Shameless

Shameless will return in 2012.

Sundays, 8 PM ET, Showtime

Current Season: 2 - Total Episodes: 24
Highest Rated: Ep 4, Season 1

B+

“Fiona Interrupted”

by Joshua Alston April 1, 2012 -

After a brilliant sequence chronicling the aftermath of Monica's suicide attempt, the Gallaghers fall back into familiar patterns.

“Just Like The Pilgrims Intended”

by Joshua Alston March 25, 2012 -

A Gallagher Thanksgiving goes horribly awry in a lackluster installment.

“A Great Cause”

by Joshua Alston March 18, 2012 -

Monica spirals downward just in time to stunt Fiona's personal growth, while Steve continues to be an awful human being.

A-

“Hurricane Monica”

by Joshua Alston March 11, 2012 -

Chloe Webb returns as Monica to electrify the show as only she can.

Ep. 12, Season 2
“Fiona Interrupted”
Ep. 11, Season 2
“Just Like The Pilgrims Intended”
Ep. 10, Season 2
“A Great Cause”
Ep. 9, Season 2
“Hurricane Monica”

Features Reviews

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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-

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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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Bob’s Burgers is re-opened for business. Also: A new crime-fighting duo in Storybrooke, and Ryan Seacrest and Bravo join forces. (Terrifying, unstoppable forces.)
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What is a GCB, anyway?
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The Simpsons hits 500 episodes, inching closer to answering the question “Has Bart ever owned a bear?”
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Why is TV scheduling so terrible for viewers and networks alike?
Does all quality TV have to be crammed into two nights a week out of a misguided sense of tradition?
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Come fill a virtual seat for the Grammys, won’t you?
Come fill a virtual seat for the Grammys, won’t you? Also, return of The Walking Dead, rise of the Comic Book Men, and more.
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Super Bowl XLVI sucks everything but pay-cable and Downton Abbey into its orbit
Sound the thunderous NFL Films instrumentals, get Madonna out of storage, and set the DVR for Luck—it’s game day.
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Showtime renews Californication, Shameless, and House Of Lies, because they are on Showtime
By once again opting not to send in the convenient 3x5 card cancelling their account, Showtime has automatically renewed its subscriptions to Californication, Shameless, and House Of Lies, and is now eligible to send a subscription to...
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David Milch comes back to television, and he's brought along his good friends Michael Mann and Dustin Hoffman
David Milch, Michael Mann, and Dustin Hoffman bring you Luck, which we've been waiting for for 4,000 years. Also: Fox animated shows, the Pro Bowl, and the SAG awards.
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Some of us like Shameless, and some of us are iffier on it; which are you?
Tonight would be a good chance to sample Shameless and see where you land on it. That is, unless you're going to watch football, like most Americans. Also: American Idol, weirdly.
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Tonight's Good Wife will appeal to your inner Satoshi Nakamoto fanboy/fangirl
Congratulations, fans of virtual currency! Tonight's episode of The Good Wife is for you! Also: Lots of brand new episodes, a Napoleon Dynamite cartoon, and football.
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Finally, Americans can legally start feeling disappointed by the second series of Downton Abbey
It's a big night in TV land, with new seasons of Downton Abbey, Shameless, and Californication; a bunch of new series; and a host of returning shows as well.
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Beyond the Top 30: other 2011 TV highlights
Highlights from shows outside The A.V. Club’s best-of list.
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The TV Club Awards 2011
We single out television’s most remarkable/strangest/curious accomplishments.
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Is cable still the best venue for quality television?
As broadcast networks experience a quality upswing, cable programming has reached a crossroads.
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