It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia season 9 explained

Season Number:9
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Num Episodes:10
Network:FXX
Prev Season:Season 8
Next Season:Season 10
Episode List:List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes

The ninth season of the American television sitcom series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia premiered on the new channel FXX on September 4, 2013.[1] The season consists of 10 episodes, and concluded airing on November 6, 2013. The ninth season was released on DVD in region 1 on September 2, 2014.[2]

Cast

Main cast

Special guest cast

Recurring cast

Guest stars

Production

On August 6, 2011, FX announced it had picked up the show for a ninth season.[3] It premiered on the new FXX channel and moved timeslots to Wednesday nights.[4] [5]

On May 14, 2013, Rob McElhenney revealed that Game of Thrones series creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss guest-wrote an episode of the ninth season.[6] Charlie Day revealed it would be a Flowers for Algernon type of story about "Charlie getting smarter" in a Limitless style, and is called "Flowers for Charlie".[7]

In addition, there is an episode called "The Gang Tries Desperately to Win an Award", which mocks the show's lack of nominations for Emmys and other awards, a Lethal Weapon 6 episode follow-up, and a Thanksgiving special, which brings back Gail the Snail, The McPoyles and other enemies of the Gang.[8] An animated sequence (inspired by a Pixar animation) was created for the 100th episode, "The Gang Saves the Day".[9]

An Aaron Paul cameo was announced, but he was not able to appear due to scheduling conflicts.[10]

Rob McElhenney revealed at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con that he had written an episode for this season involving the gang becoming contestants on the game show Family Feud. While Family Feud producers were receptive to the storyline, FX refused to allow the episode to proceed to production.[11]

The season premiered on September 4, 2013, and contains 10 episodes. The series' landmark 100th episode aired on October 9.[1]

Episodes

See also: List of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia episodes.

Reception

Critical response

The ninth season received positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an approval rating of 100% with an average score of 7.7 out of 10 based on 22 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Dee hits rock bottom and Charlie gets smart in a consistently hilarious ninth season that proves the Gang doesn't need an award to be one of television's funniest ensembles."[12]

Ratings

The first episode of the season premiered with the lowest number of U.S. viewers since it has been tracked for the show. This was primarily due to the new channel, FXX, being unavailable from many television providers. Many Suddenlink Communications franchises, although carrying the channel, have required the subscriber to buy a "Sports Package" in order to receive the network.[13] Nonetheless, FX Network president John Landgraf said that "the numbers last night [...] far exceeded our highest expectations" and that "To have just launched the channel three days ago and get these ratings is thrilling."[14]

Home media

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Complete Season Nine
Set detailsSpecial features
  • 10 episodes
  • 2-disc set (Region 1)

Technical specifications:

  • Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)
  • English Dolby Digital 5.1
  • English SDH, French, Spanish subtitles
  • Sweet Dee's Comedy Reel
  • The Invigaron Presentation
  • Lethal Weapon 6: Director's Cut
  • The Gang Does 100 Episodes
  • Every Damn Take of Charlie's Theme Song
  • Audio commentaries on select episodes
  • Gag reel
Release date
Region 1
September 2, 2014[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia', 'The League' & 'Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell' to Premiere September 4 on FXX. TV by the Numbers. Bibel. Sara. July 22, 2013. July 23, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130726233807/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/07/22/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-the-league-totally-biased-with-w-kamau-bell-to-premiere-september-4-on-fxx/193250/. July 26, 2013.
  2. Web site: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Press Release Confirms Date, Package Art, Extras for 'Season 9'. TVShowsOnDVD.com. Lambert. David. July 9, 2014. July 9, 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714181322/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sunny-Philadelphia-Season-9/20030. July 14, 2014.
  3. Web site: FX Renews Louie and Wilfred, Orders Two More Seasons Sunny . TVLine . Matt Webb . Mitovich . August 6, 2011 . August 6, 2011.
  4. Web site: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The League Moving to New FXX Cable Channel . IGN . Goldman . Eric . March 28, 2013 . March 28, 2013.
  5. Web site: FX's Upstart Network FXX: 7 Things to Know . The Hollywood Reporter . Lesley . Goldberg . June 6, 2013 . December 28, 2014.
  6. Web site: If ur wondering whether or not Benioff and Weiss wrote an episode of Sunny this year the answer is, of course, yes. . Twitter . Rob . McElhenney . May 14, 2013 . December 28, 2014.
  7. Web site: 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia' Season 9 Spoilers Revealed At Comic-Con . The Huffington Post . Derrick J. . Lang . July 22, 2013 . December 28, 2014.
  8. Web site: 'It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia' Season 9: A Thanksgiving Episode, 'Lethal Weapon' Follow-Up And More . The Huffington Post . Maggie . Furlong . August 2, 2013 . December 28, 2014.
  9. Web site: 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Season 9: Charlie Day's 'The Waitress' spoiler . Zap2it . Molly . Chance . June 12, 2013 . December 28, 2014.
  10. Web site: Katie . Hastie . 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Glenn Howerton interview: 5 things we learned . HitFix . October 2, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130817081507/http://www.hitfix.com/news/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-glenn-howerton-interview-5-things-we-learned . August 17, 2013 . August 14, 2013.
  11. Web site: 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' at Comic-Con: 'The Gang Broke Dee' premieres . Zap2it . Chris E. . Hayer . July 21, 2013 . December 28, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140216203914/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/07/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-at-comic-con-the-gang-broke-dee-premieres.html . February 16, 2014 . dead .
  12. Web site: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 9 (2013) . Rotten Tomatoes . November 4, 2021.
  13. Web site: Channel Surfer: Tonight's TV (with VIDEO) . Amarillo Globe-News . Chip . Chandler . September 4, 2013 . December 28, 2014.
  14. Web site: 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' and 'The League' make solid debuts on FXX . Zap2it . Rick . Porter . September 5, 2013 . December 28, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140109204509/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/09/its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-and-the-league-make-solid-debuts-on-fxx.html . January 9, 2014 . dead .
  15. Web site: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - Press Release Confirms Date, Package Art, Extras for 'Season 9'. TVShowsonDVD. July 9, 2014. November 8, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212512/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Sunny-Philadelphia-Season-9/20030. March 4, 2016.

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