Showtime Renews Shameless, House of Lies

LOS ANGELES: Showtime has ordered a fifth season of Shameless and a fourth season of House of Lies, with a 12-episode order for each to air in 2015. 

Along with the previously announced renewal of Episodes, Showtime is bringing back its full winter Sunday night lineup. The trio currently anchor the Sunday schedule on Showtime, starting at 9 p.m.

Shameless is averaging 5.5 million weekly viewers across platforms, up 8 percent on its previous season. House of Lies is averaging 3 million viewers per week across platforms, which is on par with the season two performance.