It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Show • 2005 • Comedy

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Four egocentric friends run a neighborhood Irish pub in Philadelphia and try to find their way through the adult world of work and relationships. Unfortunately, their warped views and precarious judgments often lead them to trouble, creating a myriad of uncomfortable situations that usually only get worse before they get better.

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StatusReturning Series
ReleaseAugust 4, 2005
Seasons18
Episodes187
Last episodeOctober 12, 2026
Origins
  • United States of America
Genres
  • Comedy
Tags
  • bar
  • crude humor
  • dark comedy
  • dysfunctional family
  • family relationships
  • farcical
  • male friendship
  • parent child relationship
  • philadelphia, pennsylvania
  • politically incorrect
  • pub
  • satire
  • sibling relationship
  • sincere
  • sitcom
  • sketch comedy
  • slacker

Seasons

Season 1

7 episodes Aug 2005 – Sep 2005

Season 2

10 episodes Jun 2006 – Aug 2006

Season 3

15 episodes Sep 2007 – Nov 2007

Season 4

13 episodes Sep 2008 – Nov 2008

Season 5

12 episodes Sep 2009 – Dec 2009

Season 6

13 episodes Sep 2010 – Dec 2010

Season 7

13 episodes Sep 2011 – Dec 2011

Season 8

10 episodes Oct 2012 – Dec 2012

Season 9

10 episodes Sep 2013 – Nov 2013

Season 10

10 episodes Jan 2015 – Mar 2015

Season 11

10 episodes Jan 2016 – Mar 2016

Season 12

10 episodes Jan 2017 – Mar 2017

In season twelve, Mac, Dennis, Charlie, Dee and Frank tackle all new adventures that include going to a waterpark, dealing with a Wolf Cola PR nightmare, and actually spending a whole day tending bar!

Season 13

10 episodes Sep 2018 – Nov 2018

The Gang returns... mostly... in Season 13. Mac, Charlie, Dee, and Frank return to their duplicitous, scheming ways at Paddy’s Pub, while Dennis takes on the new role of father in North Dakota. Even without Dennis, the Gang has its hands full as Charlie hopes to have a child with The Waitress, Mac sets out to understand his newfound sexuality, Dee takes feminism to new heights, and Frank goes to great lengths for the Gang to experience the greatest moment in Philadelphia sports history – ...

Season 14

10 episodes Sep 2019 – Nov 2019

The 14th season guns for the Best 14th Season accolade as the Gang goes to extremes for the role – Mac learns a new language, Charlie does a period piece, Dennis attempts a one-act play, Dee cuts her hair, and Frank performs a death scene.

Season 15

8 episodes Dec 2021 – Dec 2021

In season fifteen, the gang finds themselves at a crossroads in this strange new world in the wake of Covid-19 and all things 2020. The rules are changing quicker than anyone can keep up with, despite herculean efforts from Mac, Charlie, Dennis, Dee, and Frank to continue business as usual. They must also now face the music and decide who they’ll become in the cultural upheaval that is 2021.

Season 16

8 episodes Jun 2023 – Jul 2023

In Season sixteen, it’s a challenge for Ronald "Mac" MacDonald, Charlie Kelly, Dennis Reynolds, Dee Reynolds, and Frank Reynolds who yearn for the past as they attempt to survive in 2023. This year alone, Mac battles with allergies and long-distance dating, Charlie takes on his long-forgotten sisters, Dee fights for rent control and women's athletics, Frank wrestles for his gun, and Dennis struggles to improve his mental health. At the end of the day, they're navigating 2023 with 16 years o...

Season 17

8 episodes Jul 2025 – Aug 2025

In Season 17 of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the Gang craves money and parasitic social privileges. That's been plain since 2005. But they're also human beings.

Season 18

10 episodes Aug 2026 – Oct 2026

In season 18, Charlie, Mac, Dennis, Dee, and Frank are wrapped up in salvaging inheritances from a dead woman, surviving tent encampments and the great inside-outside divide between the haves and have-nots, withstanding job loss at the hands of workplace automation, embracing a newfound appreciation for neurodivergence, questioning the fabric of society against conspiracy theories, and of course — the biggest elephant in the room — outlasting the public's pendulum swing against drinking. ...

Ratings by episode

Best Episode 9.8/10

First aired: Feb 4, 2015

S10E4 – Charlie Work

When a surprise health inspection falls on the same day as one of the gang's less hygienic schemes, Charlie tries to keep the gang working together to make sure Paddy's makes the grade.

Worst Episode 6.6/10

First aired: Sep 19, 2018

S13E3 – The Gang Beats Boggs: Ladies Reboot

To one-up the guys, Dee has organized an "all-female reboot" of the Wade Boggs challenge on a first-of-its-kind, all-female flight headed to L.A. for the women's march.

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