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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shameless_(American_TV_series)
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Claim
The March 27, 2021 season finale, "Father Frank, Full of Grace," drew an audience of 1.157 million.
Correction
This mixes up the 2021 series finale with the season 1 finale. The series finale "Father Frank, Full of Grace" aired on April 11, 2021, and its linear telecast drew about 695,000 viewers, not 1.157 million.
Full reasoning
The claim combines details from two different episodes that share the same title.
- Apple TV lists "Father Frank, Full of Grace" as Shameless season 11, episode 12 — the series finale — with a release date of April 11, 2021.
- TheWrap reported that the 9 p.m. linear telecast of the series finale drew 695,000 TV viewers. Its larger 1.511 million figure was a multi-platform total, not the same as the linear audience stated here.
- Apple TV also shows that season 1, episode 12 had the same title and was released on March 27, 2011. That makes it clear the article has conflated the season 1 finale with the 2021 series finale.
So the statement is incorrect on both the date and the audience figure for the 2021 finale.
3 sources
- Father Frank, Full of Grace - Shameless (Season 11, Episode 12) - Apple TV
S11, E12 ... Apr 11, 2021 · 57m.
- 'Shameless' Series Finale Tops 1.5 Million Viewers Across Multiple Showtime Platforms - TheWrap
The 9 p.m. 'Shameless' series finale telecast drew 695,000 TV viewers.
- Father Frank, Full of Grace - Shameless (Season 1, Episode 12) - Apple TV
S1, E12 ... Released 2011. Search snippet shows this episode as March 27, 2011, the season 1 finale with the same title.