During the 2012 US presidential election, both First Lady Michelle Obama, in an interview with Kal Penn at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, [167] and Ann Romney, in an interview with The Insider, [168] cited Modern Family as their favorite TV show. Enjoy the complete ninth season of Modern Family all over again on DVD with this three-disc box-set. Claire and Mitchell's mother, Dede, drops in for a surprise visit and is determined to make amends with everyone she offended during what has been deemed "the incident" at Jay and Gloria's wedding. Jesse Tyler Ferguson Reveals a 'Modern Family' Spinoff Script Is Written (Exclusive) | Entertainment Tonight".

The series was renewed for an eleventh season on January 7, 2019, which was confirmed as the final season on February 5. To commemorate the final episode of Modern Family after 11 series we felt it only right to recommend this totally unique series. Chris and I are both strong, opinionated people, and we very, very quickly realized it doesn't make sense to sit here and debate each other and waste time," Levitan told The Hollywood Reporter in 2012.However, in this version the same-sex relationship between Cam and Mitchell of the original series was replaced by a heterosexual relationship. Sofía Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett: Jay's second wife; Manny and Joe's mother; Claire and Mitchell's stepmother. As a result of the show's success, the cast attempted to renegotiate their contracts in the summer of 2012 to obtain higher per-episode fees, but talks broke down to the point that the fourth season's first table read had to be postponed. Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett: Gloria's husband; Claire, Mitchell and Joe's father; Manny's stepfather; Haley, Alex, Luke and Lily's grandfather; Phil and Cameron's father-in-law. Slant Magazine reviewer Peter Swanson wrote that while the first episode was "the type of wacky-location stunt that's usually reserved for the fifth or sixth season of a dying sitcom," the following episodes "have been better.

The series was renewed for an eleventh and final season on February 5, 2019, which premiered on September 25, 2019. Relive the entire third season of Modern Family all over again in high-definition with this Blu-ray release. All 22 episodes from the ninth season of the mockumentary-style sitcom following three branches of a sprawling, cheerfully dysfunctional, multi-cultural family in Los Angeles. In June 2020, ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke discussed a spin-off of Modern Family centered around Mitch and Cam, inspired by an idea from series co-creator and executive producer, Steven Levitan.

Jay remarried a much younger woman, Gloria Delgado (née Ramirez), a passionate Colombian immigrant [6] with whom he has a young son, Fulgencio Joseph (born in the middle of the fourth season), and a stepson from Gloria's previous marriage, [7] Manuel "Manny" Delgado. Fred Willard has guest starred as Phil's father Frank; he was nominated for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, but lost to Neil Patrick Harris's performance on Glee. But now, "most gay people trust that the television audience knows we're a diverse tribe, not easily pigeonholed. And Jay is a 50-something overweight schlub wedded to trackpants and a smokin' hot Colombian second wife, Gloria, who is passionately devoted to three things: him; the voluble expression of her every passing feeling; and her son Manny, a preternaturally mature 11-year-old romantic with an interest in girls, satin shirts, chess and fencing.

There are babysitting disasters, an anniversary to celebrate, misguided male bonding, and everything from high-stakes poker to high-maintenance in-laws.

On Rotten Tomatoes, season five has a rating of 90% based on 10 reviews, with an average score of 7. V. Club stated that the episode represents "all the reasons why we still watch Modern Family" and awarded the episode an A−. I literally laughed out loud at numerous parts - the way that it comes together is interesting / well-done - each couple has an interesting balance - great dialog (IMDB won't let me spell it with a "ue" at the end) - original characters - I'm impressed.

However, in August 2018, reports indicated that ABC was in discussions to renew the series for a potential eleventh season. V. Club have awarded the majority of episodes a "B" grade or higher – with particular praise for "The Day We Almost Died" and "Closet? This is legally impossible as Vietnam's laws forbid a child to be adopted by single parents or same sex couples.During the third season, New York Times columnist Frank Bruni argued that gay criticism of Cameron and Mitchell actually showed the progress gays have made toward social acceptance.