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, and developed by McElhenney and

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, who also serve as writers and executive producers with

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. The series premiered on August 4, 2005, on FX, and moved to its

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FXX beginning with its ninth season. The series follows "The Gang", a group of five narcissistic underachievers: twins

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(Howerton) and Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds (

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), their friends Charlie Kelly (Day) and Ronald "Mac" McDonald (McElhenney), and their legal father

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), who run Paddy's Pub, a run-down bar in

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. In December 2020, the series was renewed through an eighteenth season, making it the longest-running live-action comedy series in American television history in terms of seasons. The seventeenth season is set to premiere on July 9, 2025.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2005)

Season 2 (2006)

Season 3 (2007)

Season 4 (2008)

Season 5 (2009)

Season 6 (2010)

Season 7 (2011)

Season 8 (2012)

Season 9 (2013)

Season 10 (2015)

Season 11 (2016)

Season 12 (2017)

Season 13 (2018)

Season 14 (2019)

Season 15 (2021)

Season 16 (2023)

Season 17 (2025)

References

External links

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