 After receiving offers from many of the stations, McElhenney chose to sign with FX as they allowed him more creative freedom.McElhenney was contracted as "It's Always Sunny"'s showrunner, and both Howerton and Day were listed as executive producers.McElhenney claims that 50 weeks of each year are consumed by acting, producing, and writing for the show, but he did find time to appear in the third season of "Lost" in the episode "Not in Portland".