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After 11 seasons of drinking, depravity and debauchery, fans showed up for Showtime’s last call for “Shameless,” the premium cabler’s longest-running series to date, this past Sunday. The final episode of the dramedy and 12th episode of Season 11, titled “Father Frank, Full of Grace,” drew a cross-platform total of 1.5Mm, up 41% versus the penultimate episode (1.1Mm) and 29% over the premiere (1.2Mm).

The 9 p.m. linear telecast on April 11 garnered 695,000 viewers, up 33% from the penultimate episode, and essentially tied with the season premiere’s telecast on Dec. 6, 2020 as the best telecast of the season.

As with all premium series, the bulk of viewing will be delivered across platforms on-demand, streaming and delayed viewing— so the numbers will likely increase once those metrics are factored in. Sunday’s projected on-demand and streaming number, 769,000, jumped by 61% from the penultimate episode and delivered a series high for the show.

Per Showtime, Season 10 averaged...

No shame in these numbers: The series finale of “Shameless” drew 1.511 million total viewers across multiple platforms, according to Showtime. That’s a season high, 29% better than the Season 11 premiere (1.2 million viewers) and +41% from the comedy’s penultimate episode (1.1 million).

It is a shame, however, that the long-running show is over. The 11-season “Shameless” was Showtime’s most-watched and youngest-skewing comedy. When you factor both of those claims in, it makes sense that “Shameless” was Showtime’s most-streamed comedy series of all time.

Linearly, the 9 p.m. “Shameless” series finale telecast drew 695,000 TV viewers. The rest of the viewing came from streaming and on-demand.

Prior to the launch of Showtime’s over-the-top streaming platform in 2015 (so from 2011-2015), “Shameless” averaged 5.19 million total viewers per episode, according to the premium cable channel. But that giant number includes any and all episodic viewership while the season was in its first run. In other words,...

Before the stars of Shameless go their separate ways, Showtime will bring the Gallagher family back home one last time.

William H. Macy, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkowsky, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, Emma Kenney, Cameron Monaghan and Christian Isaiah will join showrunner and executive producer John Wells for a farewell panel on Sunday following the series’ finale. The Shameless crew will reminisce about the 11-season show and reflect on their time together. Cast members Noel Fisher and Kate Miner will also join the virtual reunion.

The reunion is the first half of a two-part farewell. After the panel, fans can explore the Gallagher house with a virtual 360-degree, first-person tour. The digital experience, available even after the finale event, will feature Easter eggs and never-before-seen content from the series.

The two-part virtual farewell will begin April 11 at 10 p.m. Et on Gallagherhouse.com.

The final season of Shameless finds the...

Exclusive: Sam Morgan (American Woman) is joining the 11th and final season of Showtime’s hit dramedy Shameless in a recurring role.

Morgan will play one of the new yuppie owners of Born Free.

Starring William H. Macy, the final season of Shameless finds the Gallagher family and the South Side at a crossroads, with changes caused by the Covid pandemic, gentrification and aging to reconcile. As Frank (Macy) confronts his own mortality and family ties in his alcoholic and drug-induced twilight years, Lip (Jeremy Allen White) struggles with the prospect of becoming the family’s new patriarch. Newlyweds Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and Mickey (Noel Fisher) are figuring out the rules and responsibilities of being in a committed relationship, while Deb (Emma Kenney) embraces her individuality and single motherhood. Carl (Cutkosky) finds an unlikely new career in law enforcement and Kevin (Steve Howey) and V (Shanola Hampton) struggle to decide...

The final season of Shameless just got expanded.

Showtime will give fans the chance to say a long goodbye to the beloved comedy with an all-new Shameless Hall of Shame series.

Beginning on Sunday, December 27 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt, the six-episode series will feature new, original Shameless scenes juxtaposed with a retrospective look at each character’s journey over the prior 10 seasons.

The first episode will feature Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and Mickey (Noel Fisher), showcasing their unique relationship and its evolution from a teen fling into a loving, complicated marriage.

New episodes of Shameless Hall of Shame will be interspersed throughout the 11th and final season of Shameless, which premiered on Sunday, December 6.

"This 11-year journey with the Gallagher family has been a total pleasure for us from the beginning,” said executive producer John Wells, “and we're excited to share a look back at the many trials, tribulations and...

Showtime has ordered the six-episode “Shameless” retrospective series “Shameless Hall of Shame” to series.

Beginning on Dec. 27 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt, the series will feature original scenes featuring characters from the beloved show juxtaposed with a look back at scenes from previous seasons to highlight characters’ journeys. Episodes will be interspersed throughout the show’s eleventh and final season, which debuted last Sunday. The first episode of “Hall of Shame” will feature Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and Mickey (Noel Fisher), showcasing their unique relationship and its evolution from a teen fling into a loving, complicated marriage.

“This 11-year journey with the Gallagher family has been a total pleasure for us from the beginning,” said “Shameless” executive producer John Wells, “and we’re excited to share a look back at the many trials, tribulations and laughs of those 11 seasons with our fans.”

It was announced that Season 11 would be the show’s last earlier this year.

This Shameless review contains spoilers.

Shameless Season 11 Episode 2

“I want some nice things in my life for a change.”

A major hurdle that season ten of Shameless had to work through was not only the loss of Emmy Rossum’s Fiona, but also the idea that some other Gallagher should now take her place as the show’s central protagonist and stabilizing force in the family. Their decision to appoint Debbie to this position did not work in the show’s favor, but season eleven is already off to a strong start by how it’s relegated Debbie back to more of a supporting status. If anything, Shameless’ final season understands that it doesn’t need someone to fill Fiona’s place and that truly showcasing the cast as an ensemble is the strongest way to go out. Lip’s struggles get a little more attention than everything else, but...

Exclusive: Chelsea Alden (13 Reasons Why) is joining the 11th and final season of Showtime’s hit dramedy Shameless in a recurring role.

Alden will play Tish, who works as a cashier at a furniture store, where Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) rescues her from an irate customer.

Starring William H. Macy, the final season of Shameless finds the Gallagher family and the South Side at a crossroads, with changes caused by the Covid pandemic, gentrification and aging to reconcile. As Frank (Macy) confronts his own mortality and family ties in his alcoholic and drug-induced twilight years, Lip (Jeremy Allen White) struggles with the prospect of becoming the family’s new patriarch. Newlyweds Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and Mickey (Noel Fisher) are figuring out the rules and responsibilities of being in a committed relationship, while Deb (Emma Kenney) embraces her individuality and single motherhood. Carl (Cutkosky) finds an unlikely new career in law enforcement...

Showtime has set 9 p.m. Sunday, December 6, for the premiere of the 11th and final season of its hit dramedy series Shameless.

The network’s longest-running series started production on its final season on September 8 following the Covid-19 imposed shutdown. (It was originally slated to start filing in the spring for a summer 2020 run.) The series aired its Season 10 finale on January 26 and averaged 5.7 million weekly viewers across platforms.

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Starring William H. Macy, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, Emma Kenney, Cameron Monaghan, Christian Isaiah, Noel Fisher and Kate Miner, the final season finds the Gallagher family and the South Side at a crossroads, with changes caused by the Covid pandemic, gentrification and aging to reconcile. As Frank (Macy) confronts his own mortality and family ties in his alcoholic and drug induced twilight years,...

Showtime has set an early December premiere date for the upcoming 11th and final season of “Shameless,” the premium cable network announced Tuesday.

The comedy will return Sunday, Dec. 6 with new episodes seeing the Gaallagher family “at a crossroads, with changes caused by the Covid pandemic, gentrification and aging to reconcile.” Series stars William H. Macy, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, Emma Kenney, Cameron Monaghan, Christian Isaiah, Noel Fisher and Kate Miner will all return.

Read Showtime’s full description of the season below.

The final season of Shameless finds the Gallagher family and the South Side at a crossroads, with changes caused by the Covid pandemic, gentrification and aging to reconcile. As Frank (William H. Macy) confronts his own mortality and family ties in his alcoholic and drug induced twilight years, Lip (Jeremy Allen White) struggles with the prospect of becoming the family’s new patriarch.

Showtime has renewed “Shameless” for an 11th and final season.

The announcement was made by Showtime president of entertainment Gary Levine at the network’s Television Critics’ Association press tour day. “Shameless” is the longest-running Showtime series ever.

“The characters of ‘Shameless have brought Showtime viewers more laughs and tears and pure enjoyment than any program in our history,” said Levine. “While we are sad to bid the Gallaghers farewell, we couldn’t be more confident in the ability of showrunner John Wells, his writing team and this great cast to bring our series to its appropriately ‘Shameless conclusion.”

The series stars William H. Macy, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, Shanola Hampton, Steve Howey, Emma Kenney, Cameron Monaghan, Christian Isaiah, Noel Fisher and Kate Miner. It was created by Paul Abbott and is produced by Bonanza Productions in association with John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television. Wells exec produces...

Showtime has renewed “Shameless” for an 11th and final season, the network announced on Monday during the Television Critics Association press tour.

The final season will air this summer. The series, which is the longest-running in Showtime’s history, is finishing out its 10th season, which will end on Jan. 26. That means that 2020 will see the end of two major series for Showtime, with “Homeland” returning on Feb. 9 for its eighth and final season.

“It will be one last hurrah for the Gallaghers and their unique blend of love and lechery,” Gary Levine, president of entertainment for Showtime, said in making the announcement. “John Wells and his gifted cast promise to take ‘Shameless’ out for a bang, and knowing Gallaghers we all as we all do, that is no idle threat.”

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Showtime has renewed Shameless for an eleventh and final season.

The premium network will air the final of the William H. Macy-fronted drama in the summer. This comes after season 10 of the launched on November 10 2019 and the 12-episode season is set to end on January 26.

President of Entertainment at Showtime Networks Gary Levine made the renewal announcement at the Winter TCA Press Tour.

“Airing this summer, it will be one last hurrah for the Gallaghers and their unique blend of love and lechery,” Levine said. “John Wells and his gifted cast promise to take Shameless out for a bang, and knowing Gallaghers we all as we all do, that is no idle threat.”

Showtime and the Shameless producer Warner Bros. have been in renewal conversations for the past couple of months while also talking with the cast about coming back. Macy had said publicly that he would like to continue playing the Gallagher patriarch.

Exclusive: Lynn Chen and Idara Victor are set to join William H. Macy and company in recurring on Shameless, which returns to Showtime for its 10th season on November 10.

Chen is set to play Mimi, an accidental new friend for V (Shanola Hampton) who introduces V to a lucrative new career. Victor will step into the role of Sarah, who leads a mommy AA group and welcomes a struggling new dad Lip (Jeremy Allen White).

Chen has appeared in such films and TV series as Silicon Valley, NCIS: Los Angeles, Numb3rs, Lakeview Terrace and multiple episodes in the Law & Order universe. She is repped by Sovereign Talent Group and Authentic Talent and Literary Management.

Victor’s credits include Alita: Battle Angel, An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win, Turn: Washington Spies, The Choir and Vegas. She...

Exclusive: Emmy-nominated Constance Zimmer (UnReal) is set for a multi-episode arc opposite Emma Kenney in Season 10 of Showtime’s Shameless, starring William H. Macy.

The 10th season picks up six months after last season’s finale: Frank (Macy) uses his leg injury to collect as many prescription drugs as possible and his exploits lead him to an old friend. Debbie (Kenney), emboldened by the $50,000 left to her by Fiona, has stepped in as the new matriarch, ruling over the Gallagher household with an iron fist. Lip (Jeremy Allen White) navigates his relationship with a newly affectionate Tami (Kate Miner). Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) has to decide what to do with his life as he finishes military school and heads back to the South side. Liam (Christian Isaiah) is committed to learning more about black history and culture under the tutelage of V (Shanola Hampton) as Kev (Steve Howey) faces an identity crisis.

The Gallaghers are almost back!

Shameless Season 10 is fast approaching and to celebrate us being one more day closer to the premiere, Showtime has dropped the official trailer. 

Fans have waited years to have Ian and Mickey back together, and it looks like there is trouble in paradise. 

Ian says to Mickey at one point that he needs a break, and it is poised to cause a whole host of problems. 

If you watch Shameless online, you know that the pair are sharing a cell in prison while trying to make their relationship work. 

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But it appears that the confines of prison weigh heavily on them. 

Elsewhere, Lip is struggling to keep it together after his first child is born, and a familiar face is there to help him through the process. 

As for Debbie, she's morphed into Fiona...

Updated, 10:05 Am: Showtime said today that the Season 10 premiere of its signature comedy Shameless has been pushed back by one week to Sunday, November 10. No word yet from the premium cabler about why the change was made.

Previously, August 2: Showtime has set November premiere dates for the new seasons of two of its longest-running shows and the sophomore run of its Jim Carrey dramedy. Season 10 of the William H. Macy-led Shameless bows at 9 p.m. Sunday, November 3, followed by the Season 2 launch of Carrey’s Kidding at 10 (watch the new trailer below). The seventh go-round for Liev Schrieber’s Ray Donovan kicks off two weeks later in its new slot at 8 p.m. Sunday, November 17.

Shameless will pick up six months after last season’s finale: Frank uses his leg injury to collect as many prescription drugs as...

There’s still plenty of life left in Shameless, according to Showtime execs.

The Gallagher family, featuring William H. Macy, is set to return for its 10th season on November 3. Despite rumors that the John Wells-produced series might be heading toward its natural end, Gary Levine and Jana Winograde, Presidents of Entertainment at Showtime Networks, said that there’s no sign of slowing down with the family dramedy.

“There’s a lot of Shameless left in Shameless,” Levine at TCA today. “We’re right in the middle of the 10th season and the stories are unbelievable, the characters are as vibrant as ever and that show has just got the most unique tone on television. John Wells and that talented cast continue to find new ways for the Gallagher family to live and amaze, so I don’t know what the future holds, but the present is exciting.”

Added Winograde,...

The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (Awmf) the winners of the 44th annual Gracie Awards. Honorees for 2019 include Sandra Oh, Patricia Arquette, Leah Remini, Connie Britton, Rachel Maddow, Elizabeth Perkins, Rachel Maddow, Tisha Thompson, Rachel Bloom, Maura Tierney and Robin Roberts. The ceremony will take place May 21 at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. Local and student award winners will be recognized at the Gracie Awards Luncheon on June 26 at Cipriani in New York City.

“Our leadership is proud to honor the best of the best who embody the spirit and intention of the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation’s Gracie Awards,” said Becky Brooks, Executive Director, Awmf.

The Gracies recognize exemplary programming created by, for and about women in radio, television, cable and interactive media. Honorees are selected in national, local and student markets, including both commercial and non-commercial outlets. This year, the Gracies...

Showtime’s flagship series Shameless officially is returning for a 10th season, with William H. Macy and the rest of the cast coming back, sans Emmy Rossum. Also, Cameron Monaghan — who left the series during Season 9 — will return as Ian Gallagher for the upcoming run.

The announcement was made at the top of Showtime’s TCA presentation today. While Rossum had announced that she would leave the series after the the end of her contract after Season 9, Macy had said that he was wanted to continue as the Gallagher patriarch. He has closed a new deal with producer Warner Bros. TV, as have his co-stars.

Gotham regular Monaghan exited the Showtime series midway through last year as his Ian Gallagher character ended up behind bar. The then seeming end of the long time Shameless character worked out for Ian as he was reunited with his ex-boyfriend Mickey, portrayed by Noel Fisher,...

“Shameless” has been renewed for a tenth season at Showtime, with all of the Gallagher family set to return for the next installment — with the exception of the exiting Emmy Rossum.

Stars William H. Macy, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, Emma Kenney, Christian Isaiah and even Cameron Monaghan are coming back for the next season of what will now be Showtime’s longest-running series ever. Production on Season 10 will begin in 2019.

“The Gallaghers are a force of nature, and they are coming back,” Gary Levine, president of entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc., told reporters during the Television Critics Association’s press tour Thursday. “‘Shameless,’ with its ever-growing fan base, is like no other show on television. We are thrilled it will live on with its unique blend of love and larceny on Showtime.”

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Added executive producer John Wells in...

“Shameless” has been renewed for 10th season at Showtime with Cameron Monaghan poised to return.

The announcement was made at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Thursday. With the renewal, “Shameless” officially becomes the longest-running Showtime series ever.

In addition to Monaghan, returning series regulars include William H. Macy, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, Emma Kenney, and Christian Isaiah. Production on Season 10 will begin in 2019.

“The Gallaghers are a force of nature, and they are coming back,” said Gary Levine, president of entertainment for Showtime Networks. “’Shameless’ with its ever-growing fan base, is like no other show on television. We are thrilled it will live on with its unique blend of love and larceny on Showtime.”

Season 9 resumed in January with Fiona (Emmy Rossum) at a low point and Debbie (Kenney) taking on more responsibility in keeping the family afloat, while Frank (Macy) enjoys the honeymoon period of...

Shameless is heading into its expanded ninth season as the longest-running drama on premium cable and one of the most watched.

With 8 million viewers a week, the most recent eighth season of Shameless was most watched in Showtime’s history and ranked as the No.1 premium cable series in 2018.

“That show defies gravity,” Showtime president of programming Gary Levine said during the Showtime TCA executive session when asked about how many seasons they envision the family drama-comedy will run.

“Our feeling is that the Gallaghers can live on…, I don’t mind having them on the air for years to come.

Showtime CEO David Nevins credited the setup of the show, a “family group of characters who change over time” as helping to drive its longevity.

Ultimately, “it will be up to (executive producers) John Wells and Nancy Pimental behind the camera and Emmy Rossum and Bill Macy in front...

Shameless is getting serious about Fiona and Ford’s relationship: The Showtime series has promoted Richard Flood, who plays Fi’s Irish carpenter boyfriend, to series regular for Season 9, our sister site Deadline reports.

At the close of Season 8, Fiona confronted Ford about the state of their romance, after which he told her that he doesn’t fall in love like a teenager. When that happens, “you actually take space and time to get to know somebody for who they are, as opposed to what they represent for you,” showrunner Nancy Pimental told TVLine. “So it’s really good for her.

As one of the most in-demand actresses of the late 1990s and 2000s, Cameron Diaz starred in a number of hit films, from “There’s Something About Mary” to “Charlie’s Angels” to “My Sister’s Keeper” to “Shrek.” In a new interview with Entertainment Weekly, though, Diaz says she has now retired from acting.

Sitting down with “The Sweetest Thing” co-stars Christina Applegate and Selma Blair to reminisce about working on the film, the three discussed reuniting when Diaz said, “Maybe I should, you know, I mean, I’m down. I’m literally doing nothing.” After Applegate said she was semi-retired from acting to raise her children, Diaz responded, “I’m semi-retired, too, and I am actually retired, so I would love to see you ladies.”

The actress’ last on-screen appearance was in 2014’s “Annie.” Rumors of Diaz’s retirement first began swirling earlier this month when Blair said...

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Sunday’s Shameless season finale.

There was light at the end of the dark tunnel for at least one Gallagher during Shameless‘ Season 8 finale.

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In a brutally honest moment, Lip encouraged Sierra to give her ex another try because he isn’t sure of his own feelings for her. He’s been drunkenly sleepwalking through his whole life, so he doesn’t know who he wants to be or whom he wants to be with, he explained. Although the couple split up, Lip still ended Sunday’s episode on a positive note,...

Season seven of Shameless just premiered last night, but will it be the last season? Recently, executive producer Nancy Pimental spoke with TVLine about the future of the Showtime series.The comic drama follows the ups and downs of a Southside Chicago family. The cast includes Emmy Rossum, William H. Macy, Jeremy Allen White, Cameron Monaghan, Emma Kenney, and Steve Howey.Read More…...

Warning: The following contains spoilers from Shameless‘ Season 7 premiere

No men, no booze and no Frank?! That doesn’t sound like the Gallaghers! But the Shameless clan attempted to live without those things, with mixed results, during Sunday’s Season 7 premiere.

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The episode’s highlights: Frank woke up from a coma dream to discover that no one came looking for him; an unlucky-in-love Fiona declared she was done with relationships; Lip returned from rehab with a set of rules for moderate drinking; Ian spied his boyfriend making out...

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Sunday’s finale of Shameless

During Sunday’s Season 6 finale of Shameless, Fiona’s heart suffered yet another crushing blow.

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Just moments before her wedding to Sean, a high-as-a-kite Frank busted in and revealed that his daughter’s soon-to-be husband had been using heroin. Needless to say, the nuptials did not go on as planned, with Sean taking off to fight for custody of his son.

Meanwhile, a drunken Lip was bailed out of jail by his professor, who urged him to get help and later dropped him off at rehab.

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Warning: The following contains spoilers from Sunday’s episode of Shameless

Shameless dropped another bombshell on viewers during Sunday night’s episode — but the latest baby twist didn’t belong to mother-to-be Debbie.

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While getting drug tested for her new job promotion, Fiona learned that she’s pregnant.

“First of all, we wanted to show real life,” executive producer Nancy Pimental says of the storyline. “We just wanted to show the authenticity of a 24-year-old who has a lot of sex. She’s probably going to get pregnant if she’s not [using protection].”

Pimental acknowledges that...

The dysfunctional Gallagher drama will continue.

Showtime has renewed Shameless for Season 7, the network announced on Tuesday.

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“Shameless has clearly resonated with audiences as evidenced by their steady growth on Sunday nights over the past six years,” Gary Levine, president of programming for Showtime, said in a statement. “We are extremely pleased with the creative work being done by John Wells, Nancy Pimental and the entire cast, producers and writers – and we so appreciate Shameless’ clear and distinctive voice.”

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Showtime has renewed “Shameless” for a seventh season, the premium cable network’s president announced Tuesday at TCA. Season six premiered on Jan. 10, and delivered the series’ biggest premiere performance ever across all platforms. The show, which is the network’s highest-rated comedy series, received a 12-episode order, with production on season seven starting later this year. “‘Shameless’ has clearly resonated with audiences as evidenced by their steady growth on Sunday nights over the past 6 years,” Gary Levine, Showtime’s head of programming, said in a statement. “We are extremely pleased with the creative work being done by John Wells,...

Warning: The following contains spoilers from Sunday’s season premiere of Shameless

The Gallagher house may be taking in another occupant after Shameless‘ Season 6 opener.

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When not worrying about Debbie,...

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Warning: The following contains spoilers for Sunday’s episode of Shameless.

Bells were ringing on Sunday night’s episode of Shameless as Fiona and Gus impulsively decided to get hitched after only a week of dating.

The honeymoon period, however, will be cut short when they have to figure out how to tell her family the big news — and an unexpected, but familiar visitor shows up to complicate things for the stranger-like newlyweds, executive producer Nancy Pimental previews below.

Meanwhile, Ian and Mickey are facing a difficult road following his breakdown in this week’s episode, the Ep reveals.

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A review of tonight's "Shameless" coming up just as soon as I play you something worth dying over... A whole lot happens in "The Two Lisas." Sheila, already fed up with Frank, watches her house explode and drives out of town in a stolen Rv, which I doubt is the last we'll see of her but maybe a good move for a character the show doesn't always know what to do with. Mandy also moves away with her abusive boyfriend, because Lip can't bring himself to come out and say that he loves her. JimmySteveJackJingleheimerSchmidt's friend keeps making passes at Fiona (who, interestingly, doesn't just tell her that she's straight), and after discovering that the singer who's been hitting on her has a girlfriend, Fiona goes home with another guy in the band. (The scene where she listens to music does a good job of illustrating how focused Fiona has...

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The television industry is catching up with film and learning that pot sells in Hollywood. As more states join the legal marijuana movement and the drug becomes less taboo in the country, entertainment industry insiders say interest in weed-related storylines is at an all-time high.

Showtime series “Shameless,” for instance, which follows Chicago’s dysfunctional Gallagher family and stars William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum, will embark on a major weed arc later this year. The network is also responsible...

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On Sunday’s Season 5 premiere of Shameless (Showtime, 9/8c), Fiona finds herself in a situation that would be the envy of many: More men are interested in her than she knows what to do with.

While the eldest Gallagher is courted by multiple suitors, including returning ex Jimmy/Steve (played by Justin Chatwin), Ian and Mickey reach a new level of domesticity in their relationship — but Ian’s bipolar disorder threatens to throw their romance off the rails.

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Not to be outdone, Lip also is juggling loves old and new,...

He'll take booze over family any day! Shameless returns for its fifth season with incorrigible drunk Frank Gallagher (William H. Macy) secretly making his own home brew, despite recently undergoing a liver transplant. His kids also continue their ride on the razor's edge. Former jailbird Fiona (Emmy Rossum) will find herself juggling four guys: Sean (Dermot Mulroney), her boss at the diner and a fellow recovering addict; rock musicians Gus (Steve Kazee) and Davis (Axle Whitehead); and her jerky ex-lover Jimmy (Justin Chatwin), who isn't dead after all.

"Each is a potential partnership and each brings potential destruction," says executive producer Nancy Pimental....

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When So You Think You Can Dance takes a week off, what is there to do? Well, here's what I've contrived: a celebration of the nine greatest female reality and/or game show hosts. Cat Deeley just gets me in the mood to talk about reliable on-screen flair, you know? Without further ado, here's a nonet of distaff emcees who make their respective shows both fun and cool. (And I admit, I'm more sympathetic to game show hosts since they're simply tasked with more work.)

9. Nancy Pimental, Win Ben Stein's Money

Well after Jimmy Kimmel had moved on, Ben Stein shared the podium of his amazing game show Win Ben Stein's Money with the quippy and very underrated Nancy Pimental. She had the even-keel, can-do demeanor of MTV's great lady VJs like Tabitha Soren and Kennedy, except she enjoyed the luxury of being able to spew constant innunedo.

8. Jaclyn Smith,...

After the high profile and, what Hollywood execs like to call “high concept” shows of last week’s article, this week I will be going through new pilots which follow two trends I like to call “remaking is breaking” and “Desperate Housewives is over and Grey’s Anatomy has got to end sometime”.

Grey’s Anatomy and Desperate Housewives have been big ratings pulls in the coveted demographic (18-49 if you don’t know) for ABC and have meant big advertising bucks. And, even though Grey’s prolific creator Shonda Rhimes, who will be show running three to five shows next season depending on pickups, has claimed that Grey’s will move past eight seasons, there is a general sense that the show is on the decline and, coupled with the loss of Desperate Housewives at the end of the current season, there is a definite hole in the market.

When there’s two rival Beauty and the Beast projects, you gotta think a trend is forming. Following the success of ABC’s top-rated new drama Once Upon a Time (and to a lesser extent, NBC’s Grimm), broadcast-network pilot season seems to have a greater than usual number of projects with fantasy or supernatural elements — along with a ton of shows about federal agents, everyday cops, doctors, conspiracies, and cults. The magical-realism trend is partly a continuation from last year’s pilot season. This time around, however, there seems to be fewer head-turning TV reboots ideas in the mix...

Ten-hut, Army Wives fans! Lifetime has announced that the potentially super-sized sixth season of its flagship series will premiere Sunday, March 4 at 9/8c.

Ready for more of today’s TV dish? Well…

• Cougar Town‘s third season may not launch until Feb. 14, but you can catch up with Big Carl & Co. a few days early when the cast hosts a mini-marathon on ABC, airing Saturday, Feb. 11. (An exact schedule is still Tbd.)

• Major Spoiler Alert! Kimberly McCullough may have inadvertently revealed the details surrounding Robin Scorpio Drake’s dreaded General Hospital departure in a recent video chat with co-star Jason Thompson.

Nearly every lesbian I know has that TV show, or that movie, or that book, or that song. You know the one I'm talking about. The one where you're watching it or reading it or listening to it, and for the very first time everything just clicks into place: "Oh, right. I'm a raging homosexual." For me, that show was the 1990s UK prison drama Bad Girls. Adding to the personal poignancy is the fact that Scribegrrrl's Bad Girls recaps wove such a magic spell around me, infused me with such a sense of wonder and reverence, that I began to dream of a time when I, too, might be able to write recaps for AfterEllen.com.

The show means a lot to me, is what I am saying. So you'll understand why I had to be borne away to my fainting couch where I wept bitter, anxious tears when...

NBC is developing a remake of UK drama series Bad Girls. The original show aired on ITV from 1999 to 2006 and followed the inmates and officers in a women's prison. Debra Stephenson, Jack Ellis and Linda Henry were among the actors to appear on the show, which ended after eight series. A Us adaptation, from Shameless showrunner John Wells, has now been picked up to pilot, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Wells will executive produce alongside Andrew Stearn and Nancy Pimental, as well as a team of British producers from Shed Media. FX previously (more)...

NBC is back in business with West Wing’s John Wells. The network has ordered to pilot Bad Girls, an adaption of the long-running UK hit series of the same name. The project follows the ins-and-outs of a group of unlikely women in a federal prison: a scandalous female warden, her new protégé and a host of inmates – some mothers, some friends—who struggle with loyalties to people on the inside and the outside. Wells, currently showrunning Showtime’s Shameless, is joined by Andrew Stearn and Nancy Pimental along with the British producers from Shed Media as executive producers

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ER, Third Watch and Southland executive producer John Wells is back at NBC with a new drama. The network has handed out a pilot pickup to Bad Girls, written by Nancy Pimental and executive produced by Wells. The project, based on the long-running UK hit series of the same name, follows the ins-and-outs of a group of unlikely women in a federal prison: a scandalous female warden, her new protégé and a host of inmates — some mothers, some friends — who struggle with loyalties to people on the inside and the outside. Wells and Pimental are executive producing with John Wells Prods’ Andrew Stearn and original series’ producer Shed Media. The Warner Bros TV project reunites Wells with NBC topper Robert Greenblatt, who picked up another Wells-backed drama based on a British format while at Showtime, Shameless, on which Pimental serves as writer-producer. This marks Wells’ first pilot at NBC since...