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Modern Family

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Universal acclaim based on 30 Critic Reviews

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Universal acclaim based on 54 Ratings

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Modern Family: First Days

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Modern Family

Series Details & Credits

ABC | Release Date: May 12, 2009

Summary: The Pritchett family are being filmed for a documentary in this mockumentary of the extended family which includes patriarch Jay, his second wife Gloria and son Manny; Jay's son, Mitchell, his partner Cameron, and their adopted daughter Lily; and Jay's daughter Claire, her husband Phil and their three children, Haley, Alex, and Luke.

Creator: Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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S11:E28. Finale Part 2
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Critic Reviews

100

People Weekly

Tom Gliatto

Dec 15, 2010

Season 1 Review: This remains far and away the best prime-time sitcom: crisp and farcical, but very kind. [25 Oct 2010, p.37]

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Chicago Sun-Times

Paige Wiser

Season 1 Review: This fast-paced mockumentary perfectly captures the experience of parenthood. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly

Ken Tucker

Season 1 Review: Modern Family works because it does something the network sitcom hasn't managed in years: It offers a comic equation for almost every audience segment, while never blanding out the characters for mass consumption. Read full review

88

Slant Magazine

Peter Swanson

Season 1 Review: Most of the episodes so far have ended with a simulacrum of a group hug, an acknowledgement that, even though they don't always get along, this family loves one another. So far, these moments have worked on the show, but the formula could get tired. Read full review

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Boston Globe

Matthew Gilbert

Season 1 Review: It's not too early, however, to heap praise onto this astute, well-written show and its many specific wonders. Read full review

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Miami Herald

Glenn Garvin

Season 1 Review: For the first time since Married...With Children stood the genre on its head two decades ago, somebody has come up with a new take on the family sitcom, and the results are riotously funny. Read full review

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PopMatters

Leigh H. Edwards

Season 1 Review: With its deft writing and sharp performances, the show is a telling snapshot of how families live now. Read full review

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User Reviews

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vancityboy

Oct 10, 2019

This is one of my favourite shows with the best writing on television. There are no corny laugh tracks that tell the audience when there was a "joke". This is a quality show with great performances that is steadily funny every episode. there are a few dud episodes, but majority are good fun.

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Bokerskis

Jul 8, 2020

I just finished some of the best comedy series ever made. Modern Family (created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levita) deals with adventures and deviations from a family that is completely distraught, but completely loving with each other. This family includes three main couples and theirI just finished some of the best comedy series ever made. Modern Family (created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levita) deals with adventures and deviations from a family that is completely distraught, but completely loving with each other. This family includes three main couples and their children, each person with their individual personality, with different ages, genders, nationalities and sexualities, justifying the title of the series, and allowing us to share their fears and insecurities, as well as their moments of glory and happiness. , even more after 11 seasons, and that's what makes the icing on the cake I would say.

It is not enough the performance of all the actors and it actresses to perfectly synchronize with their characters, but we also follow the emotional, intellectual and even (in some cases) physical growth. After eleven years of accompanying the same people, and seeing them grow so much, the series manages to make you feel as if you know each one of them, as if you were part of this family, to the point that you do not want to leave them, while wanting to see them evolve. The series does not necessarily follow a linear script, instead we see several small stories over the years of its development, with details that are maintained to create the feeling of time and continuous space. Basically small leaps throughout the history of this family. One funnier than the other.

Another detail in the story that has to be mentioned is the emotional appeal it provides, it seems that each episode has a moral at its end, allowing us to learn from its philosophical perceptions, victories and failures, ceasing to be just a story of comic relief. The series takes advantage of the opportunities that the personalities of its characters to tell important stories and make fun of socially relevant topics such as homophobia, sexism, xenophobia, aging, career choice, parenting, motherhood, adolescence, among others, always leaving well balanced how much responsibly criticizes and when it satirizes.

The series follows the format of a mockumentary, with its characters speaking directly to the camera at times in the form of small statements, or also giving small glances to the cameras at embarrassing moments. It was certainly not the first series to use this feature, but it was definitely one of the ones that most marked its presence in the style of filming, serving as an example for other future series.… Expand

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DogeGamer2015

Apr 3, 2021

Es una de las mejores series en la historia de la televisión; tiene personajes carismáticos y está llena de momentos divertidos.
¡TOTALEMENTE RECOMENDABLE!

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Marionnnnnne

Aug 28, 2020

Una serie que todos deberían ver en algún momento, personajes entrañables, historias divertidas y un elenco perfecto

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ChunkDump

Dec 22, 2020

it felt like for a while i was growing up with this cast of people. such a bummer it ended. check it out for forth wall breaking stares at camera!

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yiven35836

Oct 30, 2019

Come to watch Ty Burrell kill it; stay because everyone else is doing fine work, even if they're not given much to do. Consider leaving because the writing that doesn't involve Ty Burrell's character is weak and the direction is consistently sloppy. Eventually leave because for a series thatCome to watch Ty Burrell kill it; stay because everyone else is doing fine work, even if they're not given much to do. Consider leaving because the writing that doesn't involve Ty Burrell's character is weak and the direction is consistently sloppy. Eventually leave because for a series that labels itself as progressive, it has at least one deeply problematic quip or plotline in virtually every episode.… Expand

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Barny

Oct 20, 2020

there is one thing this show screams: people sheltered from reality and coddled living in their bubbles of alternative realities.

In every way it is comparable to what you would get drinking lukewarm water diluted with lukewarm water. It's properly insufferable to anyone with any measurablethere is one thing this show screams: people sheltered from reality and coddled living in their bubbles of alternative realities.

In every way it is comparable to what you would get drinking lukewarm water diluted with lukewarm water. It's properly insufferable to anyone with any measurable degree of self-respect. You might be the customer for this type of product if you already love soap operas.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 11

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- Season 11 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 2019
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  S11:E28. Finale Part 2
  Air Date: April 8, 2020
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  S11:E27. Finale Part 1
  Air Date: April 8, 2020
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  S11:E26. Favorite Siblings
  Air Date: April 4, 2020
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  S11:E25. Favorite Gloria Moment
  Air Date: April 4, 2020
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  S11:E23. Favorite Alter Ego
  Air Date: April 4, 2020
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  S11:E22. Favorite Heartwarming Moment
  Air Date: April 4, 2020
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  S11:E21. Cam's Best Freakout
  Air Date: April 4, 2020
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  S11:E20. Favorite Holiday
  Air Date: April 4, 2020
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  S11:E19. Favorite Invention
  Air Date: April 4, 2020
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  S11:E19. Finale Part 2
  Air Date: April 8, 2020
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  S11:E18. The Last Thanksgiving
  Air Date: November 20, 2019
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  S11:E18. Finale Part 2
  Air Date: April 8, 2020
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  S11:E18. Favorite Embarrassing Moment
  Air Date: April 4, 2020
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  S11:E18. Finale Part 2
  Air Date: April 8, 2020
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  S11:E18. Finale Part 2
  Air Date: April 8, 2020
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  S11:E17. Paris
  Air Date: February 12, 2020
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  S11:E17. Finale Part 1/Finale Part 2
  Air Date: April 8, 2020
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  S11:E17. Finale Part 1
  Air Date: April 8, 2020
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  S11:E17. Phil's Best Birthday Gift
  Air Date: April 4, 2020
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  S11:E17. Finale Part 1
  Air Date: April 8, 2020
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  S11:E16. Dead on A Rival
  Air Date: January 22, 2020
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  S11:E16. I'm Going to Miss This
  Air Date: April 1, 2020
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  S11:E15. Baby Steps
  Air Date: March 18, 2020
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  S11:E14. Legacy
  Air Date: January 15, 2020
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  S11:E14. Spuds
  Air Date: February 19, 2020
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  S11:E13. Paris
  Air Date: February 12, 2020
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  S11:E12. 11-08-2019
  Air Date: November 8, 2019
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  S11:E12. Dead on A Rival
  Air Date: January 22, 2020
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  S11:E11. 11-07-2019
  Air Date: November 7, 2019
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  S11:E11. Legacy
  Air Date: January 15, 2020
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  S11:E10. A Game of Chicken
  Air Date: November 6, 2019
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  S11:E10. The Prescott
  Air Date: January 8, 2020
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  S11:E9. 11-06-2019
  Air Date: November 6, 2019
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  S11:E9. The Last Christmas
  Air Date: December 11, 2019
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  S11:E8. 11-05-2019
  Air Date: November 5, 2019
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  S11:E8. Tree's A Crowd
  Air Date: December 4, 2019
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  S11:E7. A Game of Chicken
  Air Date: November 6, 2019
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  S11:E7. 11-04-2019
  Air Date: November 4, 2019
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  S11:E7. The Last Thanksgiving
  Air Date: November 20, 2019
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  S11:E6. Modern Family
  Air Date: November 1, 2019
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  S11:E6. A Game of Chicken
  Air Date: November 6, 2019
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  S11:E5. The Last Halloween
  Air Date: October 30, 2019
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  S11:E4. Pool Party
  Air Date: October 16, 2019
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  S11:E3. Perfect Pairs
  Air Date: October 9, 2019
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  S11:E2. Snapped
  Air Date: October 2, 2019
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  S11:E1. New Kids on the Block
  Air Date: September 25, 2019
Season 10

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- Season 10 Overview
  Air Date: September 26, 2018
Season 9

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- Season 9 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 2017
Season 8

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- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: September 21, 2016
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 2015
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 24, 2014
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 2013
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 26, 2012
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 21, 2011
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 22, 2010
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 23, 2009