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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 5
  • Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 4, 2005
  • Season #: 0 , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 7
Metascore
78 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 6 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Keefe
    88
    As in the show's third-season creative peak, the attention to continuity and timely plot devices is well balanced by the focus on character and actual comedy.
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Clark Collis
    83
    The result is stupid, deranged, and fairly disgusting, none of which should be taken as criticism.
  3. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Storm
    80
    Comics have been doing this sort of thing on TV since I Love Lucy and The Jackie Gleason Show in the '50s, but never with the hilarious depravity of Sunny.
  4. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    75
    Season 5 brings more of the same, but the characters are so well delineated and the performances are so solid that more of the same is a good thing.
  5. Philadelphia Daily News
    Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    70
    It's Always Sunny is still very much It's Always Sunny, which should be good news to its many fans, especially those who may not long, as I do, for just a bit more subtlety now and then. But, hey, it's OK. DeVito and the rest are totally committed to everything they do, no matter how absurd, and more often than not, they manage to sell it.
  6. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    70
    If your taste runs toward the appallingly crass, then you'll probably want to end the night with a new season of the incorrigibly amusing It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
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User Score
9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 47 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 17
  3. Negative: 1 out of 17
  1. imthenoob
    10
    Pretty much the same as what I said about the previous 4 seasons. I love watching this show and it has yet to get old for me. I cant wait to start the next season.… Full Review »
  2. KimmyTee
    10
    BEST SHOW EVER! Ridiculously funny. The whole cast is awesome. Every episode will keep you laughing. The characters are always getting themselves into crazy situations and it is always fun to watch.… Full Review »
  3. Artun
    10
    Fantastic season with tons of great moments. The writers somehow keep coming up with hilarious new ideas and great ways of revisiting old gags, and that is remarkable. Way WAY funnier than most of the shows on television, even the "critically acclaimed" ones.… Full Review »
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