Shameless (2004)

Comedy · Crime · Drama

The story of a young group of siblings pretty much abandoned by their parents, surviving by their wits - and humor - on a rough Manchester council estate. Whilst they won't admit it, they need help and find it in Steve, a young middle class lad who falls for Fiona, the oldest sibling, and increasingly finds himself drawn to this unconventional and unique family. Anarchic family life seen through the eyes of an exceptionally bright fifteen year old, who struggles to come of age in the context of his belligerent father, closeted brother, psychotic sister and internet porn star neighbors.

IMDb rating: 8.0 (21,049 votes)
Episode average: 7.4 -0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 11
Streaming (US): Hulu · Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 11 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2004)

7.86 avg 7 episodes 7.7 → 8.1 48 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Meet The Gallaghers	7.7	505
2	We're Going to The Moon	7.7	326
3	We're Getting Married	7.8	298
4	Abduction	8.0	283
5	Affairs	7.8	270
6	Monica Comes Home	7.9	265
7	Dead	8.1	287

Season 2 (2004)

7.97 avg 11 episodes 8.1 → 8.0 49 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	Christmas in Chatsworth	8.1	310
1	Grandad	7.9	219
2	Eric	7.8	204
3	The Garden Competition	7.9	208
4	The Big Day	8.2	230
5	Crooks and Robbers	8.2	199
6	Welcome to the Family	8.2	191
7	Joey Dawson?	7.8	168
8	Against The Odds	7.7	161
9	Sister, Sister	7.9	172
10	True Love	8.0	201

Season 3 (2006)

7.85 avg 8 episodes 7.9 → 8.0 49 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Liamday	7.9	165
2	Dark Friends	7.8	148
3	Baby	7.8	146
4	Benefit Fraud	7.6	136
5	Old Flame	7.9	142
6	In with the Maguire's	8.1	155
7	Act Your Age	7.7	139
8	The Wedding	8.0	144

Season 4 (2007)

7.61 avg 8 episodes 7.5 → 7.7 50 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	New Beginnings	7.5	137
2	New Romances	7.4	137
3	You Decide	7.5	131
4	The Runaway	7.7	137
5	Boys, Boys, Boys	7.7	136
6	Dangerous Situation	7.7	134
7	Terrorist Target	7.7	135
8	Revelations	7.7	145

Season 5 (2008)

7.81 avg 16 episodes 8.0 → 8.0 47 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Countdown	8.0	130
2	Other Paddy	7.5	123
3	Happy Birthday, Ma Maguire	7.6	112
4	Frank's Big Win	7.9	114
5	Beach Party	7.7	119
6	Nowhere To Go	7.9	112
7	Brothers and Boyfriends	8.1	112
8	I Love Frank	7.8	113
9	Absent Parents	7.7	106
10	Old Friends, New Enemies	7.4	107
11	Twin	8.0	118
12	Family at War	7.6	101
13	Date A Death	7.8	100
14	The Ties That Blind Us	7.7	100
15	Assault	8.2	113
16	The Ninth Time Around	8.0	108

Season 6 (2009)

7.71 avg 16 episodes 7.8 → 8.4 47 min avg

Big finale

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Remember Me	7.8	118
2	Trouble In Paradise	7.9	102
3	All Rise	7.7	96
4	Loving Wife	7.5	95
5	Miscarriage of Marriage	7.7	95
6	Breaking Point	7.5	101
7	Always Leave Them Wanting More	7.5	99
8	Damaged	7.6	98
9	The Darkest Hour	7.5	95
10	To The Future	7.5	99
11	Powerless	7.6	95
12	Cold Turkey	7.7	98
13	What About Me?	7.5	92
14	Haunted by the Past	7.7	89
15	Confession	8.2	110
16	It's Over	8.4	134

Season 7 (2010)

7.36 avg 16 episodes 7.5 → 7.9 47 min avg

Season 7 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Perfectly Frank	7.5	95
2	Gunshot	7.1	84
3	Out of Control	7.4	83
4	Toyboy	7.3	84
5	The Things You Do For Love	7.4	88
6	From Chatsworth To Cuba	7.0	80
7	Reunited	7.2	78
8	Marry Me	7.1	81
9	The Wild Tales	7.4	81
10	Great Dangers	7.5	83
11	Fallen Heroes	7.6	84
12	Boxer	7.5	83
13	Keep It in the Family	7.2	82
14	Secret Relations	7.3	81
15	The End of The Affair	7.4	82
16	Gang Wars	7.9	85

Season 8 (2011)

7.00 avg 22 episodes 7.3 → 7.1 48 min avg

Season 8 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Night Before	7.3	88
2	Missing	7.1	81
3	Where's Frank?	7.2	80
4	Back Home	6.7	80
5	Wedding of Disaster	7.4	80
6	Gangster Gallagher	7.2	81
7	Kidnap and Ransom	7.0	77
8	Together in Heaven	6.9	80
9	Maguire Meltdown	6.7	77
10	Sickness and Health	7.1	75
11	Takeover	7.0	73
12	Sibling Rivalry	6.8	80
13	Beginnings and Ends	7.0	76
14	The Not-So Deceased	6.9	74
15	My Name Is Avril	6.3	75
16	Frank Gallagher: Sent By God	6.5	78
17	Comebacks	7.0	73
18	Frank in the Frame	7.7	86
19	Moving Back	6.8	73
20	Career Criminal	7.2	72
21	The Maguire Motto	7.1	71
22	PC Gallagher	7.1	68

Season 9 (2012)

7.00 avg 11 episodes 6.9 → 7.6 48 min avg

Big finale

Season 9 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The End of an Era	6.9	81
2	Save Chatsworth	6.7	76
3	Open To All	7.0	72
4	Vendetta	7.3	74
5	Cop Killer	7.2	70
6	Last Man Standing	6.8	75
7	All Fall Down	6.6	70
8	Blackout	6.6	68
9	Decision Time	7.0	70
10	Million Dollar Maguire	7.3	72
11	Rescue Me	7.6	70

Season 10 (2012)

7.00 avg 10 episodes 7.0 → 7.8 46 min avg

Season 10 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Working Man	7.0	70
2	The World of Burger	6.8	69
3	The Brazilian Effect	7.0	65
4	Who's The Mummy?	6.7	65
5	The Truth Will Out	7.0	65
6	Secrets and Wives	6.6	68
7	Business As Usual	6.7	70
8	What Are Friends For?	7.2	70
9	Great Rivalry	7.2	66
10	One Year On	7.8	65

Season 11 (2013)

6.93 avg 14 episodes 7.0 → 7.9 46 min avg

Season 11 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Golden Empire	7.0	71
2	An Inspector Calls	7.3	70
3	Money in Mind	6.6	61
4	No-One's Perfect	6.8	68
5	Risky Business	6.5	66
6	Death and Erasures	7.1	63
7	Crime and Punishmemt	7.1	63
8	Grandaddy Gallagher	7.9	66
9	Domesticated Specialist	6.7	61
10	Crossing the Line	6.8	62
11	The P Factor	6.2	66
12	Early Retirement	6.6	61
13	Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang	6.5	70
14	End of the Line	7.9	107

Shameless (2004)

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