List of Shameless (American TV series) episodes

Shameless is an American television comedy-drama series which premiered on Showtime on January 9, 2011.^[1] Created by Paul Abbott, the series was developed for American television by John Wells and based upon the British series of the same name. HBO began developing an American version of Shameless after striking a deal with John Wells in January 2009.^[2] By October 2009 the development had moved to Showtime. John Wells Productions filmed a pilot episode for the cable network in December 2009.^[3]

In January 2020, the series was renewed for an eleventh and final season, which premiered on December 6, 2020.^[4][5] On December 14, 2020, Showtime announced six-episodes in clip show format to air during season 11 called Shameless Hall of Shame with new and original Shameless scenes juxtaposed with a retrospective look at each character's journey during the prior 10 seasons.^[6]

During the course of the series, 134 episodes of Shameless aired over eleven seasons, concluding on April 11, 2021.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			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)

Episodes

Season 1 (2011)

Main article: Shameless season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pilot"	Mark Mylod	Teleplay by : Paul Abbott and John Wells British Episode by: Paul Abbott	January 9, 2011 (2011-01-09)	296769	0.98[7]
2	2	"Frank the Plank"	John Wells	Teleplay by : Paul Abbott and John Wells British Episode by: Paul Abbott	January 16, 2011 (2011-01-16)	2J5402	0.81[8]
3	3	"Aunt Ginger"	Stephen Hopkins	Nancy M. Pimental	January 23, 2011 (2011-01-23)	2J5403	0.90[9]
4	4	"Casey Casden"	Todd Holland	Teleplay by : and Television Story by: Cindy Caponera British Episode by: Paul Abbott	January 30, 2011 (2011-01-30)	2J5404	1.11[10]
5	5	"Three Boys"	Mimi Leder	Teleplay by : Alex Borstein British Episode by: Danny Brocklehurst	February 6, 2011 (2011-02-06)	2J5405	0.95[11]
6	6	"Killer Carl"	John Dahl	Mike O'Malley	February 13, 2011 (2011-02-13)	2J5406	1.01[12]
7	7	"Frank Gallagher: Loving Husband, Devoted Father"	David Nutter	Etan Frankel	February 20, 2011 (2011-02-20)	2J5407	1.14[13]
8	8	"It's Time to Kill the Turtle"	Scott Frank	Nathan Jackson and Nancy M. Pimental	February 27, 2011 (2011-02-27)	2J5408	0.92[14]
9	9	"But at Last Came a Knock"	Mark Mylod	Teleplay by : Alex Borstein British Episode by: Paul Abbott	March 6, 2011 (2011-03-06)	2J5409	1.14[15]
10	10	"Nana Gallagher Had an Affair"	Adam Bernstein	Teleplay by : and Television Story by: Cindy Caponera British Episode by: Paul Abbott	March 13, 2011 (2011-03-13)	2J5410	1.12[16]
11	11	"Daddyz Girl"	Sanaa Hamri	Nancy M. Pimental	March 20, 2011 (2011-03-20)	2J5411	1.10[17]
12	12	"Father Frank, Full of Grace"	Mark Mylod	John Wells	March 27, 2011 (2011-03-27)	2J5412	1.16[18]

Season 2 (2012)

Main article: Shameless season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
13	1	"Summertime"	Mark Mylod	John Wells	January 8, 2012 (2012-01-08)	2J5951	1.58[19]
14	2	"Summer Loving"	John Wells	Mike O'Malley	January 15, 2012 (2012-01-15)	2J5952	1.25[20]
15	3	"I'll Light a Candle for You Every Day"	Craig Zisk	Nancy M. Pimental	January 22, 2012 (2012-01-22)	2J5953	1.28[21]
16	4	"A Beautiful Mess"	Mark Mylod	Alex Borstein	January 29, 2012 (2012-01-29)	2J5954	1.37[22]
17	5	"Father's Day"	Anthony Hemingway	Etan Frankel	February 5, 2012 (2012-02-05)	2J5955	1.01[23]
18	6	"Can I Have a Mother"	John Dahl	William H. Macy & Steven Schachter	February 12, 2012 (2012-02-12)	2J5956	1.44[24]
19	7	"A Bottle of Jean Nate"	David Nutter	Nancy M. Pimental	February 19, 2012 (2012-02-19)	2J5957	1.41[25]
20	8	"Parenthood"	Daisy von Scherler Mayer	Mike O'Malley	March 4, 2012 (2012-03-04)	2J5958	1.60[26]
21	9	"Hurricane Monica"	Alex Graves	Alex Borstein	March 11, 2012 (2012-03-11)	2J5959	1.31[27]
22	10	"A Great Cause"	Mimi Leder	Etan Frankel	March 18, 2012 (2012-03-18)	2J5960	1.16[28]
23	11	"Just Like the Pilgrims Intended"	Mark Mylod	Story by : LaToya Morgan & Nancy M. Pimental Teleplay by : Nancy M. Pimental	March 25, 2012 (2012-03-25)	2J5961	1.51[29]
24	12	"Fiona Interrupted"	John Wells	John Wells	April 1, 2012 (2012-04-01)	2J5962	1.45[30]

Season 3 (2013)

Main article: Shameless season 3

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
25	1	"El Gran Cañon"	Mark Mylod	John Wells	January 13, 2013 (2013-01-13)	2J6601	2.00[31]
26	2	"The American Dream"	Anthony Hemingway	Nancy M. Pimental	January 20, 2013 (2013-01-20)	2J6602	1.37[32]
27	3	"May I Trim Your Hedges?"	Steve Shill	Krista Vernoff	January 27, 2013 (2013-01-27)	2J6603	1.99[33]
28	4	"The Helpful Gallaghers"	Randall Einhorn	Mike O'Malley	February 10, 2013 (2013-02-10)	2J6604	1.53[34]
29	5	"The Sins of My Caretaker"	J. Michael Muro	Sheila Callaghan	February 17, 2013 (2013-02-17)	2J6605	1.31[35]
30	6	"Cascading Failures"	Anthony Hemingway	Alex Borstein	February 24, 2013 (2013-02-24)	2J6606	1.48[36]
31	7	"A Long Way From Home"	Mimi Leder	Etan Frankel	March 3, 2013 (2013-03-03)	2J6607	1.76[37]
32	8	"Where There's a Will"	Danny Cannon	Davey Holmes	March 10, 2013 (2013-03-10)	2J6608	1.66[38]
33	9	"Frank the Plumber"	Mark Mylod	Krista Vernoff	March 17, 2013 (2013-03-17)	2J6609	1.67[39]
34	10	"Civil Wrongs"	Gary B. Goldman	Mike O'Malley	March 24, 2013 (2013-03-24)	2J6610	1.61[40]
35	11	"Order Room Service"	Sanaa Hamri	Sheila Callaghan	March 31, 2013 (2013-03-31)	2J6611	1.65[41]
36	12	"Survival of the Fittest"	Mark Mylod	Etan Frankel & Nancy M. Pimental	April 7, 2013 (2013-04-07)	2J6612	1.82[42]

Season 4 (2014)

Main article: Shameless season 4

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	US viewers (millions)
37	1	"Simple Pleasures"	John Wells	John Wells	January 12, 2014 (2014-01-12)	1.69[43]
38	2	"My Oldest Daughter"	Mimi Leder	Nancy M. Pimental	January 19, 2014 (2014-01-19)	1.60[44]
39	3	"Like Father, Like Daughter"	Sanaa Hamri	Sheila Callaghan	January 26, 2014 (2014-01-26)	1.83[45]
40	4	"Strangers on a Train"	Peter Segal	Etan Frankel	February 2, 2014 (2014-02-02)	1.22[46]
41	5	"There's the Rub"	David Nutter	Davey Holmes	February 9, 2014 (2014-02-09)	1.58[47]
42	6	"Iron City"	James Ponsoldt	John Wells	February 16, 2014 (2014-02-16)	1.90[48]
43	7	"A Jailbird, Invalid, Martyr, Cutter, Retard and Parasitic Twin"	Gary B. Goldman	Nancy M. Pimental	February 23, 2014 (2014-02-23)	1.89[49]
44	8	"Hope Springs Paternal"	Mimi Leder	Sheila Callaghan	March 9, 2014 (2014-03-09)	1.77[50]
45	9	"The Legend of Bonnie and Carl"	Mark Mylod	Etan Frankel	March 16, 2014 (2014-03-16)	1.70[51]
46	10	"Liver, I Hardly Know Her"	Christopher Chulack	Davey Holmes	March 23, 2014 (2014-03-23)	1.63[52]
47	11	"Emily"	Anthony Hemingway	Nancy M. Pimental	March 30, 2014 (2014-03-30)	1.76[53]
48	12	"Lazarus"	Mark Mylod	John Wells	April 6, 2014 (2014-04-06)	1.93[54]

Season 5 (2015)

Main article: Shameless season 5

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	US viewers (millions)
49	1	"Milk of the Gods"	Christopher Chulack	Nancy M. Pimental	January 11, 2015 (2015-01-11)	1.77[55]
50	2	"I'm the Liver"	Sanaa Hamri	Krista Vernoff	January 18, 2015 (2015-01-18)	1.76[56]
51	3	"The Two Lisas"	Peter Segal	Sheila Callaghan	January 25, 2015 (2015-01-25)	1.96[57]
52	4	"A Night to Remem... Wait, What?"	Richie Keen	Davey Holmes	February 1, 2015 (2015-02-01)	1.26[58]
53	5	"Rite of Passage"	Alex Graves	Etan Frankel	February 8, 2015 (2015-02-08)	1.64[59]
54	6	"Crazy Love"	Anthony Hemingway	John Wells	February 15, 2015 (2015-02-15)	1.26[60]
55	7	"Tell Me You Fucking Need Me"	William H. Macy	Nancy M. Pimental	March 1, 2015 (2015-03-01)	1.44[61]
56	8	"Uncle Carl"	Wendey Stanzler	Krista Vernoff	March 8, 2015 (2015-03-08)	1.60[62]
57	9	"Carl's First Sentencing"	Christopher Chulack	Etan Frankel	March 15, 2015 (2015-03-15)	1.62[63]
58	10	"South Side Rules"	Michael Uppendahl	Sheila Callaghan	March 22, 2015 (2015-03-22)	1.67[64]
59	11	"Drugs Actually"	Mimi Leder	Davey Holmes	March 29, 2015 (2015-03-29)	1.43[65]
60	12	"Love Songs (In the Key of Gallagher)"	Christopher Chulack	John Wells	April 5, 2015 (2015-04-05)	1.55[66]

Season 6 (2016)

Main article: Shameless season 6

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	US viewers (millions)
61	1	"I Only Miss Her When I'm Breathing"	Christopher Chulack	John Wells	January 1, 2016 (2016-01-01) (online) January 10, 2016 (2016-01-10) (Showtime)	1.44[67]
62	2	"#AbortionRules"	Iain B. MacDonald	Nancy M. Pimental	January 17, 2016 (2016-01-17)	1.64[68]
63	3	"The F Word"	Nisha Ganatra	Krista Vernoff	January 24, 2016 (2016-01-24)	1.70[69]
64	4	"Going Once, Going Twice"	Christopher Chulack	Davey Holmes	January 31, 2016 (2016-01-31)	1.70[70]
65	5	"Refugees"	Wendey Stanzler	Etan Frankel	February 7, 2016 (2016-02-07)	1.16[71]
66	6	"NSFW"	Jake Schreier	Sheila Callaghan	February 14, 2016 (2016-02-14)	1.60[72]
67	7	"Pimp's Paradise"	Peter Segal	Dominique Morisseau	February 21, 2016 (2016-02-21)	1.66[73]
68	8	"Be a Good Boy. Come For Grandma."	Iain B. MacDonald	Nancy M. Pimental	March 6, 2016 (2016-03-06)	1.50[74]
69	9	"A Yurt of One's Own"	Ruben Garcia	Davey Holmes	March 13, 2016 (2016-03-13)	1.68[75]
70	10	"Paradise Lost"	Lynn Shelton	Etan Frankel	March 20, 2016 (2016-03-20)	1.60[76]
71	11	"Sleep No More"	Anthony Hemingway	Sheila Callaghan	March 27, 2016 (2016-03-27)	1.45[77]
72	12	"Familia Supra Gallegorious Omnia!"	Christopher Chulack	John Wells	April 3, 2016 (2016-04-03)	1.63[78]

Season 7 (2016)

Main article: Shameless season 7

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	US viewers (millions)
73	1	"Hiraeth"	Christopher Chulack	John Wells	September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23) (online) October 2, 2016 (2016-10-02) (Showtime)	1.24[79]
74	2	"Swipe, Fuck, Leave"	Rob Hardy	Nancy M. Pimental	October 9, 2016 (2016-10-09)	1.11[80]
75	3	"Home Sweet Homeless Shelter"	Iain B. MacDonald	Krista Vernoff	October 16, 2016 (2016-10-16)	1.44[81]
76	4	"I Am a Storm"	Emmy Rossum	Sheila Callaghan	October 23, 2016 (2016-10-23)	1.38[82]
77	5	"Own Your Shit"	Christopher Chulack	Dominique Morisseau	October 30, 2016 (2016-10-30)	1.20[83]
78	6	"The Defenestration of Frank"	David Nutter	Etan Frankel	November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06)	1.44[84]
79	7	"You'll Never Ever Get a Chicken in Your Whole Entire Life"	John Wells	Nancy M. Pimental	November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13)	1.33[85]
80	8	"You Sold Me the Laundromat, Remember?"	Allison Liddi-Brown	Krista Vernoff	November 20, 2016 (2016-11-20)	1.40[86]
81	9	"Ouroboros"	Christopher Chulack	Sheila Callaghan	November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27)	1.56[87]
82	10	"Ride or Die"	Zetna Fuentes	Dominique Morisseau	December 4, 2016 (2016-12-04)	1.60[88]
83	11	"Happily Ever After"	John M. Valerio	Etan Frankel	December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11)	1.58[89]
84	12	"Requiem for a Slut"	John Wells	John Wells	December 18, 2016 (2016-12-18)	1.72[90]

Season 8 (2017–18)

Main article: Shameless season 8

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
85	1	"We Become What We... Frank!"	Iain B. MacDonald	John Wells	November 5, 2017 (2017-11-05)	1.86[91]
86	2	"Where's My Meth?"	Anthony Hemingway	Nancy M. Pimental	November 12, 2017 (2017-11-12)	1.37[92]
87	3	"God Bless Her Rotting Soul"	Michael Morris	Krista Vernoff	November 19, 2017 (2017-11-19)	1.34[93]
88	4	"Fuck Paying It Forward"	Regina King	Dominique Morisseau	November 26, 2017 (2017-11-26)	1.59[94]
89	5	"The (Mis)Education of Liam Fergus Beircheart Gallagher"	Iain B. MacDonald	Sheila Callaghan	December 3, 2017 (2017-12-03)	1.51[95]
90	6	"Icarus Fell and Rusty Ate Him"	Zetna Fuentes	Mark Steilen	December 10, 2017 (2017-12-10)	1.52[96]
91	7	"Occupy Fiona"	Iain B. MacDonald	Molly Smith Metzler	December 17, 2017 (2017-12-17)	1.58[97]
92	8	"Frank's Northern Southern Express"	Emmy Rossum	Nancy M. Pimental	December 31, 2017 (2017-12-31)	0.81[98]
93	9	"The Fugees"	Jeffrey Reiner	Dominique Morisseau	January 7, 2018 (2018-01-07)	1.65[99]
94	10	"Church of Gay Jesus"	Anna Mastro	Sheila Callaghan	January 14, 2018 (2018-01-14)	1.52[100]
95	11	"A Gallagher Pedicure"	Iain B. MacDonald	Mark Steilen	January 21, 2018 (2018-01-21)	1.52[101]
96	12	"Sleepwalking"	John Wells	John Wells	January 28, 2018 (2018-01-28)	1.73[102]

Season 9 (2018–19)

Main article: Shameless season 9

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
97	1	"Are You There Shim? It's Me, Ian"	Iain B. MacDonald	Nancy M. Pimental	September 9, 2018 (2018-09-09)	1.31[103]
98	2	"Mo White!"	Erin Feeley	Molly Smith Metzler	September 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)	1.12[104]
99	3	"Weirdo Gallagher Vortex"	Kat Coiro	Joe Lawson	September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)	1.05[105]
100	4	"Do Right, Vote White!"	Mark Mylod	John Wells	September 30, 2018 (2018-09-30)	1.09[106]
101	5	"Black-Haired Ginger"	William H. Macy	Philip Buiser	October 7, 2018 (2018-10-07)	1.00[107]
102	6	"Face It, You're Gorgeous"	Allison Liddi-Brown	Nancy M. Pimental	October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)	0.92[108]
103	7	"Down Like the Titanic"	Silver Tree	Molly Smith Metzler	October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)	1.00[109]
104	8	"The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Alibi"	Zetna Fuentes	Joe Lawson	January 20, 2019 (2019-01-20)	0.80[110]
105	9	"BOOOOOOOOOOOONE!"	Loren Yaconelli	Philip Buiser	January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27)	0.84[111]
106	10	"Los Diablos!"	Roberto Sneider	Nancy M. Pimental	February 10, 2019 (2019-02-10)	1.14[112]
107	11	"The Hobo Games"	Iain B. MacDonald	Molly Smith Metzler	February 17, 2019 (2019-02-17)	0.97[113]
108	12	"You'll Know the Bottom When You Hit It"	Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini	Joe Lawson	February 24, 2019 (2019-02-24)	0.81[114]
109	13	"Lost"	Iain B. MacDonald	John Wells	March 3, 2019 (2019-03-03)	1.13[115]
110	14	"Found"	John Wells	John Wells	March 10, 2019 (2019-03-10)	1.35[116]

Season 10 (2019–20)

Main article: Shameless season 10

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
111	1	"We Few, We Lucky Few, We Band of Gallaghers!"	John Wells	John Wells	November 10, 2019 (2019-11-10)	0.76[117]
112	2	"Sleep Well My Prince for Tomorrow You Shall Be King"	Jennifer Arnold	Nancy M. Pimental	November 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)	0.91[118]
113	3	"Which America?"	Silver Tree	Molly Smith Metzler	November 24, 2019 (2019-11-24)	0.84[119]
114	4	"A Little Gallagher Goes a Long Way"	Iain B. MacDonald	Joe Lawson	December 1, 2019 (2019-12-01)	0.87[120]
115	5	"Sparky"	William H. Macy	Philip Buiser	December 8, 2019 (2019-12-08)	0.83[121]
116	6	"Adios Gringos"	Loren Yaconelli	Sherman Payne	December 15, 2019 (2019-12-15)	0.89[122]
117	7	"Citizen Carl"	Erin Feeley	Nancy M. Pimental	December 22, 2019 (2019-12-22)	0.84[123]
118	8	"Debbie Might Be a Prostitute"	Rose Troche	Molly Smith Metzler	December 29, 2019 (2019-12-29)	0.86[124]
119	9	"O Captain, My Captain"	Anthony Hardwick	Philip Buiser	January 5, 2020 (2020-01-05)	0.77[125]
120	10	"Now Leaving Illinois"	Kevin Bray	Sherman Payne	January 12, 2020 (2020-01-12)	0.89[126]
121	11	"Location, Location, Location"	Silver Tree	Joe Lawson	January 19, 2020 (2020-01-19)	0.81[127]
122	12	"Gallavich!"	John Wells	John Wells	January 26, 2020 (2020-01-26)	0.92[128]

Season 11 (2020–21)

Main article: Shameless season 11

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
123	1	"This Is Chicago!"	Iain B. MacDonald	John Wells	December 6, 2020 (2020-12-06)	0.70[129]
124	2	"Go Home, Gentrifier!"	Silver Tree	Nancy M. Pimental	December 13, 2020 (2020-12-13)	0.69[130]
125	3	"Frances Francis Franny Frank"	Jude Weng	Philip Buiser	December 20, 2020 (2020-12-20)	0.62[131]
126	4	"NIMBY"	Iain B. MacDonald	Sherman Payne	January 10, 2021 (2021-01-10)	0.57[132]
127	5	"Slaughter"	Daniella Eisman	Joe Lawson	January 31, 2021 (2021-01-31)	0.57[133]
128	6	"Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good....Eh, Screw It"	Iain B. MacDonald	Corina Maritescu	February 14, 2021 (2021-02-14)	0.52[134]
129	7	"Two at a Biker Bar, One in the Lake"	Satya Bhabha	Philip Buiser	March 7, 2021 (2021-03-07)	0.41[135]
130	8	"Cancelled"	Shanola Hampton	Sherman Payne	March 14, 2021 (2021-03-14)	0.55[136]
131	9	"Survivors"	Iain B. MacDonald	Joe Lawson	March 21, 2021 (2021-03-21)	0.48[137]
132	10	"DNR"	Anthony Hardwick	Corina Martescu	March 28, 2021 (2021-03-28)	0.59[138]
133	11	"The Fickle Lady is Calling it Quits"	Iain B. MacDonald	Nancy M. Pimental	April 4, 2021 (2021-04-04)	0.52[139]
134	12	"Father Frank, Full of Grace"	Christopher Chulack	John Wells	April 11, 2021 (2021-04-11)	0.70[140]

Specials

Shameless Hall of Shame (2020–21)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"Ian & Mickey: Daddy Issues"	Iain B. MacDonald	Nancy M. Pimental	December 27, 2020 (2020-12-27)	0.43[141]
When it's learned that Ned has died, Ian and Mickey come to terms about their dynamic as a married couple.
2	"Kev & V: God Doesn't Give with Both Hands"	Iain B. MacDonald	Nancy M. Pimental	January 3, 2021 (2021-01-03)	0.42[142]
When it's learned that Gemma is flunking out of online school, Kevin and Veronica are forced to face their fears of their parenting to help Gemma.
3	"Lip: Once Upon a Phillip Gallagher"	Iain B. MacDonald	Nancy M. Pimental	January 17, 2021 (2021-01-17)	0.40[143]
When Fred gets ill, Lip tells him a story about his life.
4	"Debbie, Carl & Liam: They Grow Up So Fast"	Iain B. MacDonald	Elyssa Gershman	January 24, 2021 (2021-01-24)	0.40[144]
When Liam's girlfriend breaks up with him due to his family's background, Debbie and Carl join forces to help Liam win her back, while also trying to figure out their own conflicts as sibilings.
5	"Fiona: Go Fiona On Them"	Iain B. MacDonald	Nancy M. Pimental	February 21, 2021 (2021-02-21)	0.35[145]
When Fiona becomes a contestant of a reality dating show, the Gallaghers and Kevin and Veronica give stories about the real Fiona Gallgher.
6	"Frank: Ghosts of Gallagher Past"	Iain B. MacDonald	Nancy M. Pimental	February 28, 2021 (2021-02-28)	0.29[146]
After years of trying to beat the system, Frank is confront from his past, present and the future as his dementia begins to overtake him.

Ratings

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

Season		Episode number														Average
		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^{[147][citation needed]}