It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Dark comedyFinding the laughs in grim and taboo material.This show: 10/10CynicalDeeply distrustful of institutions and human motives.This show: 9/10Antihero leadA protagonist doing bad things you can't stop watching.This show: 9/10Cringe comedyLaughs mined from social discomfort and embarrassment.This show: 8/10Long-runnerA show whose sheer longevity shapes how it's watched.This show: 8/10Chaotic energyLoud, frenetic and gleefully anarchic.This show: 8/10AbsurdistSurreal, logic-bending comedy.This show: 8/10Morally grayNo clean heroes or villains anywhere in sight.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Charlie DayGlenn HowertonRob MacKaitlin OlsonDanny DeVitoMary Elizabeth Ellis
Written by
Glenn HowertonRob Mac
Starring
Charlie DayGlenn HowertonRob MacKaitlin OlsonDanny DeVitoMary Elizabeth Ellis
Written by
Glenn HowertonRob Mac
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | ||
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| S1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 8.4 | |||||||||
| S2 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.5 | ||||||
| S3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.9 | |
| S4 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 9.6 | |||
| S5 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 8.5 | ||||
| S6 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 7.7 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 9.2 | |||
| S7 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.5 | |||
| S8 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 9.1 | ||||||
| S9 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.1 | 8.3 | ||||||
| S10 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 7.5 | ||||||
| S11 | 8.5 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.6 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | ||||||
| S12 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 8.5 | ||||||
| S13 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 8.7 | ||||||
| S14 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.6 | ||||||
| S15 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.8 | ||||||||
| S16 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 9.2 | ||||||||
| S17 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 9.0 | 8.5 | ||||||||
| S18 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 8.4 |
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About
"Comedy that never lets its characters grow, ever"
A group of narcissistic, morally bankrupt friends run a dive bar in Philadelphia and spend their time scheming, feuding, and chasing get-rich-quick schemes that always blow up in their faces. There's no growth, no lessons learned, just escalating pettiness and delusion played completely straight. The tone is dark, absurd, and gleefully offensive, with the cast's fearless commitment to playing awful people selling every bit. It's fast, dialogue-driven, and rewards a taste for cringe comedy where everyone is the joke and nobody ever changes.
Watch it for
the fearless, decades-long commitment to writing five irredeemable characters with zero self-awareness.
Maybe skip if
you need likable leads or stories that resolve with any kind of moral clarity.
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All Seasons
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Season 12005
8.139K72h 31m
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Season 22006
8.550K103h 51m
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Season 32007
8.566K155h 52m
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Season 42008
8.761K134h 44m
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Season 52009
8.648K124h 30m
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Season 62010
8.449K135h 8m
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Season 72011
8.450K134h 50m
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Season 82012
8.637K103h 38m
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Season 92013
8.638K103h 34m
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Season 102015
8.845K103h 57m
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Season 112016
8.539K103h 51m
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Season 122017
8.742K103h 42m
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!
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Season 132018
7.942K103h 39m
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 – an Eagles Super Bowl victory.
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Season 142019
8.029K103h 45m
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.
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Season 152021
8.122K82h 55m
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.
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Season 162023
8.322K82h 53m
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 of baggage as a few figures from their past rear their heads.
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Season 172025
8.219K83h 3m
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.
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Season 18
8.04K101h 51m
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Charlie Day Charlie Kelly
Glenn Howerton Dennis Reynolds, Wendell Albright
Rob Mac Mac
Kaitlin Olson Dee Reynolds
Danny DeVito Frank Reynolds
Mary Elizabeth Ellis Waitress, Manager
David Hornsby Cricket, Matthew 'Rickety Cricket' Mara
Artemis Pebdani Artemis
Lynne Marie Stewart Charlie's Mom, Bonnie Kelly
Sandy Martin Mrs. Mac, Mac's Mom
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