Shameless ( season 9 ) - wikipedia Shameless ( season 9 ) Shameless ( season 9 ) Promotional poster Country of origin United States No. of episodes 7 Release Original network Showtime Original release September 9, 2018 ( 2018 - 09 - 09 ) -- present ( present ) Season chronology ← Previous Season 8 List of Shameless ( U.S. TV series ) episodes The ninth season of Shameless, an American comedy - drama television series based on the British series of the same name by Paul Abbott, was announced on November 8, 2017, following the season 8 premiere. The season premiered on September 9, 2018, and will consist of a total of 14 episodes. After the seventh episode, the season will be on hiatus until January 20, 2019. The 100th episode of the series will air this season. On August 30, 2018, Emmy Rossum announced that she would leave the series following the ninth season. On October 7, 2018, Cameron Monaghan announced that the sixth episode of the season would be his last one. Contents 1 Cast and characters 1.1 Main 1.2 Special Guest 1.3 Recurring 1.4 Guests 1.5 Upcoming 2 Episodes 3 Ratings 4 References 5 External links Cast and characters See also : List of Shameless ( U.S. TV series ) characters Main William H. Macy as Frank Gallagher Emmy Rossum as Fiona Gallagher Jeremy Allen White as Philip `` Lip '' Gallagher Ethan Cutkosky as Carl Gallagher Shanola Hampton as Veronica Fisher Steve Howey as Kevin Ball Emma Kenney as Deborah `` Debbie '' Gallagher Cameron Monaghan as Ian Gallagher Richard Flood as Ford Kellogg Christian Isaiah as Liam Gallagher Special Guest Dan Lauria as Maurice `` Mo '' White Dennis Cockrum as Terry Milkovich Katey Sagal as Ingrid Jones Courteney Cox as Jen Wagner Noel Fisher as as Mickey Milkovich Recurring Scott Michael Campbell as Brad Scarlet Spencer as Alexandra `` Xan '' Galvez Juliette Angelo as Geneva Ashley Romans as Alex Paul Dooley as Ralph Jess Gabor as Kelly Keefe Guests Sammi Hanratty as Kassidi Gallagher Bob Saget as Father D'Amico Andy Buckley as Randy Upcoming Joy Osmanski Sharon Lawrence as Margo Mierzejewski Luis Guzmán as Mikey O'Shea Episodes Main article : List of Shameless ( U.S. TV series ) episodes No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers ( millions ) 97 `` Are You There Shim ? It 's Me, Ian '' Iain B. MacDonald Nancy M. Pimental September 9, 2018 ( 2018 - 09 - 09 ) 1.31 Most of the parents of The Hopkins Academy PTA test positive for STDs and is revealed that Frank had extramarital affair with all infected females. Ian makes friends in jail, and continues his Gay Jesus antics inside. Debbie fights for equal pay at work after finding out she was being paid less. Lip juggles taking care of Xan. Carl has to prove himself at military school, while Kassidi is waiting for him outside the school. 98 `` Mo White ! '' Erin Feeley Molly Smith Metzler September 16, 2018 ( 2018 - 09 - 16 ) 1.12 Fiona and Ford fight over a risky investment opportunity. Frank makes money by field working in local political campaigns. Carl thinks of going to West Point. Kev and V try to find the perfect preschool and low cost, for the girls twins. 99 `` Weirdo Gallagher Vortex '' Kat Coiro Joe Lawson September 23, 2018 ( 2018 - 09 - 23 ) 1.05 100 `` Do Right, Vote White ! '' Mark Mylod John Wells September 30, 2018 ( 2018 - 09 - 30 ) 1.09 101 5 `` Black - Haired Ginger '' William H. Macy Philip Buiser October 7, 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 07 ) 1.00 102 6 `` Face It, You 're Gorgeous '' Allison Liddi - Brown Nancy M. Pimental October 14, 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 14 ) 0.92 103 7 `` Down Like the Titanic '' Silver Tree Molly Smith Metzler October 21, 2018 ( 2018 - 10 - 21 ) 1.00 Ratings No. Title Air date Rating ( 18 -- 49 ) Viewers ( millions ) DVR ( 18 -- 49 ) DVR viewers ( millions ) Total ( 18 -- 49 ) Total viewers ( millions ) `` Are You There Shim ? It 's Me, Ian '' September 9, 2018 0.5 1.31 0.4 1.06 0.9 2.37 `` Mo White ! '' September 16, 2018 0.4 1.12 0.5 1.22 0.9 2.34 `` Weirdo Gallagher Vortex '' September 23, 2018 0.4 1.05 TBD TBD TBD TBD `` Do Right, Vote White ! '' September 30, 2018 0.4 1.09 TBD TBD TBD TBD 5 `` Black - Haired Ginger '' October 7, 2018 0.3 1.00 0.5 1.03 0.8 2.03 6 `` Face It, You 're Gorgeous '' October 14, 2018 0.3 0.92 0.5 1.10 0.8 2.02 7 `` Down Like the Titanic '' October 21, 2018 0.3 1.00 TBD TBD TBD TBD References Jump up ^ Andreeva, Nellie ( November 8, 2017 ). `` ' Shameless ' Renewed For Season 9 By Showtime ''. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 26, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Gelman, Vlada ( July 26, 2018 ). `` Shameless Season 9 Trailer : Lip Plays Dad, Ian Is ' the Gay Che ' and More ''. TV Line. Retrieved July 26, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Hibberd, James ( August 6, 2018 ). `` Shameless season 9 will be super-sized, and split in half ''. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 6, 2018. Jump up ^ Holloway, Daniel ( August 30, 2018 ). `` ' Shameless ' Star Emmy Rossum Says She 's Leaving Showtime Series ''. Variety. Retrieved August 30, 2018. Jump up ^ Lawrence, Derek ( October 8, 2018 ). `` Cameron Monaghan is also leaving Shameless ''. Variety. Retrieved October 8, 2018. Jump up ^ Petski, Denise ( June 14, 2018 ). `` ' Shameless ' : Richard Flood Upped To Series Regular For Season 9 ''. Deadline. Retrieved July 26, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Petski, Denise ( June 22, 2018 ). `` ' Shameless ' : Dan Lauria & Ashley Romans Set To Recur In Season 9 ''. Deadline. Retrieved July 26, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Holloway, Daniel ( August 24, 2018 ). `` Katey Sagal, Courteney Cox Join ' Shameless ' ( EXCLUSIVE ) ''. Variety. Retrieved August 24, 2018. Jump up ^ Lesley, Goldberg ( October 14, 2018 ). `` ' Shameless ' Bids Cameron Monaghan a Fitting Farewell ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 21, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Petski, Denise ( September 11, 2018 ). `` ' Shameless ' : Jess Gabor & Luis Guzmán To Recur In Season 9 ''. Deadline. Retrieved September 11, 2018. Jump up ^ Osmanski, Joy ( August 15, 2018 ). `` TV : Shameless ''. Joyosmanski.com. Retrieved August 15, 2018. Jump up ^ Sharon Lawrence ( @ sharonlawrence ) ( August 31, 2018 ). `` Bittersweet news, especially since today might week be my last onset with the talented @ emmyrossum. 🎬 🎼 🎭 Witnessing her # Fiona up close in @ SHO_Shameless is a privilege - anticipating her next move as a storyteller is exciting 💪 🏻 👏 🏻 🙌 🏻 '' ( Tweet ). Retrieved September 1, 2018 -- via Twitter. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( September 11, 2018 ). `` Updated : ShowBuzzDaily 's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 9.9. 2018 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved September 11, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( September 18, 2018 ). `` Updated : ShowBuzzDaily 's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 9.16. 2018 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved September 18, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( September 25, 2018 ). `` Updated : ShowBuzzDaily 's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 9.23. 2018 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved September 25, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( October 2, 2018 ). `` Updated : ShowBuzzDaily 's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 9.30. 2018 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 2, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( October 9, 2018 ). `` Updated : ShowBuzzDaily 's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 10.7. 2018 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 9, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( October 16, 2018 ). `` Updated : ShowBuzzDaily 's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 10.14. 2018 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 16, 2018. ^ Jump up to : Metcalf, Mitch ( October 23, 2018 ). `` Updated : ShowBuzzDaily 's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals : 10.21. 2018 ''. Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved October 23, 2018. Jump up ^ Welch, Alex ( September 24, 2018 ). `` ' Mayans M.C. ' premiere leads, ' It 's Always Sunny ' does well in cable Live + 7 ratings for Sept. 3 - 9 ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 24, 2018. Jump up ^ Welch, Alex ( September 27, 2018 ). `` FX dominates with ' American Horror Story, ' ' Mayans, ' and ' Always Sunny ' in cable Live + 7 ratings for Sept. 10 - 16 ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 27, 2018. Jump up ^ Welch, Alex ( October 18, 2018 ). `` ' The Walking Dead ' and ' American Horror Story ' lead the cable Live + 7 ratings for Oct. 1 - 7 ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 18, 2018. Jump up ^ Welch, Alex ( October 29, 2018 ). `` ' American Horror Story ' and ' Mayans M.C. ' land high in the cable Live + 7 ratings for Oct. 8 - 14 ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 29, 2018. External links Official website List of Shameless episodes on IMDb Shameless Original version Episodes Characters Frank Gallagher Carl Gallagher Ian Gallagher Jamie Maguire Karen Maguire Mimi Maguire Shane Maguire Mickey Maguire U.S. adaptation Episodes 5 6 7 8 9 Characters Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shameless_(season_9)&oldid=866365805 '' Categories : Shameless ( U.S. TV series ) 2018 American television seasons Hidden categories : Official website not in Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 29 October 2018, at 22 : 21 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: how many episodes are in shamless season 9
Answer: 14