'Dexter' finale leads to 'Shameless' start with William H. Macy

Fans of "Dexter'' who stick around following this Sunday's season finale will see the first 20 minutes of the first episode of "Shameless," a new Showtime comedy that will premiere Jan. 9 at 10 p.m.

"Shameless" stars William H. Macy as the flawed working-class patriarch of a brood of six kids whose eldest daughter (Emmy Rossum) oversees while he is out carousing. The series, which is based on the long-running U.K. hit and is produced by John Wells ("The West Wing"), also stars Joan Cusack ("Working Girl").

-- Greg Braxton 

 

Photo: William H. Macy Credit: Jeff Christensen / Associated Press