'' Shameless'' is an American television comedy-drama series which premiered on

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on January 9, 2011. Created by

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, 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. By October 2009 the development had moved to

. John Wells Productions filmed a pilot episode for the cable network in December 2009. In January 2020, the series was renewed for an eleventh and final season, which premiered on December 6, 2020. On December 14, 2020, Showtime announced six-episodes in

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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.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2011)

Season 2 (2012)

Season 3 (2013)

Season 4 (2014)

Season 5 (2015)

Season 6 (2016)

Season 7 (2016)

Season 8 (2017–18)

Season 9 (2018–19)

Season 10 (2019–20)

Season 11 (2020–21)

Specials

''Shameless Hall of Shame'' (2020–21)

Ratings

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shameless Lists of American comedy-drama television series episodes Shameless (American TV series)