Shameless Season 9 (2011)

A Chicago born and bred family of eight is seemingly always on the precipice of spontaneous combustion. However, their Gallagher grit always comes in at the eleventh hour, proving that their resilience will perpetually trump their misfortunes. The rock of the family, Fiona, assumed the roles of both parents at a tender age after her alcoholic father and bipolar mother proved that they were woefully ill-suited for the task. As the eldest sister, Fiona valiantly and wholeheartedly cares for her siblings as the rigors of poverty plague their lives.