Popular British costume drama "Downton Abbey" will be returning for a sixth season. As one of the most popular dramas on television, "Downton Abbey" has garnered a following in the United States of "Doctor Who" proportions.

According to the BBC, ITV, the British television network that airs and produces "Downton Abbey," confirmed the drama will return for a sixth season in 2015. The show, which follows the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants through the early 20th century, has gathered a following on both sides of the Atlantic.

"It is fantastic that 'Downton' continues to be such a phenomenon -- still the most popular drama on ITV in its fifth series -- and we are thrilled to have commissioned a sixth series," said Steve November, ITV's director of drama commissioning. "We don't know yet what Julian [Fellowes] has planned, but we are looking forward to working with him, the fantastic cast and Carnival again, and have no doubt series six will be unmissable."

Fellowes created the show, which first aired in 2010, and has been writing its scripts ever since. He will also write Season 6; however, producers have not confirmed which members of the current cast will remain.

The show has been so popular that celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have watch it, and the couple in particular likes it so much so that they named their house after it.

However, the show's popularity may also serve another purpose: it could help PBS stay afloat. The Public Broadcasting Service, which is publicly funded, airs the British drama for American audiences. But, with a new heavily Republican congress, the network may be defunded. A new season of "Downton Abbey" may push fans to help keep the network afloat.

Season 5 of "Downton Abbey" is currently airing in the U.K. and will air in the U.S. in January of 2015. According to the New York Daily News, the Season 6 will air on PBS in 2016.

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