Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gave the first season a 'fresh' rating of 70% based on 37 reviews, with the critical consensus "Shameless is a dark, urban dramedy that overcomes its leaps of logic thanks to fantastic casting, intriguing ambiance, and shock value." Seasons 2–8 each have an above 90% rating as of 2021, with the exception of season 7, which has an 88% rating. Seasons 9, 10, and 11 have the lowest ratings with 73%, 20%, and 70% respectively as of February 2022. Ratings The first episode of the series, "Pilot", was watched by 982,000 viewers, making it the network's biggest turnout for a series premiere since Dead Like Me in 2003. The episode airing January 30, "Casey Casden", received 1.45 million total viewers, making Shameless the best performing first-year drama on Showtime. Awards and nominations Home media In other media On the November 16, 2018 broadcast of the A&E program Live PD, deputies of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office in Ohio were shown serving an arrest warrant to theft suspect Storm Wisener. When the deputies located her and allowed her to put some clothes on before being transported to jail, a TV in the room they were in could be heard loudly playing a sex scene from the Shameless episode "Church of Gay Jesus," complete with the sounds of Rossum's character, Fiona, moaning in pleasure. Shortly afterward, host Dan Abrams remarked, "So it seems Storm has been captured, but maybe Stormy was in the background there." References External links 2010s American comedy-drama television series 2020s American comedy-drama television series 2011 American television series debuts 2010s American LGBT-related drama television series 2020s American LGBT-related drama television series 2021 American television series endings Gay-related television shows American television series based on British television series Television series about dysfunctional families English-language television shows Showtime (TV network) original programming Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios Television shows set in Chicago Salary controversies in television Television shows filmed in Los Angeles Alcohol abuse in television 2010s American sex comedy television series 2020s American sex comedy television series Bipolar disorder in fiction Teenage pregnancy in television Casual sex in television Television series about siblings