<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of Shameless (U.S. TV series) episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> The ninth season of Shameless, an American comedy - drama television series based on the British series of the same name by Paul Abbott, was announced on November 8, 2017, following the season 8 premiere . The season premiered on September 9, 2018, and will consist of a total of 14 episodes . After the seventh episode, the season will be on hiatus until January 20, 2019 . The 100th episode of the series will air this season . </P> <P> On August 30, 2018, Emmy Rossum announced that she would leave the series following the ninth season . On October 7, 2018, Cameron Monaghan announced that the sixth episode of the season would be his last one . </P>

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