Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money they have, he's passed out on the floor. But the kids have found ways to grow up in spite of him. They may not be like any family you know, but they make no apologies for being exactly who they are.
Air date: 2014-01-12
Runtime: 57 min
Overview: Frank returns, disrupting life; Lip attends college; Ian is missing; Fiona tries to connect with Debbie and Carl.
Air date: 2014-01-19
Runtime: 57 min
Overview: Fiona begins to enjoy the perks of living life just above the poverty line. She uses her newly activated health benefits to take the kids for checkups. However, when a road rage incident damages the company car, Fiona tells a much bigger lie about how it happened. Meanwhile, Lip seems to have lost his mojo as he struggles in school and with the ladies.
Air date: 2014-01-26
Runtime: 57 min
Overview: Frank stalks his previously unseen daughter, Sammi, and is surprised to find out she has a son, Chuck. Meanwhile, Fiona and Mike are getting serious. Also, Carl begins stealing dogs and holding them for ransom so that he can earn some drug money for Frank. Sheila has her first successful online date with Native American cowboy Roger Running Tree.
Air date: 2014-02-02
Runtime: 57 min
Overview: Against her better judgment, Fiona continues her secret affair with Robbie. The situation nearly boils over when Mike shows up at Robbie’s apartment while Fiona is inside. Fiona is able to hide just in time before her infidelity can be exposed. Frank, in increasingly dire health straits due to liver disease, attempts to contrive an “accident” that will provide an ample insurance payout to cover the cost of a potential transplant.
Air date: 2014-02-09
Runtime: 57 min
Overview: Fiona's series of bad decisions involving Robbie finally boil over. Meanwhile, Frank and Sammi pursue a cure for Frank's liver trouble and try to catch up on missed father-daughter time; and Lip gets a surprise visit at college from Army investigators.
Air date: 2014-02-16
Runtime: 57 min
Overview: Fiona ends up in jail; the family waits for news about Liam; Frank wakes up in the emergency room.
Air date: 2014-02-23
Runtime: 57 min
Overview: Guardianship duties fall upon Lip - who gets some unexpected assistance.
Air date: 2014-03-09
Runtime: 57 min
Overview: To prepare for a visit from her probation officer, Fiona must remove all paraphernalia from the house; Ian is kicked out of Mickey's house.
Air date: 2014-03-16
Runtime: 57 min
Overview: Carl connects with a girl in detention; Lip and Amanda grow closer; Sheila returns with big plans; Fiona searches for a job; Mickey spends time with Ian.
Air date: 2014-03-23
Runtime: 57 min
Overview: Fiona violates terms of her probation, sending the family into search party mode.
Air date: 2014-03-30
Runtime: 57 min
Overview: Fiona is hauled off to a correctional facility. Amanda’s parents bribe Lip.
Air date: 2014-04-06
Runtime: 57 min
Overview: Fiona gets out of jail. Frank is feeling like his old self.
