Degrassi: The Next Generation (later renamed Degrassi from the tenth season to fourteenth season and renamed Degrassi: Next Class from the fifteenth season onward) is the current series set in the fictional Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. In recent seasons, however, viewing figures have begun to drop. The series has won numerous awards, from the Geminis, Writers Guild of Canada and Directors Guild of Canada, and internationally from the Teen Choice Awards, Young Artists Awards, and Prix Jeunesse.