{"id":2047177,"date":"2026-07-16T15:11:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2047177"},"modified":"2026-07-16T15:11:44","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:11:44","slug":"heres-when-its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-returns-for-season-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2047177","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s when \u2018It\u2019s Always Sunny In Philadelphia\u2019 returns for season 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/always-sunny-inphiladelphia@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>TV News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Here\u2019s when \u2018It\u2019s Always Sunny In Philadelphia\u2019 returns for season 18<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Rob Mac, Charlie Day and co. are returning for 10 episodes later this year<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-16T16:11:44+01:00\">16th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/always-sunny-inphiladelphia@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Charlie Day, Danny DeVito, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, Glenn Howerton of \" title=\"always-sunny-in=philadelphia@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Charlie Day, Danny DeVito, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, Glenn Howerton of &#8220;It&#8217;s Always Sunny in Philadelphia&#8221;. CREDIT: Earl Gibson III\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><em>It\u2019s Always Sunny In Philadelphia<\/em> is returning for season 18 next month.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: <b>Soundtrack Of My Life: Rob McElhenney<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The hit show is now the longest-running live-action sitcom in TV history, and FX has confirmed that the next season will launch on Monday August 17.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It will premiere at 9pm ET\/6pm PT on FXX, FX and Hulu, and will also be available to stream on Disney+ around the world.<\/p>\n<p>While the past three seasons have been comprised of eight episodes, the upcoming season will bring this number up to 10.<\/p>\n<p>Returning for the new season are the usual cast, Charlie Day (Charlie), Glenn Howerton (Dennis), series creator Rob Mac (Mac), Kaitlin Olson (Deandra) and Danny DeVito (Frank).<\/p>\n<p>Across the 10 episodes, the show will find them discovering a newfound appreciation for neurodivergence, dealing with unemployment due to workplace automation, getting lost in conspiracy theories, finding a way around the general public drinking less, and trying to get their hands on a dead woman\u2019s inheritance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First poster for \u2018IT&#8217;S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA\u2019 Season 18.<\/p>\n<p>Releasing August 17 on FX and Hulu. pic.twitter.com\/8hH3MUKctB<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) July 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier this year, Shelly Desai, who was well-known for starring in <em>It\u2019s Always Sunny<\/em>, passed away aged 90.<\/p>\n<p>As well as the series, he also had credits in <em>The A-Team, Friends, ER<\/em>, <em>Where On Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?<\/em> and <em>Curb Your Enthusiasm<\/em>, as well as films including <em>Phantom Of The Paradise<\/em>, <em>Toys<\/em>, <em>Thelma &amp; Louise<\/em> and <em>Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Before then, actor Rob McElhenney last summer made the appropriate legal filings to have his name officially changed to \u201cRob Mac\u201d, and later admitted that he thought the move was \u201ckinda douchey\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mac was\u00a0interviewed by <em>NME<\/em> for the <em>Soundtrack Of My Life<\/em> series, in which he shared the songs that mean the most to him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When asked about \u201cthe song I can\u2019t get out of my head\u201d, he responded with the Eagles\u2019 anthem \u2018Fly, Eagles, Fly\u2019, a song that had been on loop for him in the lead-up to the Super Bowl. He also listed songs by The Beatles, Bon Jovi, Rage Against The Machine and Johnny Cash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Danny DeVito<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s Always Sunny in Philadelphia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div 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Haunted\u2019<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><em>It\u2019s Always Sunny In Philadelphia<\/em> is returning for season 18 next month.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: <b>Soundtrack Of My Life: Rob McElhenney<\/b><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The hit show is now the longest-running live-action sitcom in TV history, and FX has confirmed that the next season will launch on Monday August 17.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It will premiere at 9pm ET\/6pm PT on FXX, FX and Hulu, and will also be available to stream on Disney+ around the world.<\/p>\n<p>While the past three seasons have been comprised of eight episodes, the upcoming season will bring this number up to 10.<\/p>\n<p>Returning for the new season are the usual cast, Charlie Day (Charlie), Glenn Howerton (Dennis), series creator Rob Mac (Mac), Kaitlin Olson (Deandra) and Danny DeVito (Frank).<\/p>\n<p>Across the 10 episodes, the show will find them discovering a newfound appreciation for neurodivergence, dealing with unemployment due to workplace automation, getting lost in conspiracy theories, finding a way around the general public drinking less, and trying to get their hands on a dead woman\u2019s inheritance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First poster for \u2018IT&#8217;S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA\u2019 Season 18.<\/p>\n<p>Releasing August 17 on FX and Hulu. pic.twitter.com\/8hH3MUKctB<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) July 15, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier this year, Shelly Desai, who was well-known for starring in <em>It\u2019s Always Sunny<\/em>, passed away aged 90.<\/p>\n<p>As well as the series, he also had credits in <em>The A-Team, Friends, ER<\/em>, <em>Where On Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?<\/em> and <em>Curb Your Enthusiasm<\/em>, as well as films including <em>Phantom Of The Paradise<\/em>, <em>Toys<\/em>, <em>Thelma &amp; Louise<\/em> and <em>Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Before then, actor Rob McElhenney last summer made the appropriate legal filings to have his name officially changed to \u201cRob Mac\u201d, and later admitted that he thought the move was \u201ckinda douchey\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mac was\u00a0interviewed by <em>NME<\/em> for the <em>Soundtrack Of My Life<\/em> series, in which he shared the songs that mean the most to him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When asked about \u201cthe song I can\u2019t get out of my head\u201d, he responded with the Eagles\u2019 anthem \u2018Fly, Eagles, Fly\u2019, a song that had been on loop for him in the lead-up to the Super Bowl. He also listed songs by The Beatles, Bon Jovi, Rage Against The Machine and Johnny Cash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/heres-when-its-always-sunny-in-philadelphia-returns-for-season-18-3957352&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/always-sunny-inphiladelphia@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsTV News Here\u2019s when \u2018It\u2019s Always Sunny In Philadelphia\u2019 returns for season 18 Rob Mac, Charlie Day and co. are returning for 10 episodes later this year By Liberty Dunworth 16th July 2026 Charlie Day, Danny DeVito, Rob McElhenney, Kaitlin Olson, Glenn Howerton of &#8220;It&#8217;s Always Sunny in Philadelphia&#8221;. 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