FX renews Wilfred, Louie, and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia
It's FX day at the Television Critics Association press tour, which means it's once again time for the great TV reporters of America to fawn over John Landgraf, who's really, really nice to us and always makes sure we get our screeners and very often puts good shows on TV, to boot. The big piece of actual news out of Landgraf's executive session was that the network has picked up Wilfred and Louie for a second and third season, respectively, with both likely returning in summer 2012. The network also picked up It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia for two more seasons, which would bring it to nine years and make it the longest running live-action comedy in cable history, pushing it past Curb Your Enthusiasm and Entourage (both at eight seasons presently). FX also signed a new development deal with RCG, the production company behind the show, so that would suggest a new series will come from the Sunny creators sometime in the near future. FX's big comedy initiative of a few years back would seem to be a success, then, as Archer and Louie have both posted big ratings gains over last season this year, while Wilfred has had the biggest debut season for a comedy in the network's history. It's Always Sunny returns Sept. 15, airing with three new Archer episodes. The League returns Oct. 6.