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'''''Modern Family''''' is an American [[mockumentary]] comedy TV series. The half-hour series, which was created by [[Christopher Lloyd (screenwriter)|Christopher Lloyd]] and [[Steven Levitan]], is produced by [[Fox Television Studios]]. The [[mockumentary]] follows the families of Jay Pritchett ([[Ed O'Neill]]), his daughter Claire Dunphy ([[Julie Bowen]]), and his son Mitchell Pritchett ([[Jesse Tyler Ferguson]]). While Claire is a [[homemaker]] mom in a traditional family, Jay is married to a much younger woman and raising a pre-teen stepson, and Mitchell and his boyfriend have adopted a [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] baby. The show premiered on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on September 23, 2009 to critical acclaim.<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/modernfamily?q=Modern%20Family From Metacritic (September 23, 2009)]</ref>
'''''Modern Family''''' is an American [[single-camera]] [[mockumentary]] comedy TV series. The half-hour series, which was created by [[Christopher Lloyd (screenwriter)|Christopher Lloyd]] and [[Steven Levitan]], is produced by [[Fox Television Studios]]. The [[mockumentary]] follows the families of Jay Pritchett ([[Ed O'Neill]]), his daughter Claire Dunphy ([[Julie Bowen]]), and his son Mitchell Pritchett ([[Jesse Tyler Ferguson]]). While Claire is a [[homemaker]] mom in a traditional family, Jay is married to a much younger woman and raising a pre-teen stepson, and Mitchell and his boyfriend have adopted a [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] baby. The show premiered on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on September 23, 2009 to critical acclaim.<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/tv/shows/modernfamily?q=Modern%20Family From Metacritic (September 23, 2009)]</ref>


== Cast and characters ==
== Cast and characters ==

Revision as of 02:55, 29 December 2009

Modern Family
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Modern Family opening
GenreSituation Comedy
Mockumentary
Created byChristopher Lloyd
Steven Levitan
StarringEd O'Neill
Sofía Vergara
Julie Bowen
Ty Burrell
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Eric Stonestreet
Nolan Gould
Sarah Hyland
Rico Rodriguez II
Ariel Winter
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersChristopher Lloyd
Steven Levitan
Production locationLos Angeles, California
Camera setupFilm, Single camera
Running timeapprox. 22 minutes
Original release
NetworkABC
ReleaseSeptember 23, 2009 –
present

Modern Family is an American single-camera mockumentary comedy TV series. The half-hour series, which was created by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, is produced by Fox Television Studios. The mockumentary follows the families of Jay Pritchett (Ed O'Neill), his daughter Claire Dunphy (Julie Bowen), and his son Mitchell Pritchett (Jesse Tyler Ferguson). While Claire is a homemaker mom in a traditional family, Jay is married to a much younger woman and raising a pre-teen stepson, and Mitchell and his boyfriend have adopted a Vietnamese baby. The show premiered on ABC on September 23, 2009 to critical acclaim.[1]

Cast and characters

Main article: Characters of Modern Family

The show revolves around three families that are interrelated through Jay Pritchett, his son Mitchell Pritchett and his daughter Claire Dunphy. The families meet for family functions, around the neighborhood, and cross-family bonding.

Episodes

Main article: List of Modern Family episodes

Production

The series quickly became a priority for ABC after the pilot episode tested high with focus groups, resulting in the network ordering 13 episodes and adding it to the 2009-2010 fall lineup days ahead of ABC's official schedule announcement.[2][3][4]

The series was given a full season pickup on October 8, 2009.[5][6]

Special guest stars

Former Cheers comedian Shelley Long appeared in episode 4, The Incident. Edward Norton and Elizabeth Banks appeared on the November 18, 2009 episode.[7] Norton played Izzy LaFontaine, the fictional bassist of Spandau Ballet, whom Claire believed to be Phil's favorite band; Banks portrayed Sal, Mitchell and Cameron's old friend and reputed party girl, who takes them out for a night on the town.

Fred Willard guest starred as Phil’s (Ty Burrell) father on the December 9, 2009 episode, "Undeck the Halls".[8]

Future guest stars set to appear include:

Benjamin Bratt as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett's ex-husband. Chazz Palminteri, and Minnie Driver as a friend and former co-worker of Claire’s.[9]

Critical reception

The first season has been met with unanimously positive reviews. It received a 'critically acclaimed' Metacritic score of 86 out of 100.[10] Entertainment Weekly gave it an A-, calling it "...immediately recognizable as the best new sitcom of the fall...".[11] In Time's review the show was named "the funniest new family comedy of the year."[12] It has also been compared to the 1970s series Soap, in regards to the multiple family aspect, as well as Arrested Development. Some have made comparisons to The Office and Parks and Recreation, due to their mockumentary formats.[13]

Award Nominations

Modern Family is nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy at the 67th Golden Globe Awards.[14]. Modern Family is nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards.[15].

U.S. Nielsen ratings

Seasonal ratings

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Modern Family on ABC.

Note: Each U.S. network television season starts in late September and ends in late May, which coincides with the completion of May sweeps.
Season Original Airing Rank Viewers
(in millions)
Season Premiere Season Finale TV Season
1 September 23, 2009 December 9, 2009 2009–2010 TBA 9.36*

As of December 9, 2009 (*)

Weekly ratings

Order Episode Rating Share Rating/share
(18-49) 		Viewers
(millions) 		Rank
(Timeslot) 		Rank
(Night) 		Rank
(Week)
1 "Pilot" 7.8 13 4.2/11[16] 12.61 1 1 TBA
2 "The Bicycle Thief" 6.0 10 3.8/10[17] 9.99 1 1 TBA
3 "Come Fly With Me" 5.4 9 3.4/9[18] 8.82 2 2 TBA
4 "The Incident" 5.8 9 3.6/10[19] 9.35 2 3 TBA
5 "Coal Digger" 5.4 8 3.4/9[20] 8.66 3 4 TBA
6 "Run For Your Wife" 5.5 8 3.7/9[21] 9.33 2 3 TBA
7 "En Garde" 5.3 8 3.5/9[22] 8.77 2 4 TBA
8 "Great Expectations" 5.4 9 3.7/10[23] 9.16 2 3 TBA
9 "Fizbo" 4.1 7 2.4/7[24] 7.12 3 TBA TBA
10 "Undeck The Halls" 5.5 9 3.8/10[25] 9.67 1 1 23[26]
  • Episode 9 aired on Thanksgiving Eve in which most of the original shows hit series lows.

International broadcasters

Country Broadcaster Season Premiere
 Australia Network Ten 1 2010 (2010)
 Israel yes stars Comedy 1 2010 (2010)
 United Kingdom Sky1 1 October 15, 2009 (2009-10-15)
 Ireland TV3 and SKY 1 1 October 22, 2009 (2009-10-22)
 United States ABC 1 September 23, 2009 (2009-09-23)
 Canada
ArgentinaMexico Brazil Latin America Cityfamily 1 2009 (2009)
 New Zealand TV3 1 2010 (2010)

References

  1. ^ From Metacritic (September 23, 2009)
  2. ^ From Variety (May 8, 2009)
  3. ^ From TV Guide (May 8, 2009)
  4. ^ "ABC picks up its first series for fall (updated)" From Los Angeles Times (May 8, 2009)
  5. ^ "ABC gives full season pickups to “Modern Family“, “Cougar Town,” and “The Middle“")
  6. ^ Isis Abrams. "ABC Picks Up Cougar Town, Modern Family and The Middle". TVGuide.com.
  7. ^ Robert Seidman (30 October 2009). ""ABC's November Sweeps Programming to Include 'Hank', 'The Forgotten', and 'Eastwick'"". TVbytheNumbers.com. Retrieved 30 October 2009.
  8. ^ Modern Family Fansite modern-family-tv.com
  9. ^ Modern Family Fansite modern-family-tv.com
  10. ^ Modern Family metacritic.com
  11. ^ TV Review - Modern Family (2009) Entertainment Weekly
  12. ^ Yes, We Kin Time Magazine, 28 September 2009
  13. ^ Fall TV Preview 2009: Modern Family E! Online
  14. ^ Modern Family Fansite Modern Family Fansite
  15. ^ Modern Family Fansite Modern Family Fansite
  16. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/09/24/wednesday-broadcast-finals-modern-family-down-a-tenth-cougar-town-up-a-tenth-with-adults-18-49/28330
  17. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/10/01/glee-rises-to-a-3-3-criminal-minds-to-a-3-8-eastwick-drops-to-a-2-3-in-finals/29229
  18. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/10/08/tuesday-broadcast-finals-modern-family-cougar-town-glee-criminal-minds-tick-up-in-finals-old-christine-down-a-tick/29983
  19. ^ http://pifeedback.com/eve/forums?a=tpc&s=32410241&f=63310451&m=387101842&r=474103842#474103842
  20. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/10/22/broadcast-finals-glee-modern-family-cougar-town-criminal-minds-tick-up-mercy-old-christine-svu-eastwick-tick-down/31251
  21. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/10/29/wednesday-broadcast-finals-law-order-svu-criminal-minds-repeat-were-up-a-tick/32039
  22. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/11/05/broadcast-finals-modern-family-criminal-minds-up-eastwick-down/32766
  23. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/11/19/wednesday-broadcast-cable-finals-glee-americas-next-top-model-tick-up/34157
  24. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/11/26/tv-ratings-modern-family-cougar-town-glee-eastwick-almost-everything-else-down/34649
  25. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/12/10/broadcast-finals-glee-rises-to-season-high-criminal-minds-up-the-middle-gary-unmarried-down-a-tick/35902
  26. ^ http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/12/15/tv-ratings-sunday-night-football-big-bang-theory-biggest-loser-and-csi-top-weekly-broadcast-charts/36318

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