season.[26] It premiered January 12, 2014. On February 18, 2014, the series was renewed for a fifth season.[27] Production on the first episode of the fifth season began on July 3, 2014 with the first episode table read,[28] with initial shooting for the season beginning on July 8, 2014.[29][30] The series was renewed for a sixth season on January 12, 2015.[31] Shameless was renewed for a 12-episode seventh season on January 12, 2016.[32] Season 7 premiered on October 2, 2016.

In December 2016, it was reported that Emmy Rossum, after multiple seasons of being paid significantly less than her co-star William H. Macy, requested that she be paid equally and compensated in future seasons to make up for the previous salary discrepancies. The equal pay negotiations, which were vocally supported by her co-star Macy,[33] briefly delayed work on an eighth season of the series while she and Warner Bros. Television negotiated. The dispute came to an end on December 14, when Rossum confirmed through Twitter that she would continue to work on the series, with production of an eighth season to begin in May 2017.[34] On December 19, 2016, Showtime officially announced that Shameless had been renewed for an eighth season.[35] Just days after the eighth season premiere, it was announced that the show had been renewed for a ninth, which would bring the show past the 100-episode mark.[36][37]

In August 2018, Rossum announced her departure from Shameless after nine seasons playing Fiona Gallagher.[38] In October 2018, Cameron Monaghan also announced his departure from the series after playing Ian Gallagher for nine seasons; however, it was later announced Monaghan was expected to return for the tenth season.[39]

On January 13, 2020, it was announced that the series had been renewed for its eleventh and final season, which had been scheduled to air in summer 2020 but was then delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and that Macy, White, Cutkosky, Hampton, Howey, Kenney, Monaghan, Fisher, Miner, and Isaiah would all return for the series' final season.[40] Production on the final season commenced on September 8, 2020.[41] Production for the final season ended on March 12, 2021.

### Music

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The theme song for Shameless is "The Luck You Got" by indie rock group The High Strung. The majority of the music featured in the series is from indie rock bands. The pilot episode used music from artists such as Cream, Spoon, Say Hi, 3OH!3, The Vines, The Moog, and LMFAO.[42] The show has also featured music from Let's Wrestle, Eels, The Blue Van, Cake, Jimmy Eat World, Alien Crime Syndicate, Capital Cities, Future Islands, The Fleeting Ends, Witchrider and Johnny Foreigner.

In promotion for the second-season premiere, the entire cast sang their own version of a Christmas carol, entitled "Shameless: Christmas Carol".[43][44][45]

## Broadcast

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Shameless premiered on January 9, 2011 in the United States, becoming Showtime's highest-rated series debut on record across the network's target demographic. The first episode of the series generated 982,000 unique viewers and was Showtime's largest audience for a series premiere since Dead Like Me in 2003.

The fourth episode, "Casey Casden", airing January 30, posted 1.45 million total viewers. Shameless was the cable channel's best-performing first-year drama. Defying the usual downward trend following a premiere, the series built on its initial audience, becoming number one in its time slot among adults aged 18 through 49. Subsequent episodes' audiences fluctuated between a million and 1.14 million viewers. The March 27, 2021 season finale, "Father Frank, Full of Grace," drew an audience of 1.157 million.

The third season's premiere episode, "El Gran Cañon" (airing January 13, 2013), drew 2 million viewers, becoming the show's highest rated episode to date. It then maintained average ratings of just below a million viewers throughout the remainder of its episodes.

## Reception

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### Critical reception

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Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter said that "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". The show's first season score on Metacritic is a 66 of 100, which is a generally favorable review. The second season score on Metacritic is a 76 of 100, indicating increasingly favorable reviews.[46] Tom O'Neill of the Los Angeles Times reported on the Emmy buzz about Shameless, especially with respect to the performance of Emmy Rossum. He said "she didn't have much Emmy buzz after Shameless debuted in January, but that changed after she gave powerhouse turns in such episodes as 'But at Last Came a Knock'".[47] BuddyTV ranked Shameless #8 on its list of 2011's best new TV shows.[48] Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the first season a 'fresh' rating of 70% based on 37 reviews, with the critical consensus "Shameless is a dark, urban dramedy that overcomes its leaps of logic thanks to fantastic casting, intriguing ambiance, and shock value." Seasons 2–8 each have an above 90% rating as of 2021, with the exception of season 7, which has an 88% rating. Seasons 9, 10, and 11 have the lowest ratings with 73%, 20%, and 70% respectively as of February 2022.[49]

### Ratings

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The first episode of the series, "Pilot", was watched by 982,000 viewers, making it the network's biggest turnout for a series premiere since Dead Like Me in 2003.[50] The episode airing January 30, "Casey Casden", received 1.45 million total viewers, making Shameless the best performing first-year drama on Showtime.[51]

Viewership and ratings per season of Shameless Season | Timeslot (ET)  | Episodes  | First aired  | Last aired | Avg. viewers
(millions) | Avg. 18–49
rating

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Date  | Viewers
(millions)  | Date  | Viewers
(millions)
1 | Sunday 10:00 pm | 12  | January 9, 2011 | 0.98[52] | March 27, 2011 | 1.16[53] | 1.03 | TBD
2 | Sunday 9:00 pm | 12  | January 8, 2012 | 1.58[54] | April 1, 2012 | 1.45[55] | 1.36[56] | 0.72[56]
3 | 12  | January 13, 2013 | 2.00[57] | April 7, 2013 | 1.82[58] | 1.65[59] | 0.81[59]
4 | 12  | January 12, 2014 | 1.69[60] | April 6, 2014 | 1.93[61] | 1.71[62] | 0.82[62]
5 | 12  | January 11, 2015 | 1.77[63] | April 5, 2015 | 1.55[64] | 1.58[65] | 0.71[65]
6 | 12  | January 10, 2016 | 1.44[66] | April 3, 2016 | 1.63[67] | 1.56[68] | 0.64[68]
7 | 12  | October 2, 2016 | 1.24[69] | December 18, 2016 | 1.72[70] | 1.42[71] | 0.54[71]
8 | 12  | November 5, 2017 | 1.86[72] | January 28, 2018 | 1.73[73] | 1.50[74] | 0.54[74]
9 | 14  | September 9, 2018 | 1.31[75] | March 10, 2019 | 1.35[76] | 1.04[77] | 0.36[77]
10 | 12  | November 10, 2019 | 0.76 [78] | January 26, 2020 | 0.92[76] | 0.85[79] | 0.24[79]
11 | 12  | December 6, 2020 | 0.70[80] | April 11, 2021 | 0.70[81] | 0.58[82] | 0.13[82]

Shameless : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)

Season| Episode number| Average

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1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14
| 1| 0.98| 0.81| 0.90| 1.11| 0.95| 1.01| 1.14| 0.92| 1.14| 1.12| 1.10| 1.16| –| 1.03
| 2| 1.58| 1.25| 1.28| 1.37| 1.01| 1.44| 1.41| 1.60| 1.31| 1.16| 1.51| 1.45| –| 1.36
| 3| 2.00| 1.37| 1.99| 1.53| 1.31| 1.48| 1.76| 1.66| 1.67| 1.61| 1.65| 1.82| –| 1.65
| 4| 1.69| 1.60| 1.83| 1.22| 1.58| 1.90| 1.89| 1.77| 1.70| 1.63| 1.76| 1.93| –| 1.71
| 5| 1.77| 1.76| 1.96| 1.26| 1.64| 1.26| 1.44| 1.60| 1.62| 1.67| 1.43| 1.55| –| 1.58
| 6| 1.44| 1.64| 1.70| 1.70| 1.16| 1.60| 1.66| 1.50| 1.68| 1.60| 1.45| 1.63| –| 1.56
| 7| 1.24| 1.11| 1.44| 1.38| 1.20| 1.44| 1.33| 1.40| 1.56| 1.60| 1.58| 1.72| –| 1.42
| 8| 1.86| 1.37| 1.34| 1.59| 1.51| 1.52| 1.58| 0.81| 1.65| 1.52| 1.52| 1.73| –| 1.50
| 9| 1.31| 1.12| 1.05| 1.09| 1.00| 0.92| 1.00| 0.80| 0.84| 1.14| 0.97| 0.81| 1.13| 1.35| 1.04
| 10| 0.76| 0.91| 0.84| 0.87| 0.83| 0.89| 0.84| 0.86| 0.77| 0.89| 0.81| 0.92| –| 0.85
| 11| 0.70| 0.69| 0.62| 0.57| 0.57| 0.52| 0.41| 0.55| 1.09| 0.59| 0.52| 0.70| –| 0.58

Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research[83][citation needed]

### Awards and nominations

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Recipient(s)  | Result  | Ref.

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2011  | Artios Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Casting Television Pilot – Drama  | John Frank Levey  | Nominated  | [84]
Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Actor in a Drama Series | William H. Macy | Nominated  | [85]
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Joan Cusack | Nominated  | [86]
Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | William H. Macy | Nominated  | [87]
2012  | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Actress in a Drama Series | Emmy Rossum | Nominated  | [88]
Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Chloe Webb | Nominated
GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Showtime | Nominated  | [89]
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Joan Cusack | Nominated  | [90]
PRISM Awards | Comedy Series – Substance Use Prism Award  | Shameless | Won  | [91]
Best Performance in a Comedy Series  | William H. Macy | Won
Best Performance in a Comedy Series  | Emmy Rossum | Nominated  | [92]
2013  | BMI Film & TV Awards | BMI Cable Television Music Award  | Fil Eisler (as iZler)  | Won  | [93]
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Joan Cusack | Nominated  | [94]
Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series Recurring Young Actor | Nicky Korba  | Nominated  | [95]
2014  | GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Showtime | Nominated  | [96]
Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series Guest Starring Young Actor 14–16 | C.J. Berdahl  | Nominated  | [97]
Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Emmy Rossum | Nominated  | [98]
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Jeremy Allen White | Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Nominated  | [99]
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Joan Cusack | Nominated
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program | Julie Michaels  | Nominated
2015  | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | William H. Macy | Nominated  | [100]
Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Emmy Rossum | Nominated
Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | William H. Macy | Nominated  | [101]
Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Won  | [102]
Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Cameron Monaghan | Nominated  | [103]
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Nominated  | [104]
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Joan Cusack | Won
GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Drama Series  | Shameless | Nominated  | [105]
2016  | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Premium Cable TV Actress  | Emmy Rossum | Nominated  | [106]
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Nominated  | [107]
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program | Eddie Perez | Won
2017  | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Won  | [108]
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Nominated  | [109]
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program | Eddie Perez  | Won
2018  | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | William H. Macy | Nominated  | [110][111][112][113]
Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Won  |
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Nominated  | [114]
Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program | Eddie Perez  | Nominated
People's Choice Awards | The Bingeworthy Show of 2018  | Shameless | Nominated  | [115]
2019  | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series  | William H. Macy  | Nominated  | [116]
Shorty Awards | Best Actor  | Emmy Rossum  | Nominated  |
2020  | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program | Eddie Perez  | Won  | [117]
2021  | Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards | Best Cable Series, Comedy  | Shameless | Nominated  | [118]
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Nominated  | [119]

## Home media

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DVD release dates for Shameless Name  | Release dates  | No. of
episodes  | Additional information

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Region 1  | Region 2  | Region 4
The Complete First Season  | December 27, 2011[120] | June 25, 2012 (2012-06-25)[121] | April 4, 2012[122] | 12  |

* Bringing Shameless to America – A look at the process of reworking and repurposing a successful British television series for an American premium cable audience.
* Bringing the Fun to Dysfunctional – Go behind-the-scenes of the show with key members of the cast and crew in this much-too-brief making-the-series featurette.
* A Shameless Discussion About Sex – Rossum and co-stars Steve Howey, Justin Chatwin and Shanola Hampton have a candid chat about the sex in Shameless.
* Audio Commentaries – Two commentaries are available:
* "Pilot" and "Frank Gallagher: Loving Husband, Devoted Father"
* Deleted Scenes
* Season 2 Sneak Peek – A look into season 2 of Shameless

The Complete Second Season  | December 18, 2012[123] | —  | February 13, 2013[124] | 12  |

* The Complicated Life of Fiona Gallagher (featurette) – Fiona returns with a whole new host of problems, and Rossum talks about her character and the future of the Gallagher clan.
* The Art of Acting Drunk (featurette) – William H. Macy takes a hard look at Frank and his future.
* Behind the Scenes: Writing the Shameless Version (featurette) – A second-season roundtable chat.
* A Shameless Actor Discussion – 5 Interviews between various cast members.
* A Shameless Look at Season 3 – A behind-the-scenes sneak peek of the third season of Shameless.
* The Shameless Christmas Carol – Music Video
* Deleted Scenes

The Complete Third Season  | December 17, 2013[125] | —  | December 18, 2013[126] | 12  |

* Where the Streets Have No Shame (featurette) – Go behind the scenes with the Shameless cast and crew as they prep a number of sets and streets for the third season shoot.
* The Many Sides of Sheila (featurette) – Joan Cusack's character Sheila steps center stage as the actress, writer Mike O'Malley and other key members of the team discuss her development and evolution.
* An Officer and a Gallagher (featurette) – The same treatment is given to Cameron Monaghan's Ian.
* A Lip Off the Old Block (featurette) – Followed by Jeremy Allen White's Phillip.
* Being Milkovich (featurette) – More character dissections with Noel Fisher and Emma Greenwell.
* A Messy Triangle (featurette) – Lip, Karen and Mandy's... relationship.
* Deleted Scenes

The Complete Fourth Season  | December 30, 2014 (2014-12-30)[127] | —  | December 17, 2014 (2014-12-17)[128] | 12  |

* Being Gallagher (featurette)
* Shameless Neighbors (featurette)
* Deleted Scenes

The Complete Fifth Season  | December 29, 2015 (2015-12-29)[129] | TBA  | January 13, 2016 (2016-01-13)[130] | 12  |

* Shameless (sex) Love (featurette)
* Gentrify This!!! (featurette)
* Audio commentary
* Deleted Scenes

The Complete Sixth Season  | August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)[131] | TBA  | January 11, 2017 (2017-01-11)[132] | 12  |

* Running the Table: A Shameless Conversation (featurette)
* Shamelessly Shanola (featurette)
* Deleted Scenes

The Complete Seventh Season  | September 26, 2017 (2017-09-26)[133] | TBA  | January 10, 2018 (2018-01-10)[134] | 12  |

* Growing Up Shameless (featurette)
* The Shameless Politics of Frank (featurette)
* Deleted Scenes

The Complete Eighth Season  | April 24, 2018 (2018-04-24)[135] | TBA  | September 19, 2018 (2018-09-19)[136] | 12  |

* My Shameless Sister (featurette)
* My Shameless Mentors (featurette)
* Deleted Scenes

The Complete Ninth Season  | April 23, 2019 (2019-04-23)[137] | TBA  | May 15, 2019 (2019-05-15)[138] | 14  |

* Deleted Scenes

The Complete Tenth Season  | May 12, 2020 (2020-05-12)[139] | TBA  | May 20, 2020 (2020-05-20)[140] | 12  |

* Deleted Scenes

The Eleventh and Final Season  | July 19, 2021 (2021-07-19)[141] | TBA  | July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21)[142] | 12  |

* Deleted Scenes
* The Last Call – Showtime’s hour-long post-finale virtual cast reunion

The Complete Series  | March 18, 2025 (2025-03-18)[143] | TBA  | TBA  | 134  |

* Repackaging of all the above releases.

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Shameless

British
series|

* Episodes
* Characters
* Ian Gallagher
* Mickey Maguire

American
series|

| Episodes|

| Season 1|

* "Pilot"
* "Frank the Plank"
* "Aunt Ginger"
* "Casey Casden"
* "Three Boys"
* "Killer Carl"
* "Frank Gallagher: Loving Husband, Devoted Father"
* "It's Time to Kill the Turtle"
* "But at Last Came a Knock"
* "Nana Gallagher Had an Affair"
* "Daddyz Girl"
* "Father Frank, Full of Grace"

|

Season 2|

* "Summertime"
* "Summer Loving"
* "I'll Light a Candle for You Every Day"
* "A Beautiful Mess"
* "Father's Day"
* "Can I Have a Mother"
* "A Bottle of Jean Nate"
* "Parenthood"
* "Hurricane Monica"
* "A Great Cause"
* "Just Like the Pilgrims Intended"
* "Fiona Interrupted"

Season 3|

* "El Gran Cañon"
* "The American Dream"
* "May I Trim Your Hedges?"
* "The Helpful Gallaghers"
* "The Sins of My Caretaker"
* "Cascading Failures"
* "A Long Way from Home"
* "Where There's a Will"
* "Frank the Plumber"
* "Civil Wrongs"
* "Order Room Service"
* "Survival of the Fittest"

Season 4|

* "Simple Pleasures"
* "My Oldest Daughter"
* "Like Father, Like Daughter"
* "Strangers on a Train"
* "There's the Rub"
* "Iron City"
* "A Jailbird, Invalid, Martyr, Cutter, Retard and Parasitic Twin"
* "Hope Springs Paternal"
* "The Legend of Bonnie and Carl"
* "Liver, I Hardly Know Her"
* "Emily"
* "Lazarus"

Season 5|

* "Milk of the Gods"
* "I'm the Liver"
* "The Two Lisas"
* "A Night to Remem... Wait, What?"
* "Rite of Passage"
* "Crazy Love"
* "Tell Me You Fucking Need Me"
* "Uncle Carl"
* "Carl's First Sentencing"
* "South Side Rules"
* "Drugs Actually"
* "Love Songs (In the Key of Gallagher)"

Season 6|

* "I Only Miss Her When I'm Breathing"
* "#AbortionRules"
* "The F Word"
* "Going Once, Going Twice"
* "Refugees"
* "NSFW"
* "Pimp's Paradise"
* "Be a Good Boy. Come For Grandma."
* "A Yurt of One's Own"
* "Paradise Lost"
* "Sleep No More"
* "Familia Supra Gallegorious Omnia!"

Season 7|

* "Hiraeth"
* "Swipe, Fuck, Leave"
* "Home Sweet Homeless Shelter"
* "I Am a Storm"
* "Own Your Shit"
* "The Defenestration of Frank"
* "You'll Never Ever Get a Chicken in Your Whole Entire Life"
* "You Sold Me the Laundromat, Remember?"
* "Ouroboros"
* "Ride or Die"
* "Happily Ever After"
* "Requiem for a Slut"

Season 8|

* "We Become What We... Frank!"
* "Where's My Meth?"
* "God Bless Her Rotting Soul"
* "Fuck Paying It Forward"
* "The (Mis)Education of Liam Fergus Beircheart Gallagher"
* "Icarus Fell and Rusty Ate Him"
* "Occupy Fiona"
* "Frank's Northern Southern Express"
* "The Fugees"
* "Church of Gay Jesus"
* "A Gallagher Pedicure"
* "Sleepwalking"

Season 9|

* "Are You There Shim? It's Me, Ian"
* "Mo White!"
* "Weirdo Gallagher Vortex"
* "Do Right, Vote White!"
* "Black-Haired Ginger"
* "Face It, You're Gorgeous"
* "Down Like the Titanic"
* "The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Alibi"
* "BOOOOOOOOOOOONE!"
* "Los Diablos!"
* "The Hobo Games"
* "You'll Know the Bottom When You Hit It"
* "Lost"
* "Found"

Season 10|

* "We Few, We Lucky Few, We Band of Gallaghers!"
* "Sleep Well My Prince for Tomorrow You Shall Be King"
* "Which America?"
* "A Little Gallagher Goes a Long Way"
* "Sparky"
* "Adios Gringos"
* "Citizen Carl"
* "Debbie Might Be a Prostitute"
* "O Captain, My Captain"
* "Now Leaving Illinois"
* "Location, Location, Location"
* "Gallavich!"

Season 11|

* "This Is Chicago!"
* "Go Home, Gentrifier!"
* "Frances Francis Franny Frank"
* "NIMBY"
* "Slaughter"
* "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good....Eh, Screw It"
* "Two at a Biker Bar, One in the Lake"
* "Cancelled"
* "Survivors"
* "DNR"
* "The Fickle Lady is Calling it Quits"
* "Father Frank, Full of Grace"

* Characters

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Paul Abbott

TV series created by|

* Children's Ward (1989–2000)
* Springhill (1996–1997)
* Reckless (1997)
* Touching Evil (1997–1999)
* Butterfly Collectors (1999)
* Clocking Off (2000–2003)
* Linda Green (2001–2002)
* State of Play (2003)
* Shameless (UK, 2004–2013)
* Exile (2011)
* Shameless (US remake, 2011–2021)
* Hit & Miss (2012)
* No Offence (2015–2018)
* Wolfe (2021)

Films written|

* Police 2020 (1997, TV pilot film)
* Reckless: The Sequel (1998, TV)
* Tomorrow La Scala! (2002)
* Twenty8k (2012)

Related|

* State of Play (2009)

* v
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Paramount+ with Showtime original programming

Current and upcoming

| Current|

* The Agency (since 2024)
* The Chi (since 2018)
* Couples Therapy (since 2019)
* The Curse (since 2023)
* Dexter: Original Sin (since 2024)
* Dreaming Whilst Black (since 2023)
* Super Pumped (since 2022)
* Yellowjackets (since 2021)

|

Upcoming|

* Dexter: Resurrection (2025)

Former

| 1980s debuts|

* 33 Brompton Place (1982)
* Bizarre (1980–1985)
* Brothers (1984–1989)
* Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987)
* It's Garry Shandling's Show (1986–1990)
* Nightmare Classics (1989)
* The Paper Chase (1983–1986)
* Showtime Championship Boxing (1986–2023)
* Super Dave (1987–1994)
* Tall Tales & Legends (1985–1987)
* Thunderbirds 2086 (1983)
* Video Concert Hall (1980–1984)

|

1990s debuts|

* American Heroes and Legends (1992–1993)
* Beggars and Choosers (1999–2000)
* Beverly Hills Bordello (1996–1998)
* A Bunch of Munsch (1991–1992)
* The Busy World of Richard Scarry (1994–1997)
* Chris Cross (1994–1995)
* Dead Man's Gun (1997–1999)
* The Hoop Life (1999–2000)
* Linc's (1998–2000)
* The Outer Limits (1995–2000)
* OWL/TV (1992–1997)
* Picture Windows (1994)
* Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996–1999)
* Ready or Not (1993–1995)
* Red Shoe Diaries (1992–1999)
* Rude Awakening (1998–2001)
* Stargate SG-1 (1997–2002)
* Thanks of a Grateful Nation (1998)
* Total Recall 2070 (1999)
* Women: Stories of Passion (1996–1999)

2000s debuts|

* American Candidate (2004)
* Barbershop: The Series (2005)
* Big Brother: After Dark (2007–2012)
* Body Language (2008–2010)
* Brotherhood (2006–2008)
* Californication (2007–2014)
* The Chris Isaak Show (2001–2004)
* Dead Like Me (2003–2004)
* Deeper Throat (2009)
* Dexter (2006–2013)
* Elite Xtreme Combat (2007–2008)
* Family Business (2003–2006)
* Fat Actress (2005)
* Free for All (2003)
* Going to California (2001–2002)
* Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League (2009)
* Huff (2004–2006)
* Inside the NFL (2008–2021)
* Jeremiah (2002–2004)
* Kama Sutra (2000)
* The L Word (2004–2009)
* Lady Chatterley's Stories (2000–2001)
* Leap Years (2001–2002)
* Lock 'n Load (2009)
* Masters of Horror (2005–2007)
* Meadowlands (2007)
* Nurse Jackie (2009–2015)
* Odyssey 5 (2002)
* Out of Order (2003)
* Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003–2010)
* Queer as Folk (2000–2005)
* Queer Duck (2002–2004)
* Resurrection Blvd. (2000–2002)
* Street Time (2002–2003)
* Secret Diary of a Call Girl (2008–2011)
* ShoMMA (2009–2012)
* ShoXC (2007–2008)
* Sleeper Cell (2005–2006)
* Soul Food (2000–2004)
* Tracey Ullman's State of the Union (2008–2010)
* The Tudors (2007–2010)
* The Underground (2006)
* This American Life (2007–2009)
* United States of Tara (2009–2011)
* Weeds (2005–2012)

2010s debuts|

* 60 Minutes Sports (2013–2017)
* The Affair (2014–2019)
* Beach Heat: Miami (2010–2012)
* The Big C (2010–2013)
* Billions (2016–2023)
* Black Monday (2019–2021)
* The Borgias (2011–2013)
* City on a Hill (2019–2022)
* The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth (2016–2023)
* Dark Net (2016–2017)
* Dave's Old Porn (2011–2012)
* Desus & Mero (2019–2022)
* Dice (2016–2017)
* Escape at Dannemora (2018)
* Episodes (2011–2017)
* The Fourth Estate (2018)
* The Franchise (2011–2012)
* Gigolos (2011–2016)
* The Green Room with Paul Provenza (2010–2011)
* Guerrilla (2017)
* Happyish (2015)
* Homeland (2011–2020)
* House of Lies (2012–2016)
* I'm Dying Up Here (2017–2018)
* Inside Comedy (2012–2015)
* Inside NASCAR (2010–2012)
* Just Another Immigrant (2018)
* Kidding (2018–2020)
* The L Word: Generation Q (2019–2023)
* La La Land (2010)
* Look: The Series (2010)
* The Loudest Voice (2019)
* Masters of Sex (2013–2016)
* On Becoming a God in Central Florida (2019)
* Our Cartoon President (2018–2020)
* Patrick Melrose (2018)
* Penny Dreadful (2014–2016)
* Polyamory: Married & Dating (2012–2013)
* Ray Donovan (2013–2020)
* The Real L Word (2010–2012)
* Roadies (2016)
* Shameless (2011–2021)
* Shangri-La (2019)
* SMILF (2017–2019)
* Submission (2016)
* Time of Death (2013)
* Twin Peaks (2017)
* Web Therapy (2011–2015)
* White Famous (2017)
* Who Is America? (2018)
* Work in Progress (2019–2021)
* Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men (2019)
* Years of Living Dangerously (2014)

2020s debuts|

* American Gigolo (2022)
* American Rust (2021)
* Bellator MMA (2021–2023)
* Cinema Toast (2021)
* The Comey Rule (2020)
* Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court (2023)
* Dexter: New Blood (2021–2022)
* Everything's Gonna Be All White (2022)
* Fellow Travelers (2023)
* The First Lady (2022)
* Flatbush Misdemeanors (2021–2022)
* A Gentleman in Moscow (2024)
* George & Tammy (2022–2023)
* Ghosts of Beirut (2023)
* The Good Lord Bird (2020)
* Gossip (2021)
* I Love That for You (2022)
* Let the Right One In (2022)
* The Lincoln Project (2022)
* Love Fraud (2020)
* The Man Who Fell to Earth (2022)
* Moonbase 8 (2020)
* Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020)
* Vice (2020–2023)
* Waco: The Aftermath (2023)
* The Woman in the Wall (2024)
* Your Honor (2020–2023)
* Ziwe (2021–2022)

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