It's been a busy sixth season of CBS's How I Met Your Mother: A race around New York, the Captain, new Robin Sparkles, the sudden death of Marshall's dad, and the revelation that Barney Stinson may actually have a heart after all. Ratings for the show have also been up: Its average audience of 10.2 million viewers this season is up 4 percent from last year, and HIMYM outdraws such established hits as The Office, Family Guy, and 30 Rock.
And yet, with the HIMYM season finale set to tape in less than a month — and Charlie Sheen's antics threatening the future of fellow Monday hit Two and a Half Men — CBS and producer 20th Century Fox TV still haven't announced any plans to bring the gang from MacLaren's Bar back next fall. The good news: That could soon change. Vulture has learned that CBS and the studio are nearing agreement on a deal that would guarantee not one, but two more seasons of HIMYM adventures. Though you'd think a pickup for one of CBS's key comedies would be a simple process, it turns out that negotiations between 20th and the Eye have actually been going on for months. What's been holding things up? Well, kids, it's kind of a funny story ...

Industry insiders tell us CBS and 20th have been haggling over just how much coin the network should shell out for each episode of HIMYM.

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