Season of television series
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | |
|---|---|
| Season 14 | |
 Promotional poster | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | FXX |
| Original release | September 25 (2019-09-25) – November 20, 2019 (2019-11-20) |
| Season chronology | |
| ← Previous Season 13 Next → Season 15 | |
| List of episodes | |
The fourteenth season of the American television sitcom series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia premiered on FXX on September 25, 2019. The season consists of 10 episodes and concluded on November 20, 2019.
Cast
See also: List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia charactersMain 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
Guest stars
- Britt Lower as Lisa
- Dolph Lundgren as Thundergun
- Jessica Collins as Jackie Denardo
- Chad L. Coleman as Z
Production
On April 1, 2016, the series was renewed for a thirteenth and fourteenth season, which tied it with The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet as the longest-running (in number of seasons) live-action sitcom in American television history. Filming for the season began on June 13, 2019. Glenn Howerton made his directorial debut, directing the first two produced episodes of the season.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145 | 1 | "The Gang Gets Romantic" | Glenn Howerton | Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day | September 25, 2019 (2019-09-25) | XIP14001 | 0.481 |
| Dennis and Mac house a couple whose marriage may be on the skids through an Airbnb ad; while Charlie and Frank advertise for young European female backpackers to crash at their house, but get two Austrian guys. | |||||||
| 146 | 2 | "Thunder Gun 4: Maximum Cool" | Heath Cullens | Conor Galvin | October 2, 2019 (2019-10-02) | XIP14006 | 0.317 |
| The gang participates in a focus group for a screening of Thunder Gun 4: Maximum Cool and each has their own take on what's wrong with the film—and American filmmaking at large. | |||||||
| 147 | 3 | "Dee Day" | Pete Chatmon | Megan Ganz | October 9, 2019 (2019-10-09) | XIP14010 | 0.308 |
| Frank, Charlie, Dennis, and Mac's greatest scheme ever gets derailed when Dee announces that it's Dee Day (similar to "Mac Day," but this time it's Dee forcing the Gang to do what she wants). | |||||||
| 148 | 4 | "The Gang Chokes" | Glenn Howerton | John Howell Harris | October 16, 2019 (2019-10-16) | XIP14002 | 0.296 |
| Frank nearly chokes to death while out to dinner and a waiter saves his life; angry that the Gang didn't care enough to save him, Frank begins stalking The Waiter; meanwhile, Dennis becomes preoccupied with his health and Dee becomes an adrenaline junkie. | |||||||
| 149 | 5 | "The Gang Texts" | Tim Roche | Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day | October 23, 2019 (2019-10-23) | XIP14004 | 0.259 |
| During a day at The Philadelphia Zoo, The Gang tries to keep connected by group texting. | |||||||
| 150 | 6 | "The Janitor Always Mops Twice" | Heath Cullens | Megan Ganz | October 30, 2019 (2019-10-30) | XIP14005 | 0.248 |
| In this send-up of film-noir mysteries, Charlie navigates Philadelphia's seedy underbelly to discover how Frank got diarrhea. | |||||||
| 151 | 7 | "The Gang Solves Global Warming" | Pete Chatmon | Rob McElhenney & Charlie Day | November 6, 2019 (2019-11-06) | XIP14008 | 0.261 |
| The gang tries to profit off global warming by running their air conditioning at the bar so people will come to Paddy's. | |||||||
| 152 | 8 | "Paddy's Has a Jumper" | Kimberly McCullough | Dannah Phirman & Danielle Schneider | November 13, 2019 (2019-11-13) | XIP14003 | 0.314 |
| When a suicidal man threatens to jump off Paddy's Pub, the Gang wonders whether they should help him or keep watching the Downton Abbey-esque British drama they're hooked on and let him fall to his death. | |||||||
| 153 | 9 | "A Woman's Right to Chop" | Pete Chatmon | Dannah Phirman & Danielle Schneider | November 20, 2019 (2019-11-20) | XIP14009 | 0.268 |
| Women frequenting a trendy new salon prompt Dennis and Frank to fight against a woman's right to get her hair done. Meanwhile, Mac reunites with his childhood dog and must decide whether to have him put down. | |||||||
| 154 | 10 | "Waiting for Big Mo" | Pete Chatmon | David Hornsby | November 20, 2019 (2019-11-20) | XIP14007 | 0.236 |
| In this spoof of Waiting for Godot, Dennis and Charlie stand guard at their laser-tag base waiting to ambush their enemy, Big Mo, but Dennis wonders why they play laser-tag and what the victory is worth. | |||||||
Reception
The fourteenth season received positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 83% with an average score of 7.6/10 based on 12 reviews. The website's critical consensus is, "Always Sunny's provocative humor has lost some bite, but the patrons of Paddy's Pub ought to be pleased by the Gang's inability to cope with modernity – and each other.
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