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Shameless (US): Season 1
  • Network: Showtime
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 9, 2011
  • Season #: 0 , 1 , 2
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Metascore
66 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critics What's this?

User Score
8.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 105 Ratings

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10 out of 10
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  • Summary: William H. Macy is the often-drunk father of six kids who scheme and take care of one another in this remake of the highly regarded British show.
  • Genre(s): Comedy

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 26
  3. Negative: 3 out of 26
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Jan 6, 2011
    100
    Shameless is excellent, compelling television from the first moment. As long as it stays true to the roots of the original, it's going to be essential viewing.
  2. Salon
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Jan 11, 2011
    60
    Now and then Shameless sloughs off its mostly self-imposed constraints and fires on all cylinders, observing economic hardship, drunken tomfoolery and sexual shenanigans with a keen eye for class specifics.
  3. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Kris King
    Jan 7, 2011
    38
    While Frank's high jinks are good for a chuckle, and his love/hate relationship with his kids speaks a lot about the complicated nature of having a down-and-out family, Shameless tries too hard to milk weighty drama from generally dull characters.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. moonkid
    10
    You will love this show, every character is his own world, from crazy, spaced out kids, to troublesome teenagers, to drunk and sexually twisted adults. Highly recommended, can't wait for season 2.… Expand
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  2. Hippy_Child_UK
    10
    I think that the USA shameless is diabolical. it in no way portrays the original shameless, Im interested to see how the political side of frank is shown in the USA shameless. the original frank is an amazing actor, and is a Shakespearean actor, against this guy who is playing the usa frank, their is no contest. the REAL frank is better ! the banter and what makes the dark side of the drama funny, and not so depressing is removed, and i find the U.S.A version is , boring, with no wit, or sarcasm, and has no originality.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  3. robinm
    5
    Starting around episode 4, the wheels come off and the show becomes this strange caricature of every weird character you've ever seen exposed to all at once. It started out decent but got too weird/unbelievable. (What's with all the scenes in a bathroom?)… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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