List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
is a black comedy
that began airing on August 4, 2005 on FX. The series follows "The Gang", a group of five depraved underachievers: twins Dennis
and Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds
, their friends Charlie Kelly
and Mac
, and Frank Reynolds, Dennis and Dee's father, who run Paddy's Pub, a run-down bar in South Philadelphia.
FX has ordered 39 more episodes starting from the fifth season. The episodes would likely be split up into three more seasons with each season containing about 13 episodes each, meaning that the show would last for at least seven seasons total. On August 6, 2011, FX renewed It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia for an eighth and ninth season, with an option for a tenth.
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an American television sitcom that premiered on FX on August 4, 2005. New episodes continue to air on FX, with reruns playing on Comedy Central, general broadcast syndication, and WGN America—the first-ever cable-to-cable syndication deal for a sitcom...
is a black comedy
Black comedy
A black comedy, or dark comedy, is a comic work that employs black humor or gallows humor. The definition of black humor is problematic; it has been argued that it corresponds to the earlier concept of gallows humor; and that, as humor has been defined since Freud as a comedic act that anesthetizes...
that began airing on August 4, 2005 on FX. The series follows "The Gang", a group of five depraved underachievers: twins Dennis
Dennis Reynolds
Dennis Reynolds is a fictional character on the FX television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Dennis is a co-owner of Paddy's and is Deandra's twin brother. Dennis is extremely narcissistic, selfish, histrionic and vain. His sense of self-worth is entirely dependent on what others think...
and Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds
Deandra Reynolds
Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds is a fictional character on the FX television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, portrayed by actress Kaitlin Olson. Dee was the only major character in the show to be conceived without an actor in mind...
, their friends Charlie Kelly
Charlie Kelly (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
Charles "Charlie" Kelly is a fictional character on the FX television series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," portrayed by Charlie Day. Charlie is co-owner at Paddy's and a childhood friend of Mac and Dennis...
and Mac
Mac (It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia)
"Mac" is a fictional character on the FX television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Mac is Charlie's childhood friend and Dennis's high school friend and later roommate. He is a co-owner of Paddy's and generally the pub's most active manager. Mac is played by Rob McElhenney...
, and Frank Reynolds, Dennis and Dee's father, who run Paddy's Pub, a run-down bar in South Philadelphia.
FX has ordered 39 more episodes starting from the fifth season. The episodes would likely be split up into three more seasons with each season containing about 13 episodes each, meaning that the show would last for at least seven seasons total. On August 6, 2011, FX renewed It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia for an eighth and ninth season, with an option for a tenth.
Series overview
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DVD
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Season premiere
In North America, a season premiere is the first episode of a new season of a given television show. It often airs in September or October, after several months of reruns.-Evaluating the changes:...
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Season finale
A season finale is the final episode of a season of a television program...
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