'The Great British Baking Show' Renewed Through Season 15 (Collection 12)

As The Great British Baking Show Collection 9 quarterfinals stream on Netflix this weekend, fans can take comfort that though favorites are leaving the tent, it will remain standing for at least three more years on Channel 4. The publicly-owned station announced it had re-upped its deal with Love Productions for another three years, guaranteeing the popular reality show's run through at least 2024.

The announcement comes as the original ₤25 million deal signed in 2016 is set to expire. The Great British Bake Off, which initially debuted and built into the powerhouse it is today on the BBC, switched channels after Series 7 (Collection 4) premiered to ratings exceeding the Olympic Opening Ceremony. The current GBBO Season 12 (known here as GBBS Collection 9) is averaging 8.7 million viewers per episode according to Channel 4, making it the second biggest reality series in the U.K., just behind BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.

The original deal initially was just for GBBO. However, it has expanded since then to include other Love Production series that were initially BBC based, including companion show Bake Off: An Extra Slice, spinoffs Junior Bake Off, Bake Off: The Professionals, and most recently, The Great Pottery Throwdown. Those series have also been renewed as part of the deal, along with yearly charity special The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up to Cancer and the holiday specials. That leaves only The Great British Sewing Bee's fate up in the air. It is, to date, the only Love Production series from this set of reality shows that remains on the BBC.