8.8/104 votes#1 - Episode 401
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/2015
Sean and Beverley return to LA to shoot once-thought-to-be-cancelled 'Pucks!'. Matt gets some very disturbing news about his finances.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: Jeffrey Klarik
8.8/104 votes#2 - Episode 402
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2015
Matt tries to solve his financial troubles; networks compete for Sean and Beverly's new show; Carol must make amends to a woman she scorned.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: Jeffrey Klarik
8.6/105 votes#3 - Messiahs
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 9/8/2019
Tulip and Cass tear after God; an old friend presents Jesse with an unique opportunity.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: Sam Catlin
8.6/105 votes#4 - Fear of the Lord
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 9/15/2019
Tulip and Cass struggle to keep Humperdoo hidden from the Grail, while Jesse remains MIA.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: Sam Catlin
8.5/102 votes#5 - Idiot Inside
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 3/22/2020
Mo tries to extricate Keith from a difficult situation.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: Dipika Guha
8.5/106 votes#6 - Episode 303
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 1/26/2014
Bev and Sean are still struggling with their relationship. Castor Sotto is getting more and more out of hand and wants to cancel the show. Carol convinces him to give it another chance and they get a new time slot. Andrew gives Matt a pilot script that turns out to be amazing and he wants to be a part of it.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: David Crane
8.5/102 votes#7 - Chapter One: Get Some Then
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/16/2019
Wayne, a 16 year-old Dirty Harry with a heart of gold, sets out on his dirt-bike from Boston to Florida with his new crush Del, to get back a s*** hot '79 Trans Am that was stolen from his father before he died.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: N/A
8.3/106 votes#8 - Episode 302
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/19/2014
Matt's custody battle for his kids gets more difficult after he gets a DUI with them in the car. Sean struggles with the news that Beverly spent a night with ruggedly handsome Rob. Carol, once again, falls under the spell of her charismatic new boss.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: Jeffrey Klarik
8.3/106 votes#9 - Episode 305
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 2/9/2014
The future of 'Pucks!' hangs in the balance as the network hosts its annual party for the Television Press. Sean and Beverly's romantic future is looking equally tenuous. A visit to a sex therapist may only make things worse. Meanwhile, Merc Lapidus has stolen all of his blind ex-wife's artwork, and Matt is forced to come to her rescue.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: David Crane
8.3/106 votes#10 - Episode 306
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 2/16/2014
'Pucks!' is finally pulled from the schedule. Although not officially cancelled, the writing is clearly on the wall for the doomed hockey comedy. Everyone reacts in different ways: Sean is in denial, Beverly is mentally packing her bags, while Matt finds solace in the arms of a 19 year old super-fan.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: David Crane
8.3/106 votes#11 - Episode 309
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 3/16/2014
Sean and Beverly are dead-set to leave LA, no matter how much the studios want their new script. Matt gets the lead role in a new series at NBC. Unfortunately, 'Pucks!' has not yet been 'officially' canceled.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: David Crane
8.3/1011 votes#12 - Go Home, Gentrifier!
Season 11 Episode 2 - Aired 12/13/2020
Frank helps Kev and V's pot business. Debbie prepares a princess party for Franny while Mickey gets a real job. Lip runs into trouble with his new neighbors. Carl's first day on the force is not what he thought it would be.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: Nancy M. Pimental
8.2/106 votes#13 - Episode 308
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 3/9/2014
The filming of 'Pucks!' draws to a close and everyone is focused on what they will do next. Bev gives Carol an ultimatum when she reads the script and wants to turn it into a show. NBC wants Matt to audition for the role in Andrew's pilot, but Matt is unwilling to do so. To make matters worse, Matt becomes a target of a rumor that might jeopardize his opportunity at landing the role.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: David Crane
8.2/104 votes#14 - Lost
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 3/3/2019
Frank’s injury gets in the way of everyone’s plans as Fiona attempts to get her life back on track and Lip grows frustrated with his relationship with Tami. Carl gets some bad news about his future, and Debbie finally makes a move on Kelly. Kevin and Veronica get in trouble at the twins’ preschool.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: N/A
8.0/102 votes#15 - So Antoine
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 3/15/2020
Mo has an unexpected guest. Blair and Tiff go looking for a new home.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: Amelie Gillette
8.0/106 votes#16 - Episode 304
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 2/2/2014
Matt's career takes an unexpected turn when he appears on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Merc comes in to pitch new shows to Carol. Oh, and there's a devastating earthquake in Peru.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: Jeffrey Klarik
8.0/106 votes#17 - Episode 307
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 2/23/2014
Beverly prepares to return to England, while Sean hangs onto hopes of keeping his Hollywood dream alive. Matt is crushed to learn that his former stalker is no longer obsessed with him. Carol is equally despondent when her dreams for a future with Castor are dashed.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: Jeffrey Klarik
8.0/105 votes#18 - The Fickle Lady Is Calling It Quits
Season 11 Episode 11 - Aired 4/4/2021
Kev and V announce their big news. Lip has some promising leads on selling the house, forcing Debbie to reevaluate her future and her history of regrettable love interests. Ian and Mickey try to adjust to a vastly different life on the West Side. Carl’s commitment to the force is challenged when he’s reassigned to an unglamorous police unit. Liam reminds Frank of everything that makes Frank, Frank.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: Nancy M. Pimental
8.0/101 votes#19 - The Thieving Mistake
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 1/11/2010
While at the airport seeing Albert off on a trip, the team encounters `Liability' Finch, a hapless friend of Ash who is in hot water with a customs officer and a Russian art collector as a result of a bungled painting theft. Despite being ordered by Mickey to lie low and avoid trouble, Sean sets out to help Finch, with disastrous consequences.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: Fintan Ryan
7.7/1010 votes#20 - The (Mis)Education of Liam Fergus Beircheart Gallagher
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 12/3/2017
As Fiona tries to raise the profile of the neighborhood, Ian helps Trevor to raise money for a new youth shelter. Meanwhile, Carl loses his scholarship and gets creative with securing the tuition, Lip stands up to a friend and gets hurt and Frank teaches the parents at Liam's school all about the working class.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: N/A
7.7/1010 votes#21 - A Gallagher Pedicure
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 1/21/2018
Fiona's homeless tenants barricade themselves inside her apartment. Lip takes in a terrified Sierra and Lucas when her father is released from prison. Meanwhile Ian, despite warnings, provides sanctuary to a runaway teen, Frank considers his retirement and Debbie must choose between paying for school and paying for surgery to keep her toes.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: N/A
7.7/1010 votes#22 - Are You There Shim? It's Me, Ian.
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/2018
Frank’s latest sexual escapades get him into trouble with the Hopkins Academy PTA. Fiona struggles with her decision to bail Ian out of jail, while he continues his Gay Jesus antics inside. Lip juggles taking care of Xan with a potential romance. Debbie fights for equal pay at work, and Carl has to prove himself at military school. Kev and V have trouble with the twins without Svetlana.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: N/A
7.7/103 votes#23 - Bad Medicine
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2022
Lin finds his priorities pulled in two directions: the people of Sagar Wada and Khader’s underground network.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: Ben Dubash
7.6/1010 votes#24 - Occupy Fiona
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 12/17/2017
Ian tests Fiona's patience and resolve by bringing a messy “Occupy Fiona” movement right to her front door. Lip struggles to get Professor Youens to court for his DUI trial. Meanwhile, a now unemployed Frank goes on a job hunt and Carl gets a feisty new rehab client with a plan to help him get the rest of his tuition.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: N/A
7.6/1019 votes#25 - This is Chicago!
Season 11 Episode 1 - Aired 12/6/2020
The Gallaghers adjust to life during the pandemic. Frank fears gentrification of South Side. Bar closures force Kev and V to get creative. Lip and Tami work to make their new house a home as Carl finishes his time at the police academy.
Director: Iain B. MacDonald
Writer: John Wells
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Iain B. MacDonald Ratings Summary
"Episode 401" is the best rated episode directed by Iain B. MacDonald. It scored 8.8/10 based on 4 votes. It was written by Jeffrey Klarik. It aired on 1/11/2015 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Episode 402".