No pink slip for Homer: Fox renews 'The Simpsons' for 23rd season

NEW YORK -- Raise a can of Duff beer! Fox network says "The Simpsons" will be back next fall for its 23rd season.

Fox said that will bring the animated series episode total to 515. "The Simpsons" is the longest-running comedy in TV history. The network announced the renewal last week.

Since premiering in December 1989, "The Simpsons" has won 27 Emmy awards. In the meantime, family patriarch Homer Simpson has consumed an uncountable number of doughnuts and Duff.

"The Simpsons" airs at 7 p.m. Sundays.