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* [[Steven Levitan]], co-creator of the show stated '''"I think my personal goal at this point would be 10 seasons. I don't know if it's attainable or not. I think we'll have to look at it every year, and if we feel like we're just running out of things to say then it will be time to make that tough call."''' when asked about multiple Seasons. <ref>http://deadline.com/2016/05/modern-family-on-set-sofia-vergara-ed-oneill-1201751179/</ref>
 
* [[Steven Levitan]], co-creator of the show stated '''"I think my personal goal at this point would be 10 seasons. I don't know if it's attainable or not. I think we'll have to look at it every year, and if we feel like we're just running out of things to say then it will be time to make that tough call."''' when asked about multiple Seasons. <ref>http://deadline.com/2016/05/modern-family-on-set-sofia-vergara-ed-oneill-1201751179/</ref>
 
* At the 2016 TCA press tour, Steven Levitan has announced two new characters will be appearing in season 8: [[Nathan Fillion]] in multiple episodes as [[Rainer Shine]] and [[Martin Short]] in the second episode as [[Merv Schechter]]. <ref name=":4">[[Steven Levitan]] says [[Nathan Fillion]] and [[Martin Short]] will be [http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/04/modern-family-nathan-fillion-martin-short appearing as new characters] [[Rainer Shine]] and [[Merv Schechter]].</ref>
 
* At the 2016 TCA press tour, Steven Levitan has announced two new characters will be appearing in season 8: [[Nathan Fillion]] in multiple episodes as [[Rainer Shine]] and [[Martin Short]] in the second episode as [[Merv Schechter]]. <ref name=":4">[[Steven Levitan]] says [[Nathan Fillion]] and [[Martin Short]] will be [http://www.ew.com/article/2016/08/04/modern-family-nathan-fillion-martin-short appearing as new characters] [[Rainer Shine]] and [[Merv Schechter]].</ref>
* It was announced that [[Kelsey Grammar]] will be in a future episode in January as a character name [[Keifth]], Cam's former boyfriend.<ref>http://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/31/modern-family-kelsey-grammer</ref>
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* It was announced that [[Kelsey Grammer]] will be in a future episode in January as a character name [[Keifth]], Cam's former boyfriend.<ref>http://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/31/modern-family-kelsey-grammer</ref>
 
* The Premiere episode is entitled "[[A Tale of Three Cities]]". <ref>[https://www.thefutoncritic.com The Futon Critic] released the [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20160909abc01/ title and plot] for the premiere episode of Season 8</ref>
 
* The Premiere episode is entitled "[[A Tale of Three Cities]]". <ref>[https://www.thefutoncritic.com The Futon Critic] released the [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20160909abc01/ title and plot] for the premiere episode of Season 8</ref>
   
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| colspan="6" | After recent trips take the Dunphys to New York; the Tucker-Pritchetts to the Midwest; and Jay and his clan to Juarez, Mexico; the entire family reunites for Father's Day. <ref name=":0" />
 
| colspan="6" | After recent trips take the Dunphys to New York; the Tucker-Pritchetts to the Midwest; and Jay and his clan to Juarez, Mexico; the entire family reunites for Father's Day. <ref name=":0" />
 
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| rowspan="2" |[[File:Blindsided.jpg|centre|thumb|156x156px]]
 
| align="left" |'''"[[Blindsided]]"'''
 
| align="left" |'''"[[Blindsided]]"'''
 
<ref name=":1">Season 8 Episode 2 - "Blindsided" [via [http://abc.go.com/shows/modern-family/episode-guide/season-08/3-blindsided abc], [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5042724/?ref_=tt_ep_nx IMDB] & [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20160922abc04/ The Futon Critic]]</ref>
 
<ref name=":1">Season 8 Episode 2 - "Blindsided" [via [http://abc.go.com/shows/modern-family/episode-guide/season-08/3-blindsided abc], [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5042724/?ref_=tt_ep_nx IMDB] & [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20160922abc04/ The Futon Critic]]</ref>
 
| align="left" |[[Christy Stratton]] & [[Danny Zuker]] <ref name=":1" />
 
| align="left" |[[Christy Stratton]] & [[Danny Zuker]] <ref name=":1" />
| align="left" |[[Jim Hensz ]]<ref name=":1" />
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| align="left" |[[Jim Hensz]]<ref name=":1" />
 
| align="left" |*October 5, 2016 <ref name=":1" />
 
| align="left" |*October 5, 2016 <ref name=":1" />
 
| align="left" |02 <ref name=":6">Modern Family Season 8 [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/modern-family/listings/ Episode Orders].</ref>
 
| align="left" |02 <ref name=":6">Modern Family Season 8 [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/modern-family/listings/ Episode Orders].</ref>
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| colspan="6" | The Dunphys and Pritchett's are going head-to-head when Luke decides his best chance at getting into college is running for senior class president against Manny; Phil insists on introducing Haley to marketing guru Merv Schechter. <ref name=":1" />
 
| colspan="6" | The Dunphys and Pritchett's are going head-to-head when Luke decides his best chance at getting into college is running for senior class president against Manny; Phil insists on introducing Haley to marketing guru Merv Schechter. <ref name=":1" />
 
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| rowspan="2" |[[File:A Stereotypical Day.jpg|centre|thumb|156x156px]]
 
| align="left" |'''"[[A Stereotypical Day]]" '''
 
| align="left" |'''"[[A Stereotypical Day]]" '''
 
<ref name=":2">Season 8 Episode 3 - "A Stereotypical Day" [via [http://abc.go.com/shows/modern-family/episode-guide/season-08/02-a-stereotypical-day abc], [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5357404/ IMDB] & [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20160919abc23/ The Futon Critic]]
 
<ref name=":2">Season 8 Episode 3 - "A Stereotypical Day" [via [http://abc.go.com/shows/modern-family/episode-guide/season-08/02-a-stereotypical-day abc], [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5357404/ IMDB] & [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20160919abc23/ The Futon Critic]]
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| colspan="6" | Jay wants to make a good impression on a family moving in across the street; Manny tries to attract a radical thinker; the Pritchett family uses Alex's bout of mono to their advantage; Cam and Mitchell try to teach Lily a message of acceptance.
 
| colspan="6" | Jay wants to make a good impression on a family moving in across the street; Manny tries to attract a radical thinker; the Pritchett family uses Alex's bout of mono to their advantage; Cam and Mitchell try to teach Lily a message of acceptance.
 
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| rowspan="2" |[[File:Weathering Heights.jpg|centre|thumb|156x156px]]
 
| align="left" |'''"[[Weathering Heights]]" '''
 
| align="left" |'''"[[Weathering Heights]]" '''
 
<ref name=":3">Season 8 Episode 4 - "Weathering Heights" [via [http://abc.go.com/shows/modern-family/episode-guide/season-08/4-weathering-heights abc], [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6014414/?ref_=tt_ep_nx IMDB], [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20160927abc03/ The Futon Critic]]</ref>
 
<ref name=":3">Season 8 Episode 4 - "Weathering Heights" [via [http://abc.go.com/shows/modern-family/episode-guide/season-08/4-weathering-heights abc], [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6014414/?ref_=tt_ep_nx IMDB], [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20160927abc03/ The Futon Critic]]</ref>
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| colspan="6" | TBA
 
| colspan="6" | TBA
 
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| rowspan="2" |[[File:H4 - The Revenge of Rod Skyhook.jpg|centre|thumb|156x156px]]
 
| align="left" |'''"[[Halloween 4: The Revenge of Rod Skyhook]]" '''
 
| align="left" |'''"[[Halloween 4: The Revenge of Rod Skyhook]]" '''
 
<ref name=":5">Season 8 Episode 6 - "Halloween 4: The Revenge of Rod Skyhook" [via [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20161010abc10/ thefutoncritic]]</ref>
 
<ref name=":5">Season 8 Episode 6 - "Halloween 4: The Revenge of Rod Skyhook" [via [http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20161010abc10/ thefutoncritic]]</ref>

Revision as of 15:06, 1 November 2016

Modern Family was renewed for an 8th Season, which was announced on the 3rd of March, 2016. It is unknown about the episodes and the cast or the storylines. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, the actor who plays Mitchell, posted an Instagram photo [1] stating that there will be a Season 8.

Cast and Characters

Main Cast

Recurring Cast

Please: Assign Characters here when they have been in 3 or more episodes.

Guest Cast

Please: Assign Characters here when they have been in less than 3 episodes.

  • Jackson Millarker as Tom [4]

Notes

  • An 8th Season was announced on March 3rd, 2016. [5]
  • ABC has confirmed a release date for Season 8 of Modern Family, September 21, 2016.
  • Jesse Tyler Ferguson, the actor who plays Mitchell, posted an Instagram photo stating that there will be a Season 8. [6]
  • Phil may start to take a stand as he felt like Claire does too much in the last few episodes of Season 7. [7]
  • Steven Levitan, co-creator of the show stated "I think my personal goal at this point would be 10 seasons. I don't know if it's attainable or not. I think we'll have to look at it every year, and if we feel like we're just running out of things to say then it will be time to make that tough call." when asked about multiple Seasons. [8]
  • At the 2016 TCA press tour, Steven Levitan has announced two new characters will be appearing in season 8: Nathan Fillion in multiple episodes as Rainer Shine and Martin Short in the second episode as Merv Schechter. [3]
  • It was announced that Kelsey Grammer will be in a future episode in January as a character name Keifth, Cam's former boyfriend.[9]
  • The Premiere episode is entitled "A Tale of Three Cities". [10]

Episodes

  • These episodes didn't air in order.
    • Unconfirmed episodes.
Image Title Writers Director Airdate No. in Season No. in Series
A Tale of Three Cities
"A Tale of Three Cities"

[11]

Elaine Ko [11] Chris Koch [11] September 21, 2016 [11] 01 167
After recent trips take the Dunphys to New York; the Tucker-Pritchetts to the Midwest; and Jay and his clan to Juarez, Mexico; the entire family reunites for Father's Day. [11]
Blindsided
"Blindsided"

[12]

Christy Stratton & Danny Zuker [12] Jim Hensz[12] *October 5, 2016 [12] 02 [13] 168
The Dunphys and Pritchett's are going head-to-head when Luke decides his best chance at getting into college is running for senior class president against Manny; Phil insists on introducing Haley to marketing guru Merv Schechter. [12]
A Stereotypical Day
"A Stereotypical Day"

[14]

Vali Chandrasekaran [14] Ryan Case [14] *September 28, 2016[14] 03 [13] 169
Jay wants to make a good impression on a family moving in across the street; Manny tries to attract a radical thinker; the Pritchett family uses Alex's bout of mono to their advantage; Cam and Mitchell try to teach Lily a message of acceptance.
Weathering Heights
"Weathering Heights"

[15]

Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh [15] Gail Mancuso [15] October 12, 2016 [15] 04 170
Phil is ecstatic when he's invited to appear in a news segment and gets to meet his "weatherman" hero: Rainer Shine and introduced him to Haley; Jay infuses a little grit into Manny's video interview for college; Lily takes matters into her own hands. [15]
TBA "Grab It" ** TBA TBA TBA 05 171
TBA
H4 - The Revenge of Rod Skyhook
"Halloween 4: The Revenge of Rod Skyhook"

[16]

Stephen Lloyd

[16]

Chris Koch [16] October 26, 2016 [16] 06 172
Luke's Halloween party is going wrong, but family helps; Cam faces off with his Halloween nemesis, his family try to help; Jay finds out Manny is going to a party at the home of an old enemy, he enlists him to deliver a trick he will never forget. [16]
TBA "Sarge & Pea" ** TBA TBA TBA 07 173
TBA

Character Appearances

= Appears | X = Absent.

Characters

Episode (This Season)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Total
Jay Pritchett 24
Gloria Pritchett 24
Manny Delgado 4
Joe Pritchett 3
Phil Dunphy 24
Claire Dunphy 24
Haley Dunphy 4
Alex Dunphy 4
Luke Dunphy 4
Mitchell Pritchett 24
Cameron Tucker 24
Lily Tucker-Pritchett 4

Viewing Rates

The viewing rates are the amount of people viewing the episodes (U.S.A).

No. Episode Viewing Rate
01 "A Tale of Three Cities" 8.24 million [17]
02 "A Stereotypical Day" 7.41 million [18]
03 "Blindsided" 6.97 million [19]
04 "Weathering Heights" 7.50 million [20]
05 "TBA" TBA
06 "Halloween 4: The Revenge of Rod Skyhook" TBA

Character Storylines

The Pritchett Family

Jay

Jay does not want to give the new family moving in across the street the wrong impression and goes out of his way to make sure they know he is the best kind of neighbor.

Gloria

TBA

Manny

Manny decides that the best way to an attractive and radical-thinking teenage girl's heart is through his actions.

Joe

TBA

The Dunphy Family

Phil

TBA

Claire

TBA

Haley

TBA

Alex

TBA

Luke

TBA

The Tucker-Pritchett Family

Mitchell

TBA

Cameron

TBA

Lily

TBA

Gallery

References

  1. Jesse Tyler Ferguson confirms an 8th Season, via his Instagram Account (Photo)
  2. Nathan Fillion switches to Comedy in Modern Family role.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Steven Levitan says Nathan Fillion and Martin Short will be appearing as new characters Rainer Shine and Merv Schechter.
  4. Jackson Millarker to join the Modern Family Cast
  5. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, the actor who plays Mitchell, announced in an Instagram photo that there would be a Season 8
  6. https://www.instagram.com/p/BFjiKyuQElv/?taken-by=jessetyler&hl=en
  7. Phil will start to take a stand against his family in Season 8
  8. http://deadline.com/2016/05/modern-family-on-set-sofia-vergara-ed-oneill-1201751179/
  9. http://www.ew.com/article/2016/10/31/modern-family-kelsey-grammer
  10. The Futon Critic released the title and plot for the premiere episode of Season 8
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Season 8 Episode 1 - "A Tale of Three Cities" [via abc, IMDB & Futon Critic]
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 Season 8 Episode 2 - "Blindsided" [via abc, IMDB & The Futon Critic]
  13. 13.0 13.1 Modern Family Season 8 Episode Orders.
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 Season 8 Episode 3 - "A Stereotypical Day" [via abc, IMDB & The Futon Critic]
  15. 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 Season 8 Episode 4 - "Weathering Heights" [via abc, IMDB, The Futon Critic]
  16. 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 Season 8 Episode 6 - "Halloween 4: The Revenge of Rod Skyhook" [via thefutoncritic]
  17. A Tale of Three Cities - Viewing Ratings [via tvbythenumbers/screenertv]
  18. "A Stereotypical Day" - Viewing Rates [via tvbythenumbers/screenertv]
  19. "Blindsided" - Viewing Rates [via tvbythenumbers/screenertv]
  20. "Weathering Heights" - Viewing Rates [via tvbythenumbers/screenertv]