List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an American comedy television series created by Rob McElhenney, and developed by McElhenney and Glenn Howerton, who also serve as writers and executive producers with Charlie Day. The series premiered on August 4, 2005, on FX, and moved to its sister network FXX beginning with its ninth season. The series follows "The Gang", a group of five narcissistic underachievers: twins Dennis (Howerton) and Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds (Kaitlin Olson), their friends Charlie Kelly (Day) and Ronald "Mac" McDonald (McElhenney), and their legal father Frank Reynolds (Danny DeVito), who run Paddy's Pub, a run-down bar in South Philadelphia.

In December 2020, the series was renewed through an eighteenth season, making it the longest-running live-action comedy series in American television history in terms of seasons.^[1][2] As of July 19, 2023,^[update] 170 episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia have aired, concluding the sixteenth season. The seventeenth season is set to premiere on July 9, 2025.^[3]

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released	Network
1	7		August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04)	September 15, 2005 (2005-09-15)	FX
2	10		June 29, 2006 (2006-06-29)	August 17, 2006 (2006-08-17)
3	15		September 13, 2007 (2007-09-13)	November 15, 2007 (2007-11-15)
4	13		September 18, 2008 (2008-09-18)	November 20, 2008 (2008-11-20)
5	12		September 17, 2009 (2009-09-17)	December 10, 2009 (2009-12-10)
6	14		September 16, 2010 (2010-09-16)	December 16, 2010 (2010-12-16)
7	13		September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15)	December 15, 2011 (2011-12-15)
8	10		October 11, 2012 (2012-10-11)	December 20, 2012 (2012-12-20)
9	10		September 4, 2013 (2013-09-04)	November 6, 2013 (2013-11-06)	FXX
10	10		January 14, 2015 (2015-01-14)	March 18, 2015 (2015-03-18)
11	10		January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06)	March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09)
12	10		January 4, 2017 (2017-01-04)	March 8, 2017 (2017-03-08)
13	10		September 5, 2018 (2018-09-05)	November 7, 2018 (2018-11-07)
14	10		September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25)	November 20, 2019 (2019-11-20)
15	8		December 1, 2021 (2021-12-01)	December 22, 2021 (2021-12-22)
16	8		June 7, 2023 (2023-06-07)	July 19, 2023 (2023-07-19)
17	8[4][5]		July 9, 2025 (2025-07-09)[3]	TBA

Episodes

Season 1 (2005)

Main article: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
1	1	"The Gang Gets Racist"	John Fortenberry	Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney	August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04)	IP01001	1.42[6]
2	2	"Charlie Wants an Abortion"	John Fortenberry	Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney	August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11)	IP01003	0.84[7]
3	3	"Underage Drinking: A National Concern"	Dan Attias	Story by : Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney Teleplay by : Rob McElhenney	August 18, 2005 (2005-08-18)	IP01006	N/A
4	4	"Charlie Has Cancer"	Rob McElhenney	Rob McElhenney	August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25)	IP01004	N/A
5	5	"Gun Fever"	Dan Attias	Story by : Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney Teleplay by : Glenn Howerton	September 1, 2005 (2005-09-01)	IP01005	N/A
6	6	"The Gang Finds a Dead Guy"	Dan Attias	Story by : Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney Teleplay by : Rob McElhenney	September 8, 2005 (2005-09-08)	IP01007	N/A
7	7	"Charlie Got Molested"	John Fortenberry	Story by : Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney Teleplay by : Rob McElhenney	September 15, 2005 (2005-09-15)	IP01002	1.09[8]

Season 2 (2006)

Main article: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
8	1	"Charlie Gets Crippled"	Rob McElhenney	Story by : Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney Teleplay by : Rob McElhenney	June 29, 2006 (2006-06-29)	IP02001	1.64[9]
9	2	"The Gang Goes Jihad"	Dan Attias	Story by : Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney Teleplay by : Rob McElhenney	June 29, 2006 (2006-06-29)	IP02002	1.50[9]
10	3	"Dennis and Dee Go on Welfare"	Dan Attias	Story by : Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney Teleplay by : Rob McElhenney	July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06)	IP02004	N/A
11	4	"Mac Bangs Dennis' Mom"	Dan Attias	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton	July 6, 2006 (2006-07-06)	IP02005	N/A
12	5	"Hundred Dollar Baby"	Dan Attias	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	July 13, 2006 (2006-07-13)	IP02007	N/A
13	6	"The Gang Gives Back"	Dan Attias	Charlie Day	July 20, 2006 (2006-07-20)	IP02003	N/A
14	7	"The Gang Exploits a Miracle"	Dan Attias	Charlie Day & Eric Falconer & Chris Romano	July 27, 2006 (2006-07-27)	IP02009	N/A
15	8	"The Gang Runs for Office"	Dan Attias	David Hornsby	August 3, 2006 (2006-08-03)	IP02006	N/A
16	9	"Charlie Goes America All Over Everybody's Ass"	Dan Attias	Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney	August 10, 2006 (2006-08-10)	IP02008	N/A
17	10	"Dennis and Dee Get a New Dad"	Dan Attias	Story by : Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney Teleplay by : Rob McElhenney	August 17, 2006 (2006-08-17)	IP02010	0.96[10]

Season 3 (2007)

Main article: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 3

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
18	1	"The Gang Finds a Dumpster Baby"	Jerry Levine	Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney	September 13, 2007 (2007-09-13)	IP03001	2.34[11]
19	2	"The Gang Gets Invincible"	Fred Savage	Charlie Day & David Hornsby & Glenn Howerton	September 13, 2007 (2007-09-13)	IP03010	1.86[11]
20	3	"Dennis and Dee's Mom Is Dead"	Matt Shakman	David Hornsby & Rob McElhenney	September 20, 2007 (2007-09-20)	IP03013	N/A
21	4	"The Gang Gets Held Hostage"	Fred Savage	Story by : Lisa Parsons Teleplay by : Rob McElhenney	September 20, 2007 (2007-09-20)	IP03009	N/A
22	5	"The Aluminum Monster vs. Fatty Magoo"	Fred Savage	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton	September 27, 2007 (2007-09-27)	IP03007	N/A
23	6	"The Gang Solves the North Korea Situation"	Fred Savage	Charlie Day & Scott Marder & Rob Rosell	September 27, 2007 (2007-09-27)	IP03006	N/A
24	7	"The Gang Sells Out"	Matt Shakman	Charlie Day & David Hornsby	October 4, 2007 (2007-10-04)	IP03014	N/A
25	8	"Frank Sets Sweet Dee on Fire"	Fred Savage	Story by : Rob McElhenney Teleplay by : Scott Marder & Rob Rosell	October 4, 2007 (2007-10-04)	IP03008	N/A
26	9	"Sweet Dee's Dating a Retarded Person"	Jerry Levine	Story by : Glenn Howerton Teleplay by : Scott Marder & Rob Rosell	October 11, 2007 (2007-10-11)	IP03002	N/A
27	10	"Mac Is a Serial Killer"	Jerry Levine	Story by : Charlie Day Teleplay by : David Hornsby	October 18, 2007 (2007-10-18)	IP03003	N/A
28	11	"Dennis Looks Like a Registered Sex Offender"	Jerry Levine	Rob McElhenney	October 25, 2007 (2007-10-25)	IP03005	N/A
29	12	"The Gang Gets Whacked"	Matt Shakman	Glenn Howerton & Scott Marder & Rob Rosell	November 1, 2007 (2007-11-01)	IP03011	N/A
30	13	"The Gang Gets Whacked Part 2"	Matt Shakman	Scott Marder & Rob Rosell	November 1, 2007 (2007-11-01)	IP03012	N/A
31	14	"Bums: Making a Mess All Over the City"	Jerry Levine	Charlie Day & David Hornsby	November 8, 2007 (2007-11-08)	IP03004	N/A
32	15	"The Gang Dances Their Asses Off"	Matt Shakman	David Hornsby & Scott Marder & Rob Rosell	November 15, 2007 (2007-11-15)	IP03015	0.99[12]

Season 4 (2008)

Main article: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 4

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
33	1	"Mac and Dennis: Manhunters"	Fred Savage	Charlie Day & Jordan Young & Elijah Aron	September 18, 2008 (2008-09-18)	IP04002	1.73[13]
34	2	"The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis"	Matt Shakman	Charlie Day & Sonny Lee & Patrick Walsh	September 18, 2008 (2008-09-18)	IP04009	1.60[13]
35	3	"America's Next Top Paddy's Billboard Model Contest"	Fred Savage	Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney & Adam Stein	September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)	IP04006	1.44[13]
36	4	"Mac's Banging the Waitress"	Matt Shakman	David Hornsby	September 25, 2008 (2008-09-25)	IP04011	1.35[13]
37	5	"Mac and Charlie Die"	Fred Savage & Matt Shakman	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	October 2, 2008 (2008-10-02)	IP04003	1.02[13]
38	6	"Mac and Charlie Die Part 2"	Fred Savage	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	October 2, 2008 (2008-10-02)	IP04004	1.02[13]
39	7	"Who Pooped the Bed?"	Fred Savage	Rob McElhenney & Scott Marder & Rob Rosell	October 9, 2008 (2008-10-09)	IP04007	1.28[13]
40	8	"Paddy's Pub: The Worst Bar in Philadelphia"	Matt Shakman	Scott Marder & Rob Rosell & David Hornsby	October 16, 2008 (2008-10-16)	IP04012	1.27[13]
41	9	"Dennis Reynolds: An Erotic Life"	Fred Savage	Glenn Howerton & Scott Marder & Rob Rosell	October 23, 2008 (2008-10-23)	IP04005	1.32[14]
42	10	"Sweet Dee Has a Heart Attack"	Matt Shakman	Scott Marder & Rob Rosell	October 30, 2008 (2008-10-30)	IP04013	1.15[13]
43	11	"The Gang Cracks the Liberty Bell"	Matt Shakman	Rob McElhenney & Glenn Howerton & David Hornsby	November 6, 2008 (2008-11-06)	IP04010	1.36[13]
44	12	"The Gang Gets Extreme: Home Makeover Edition"	Fred Savage	Charlie Day & David Hornsby & Glenn Howerton	November 13, 2008 (2008-11-13)	IP04001	1.31[13]
45	13	"The Nightman Cometh"	Matt Shakman	Rob McElhenney & Glenn Howerton & Charlie Day	November 20, 2008 (2008-11-20)	IP04008	1.30[15]

Season 5 (2009)

Main article: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 5

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
46	1	"The Gang Exploits the Mortgage Crisis"	Randall Einhorn	Becky Mann & Audra Sielaff	September 17, 2009 (2009-09-17)	IP05008	2.24[16]
47	2	"The Gang Hits the Road"	Fred Savage	Glenn Howerton & Charlie Day	September 24, 2009 (2009-09-24)	IP05005	1.79[16]
48	3	"The Great Recession"	Fred Savage	David Hornsby	October 1, 2009 (2009-10-01)	IP05007	2.01[16]
49	4	"The Gang Gives Frank an Intervention"	Fred Savage	Scott Marder & Rob Rosell	October 8, 2009 (2009-10-08)	IP05006	1.51[16]
50	5	"The Waitress Is Getting Married"	Fred Savage	Glenn Howerton & Charlie Day	October 15, 2009 (2009-10-15)	IP05004	1.61[16]
51	6	"The World Series Defense"	Randall Einhorn	David Hornsby	October 22, 2009 (2009-10-22)	IP05014	1.61[16]
52	7	"The Gang Wrestles for the Troops"	Randall Einhorn	Scott Marder & Rob Rosell	October 29, 2009 (2009-10-29)	IP05012	1.35[16]
53	8	"Paddy's Pub: Home of the Original Kitten Mittens"	Randall Einhorn	Sonny Lee & Patrick Walsh	November 5, 2009 (2009-11-05)	IP05011	1.99[16]
54	9	"Mac and Dennis Break Up"	Fred Savage	Scott Marder & Rob Rosell	November 12, 2009 (2009-11-12)	IP05003	1.87[17]
55	10	"The D.E.N.N.I.S. System"	Randall Einhorn	David Hornsby & Scott Marder & Rob Rosell	November 19, 2009 (2009-11-19)	IP05013	1.49[18]
56	11	"Mac and Charlie Write a Movie"	Randall Einhorn	Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	December 3, 2009 (2009-12-03)	IP05009	1.89[19]
57	12	"The Gang Reignites the Rivalry"	Randall Einhorn	Dave Chernin & Charlie Day	December 10, 2009 (2009-12-10)	IP05010	1.68[20]

Season 6 (2010)

Main article: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 6

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
58	1	"Mac Fights Gay Marriage"	Randall Einhorn	Becky Mann & Audra Sielaff	September 16, 2010 (2010-09-16)	XIP06005	2.21[21]
59	2	"Dennis Gets Divorced"	Randall Einhorn	Dave Chernin & John Chernin	September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23)	XIP06006	1.68[22]
60	3	"The Gang Buys a Boat"	Randall Einhorn	Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney	September 30, 2010 (2010-09-30)	XIP06001	1.46[23]
61	4	"Mac's Big Break"	Randall Einhorn	Rob Rosell	October 7, 2010 (2010-10-07)	XIP06002	1.23[24]
62	5	"Mac and Charlie: White Trash"	Randall Einhorn	Luvh Rakhe	October 14, 2010 (2010-10-14)	XIP06003	1.48[25]
63	6	"Mac's Mom Burns Her House Down"	Matt Shakman	Scott Marder & Rob Rosell	October 21, 2010 (2010-10-21)	XIP06008	1.07[26]
64	7	"Who Got Dee Pregnant?"	Randall Einhorn	Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney	October 28, 2010 (2010-10-28)	XIP06007	1.19[27]
65	8	"The Gang Gets a New Member"	Matt Shakman	David Hornsby	November 4, 2010 (2010-11-04)	XIP06009	1.67[28]
66	9	"Dee Reynolds: Shaping America's Youth"	Matt Shakman	David Hornsby	November 11, 2010 (2010-11-11)	XIP06010	1.44[29]
67	10	"Charlie Kelly: King of the Rats"	Matt Shakman	Scott Marder & Rob Rosell	November 18, 2010 (2010-11-18)	XIP06011	1.69[30]
68	11	"The Gang Gets Stranded in the Woods"	Matt Shakman	Story by : Luvh Rakhe Teleplay by : Scott Marder & Rob Rosell	December 2, 2010 (2010-12-02)	XIP06012	1.65[31]
69	12	"Dee Gives Birth"	Matt Shakman	David Hornsby & Becky Mann & Audra Sielaff	December 9, 2010 (2010-12-09)	XIP06013	1.46[32]
70	13	"A Very Sunny Christmas"	Fred Savage	Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney	December 16, 2010 (2010-12-16)[a]	IP05001	1.16[33]
71	14					IP05002

^ ^a This episode is a direct to DVD, Blu-ray and digital download movie.^[34] It was released on November 17, 2009, and aired on December 16, 2010 on FX as the last episode of season 6. A video disclaimer on the Blu-ray release indicates it was not filmed in high definition, but was upconverted.

Season 7 (2011)

Main article: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 7

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
72	1	"Frank's Pretty Woman"	Matt Shakman	Scott Marder & Rob Rosell	September 15, 2011 (2011-09-15)	XIP07002	2.28[35]
73	2	"The Gang Goes to the Jersey Shore"	Matt Shakman	Dave Chernin & John Chernin	September 22, 2011 (2011-09-22)	XIP07012	1.93[36]
74	3	"Frank Reynolds’ Little Beauties"	Matt Shakman	Scott Marder & Rob Rosell	September 29, 2011 (2011-09-29)	XIP07011	2.03[37]
75	4	"Sweet Dee Gets Audited"	Matt Shakman	Rob McElhenney & Glenn Howerton & Charlie Day	October 6, 2011 (2011-10-06)	XIP07010	1.82[38]
76	5	"Frank's Brother"	Matt Shakman	David Hornsby	October 13, 2011 (2011-10-13)	XIP07004	1.42[39]
77	6	"The Storm of the Century"	Matt Shakman	Charles W. Hornsby	October 20, 2011 (2011-10-20)	XIP07008	1.52[40]
78	7	"Chardee MacDennis: The Game of Games"	Matt Shakman	Charlie Day & Rob McElhenney	October 27, 2011 (2011-10-27)	XIP07001	1.38[41]
79	8	"The ANTI-Social Network"	Matt Shakman	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton	November 3, 2011 (2011-11-03)	XIP07003	1.69[42]
80	9	"The Gang Gets Trapped"	Matt Shakman	Luvh Rakhe	November 10, 2011 (2011-11-10)	XIP07009	1.32[43]
81	10	"How Mac Got Fat"	Randall Einhorn Matt Shakman	Scott Marder & Mehar Sethi	November 17, 2011 (2011-11-17)	XIP06004	1.26[44]
82	11	"Thunder Gun Express"	Matt Shakman	Dave Chernin & John Chernin	December 1, 2011 (2011-12-01)	XIP07007	1.52[45]
83	12	"The High School Reunion"	Matt Shakman	Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	December 8, 2011 (2011-12-08)	XIP07005	1.40[46]
84	13	"The High School Reunion Part 2: The Gang's Revenge"	Matt Shakman	Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	December 15, 2011 (2011-12-15)	XIP07006	1.32[47]

Season 8 (2012)

Main article: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 8

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
85	1	"Pop-Pop: The Final Solution"	Matt Shakman	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	October 11, 2012 (2012-10-11)	XIP08002	1.05[48]
86	2	"The Gang Recycles Their Trash"	Matt Shakman	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	October 18, 2012 (2012-10-18)	XIP08001	1.10[49]
87	3	"The Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre"	Richie Keen	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	October 25, 2012 (2012-10-25)	XIP08009	1.12[50]
88	4	"Charlie and Dee Find Love"	Richie Keen	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	November 1, 2012 (2012-11-01)	XIP08006	1.39[51]
89	5	"The Gang Gets Analyzed"	Todd Biermann	Luvh Rakhe	November 8, 2012 (2012-11-08)	XIP08005	1.11[52]
90	6	"Charlie's Mom Has Cancer"	Richie Keen	Scott Marder & Rob Rosell	November 15, 2012 (2012-11-15)	XIP08008	0.94[53]
91	7	"Frank's Back in Business"	Richie Keen	Dave Chernin & John Chernin	November 29, 2012 (2012-11-29)	XIP08007	1.08[54]
92	8	"Charlie Rules the World"	Matt Shakman	David Hornsby	December 6, 2012 (2012-12-06)	XIP08003	1.01[55]
93	9	"The Gang Dines Out"	Matt Shakman	Mehar Sethi	December 13, 2012 (2012-12-13)	XIP08004	0.92[56]
94	10	"Reynolds vs. Reynolds: The Cereal Defense"	Richie Keen	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	December 20, 2012 (2012-12-20)	XIP08010	0.94[57]

Season 9 (2013)

Main article: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 9

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
95	1	"The Gang Broke Dee"	Richie Keen	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	September 4, 2013 (2013-09-04)	XIP09001	0.757[58]
96	2	"Gun Fever Too: Still Hot"	Todd Biermann	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	September 11, 2013 (2013-09-11)	XIP09005	0.606[59]
97	3	"The Gang Tries Desperately to Win an Award"	Richie Keen	David Hornsby	September 18, 2013 (2013-09-18)	XIP09003	0.521[60]
98	4	"Mac and Dennis Buy a Timeshare"	Dan Attias	Dave Chernin & John Chernin	September 25, 2013 (2013-09-25)	XIP09008	0.458[61]
99	5	"Mac Day"	Richie Keen	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	October 2, 2013 (2013-10-02)	XIP09004	0.459[62]
100	6	"The Gang Saves the Day"	Dan Attias	Dave Chernin & John Chernin	October 9, 2013 (2013-10-09)	XIP09007	0.509[63]
101	7	"The Gang Gets Quarantined"	Heath Cullens	David Hornsby	October 16, 2013 (2013-10-16)	XIP09010	0.574[64]
102	8	"Flowers for Charlie"	Dan Attias	David Benioff & D. B. Weiss	October 23, 2013 (2013-10-23)	XIP09009	0.460[65]
103	9	"The Gang Makes Lethal Weapon 6"	Dan Attias	Scott Marder	October 30, 2013 (2013-10-30)	XIP09006	0.427[66]
104	10	"The Gang Squashes Their Beefs"	Todd Biermann	Rob Rosell	November 6, 2013 (2013-11-06)	XIP09002	0.535[67]

Season 10 (2015)

Main article: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 10

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
105	1	"The Gang Beats Boggs"	Todd Biermann	Dave Chernin & John Chernin	January 14, 2015 (2015-01-14)	XIP10001	0.786[68]
106	2	"The Gang Group Dates"	Richie Keen	Rob Rosell	January 21, 2015 (2015-01-21)	XIP10008	0.524[69]
107	3	"Psycho Pete Returns"	Todd Biermann	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	January 28, 2015 (2015-01-28)	XIP10002	0.511[70]
108	4	"Charlie Work"	Matt Shakman	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	February 4, 2015 (2015-02-04)	XIP10004	0.554[71]
109	5	"The Gang Spies Like U.S."	Matt Shakman	David Hornsby	February 11, 2015 (2015-02-11)	XIP10003	0.527[72]
110	6	"The Gang Misses the Boat"	Richie Keen	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)	XIP10007	0.544[73]
111	7	"Mac Kills His Dad"	Heath Cullens	Dave Chernin & John Chernin and David Hornsby	February 25, 2015 (2015-02-25)	XIP10010	0.442[74]
112	8	"The Gang Goes on Family Fight"	Matt Shakman	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	March 4, 2015 (2015-03-04)	XIP10005	0.445[75]
113	9	"Frank Retires"	Richie Keen	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	March 11, 2015 (2015-03-11)	XIP10006	0.505[76]
114	10	"Ass Kickers United: Mac and Charlie Join a Cult"	Heath Cullens	Scott Marder	March 18, 2015 (2015-03-18)	XIP10009	0.543[77]

Season 11 (2016)

Main article: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 11

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
115	1	"Chardee MacDennis 2: Electric Boogaloo"	Heath Cullens	Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day	January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06)	XIP11005	0.716[78]
116	2	"Frank Falls Out the Window"	Heath Cullens	David Hornsby	January 13, 2016 (2016-01-13)	XIP11004	0.511[79]
117	3	"The Gang Hits the Slopes"	Heath Cullens	Dave Chernin & John Chernin	January 20, 2016 (2016-01-20)	XIP11001	0.609[80]
118	4	"Dee Made a Smut Film"	Todd Biermann	Eric Ledgin	January 27, 2016 (2016-01-27)	XIP11006	0.478[81]
119	5	"Mac & Dennis Move to the Suburbs"	Todd Biermann	Hunter Covington	February 3, 2016 (2016-02-03)	XIP11010	0.563[82]
120	6	"Being Frank"	Heath Cullens	Scott Marder	February 10, 2016 (2016-02-10)	XIP11002	0.536[83]
121	7	"McPoyle vs. Ponderosa: The Trial of the Century"	Todd Biermann	Conor Galvin	February 17, 2016 (2016-02-17)	XIP11009	0.531[84]
122	8	"Charlie Catches a Leprechaun"	Heath Cullens	Jon Silberman & Josh Silberman	February 24, 2016 (2016-02-24)	XIP11003	0.515[85]
123	9	"The Gang Goes to Hell"	Todd Biermann	David Hornsby & Scott Marder	March 2, 2016 (2016-03-02)	XIP11007	0.485[86]
124	10	"The Gang Goes to Hell: Part Two"	Todd Biermann	David Hornsby & Scott Marder	March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09)	XIP11008	0.460[87]

Season 12 (2017)

Main article: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 12

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
125	1	"The Gang Turns Black"	Matt Shakman	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	January 4, 2017 (2017-01-04)	XIP12008	0.730[88]
126	2	"The Gang Goes to a Water Park"	Matt Shakman	Eric Ledgin	January 11, 2017 (2017-01-11)	XIP12007	0.574[89]
127	3	"Old Lady House: A Situation Comedy"	Maurice Marable	Dannah Phirman & Danielle Schneider	January 18, 2017 (2017-01-18)	XIP12005	0.602[90]
128	4	"Wolf Cola: A Public Relations Nightmare"	Matt Shakman	David Hornsby & Scott Marder	January 25, 2017 (2017-01-25)	XIP12006	0.629[91]
129	5	"Making Dennis Reynolds a Murderer"	Maurice Marable	Conor Galvin	February 1, 2017 (2017-02-01)	XIP12004	0.602[92]
130	6	"Hero or Hate Crime?"	Jamie Babbit	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	February 8, 2017 (2017-02-08)	XIP12002	0.551[93]
131	7	"PTSDee"	Jamie Babbit	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	February 15, 2017 (2017-02-15)	XIP12003	0.572[94]
132	8	"The Gang Tends Bar"	Matt Shakman	Megan Ganz	February 22, 2017 (2017-02-22)	XIP12009	0.587[95]
133	9	"A Cricket's Tale"	Jamie Babbit	David Hornsby & Scott Marder	March 1, 2017 (2017-03-01)	XIP12001	0.523[96]
134	10	"Dennis' Double Life"	Matt Shakman	Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton & Rob McElhenney	March 8, 2017 (2017-03-08)	XIP12010	0.640[97]

Season 13 (2018)

Main article: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 13

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
135	1	"The Gang Makes Paddy's Great Again"	Todd Biermann	David Hornsby	September 5, 2018 (2018-09-05)	XIP13010	0.606[98]
136	2	"The Gang Escapes"	LP	Megan Ganz	September 12, 2018 (2018-09-12)	XIP13006	0.390[99]
137	3	"The Gang Beats Boggs: Ladies' Reboot"	Kat Coiro	Dannah Phirman & Danielle Schneider	September 19, 2018 (2018-09-19)	XIP13002	0.420[100]
138	4	"Time's Up for the Gang"	Kat Coiro	Megan Ganz	September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)	XIP13001	0.312[101]
139	5	"The Gang Gets New Wheels"	Todd Biermann	Conor Galvin	October 3, 2018 (2018-10-03)	XIP13007	0.319[102]
140	6	"The Gang Solves the Bathroom Problem"	Josh Drisko	Erin Ryan	October 10, 2018 (2018-10-10)	XIP13005	0.342[103]
141	7	"The Gang Does a Clip Show"	Todd Biermann	Dannah Phirman & Danielle Schneider	October 17, 2018 (2018-10-17)	XIP13008	0.298[104]
142	8	"Charlie's Home Alone"	Kat Coiro	Adam Weinstock & Andy Jones	October 24, 2018 (2018-10-24)	XIP13004	0.294[105]
143	9	"The Gang Wins the Big Game"	Kat Coiro	Conor Galvin	October 31, 2018 (2018-10-31)	XIP13003	0.323[106]
144	10	"Mac Finds His Pride"	Todd Biermann	Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day	November 7, 2018 (2018-11-07)	XIP13009	0.357[107]

Season 14 (2019)

Main article: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 14

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
145	1	"The Gang Gets Romantic"	Glenn Howerton	Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day	September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25)	XIP14001	0.481[108]
146	2	"Thunder Gun 4: Maximum Cool"	Heath Cullens	Conor Galvin	October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02)	XIP14006	0.317[109]
147	3	"Dee Day"	Pete Chatmon	Megan Ganz	October 9, 2019 (2019-10-09)	XIP14010	0.308[110]
148	4	"The Gang Chokes"	Glenn Howerton	John Howell Harris	October 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)	XIP14002	0.296[111]
149	5	"The Gang Texts"	Tim Roche	Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day	October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23)	XIP14004	0.259[112]
150	6	"The Janitor Always Mops Twice"	Heath Cullens	Megan Ganz	October 30, 2019 (2019-10-30)	XIP14005	0.248[113]
151	7	"The Gang Solves Global Warming"	Pete Chatmon	Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day	November 6, 2019 (2019-11-06)	XIP14008	0.261[114]
152	8	"Paddy's Has a Jumper"	Kimberly McCullough	Dannah Phirman & Danielle Schneider	November 13, 2019 (2019-11-13)	XIP14003	0.314[115]
153	9	"A Woman's Right to Chop"	Pete Chatmon	Dannah Phirman & Danielle Schneider	November 20, 2019 (2019-11-20)	XIP14009	0.268[116]
154	10	"Waiting for Big Mo"	Pete Chatmon	David Hornsby	November 20, 2019 (2019-11-20)	XIP14007	0.236[116]

Season 15 (2021)

Main article: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 15

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
155	1	"2020: A Year in Review"	Todd Biermann	Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton	December 1, 2021 (2021-12-01)	XIP15001	0.285[117]
156	2	"The Gang Makes Lethal Weapon 7"	Pete Chatmon	Keyonna Taylor & Katie McElhenney	December 1, 2021 (2021-12-01)	XIP15002	0.237[117]
157	3	"The Gang Buys a Roller Rink"	Richie Keen	Rob Rosell & David Hornsby	December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08)	XIP15003	0.318[118]
158	4	"The Gang Replaces Dee with a Monkey"	Todd Biermann	Glenn Howerton & Nina Pedrad	December 8, 2021 (2021-12-08)	XIP15004	0.235[118]
159	5	"The Gang Goes to Ireland"	Megan Ganz	Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton	December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)	XIP15005	0.285[119]
160	6	"The Gang's Still in Ireland"	Megan Ganz	Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton	December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)	XIP15006	0.232[119]
161	7	"Dee Sinks in a Bog"	Pete Chatmon	David Hornsby & Rob Rosell	December 22, 2021 (2021-12-22)	XIP15007	0.293[120]
162	8	"The Gang Carries a Corpse Up a Mountain"	Richie Keen	Megan Ganz	December 22, 2021 (2021-12-22)	XIP15008	0.255[120]

Season 16 (2023)

Main article: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 16

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
163	1	"The Gang Inflates"	Heath Cullens	Nina Pedrad	June 7, 2023 (2023-06-07)	XIP16001	0.305[121]
164	2	"Frank Shoots Every Member of the Gang"	Richie Keen	Davis Kop	June 7, 2023 (2023-06-07)	XIP16004	0.216[121]
165	3	"The Gang Gets Cursed"	Richie Keen	David Hornsby	June 14, 2023 (2023-06-14)	XIP16003	0.279[122]
166	4	"Frank vs. Russia"	Heath Cullens	Megan Ganz	June 21, 2023 (2023-06-21)	XIP16002	0.205[123]
167	5	"Celebrity Booze: The Ultimate Cash Grab"	Megan Ganz	Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton	June 28, 2023 (2023-06-28)	XIP16006	0.268[124]
168	6	"Risk E. Rat's Pizza and Amusement Center"	Nina Pedrad	Rob Rosell	July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05)	XIP16007	0.232[125]
169	7	"The Gang Goes Bowling"	Megan Ganz	Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day & Glenn Howerton	July 12, 2023 (2023-07-12)	XIP16005	0.262[125]
170	8	"Dennis Takes a Mental Health Day"	Heath Cullens	Ross Maloney	July 19, 2023 (2023-07-19)	XIP16008	0.278[125]

Season 17

Main article: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 17

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
171	1	Abbott Elementary crossover[5][126]	Todd Biermann	Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day & Keyonna Taylor	July 9, 2025 (2025-07-09)[3]	TBA	TBD