Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.
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William H. Macy
Frank Gallagher
Jeremy Allen White
Lip Gallagher
Ethan Cutkosky
Carl Gallagher
Shanola Hampton
Veronica Fisher
Steve Howey
Kevin Ball
Emma Kenney
Debbie Gallagher
Christian Isaiah
Liam Gallagher
Cameron Monaghan
Ian Gallagher
Noel Fisher
Mickey Milkovich
Kate Miner
Tami Tamietti
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12 episodes • 2011Avg: 8.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Jan 9, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 2 | Frank the Plank | Jan 16, 2011 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Aunt Ginger | Jan 23, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 4 | Casey Casden | Jan 30, 2011 | 8.3 |
| 5 | Three Boys | Feb 6, 2011 | 7.8 |
| 6 | Killer Carl | Feb 13, 2011 | 7.9 |
| 7 | Frank Gallagher: Loving Husband, Devoted Father | Feb 20, 2011 | 8.2 |
| 8 | It's Time to Kill the Turtle | Feb 27, 2011 | 8.4 |
| 9 | But at Last Came a Knock | Mar 6, 2011 | 8.6 |
| 10 | Nana Gallagher Had an Affair | Mar 13, 2011 | 8.5 |
| 11 | Daddyz Girl | Mar 20, 2011 | 8.4 |
| 12 | Father Frank, Full of Grace | Mar 27, 2011 | 8.8 |
12 episodes • 2012Avg: 8.2
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Summertime | Jan 8, 2012 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Summer Loving | Jan 15, 2012 | 7.8 |
| 3 | I'll Light a Candle for You Every Day | Jan 22, 2012 | 7.9 |
| 4 | A Beautiful Mess | Jan 29, 2012 | 8.3 |
| 5 | Father's Day | Feb 5, 2012 | 8.1 |
| 6 | Can I Have a Mother | Feb 12, 2012 | 8.3 |
| 7 | A Bottle of Jean Nate | Feb 19, 2012 | 7.9 |
| 8 | Parenthood | Mar 4, 2012 | 8.4 |
| 9 | Hurricane Monica | Mar 11, 2012 | 8.1 |
| 10 | A Great Cause | Mar 18, 2012 | 8.4 |
| 11 | Just Like the Pilgrims Intended | Mar 25, 2012 | 9.1 |
| 12 | Fiona Interrupted | Apr 1, 2012 | 8.6 |
12 episodes • 2013Avg: 8.5Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Gran Cañon | Jan 13, 2013 | 8.4 |
| 2 | The American Dream | Jan 20, 2013 | 8.3 |
| 3 | May I Trim Your Hedges? | Jan 27, 2013 | 8.6 |
| 4 | The Helpful Gallaghers | Feb 10, 2013 | 8.3 |
| 5 | The Sins of My Caretaker | Feb 17, 2013 | 8.6 |
| 6 | Cascading Failures | Feb 24, 2013 | 8.8 |
| 7 | A Long Way from Home | Mar 3, 2013 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Where There's a Will | Mar 10, 2013 | 8.3 |
| 9 | Frank the Plumber | Mar 17, 2013 | 8.8 |
| 10 | Civil Wrongs | Mar 24, 2013 | 8.2 |
| 11 | Order Room Service | Mar 31, 2013 | 8.5 |
| 12 | Survival of the Fittest | Apr 7, 2013 | 9.0 |
12 episodes • 2014Avg: 8.6Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simple Pleasures | Jan 12, 2014 | 8.0 |
| 2 | My Oldest Daughter | Jan 19, 2014 | 8.3 |
| 3 | Like Father, Like Daughter | Jan 26, 2014 | 8.2 |
| 4 | Strangers on a Train | Feb 2, 2014 | 8.3 |
| 5 | There's the Rub | Feb 9, 2014 | 8.9 |
| 6 | Iron City | Feb 16, 2014 | 8.8 |
| 7 | A Jailbird, Invalid, Martyr, Cutter, Retard, and Parasitic Twin | Feb 23, 2014 | 8.8 |
| 8 | Hope Springs Paternal | Mar 9, 2014 | 8.6 |
| 9 | The Legend of Bonnie and Carl | Mar 16, 2014 | 8.8 |
| 10 | Liver, I Hardly Know Her | Mar 23, 2014 | 8.6 |
| 11 | Emily | Mar 30, 2014 | 9.2 |
| 12 | Lazarus | Apr 6, 2014 | 9.3 |
12 episodes • 2015Avg: 8.6Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milk of the Gods | Jan 11, 2015 | 8.2 |
| 2 | I'm the Liver | Jan 18, 2015 | 8.2 |
| 3 | The Two Lisas | Jan 25, 2015 | 8.5 |
| 4 | A Night to Remem... Wait, What? | Feb 1, 2015 | 8.6 |
| 5 | Rite of Passage | Feb 8, 2015 | 8.7 |
| 6 | Crazy Love | Feb 15, 2015 | 9.1 |
| 7 | Tell Me You F**king Need Me | Mar 1, 2015 | 8.5 |
| 8 | Uncle Carl | Mar 8, 2015 | 8.8 |
| 9 | Carl's First Sentencing | Mar 15, 2015 | 9.0 |
| 10 | South Side Rules | Mar 22, 2015 | 8.7 |
| 11 | Drugs Actually | Mar 29, 2015 | 8.9 |
| 12 | Love Songs (in the Key of Gallagher) | Apr 5, 2015 | 8.2 |
12 episodes • 2016Avg: 8.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Only Miss Her When I'm Breathing | Jan 10, 2016 | 8.3 |
| 2 | #Abortion Rules | Jan 17, 2016 | 7.8 |
| 3 | The F Word | Jan 24, 2016 | 8.3 |
| 4 | Going Once, Going Twice | Jan 31, 2016 | 8.4 |
| 5 | Refugees | Feb 7, 2016 | 8.2 |
| 6 | NSFW | Feb 14, 2016 | 8.5 |
| 7 | Pimp's Paradise | Feb 21, 2016 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Be a Good Boy. Come for Grandma. | Mar 6, 2016 | 8.2 |
| 9 | A Yurt of One's Own | Mar 13, 2016 | 8.4 |
| 10 | Paradise Lost | Mar 20, 2016 | 8.2 |
| 11 | Sleep No More | Mar 27, 2016 | 8.8 |
| 12 | Familia Supra Gallegorious Omnia! | Apr 3, 2016 | 8.9 |
12 episodes • 2016Avg: 8.4
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiraeth | Oct 2, 2016 | 8.4 |
| 2 | Swipe, F**k, Leave | Oct 9, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Home Sweet Homeless Shelter | Oct 16, 2016 | 8.2 |
| 4 | I Am a Storm | Oct 23, 2016 | 8.3 |
| 5 | Own Your Sh*t | Oct 30, 2016 | 7.8 |
| 6 | The Defenestration of Frank | Nov 6, 2016 | 8.3 |
| 7 | You'll Never Ever Get a Chicken in Your Whole Entire Life | Nov 13, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 8 | You Sold Me the Laundromat, Remember? | Nov 20, 2016 | 8.9 |
| 9 | Ouroboros | Nov 27, 2016 | 8.4 |
| 10 | Ride or Die | Dec 4, 2016 | 8.7 |
| 11 | Happily Ever After | Dec 11, 2016 | 9.1 |
| 12 | Requiem for a Slut | Dec 18, 2016 | 9.2 |
12 episodes • 2017Avg: 8.1
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We Become What We... Frank! | Nov 5, 2017 | 8.2 |
| 2 | Where's My Meth? | Nov 12, 2017 | 8.1 |
| 3 | God Bless Her Rotting Soul | Nov 19, 2017 | 8.9 |
| 4 | F**k Paying It Forward | Nov 26, 2017 | 8.3 |
| 5 | The (Mis)Education of Liam Fergus Beircheart Gallagher | Dec 3, 2017 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Icarus Fell and Rusty Ate Him | Dec 10, 2017 | 8.1 |
| 7 | Occupy Fiona | Dec 17, 2017 | 7.9 |
| 8 | Frank's Northern Southern Express | Dec 31, 2017 | 7.9 |
| 9 | The Fugees | Jan 7, 2018 | 7.7 |
| 10 | Church of Gay Jesus | Jan 14, 2018 | 7.7 |
| 11 | A Gallagher Pedicure | Jan 21, 2018 | 8.4 |
| 12 | Sleepwalking | Jan 28, 2018 | 8.1 |
14 episodes • 2018Avg: 8.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Are You There Shim? It's Me, Ian. | Sep 9, 2018 | 7.9 |
| 2 | Mo White For President | Sep 16, 2018 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Weirdo Gallagher Vortex | Sep 23, 2018 | 7.4 |
| 4 | Do Right, Vote White! | Sep 30, 2018 | 7.5 |
| 5 | Black-Haired Ginger | Oct 7, 2018 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Face It, You're Gorgeous | Oct 14, 2018 | 8.8 |
| 7 | Down Like the Titanic | Oct 21, 2018 | 8.2 |
| 8 | The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Alibi | Jan 20, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 9 | BOOOOOOOOOOOONE! | Jan 27, 2019 | 7.7 |
| 10 | Los Diablos! | Feb 10, 2019 | 7.7 |
| 11 | The Hobo Games | Feb 17, 2019 | 8.2 |
| 12 | You'll Know the Bottom When You Hit It | Feb 24, 2019 | 8.2 |
| 13 | Lost | Mar 3, 2019 | 8.2 |
| 14 | Found | Mar 10, 2019 | 9.0 |
12 episodes • 2019Avg: 7.4Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We Few, We Lucky Few, We Band of Gallaghers! | Nov 10, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Sleep Well My Prince For Tomorrow You Shall Be King | Nov 17, 2019 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Which America? | Nov 24, 2019 | 7.3 |
| 4 | A Little Gallagher Goes a Long Way | Dec 1, 2019 | 7.1 |
| 5 | Sparky | Dec 8, 2019 | 7.4 |
| 6 | Adios Gringos | Dec 15, 2019 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Citizen Carl | Dec 22, 2019 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Debbie Might Be a Prostitute | Dec 29, 2019 | 7.3 |
| 9 | O Captain, My Captain | Jan 5, 2020 | 6.8 |
| 10 | Now Leaving Illinois | Jan 12, 2020 | 7.4 |
| 11 | Location, Location, Location | Jan 19, 2020 | 7.5 |
| 12 | "Gallavich!" | Jan 26, 2020 | 8.9 |
12 episodes • 2020Avg: 7.4Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This Is Chicago! | Dec 6, 2020 | 7.1 |
| 2 | Go Home, Gentrifier! | Dec 13, 2020 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Frances Francis Franny Frank | Dec 20, 2020 | 7.7 |
| 4 | NIMBY | Jan 10, 2021 | 7.3 |
| 5 | Slaughter | Jan 31, 2021 | 7.1 |
| 6 | Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good... Eh, Screw It | Feb 14, 2021 | 7.7 |
| 7 | Two at a Biker Bar, One in the Lake | Mar 7, 2021 | 7.7 |
| 8 | Cancelled | Mar 14, 2021 | 7.8 |
| 9 | Survivors | Mar 21, 2021 | 7.2 |
| 10 | DNR | Mar 28, 2021 | 7.3 |
| 11 | The Fickle Lady Is Calling It Quits | Apr 4, 2021 | 8.4 |
| 12 | Father Frank, Full of Grace | Apr 11, 2021 | 6.7 |
