Only Seven Episodes Of LOUIE Next Year!! Read the full article on AICN I am – Hercules!! This is better than last year, when we only got zero episodes of “Louie.” This fifth season order amounts to half the 14-episode order “Louie” received for its fourth season. No word yet on whether half of these seven new episodes will form an epic “Louie” TV-movie. HE’LL BE BACK LOUIE PICKED UP BY FX FOR FIFTH SEASON Seven-Episode Season to Debut in Spring 2015 LOS ANGELES, July 21, 2014 – FX has picked up a fifth season of the Emmy®-nominated comedy series Louie.