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'The Simpsons' is renewed for a 26th season

Matt Groening (2nd-R)), the creator of the longest-running scripted show in television, poses with cast members Nancy Cartwright, (Groening), Yeardley Smith and Hank Azaria (L-R), after he was honored with the 2,459th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during an unveiling ceremony in Los Angeles on February 14, 2012. UPI/Jim Ruymen
Matt Groening (2nd-R)), the creator of the longest-running scripted show in television, poses with cast members Nancy Cartwright, (Groening), Yeardley Smith and Hank Azaria (L-R), after he was honored with the 2,459th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame during an unveiling ceremony in Los Angeles on February 14, 2012. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- The U.S. animated sitcom "The Simpsons" has been renewed for a 26th season, Fox announced.

"For more than a quarter of a century, 'The Simpsons' has captured the hearts and minds of fans in a way that transcends ages, languages and cultures," Kevin Reilly, chairman of Fox Entertainment, said in a statement Friday. "This groundbreaking series is not only the longest-running scripted show in television history, it's one of the greatest sitcoms of our time, and I'm looking forward to yet another landmark season."

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Season 25 premiered Sept. 29.

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