It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (season 11)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Season 11
Promotional poster
Starring	Charlie Day Glenn Howerton Rob McElhenney Kaitlin Olson Danny DeVito
No. of episodes	10
Release
Original network	FXX
Original release	January 6 (2016-01-06) – March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 10 Next → Season 12
List of episodes

The eleventh season of the American comedy television series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia premiered on FXX on January 6, 2016. ^[1] The season consists of 10 episodes and concluded on March 9, 2016. ^[2]

Cast

See also: List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia characters

Main cast

• Charlie Day as Charlie Kelly
• Glenn Howerton as Dennis Reynolds
• Rob McElhenney as Mac
• Kaitlin Olson as Deandra "Dee" Reynolds
• Danny DeVito as Frank Reynolds

Recurring cast

• Mary Elizabeth Ellis as The Waitress
• David Hornsby as Cricket

Guest stars

• Artemis Pebdani as Artemis
• Lance Barber as Bill Ponderosa
• Catherine Reitman as Maureen Ponderosa
• Brian Unger as The Lawyer
• Andrew Friedman as Jack Kelly
• Andy Buckley as Andy
• Aisha Hinds as Caseworker
• Dean Cameron as David Drisko
• Courtney Gains as Roach
• Kevin Farley as Turkey
• Natasha Alam as Tatiana
• Richard Grieco as Richard Greico
• Reginald VelJohnson as Judge Melvoy
• Guillermo del Toro as Pappy McPoyle
• Brian Doyle-Murray as Captain Garcia
• Tuc Watkins as Scott
• Bryan Cogman as Insurance Adjuster

Production

The series was renewed for an eleventh and twelfth season on April 4, 2014, each to consist of 10 episodes. ^[3]

Episodes

See also: List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air 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 [4]
The gang agrees to a truce while demonstrating their game Chardee MacDennis for an interested board-game executive, but the nature of the game quickly sends things off the rails.
116	2	"Frank Falls Out the Window"	Heath Cullens	David Hornsby	January 13, 2016 (2016-01-13)	XIP11004	0.511 [5]
Frank falls out the window and suffers a brain injury that makes him think it's 2006. When the Gang discovers this, they immediately try to profit from his trauma and rectify the mistakes they made 10 years ago.
117	3	"The Gang Hits the Slopes"	Heath Cullens	Dave Chernin & John Chernin	January 20, 2016 (2016-01-20)	XIP11001	0.609 [6]
In this send-up of 1980s ski movies and sex comedies, Dennis, Dee, Mac, and Charlie go skiing in the Poconos and Frank plots to turn the ski resort into a private club for the rich.
118	4	"Dee Made a Smut Film"	Todd Biermann	Eric Ledgin	January 27, 2016 (2016-01-27)	XIP11006	0.478 [7]
Dee shows the Gang a clip from an independent film she appeared in that turns out to be a Cinemax softcore porno starring Richard Grieco. The Gang argues over what is considered art, leading Mac and Frank to try to market Charlie's childish doodles as modern art and Dennis recruits Dee to adapt his erotic memoirs into a film to cash in on the success of Fifty Shades of Grey .
119	5	"Mac & Dennis Move to the Suburbs"	Todd Biermann	Hunter Covington	February 3, 2016 (2016-02-03)	XIP11010	0.563 [8]
Dee's anger and a wager from Frank lead Mac and Dennis to try living in a rented suburban house, with disastrous results.
120	6	"Being Frank"	Heath Cullens	Scott Marder	February 10, 2016 (2016-02-10)	XIP11002	0.536 [9]
In this episode shown through a first-person POV, Frank gets left out of a plan to get Dennis' SUV out of an impound lot and tries to keep up, only to get distracted by drugs, a hospital visit, Bill Ponderosa, and Artemis.
121	7	"McPoyle vs. Ponderosa: The Trial of the Century"	Todd Biermann	Conor Galvin	February 17, 2016 (2016-02-17)	XIP11009	0.531 [10]
Liam McPoyle (not present in court because of pinkeye in his good eye) sues Bill Ponderosa for the loss of his eye during "The Maureen Ponderosa Wedding Massacre."
122	8	"Charlie Catches a Leprechaun"	Heath Cullens	Jon Silberman & Josh Silberman	February 24, 2016 (2016-02-24)	XIP11003	0.515 [11]
Dennis attempts to "streamline" Paddy's by creating a mobile "Paddy's Wagon" for Saint Patrick's Day, which quickly falls apart; Charlie attempts to capture a leprechaun.
123	9	"The Gang Goes to Hell"	Todd Biermann	David Hornsby & Scott Marder	March 2, 2016 (2016-03-02)	XIP11007	0.485 [12]
Part 1 of 2. Mac treats the Gang to a Christian-themed cruise; while they're confronting their various vices, he discovers a few shocking truths about his own beliefs.
124	10	"The Gang Goes to Hell: Part Two"	Todd Biermann	David Hornsby & Scott Marder	March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09)	XIP11008	0.460 [13]
Conclusion. With disaster looming, the Gang tries unsuccessfully to make amends with one another while locked in a brig that's flooding with ocean water.

Reception

The eleventh season received positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 100% with an average score of 8.2 out of 10 based on 14 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "The Gang remains hopelessly toxic in an uproarious season filled with self-sabotage and routine recklessness, but viewers who love the series' craven humor probably wouldn't want them any other way." ^[14]

References

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9. Welch, Alex (February 11, 2016). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'Mob Wives' rises, 'Duck Dynasty' stays steady". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
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12. Welch, Alex (March 3, 2016). "Wednesday cable ratings: 'Mob Wives' falls, 'Broad City' stays steady". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
13. Metcalf, Mitch (March 10, 2016). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Update: 3.9.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
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External links

• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia at IMDb
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia at epguides.com