Kardashian family signs 3-year deal with E! network

In this Aug. 17, 2011 file photo, from left, Khloe Kardashian, Kylie Jenner, Kris Jenner, Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, and Kendall Jenner arrive at the Kardashian Kollection launch party in Los Angeles. The E! Entertainment network said Tuesday it had reached a deal with its most bankable franchise to make three more seasons of "Keeping Up With the Kardashians." (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)

LOS ANGELES — E! thinks there’s even more to keep up with: The network confirmed Tuesday the Kardashian family has signed a three-year deal with it.

The pact gives viewers three more seasons of the network’s flagship “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” taking the show into Season 9. The deal covers the entire Kardashian litter, including those who don’t boast the last name formally: Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian Odom, Rob Kardashian, Bruce Jenner, Kris Jenner, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner — and also extends the network first-look deals with the clan for unscripted ideas, concepts and projects.

The apple, it seems, doesn’t fall too far from the money-making tree. News of the deal came a day after Ryan Seacrest, whose production company backs “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” inked a deal with Fox to continue on as host of “American Idol.” Seacrest has yet to finalize an agreement covering the three years “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” will remain on the air, but likely will as part of an upcoming agreement with E!’s parent company, NBCUniversal.