FXX Renews 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' for Two More Seasons of Depravity

The series is now tied with 'The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet' as the longest-running live action comedy show of all time.

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Things will remain quite sunny indeed for It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, as FXX has officially renewed the series for its 13th and 14th seasons. It's Always Sunny will now be tied with The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet as the longest running live-action comedy series in history, a remarkable brag by any measurement. Just ask the titleholder for the animated equivalent of that record, The Simpsons.

"If anyone doubts the power of a camcorder and a dream, just look at It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which was a DIY backyard pilot when Rob, Charlie and Glenn brought it to FX and will go down in TV history as one of the most loved and enduring comedies," Nick Grad, FX Networks' co-boss of original programming, said in a press release on Friday. "Few shows make it this far or have such devoted fans, and we owe it all to the creative vision and great humor of the creators and cast who keep Sunny fresh and inventive every season."

Just how widespread is the influence of It's Always Sunny more than a decade after its underdog debut? By FX's numbers, the series has seen a steady increase in viewership since heading to FXX back in 2013. The series' just-wrapped 11th season dominated the 18-49 demographic, which actually makes quite a bit of sense. To firmly put It's Always Sunny's record-tying in perspective, however, you should probably just peep some classic Ozzie & Harriet footage and then compare:

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The influence has even invaded HBO's Game of Thrones, a series that would appear to have almost nothing in common with the oft-explored themes of It's Always SunnyThrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss penned the Season 9 It's Always Sunny episode "Flowers for Charlie," a Limitless-nodding parody of the sci-fi novel Flowers for Algernon. The episode, one of the series' finest, saw Charlie (Charlie Day) exploring the benefits of higher intelligence.

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