Just a few days after Shameless’ sixth season debuted, Showtime announced today that it has renewed the William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum series for a seventh season.

“Shameless has clearly resonated with audiences as evidenced by their steady growth on Sunday nights over the past six years,” said Gary Levine, president of programming for Showtime. “We are extremely pleased with the creative work being done by John Wells, Nancy Pimental and the entire cast, producers and writers – and we so appreciate Shameless’ clear and distinctive voice.”

The series will start shooting the 12 episodes later this year for an early 2017 airdate.