Shameless season 4
Shameless | |
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Season 4 | |
No. of episodes | 12 |
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Original network | Showtime |
Original release | January 12 April 6, 2014 | –
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The fourth season episode 10 of Shameless, an American comedy-drama television series based on the award-winning British series of the same name by Paul Abbott, premiered on January 12, 2014, at Sunday 9:00 p.m. EST on the Showtime television network. Executive producers are John Wells, Paul Abbott and Andrew Stearn, with producer Michael Hissrich. The season concluded after 12 episodes on April 6, 2014. The shows season premiere brought in 1.69 million viewers, while the episode airing February 2, "Strangers on a Train", received 1.22 million total viewers, its lowest rated episode of the season. The season finale scored 1.93 million viewers, becoming the show highest rated episode for the season.
Overview
Now that Fiona has a steady job and Lip is enrolled in college, it looks like the Gallaghers may have a shot at happiness. But when you're down and out, moving up isn't so easy. Frank's liver fails, forcing him to find a donor or live out his last days, Carl takes it on himself to find him an organ donor. Fiona is arrested when Liam tries cocaine at a house party and is hospitalized. Lip goes to college and meets a young woman named Amanda who helps him through a difficult time. Lip begins a relationship with Amanda. Debbie attempts to reinvent herself. Ian comes back from the army drastically changed. Veronica finds out that she's pregnant with triplets, and Kevin reveals that the bar is losing money, Carol refuses her request to abort her own baby.
Cast and Characters
Regular
- William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher
- Emmy Rossum as Fiona Gallagher
- Jeremy Allen White as Philip "Lip" Gallagher
- Ethan Cutkosky as Carl Gallagher
- Shanola Hampton as Veronica "V" Fisher
- Steve Howey as Kevin "Kev" Ball
- Emma Kenney as Deborah "Debbie" Gallagher
- Cameron Monaghan as Ian Gallagher
- Emma Greenwell as Mandy Milkovich
- Noel Fisher as Mickey Milkovich
- Jake McDorman as Mike Pratt
Special guest stars
- Joan Cusack as Sheila Jackson Gallagher
Recurring
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Episodes
This section's plot summaries may be too long or excessively detailed. (September 2016) |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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37 | 1 | "Simple Pleasures" | John Wells | John Wells | January 12, 2014 | 1.69[1] |
38 | 2 | "My Oldest Daughter" | Mimi Leder | Nancy M. Pimental | January 19, 2014 | 1.60[2] |
39 | 3 | "Like Father, Like Daughter" | Sanaa Hamri | Sheila Callaghan | January 26, 2014 | 1.83[3] |
40 | 4 | "Strangers on a Train" | Peter Segal | Etan Frankel | February 2, 2014 | 1.22[4] |
41 | 5 | "There's the Rub" | David Nutter | Davey Holmes | February 9, 2014 | 1.58[5] |
42 | 6 | "Iron City" | James Ponsoldt | John Wells | February 16, 2014 | 1.90[6] |
43 | 7 | "A Jailbird, Invalid, Martyr, Cutter, Retard and Parasitic Twin" | Gary B. Goldman | Nancy M. Pimental | February 23, 2014 | 1.89[7] |
44 | 8 | "Hope Springs Paternal" | Mimi Leder | Sheila Callaghan | March 9, 2014 | 1.77[8] |
45 | 9 | "The Legend of Bonnie and Carl" | Mark Mylod | Etan Frankel | March 16, 2014 | 1.70[9] |
46 | 10 | "Liver, I Hardly Know Her" | Christopher Chulack | Davey Holmes | March 23, 2014 | 1.63[10] |
47 | 11 | "Emily" | Anthony Hemingway | Nancy M. Pimental | March 30, 2014 | 1.76[11] |
48 | 12 | "Lazarus" | Mark Mylod | John Wells | April 6, 2014 | 1.93[12] |
Development and production
On January 29, 2013, Showtime announced the series would be renewed for a fourth season.[13] The show's fourth season began production on September 20, 2013 and began filming the following week,[14] and premiered on Sunday, January 12, 2014.
DVD release
The Complete Fourth Season | |||||
Set details[15] | Special features[16][17] | ||||
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Release dates | |||||
United States | Australia | ||||
December 30, 2014[18] | December 17, 2014[19] |
References
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (January 14, 2014). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Wins Night, 'True Detective', 'Ax Men', 'Shameless' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (January 22, 2014). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Wins Night, 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians', 'Shameless', 'True Detective', 'Girls' & More". TV by the Numbers.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (January 28, 2014). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' Wins Night + 'Live From the Red Carpet', 'Curse of Oak Island', 'Sister Wives' & More". TV by the Numbers.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (February 4, 2014). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'NFL Primetime' Wins Night, 'Puppy Bowl', 'Shameless',' Zombie Bowl' & More". TV by the Numbers.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 11, 2014). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Tops Night + 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (February 19, 2014). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, NBA All Star Game, 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'True Detective', 'Shameless' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 25, 2014). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, + 'Talking Dead', 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'True Detective' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (March 11, 2014). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'Talking Dead', 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'True Detective' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (March 18, 2014). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'Talking Dead', 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' 'Naked And Afraid', 'Shameless' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 1, 2014). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Tops Night + 'Talking Dead', 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta', NCAA Basketball & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (March 25, 2014). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'The Walking Dead' Wins Night, 'Talking Dead', 'Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Shameless', 'Naked and Afraid' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (April 8, 2014). "Sunday Cable Ratings: 'Game of Thrones' Wins Night + 'The Real Housewives of Atlanta', 'Silicon Valley', 'Married to Medicine' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ Seat42f. "Showtime Renews Shameless". Retrieved 29 January 2013.
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- ^ "Shameless – The Complete 4th Season". Tvshowsondvd.com. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
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