An animated series that has found an audience among adults as well as kids was just picked up for a 13th season. Nickelodeon announced the renewal for “SpongeBob SquarePants.”

The announcement follows a big turnout for the show’s live-action and animated anniversary special, “SpongeBob’s Big Birthday Blowout” (Friday, July 12, at 7 p.m. [ET/PT]), which drew 2.2 million total viewers in its simulcast across Nickelodeon, TeenNick and Nicktoons.

Click here for details about season 13 along with more numbers for “Birthday Blowout.”