It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is an American sitcom created by Rob McElhenney and developed with Glenn Howerton for FX. It premiered on August 4, 2005, and was moved to FXX beginning with the ninth season in 2013. It stars Charlie Day, Howerton, McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, and Danny DeVito. The series follows the exploits of "The Gang", a group of narcissistic and sociopathic friends who run the Irish dive bar Paddy's Pub in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but spend most of their free time drinking, scheming, arguing amongst themselves, and plotting elaborate cons against others, and at times each other, for personal benefit, financial gain, revenge, or simply due to boredom or inebriation.

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Genre
Created byRob McElhenney
Developed by
Starring
Theme music composerHeinz Kiessling
Opening theme"Temptation Sensation"
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons16
No. of episodes170 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Fred Savage
  • Matt Shakman
  • Randall Einhorn
  • Dave Chernin
  • John Chernin
  • Hunter Covington
  • Todd Biermann
  • Conor Galvin
  • Scott Draper
Production locations
  • Los Angeles, California
  • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Cinematography
  • Peter Smokler
  • John Tanzer
  • Eric Zimmerman
Editors
  • Josh Drisko
  • Tim Roche
  • Robert Bramwell
  • Skip Collector
  • Trevor Penna
  • Scott Draper
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time18–25 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
  • FX (2005–12)
  • FXX (2013–present)
ReleaseAugust 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) 
present

With its 15th season, the series became the longest running live-action American sitcom, and the longest running series ever on cable TV surpassing The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, which ran for 14 seasons (435 episodes) between 1952 and 1966. In December 2020, the series was renewed for a total of four additional seasons, bringing it to 18 seasons. The 16th season premiered on June 7, 2023. The show has received critical acclaim, with many lauding the cast performances and dark humor. It has amassed a large cult following.

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