<P> The fifth season 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 11 , 2015 on the Showtime television network . Executive producers are John Wells , Paul Abbott and Andrew Stearn , and producer Michael Hissrich . Like all previous seasons , the season consisted of 12 episodes . </P>
<P> The fifth season 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 11 , 2015 on the Showtime television network . Executive producers are John Wells , Paul Abbott and Andrew Stearn , and producer Michael Hissrich . Like all previous seasons , the season consisted of 12 episodes . </P>
when did season 5 of shameless come out
when did season 5 of shameless come out
January 11 , 2015
January 11 , 2015