<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 6 Next → Season 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of Shameless (U.S. TV series) episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> The seventh season of Shameless, based on the British series of the same name by Paul Abbott, is an American comedy - drama television series with executive producers John Wells, Christopher Chulack, Krista Vernoff, Etan Frankel, Nancy M. Pimental and Sheila Callaghan . The season premiered on October 2, 2016, the first time the series has debuted in autumn . Showtime premiered a free preview of the season premiere online on September 23, 2016, ahead of the October 2 broadcast . </P> <P> In this season, Frank starts a successful homeless shelter, but later gets kicked out despite owning the property . He later finds out that Monica has terminal brain damage . The two try to make the best of Monica's last days . Fiona struggles with owning two separate properties, and is happy being single . She begins to use Tinder to find one night stands to "save energy" on other things . Carl is uncircumcised and tries to keep his girlfriend whose father greatly disapproves of him . He later forms a bond with her father and leaves for military school . Lip dates Sierra, who works at Patsy's Pies, and struggles to stay sober . Ian refuses to take his medication and meets a new boyfriend named Trevor . He later finds out Mickey is out of prison . Debbie struggles to raise and keep Franny as she gets kidnapped by Derek's family . Kev and Veronica continue their "thrupple" with Svetlana until they find out Svetlana lied and betrayed them . </P>

When did season 7 of shameless come out