- Summary: The comedy explores the idea of what is the modern idea of a family.
- Genre(s): Comedy
- Show Type: Between Seasons
- Season 1 premiere date: Sep 23, 2009
- Episode Length: 30
- Air Time: 09:00 PM
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 27 out of 27
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Mixed: 0 out of 27
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Negative: 0 out of 27
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This fast-paced mockumentary perfectly captures the experience of parenthood.
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100This remains far and away the best prime-time sitcom: crisp and farcical, but very kind. [25 Oct 2010, p.37]
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100In a fall season surprisingly flush with good sitcoms, the best new comedy by far--and it's not that close of a race - is Modern Family on ABC.
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80It's like three, maybe four sitcoms all squeezed into one, and quite an enjoyable one.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 109 out of 124
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Mixed: 4 out of 124
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Negative: 11 out of 124
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