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Current Season: 3 - Total Episodes: 36
Highest Rated: Ep 11, Season 3

“Survival Of The Fittest”

by Joshua Alston April 7, 2013 -

Shameless ends its third season with another stellar installment and its best finale to date.

“Order Room Service”

by Joshua Alston April 1, 2013 -

A breathless, winning episode ties the season’s dangling threads into a taut braid.

“Civil Wrongs”

by Joshua Alston March 24, 2013 -

An emotional, winning Shameless makes a lot of great choices, then a terribly unfortunate one.

“Frank The Plumber”

by Joshua Alston March 17, 2013 -

A jam-packed episode finds the grab bag that is Shameless at its grab-baggiest.

Ep. 12, Season 3
“Survival Of The Fittest”
Ep. 11, Season 3
“Order Room Service”
Ep. 10, Season 3
“Civil Wrongs”
Ep. 9, Season 3
“Frank The Plumber”

Features Reviews

Season

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"Father Frank, Full Of Grace"
Episode 12

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B-
"Daddyz Girl"
Episode 11

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B-
"Nana Gallagher Had An Affair"
Episode 10

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B
"But At Last Came A Knock"
Episode 9

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A-
"It's Time To Kill The Turtle"
Episode 8

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B
"Frank Gallagher: Loving Husband, Devoted Father"
Episode 7

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C
"Killer Carl"
Episode 6

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B
"Three Boys"
Episode 5

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B-
"Casey Casden"
Episode 4

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A-
"Aunt Ginger"
Episode 3

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B-
"Frank The Plank"
Episode 2

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B-
"Pilot"
Episode 1

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B

“Fiona Interrupted”
Episode 12

After a brilliant sequence chronicling the aftermath of Monica's suicide attempt, the Gallaghers fall back into familiar patterns.
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B+
“Just Like The Pilgrims Intended”
Episode 11

A Gallagher Thanksgiving goes horribly awry in a lackluster installment.
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C
“A Great Cause”
Episode 10

Monica spirals downward just in time to stunt Fiona's personal growth, while Steve continues to be an awful human being.
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B
“Hurricane Monica”
Episode 9

Chloe Webb returns as Monica to electrify the show as only she can.
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A-
“Parenthood”
Episode 8

Another solid episode that felt a stone's throw from greatness. Damn you, Steve...
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B+
“A Bottle Of Jean Nate”
Episode 7

The summer's over, but the complications for the Gallagher family are just beginning.
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A-
“Can I Have A Mother”
Episode 6

The clumsy reintroduction of two characters results in a tepid episode, and derails the season's momentum.
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C-
“Father’s Day”
Episode 5

A solid Shameless puts Fiona Gallagher front and center.
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B+
“A Beautiful Mess”
Episode 4

Fiona gets harassed and Debbie gets some me-time in this almost-great-but-not-quite episode.
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B
“I’ll Light A Candle For You Every Day”
Episode 3

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A-
“Summer Loving”
Episode 2

Does Shameless work better the more grounded it is?
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B-
“Summertime”
Episode 1

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B-

“Survival Of The Fittest”
Episode 12

Shameless ends its third season with another stellar installment and its best finale to date.
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A
“Order Room Service”
Episode 11

A breathless, winning episode ties the season’s dangling threads into a taut braid.
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A
“Civil Wrongs”
Episode 10

An emotional, winning Shameless makes a lot of great choices, then a terribly unfortunate one.
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B
“Frank The Plumber”
Episode 9

A jam-packed episode finds the grab bag that is Shameless at its grab-baggiest.
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B
“Where There’s A Will”
Episode 8

Fiona’s perpetual state of emergency taxes her relationship with Jimmy in a solid episode.
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B+
“A Long Way From Home”
Episode 7

Frank and Fiona's battle for custody reveals a new side of Frank in an effective, emotional installment.
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A-
“Cascading Failures”
Episode 6

The Gallaghers are scattered, and so are the episode's charms.
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B-
“The Sins Of My Caretaker”
Episode 5

The Gallaghers dig up skeletons in their backyard, leading to Shameless' emotional sweet spot
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B+
"The Helpful Gallaghers"
Episode 4

Fiona leads an uprising in the briskest, funniest episode this season.
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A-
“May I Trim Your Hedges?”
Episode 3

Shameless reveals its considerable, if intermittent charms in a lively, emotional episode.
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B+
“The American Dream”
Episode 2

Fiona gambles big and Debbie reaches her breaking point, but the season has yet to spark.
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B-
“El Gran Canon”
Episode 1

The Gallaghers get off to a slow start, as usual
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B

Dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun (Translated: Game Of Thrones is back)
Dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun (Translated: Game Of Thrones is back) Also: Dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun Dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun dun dun dun-dun-dun-dun-dun (Translated: Why are you watching anything but Game Of Thrones tonight?)
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Bob’s Burgers takes a holiday.
Bob’s Burgers takes a holiday. Also: Get caught up on The Good Wife and The Walking Dead before you ignore them for Game Of Thrones next week.
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The deadline for Girls’ second season approaches
The deadline for Girls’ second season approaches. Also: The Walking Dead finds some focus and Bob’s Burgers catches boogie fever.
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American Dad decides there’s never a bad time for a James Bond spoof
American Dad decides there's never a bad time for a James Bond spoof. Also: Girls burns through plots and Bob's Burgers shocks an elephant.
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Don’t just stand there and do nothing while the powers that be threaten to destroy Enlightened
Don’t just stand there and do nothing while the powers that be threaten to destroy Enlightened. Also: Grampa Simpson gets ready to rumble and Elsbeth, Elsbeth, Elsbeth!
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The A.V. Club’s Oscar coverage is a dream come true—there are so many people to thank…
The stars are out—and liveblogging—to-night! Also: Movie channels don’t stop for movie awards.
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Assuming you didn’t pirate it months ago, here’s your chance to see how the third season of Downton Abbey ends
A season finale for law-abiding citizens. Also: TV Club’s Second Opinion Week begins.
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When the Grammys face off with The Walking Dead, who will win—and what will be left of them?
When the Grammys face off with The Walking Dead, who will win—and what will be left of them? Also: Frank Fisticuffs comes to Brooklyn (?) and a spot of cricket at Downton.
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Californication, House Of Lies, Shameless, and Banshee have all been renewed
It's a great day for second-tier cable programming.
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Thrill to the financial-solvency drama of The Good Wife!
Thrill to the financial-solvency drama of Lockhart/Gardner! Also: Introducing Tina Belcher: Investigative Reporter and Lip Gallagher: Sexual Predator Predator.
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Shameless’ Emmy Rossum talks character evolution and fake poop
The actress touches on this season’s sexual-harassment storyline and why her character has become so desperate.
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AFC Championship Game eats Sunday night, spares its exact opposite: Enlightened
AFC Championship Game eats Sunday night, spares its exact opposite: Enlightened. Also: Other Pats-Ravens alternatives, including murderous Storybrooke residents and some creepin’ from Adam Driver.
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Girls is back, which is either the best news or a warning to avoid HBO for 10 weeks
Girls is back, which is either the best news or a warning to avoid HBO for 10 weeks. Also: Premières of other pay-cable shows that are just as divisive. (Oh, who are we kidding—nothing’s as divisive as Girls.)
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Beyond the top 30: Our favorite episodes of shows that didn’t make the cut, part one
Everything from series finales of long-running cult hits to aging sitcoms to news coverage makes our supplemental list.
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The best TV series of 2012: The ballots
Find out what series almost made the list—and which writers need to be bugged about not watching Game Of Thrones.
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William H. Macy on The Sessions and why bad sex is better than good violence
The star of Fargo and Shameless discusses abortion, disabilities, and why it’s hard to talk acting technique on set without saying, “This is why you suck.”
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Showtime at the TCA press tour: It's so hard to say goodbye to everything
It took a while, but Showtime has put together a solid little schedule, then filled in the cracks with some really bizarre stuff.
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Emmys hate many of the things you like, really like Downton Abbey
The Emmy nominations were announced this morning in Los Angeles. They mostly liked good things, but some of the things they liked were not as good.
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Comic-Con suggests we might be living in a new comics golden age
Maybe Comic-Con really is about the comics.
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Veteran character actor Ed Lauter has 40 years’ worth of Hollywood stories
The Artist’s Butler talks True Romance, The Longest Yard, and the best advice he ever gave Patrick Swayze.
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The Critics' Choice Television Awards offer glimpse of magical world where Community is the most-nominated show on TV
A trip through the looking glass.
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Transcending Tribeca: Charlie Matthau of Freaky Deaky
Our series on standout undistributed Tribeca films concludes with the surprisingly high-powered Elmore Leonard adaptation Freaky Deaky, starring Crispin Glover and Christian Slater.
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Game Of Thrones rules the Sunday-night kingdom
It's a big night for TV. Game Of Thrones is back! Mad Men is on! Our Simpsons classic reviews are back! The Killing is... The Killing is also a show that will be on TV tonight!
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Mad Men makes up for its lengthy absence with a two-hour première
The first (and only) derby day for Luck, and Dr. Steve Brule is here—for your health!
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It wasn’t a good week for Luck—take sympathy on the series by watching its penultimate episode
It wasn’t a good week for Luck—take sympathy on the series by watching its penultimate episode. Also: Ginnifer Goodwin is wanted for murder, and Homer versus the robots.
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