Photo of 'MADtv' cast, courtesy Warner Bros.

Just months after MADtv's cast reunited for a 20th anniversary special, the show is being revived as a primetime series.

Deadline reported Monday The CW, which aired the 20th anniversary show, has picked up the revived sketch comedy show with an order of eight hour-long episodes executive produced by the show's original showrunner David E. Salzman.

The show will follow in the footsteps of the Fox original, focusing on pop-culture parodies and politically incorrect humor with a cast of up-and-coming comedians, although each episode will be hosted by yet-to-be-announced returning cast members from the old show.

“The MADtv franchise is as vibrant as ever thanks largely to social and digital media appealing to a fan base numbering in the millions that relates to the show’s brand of authentic and irreverent cross-cultural comedy,” Salzman said in a statement. “We will continue to present the hard-hitting, laugh-out-loud, wall-to-wall pop culture parody our fans expect, but in a fresh, new way.”

News of MADtv's revival follows The CW's recent success bringing back Whose Line Is It Anyway?. The network has also found new life in comedy with critical favorites Jane the Virgin and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend earning Golden Globe wins in the past two years.

MADtv aired its last episode on Fox in 2009.