• Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 23, 2009
  • Season #: 1 , 2 , 3
Modern Family Image
  • Summary: The comedy explores the idea of what is the modern idea of a family.
  • Genre(s): Comedy
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. In 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.
  2. Reviewed by: Paige Wiser
    100
    This fast-paced mockumentary perfectly captures the experience of parenthood.
  3. Reviewed by: Tom Gliatto
    Dec 15, 2010
    100
    This remains far and away the best prime-time sitcom: crisp and farcical, but very kind. [25 Oct 2010, p.37]

See all 27 Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 92 out of 103
  2. Negative: 10 out of 103
  1. A breath of fresh air in the comedy genre. The whole cast is likeable and the writing is superb. The best comedy on TV right now. If you haven't watched this yet then you are missing half your life, and I mean it. Expand
    • 5 of 5 users said yes
  2. Adam
    4
    Not painful, but not laugh out-loud funny. Worth a smile or two per show though.
    • 0 of 10 users said yes
  3. JorgeH.
    0
    I found this show to be quite annoying, with only 1 exception. The gays are typical, the dad is THE most annoying person ever, and the 15 year old daughter he has is a typical slut who never listens to her parents blah blah blah. Expand
    • 1 of 13 users said yes

See all 103 User Reviews

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