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Shameless
2011–2021
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 11 seasons
A
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #143
- IMDb #82
- Google retired #74
- Rotten Tomatoes #174
- Metacritic #131
- RatingGraph #121
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #234
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #159
- Metacritic Critics #186
- Metacritic Audience #126
- Criticker #145
- Trakt #76
Every rating
61–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 61, highest is Google on 94.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →A scrappy, feisty, fiercely loyal Chicago family makes no apologies.
Details
- Created by
- John Wells, Paul Abbott
- Released
- 9 January 2011
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 134 across 11 seasons
- Awards
- 10 wins, 35 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (323) →
Awards & nominations
See all 45 →7 major awards won · 10 wins from 45 nominations across 13 ceremonies
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 | Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program | Eddie Perez | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2018 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2017 | Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program | Eddie Perez | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2017 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2016 | Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program | Eddie Perez | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2015 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Joan Cusack | Winner |
| Screen Actors Guild Awards 2015 | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Nominee |
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Primetime Emmy Awards
16 nominations, 4 won
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Joan Cusack | Winner |
| Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program | Eddie Perez | Winner |
| Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program | Eddie Perez | Winner |
| Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program | Eddie Perez | Winner |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Joan Cusack | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Joan Cusack | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Joan Cusack | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Joan Cusack | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Nominee |
| Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program | Eddie Perez | Nominee |
| Outstanding Stunt Coordination for a Comedy Series or Variety Program | Julie Michaels | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
3 nominations, 3 won
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Winner |
Critics' Choice Television Awards
6 nominations
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | William H. Macy | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Emmy Rossum | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Emmy Rossum | Nominee |
| Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series | Chloe Webb | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Cameron Monaghan | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Jeremy Allen White | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | William H. Macy | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | William H. Macy | Nominee |
PRISM Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Performance in a Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Winner |
| Comedy Series – Substance Use Prism Award | Shameless | Winner |
| Best Performance in a Comedy Series | Emmy Rossum | Nominee |
BMI Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| BMI Cable Television Music Award | Fil Eisler (as iZler) | Winner |
Satellite Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series | William H. Macy | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | William H. Macy | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | William H. Macy | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy | Emmy Rossum | Nominee |
GLAAD Media Awards
3 nominations
| Outstanding Drama Series | Shameless | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Showtime | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Showtime | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Favorite Premium Cable TV Actress | Emmy Rossum | Nominee |
| The Bingeworthy Show of 2018 | Shameless | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
2 nominations
| Best Performance in a TV Series Guest Starring Young Actor 14–16 | C.J. Berdahl | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a TV Series Recurring Young Actor | Nicky Korba | Nominee |
Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting Television Pilot – Drama | John Frank Levey | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
1 nomination
| Best Cable Series, Comedy | Shameless | Nominee |
Shorty Awards
1 nomination
| Best Actor | Emmy Rossum | Nominee |