Modern Family (season 8)

Modern Family (season 8)

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Country of origin United States
Release
Original network ABC
Original release September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21) – present

The eighth season of Modern Family was ordered on March 3, 2016, by ABC.[1] The season premiered on September 21, 2016.[2] The show airs on ABC on Wednesday nights and is produced by 20th Century Fox Television, Steven Levitan Prods., and Picador Productions, with creators Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd as showrunners.

Cast

Modern Family employs an ensemble cast. The series focuses on Jay Pritchett (Ed O'Neill), his daughter Claire Dunphy (Julie Bowen), and his son Mitchell Pritchett (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) who live in Los Angeles. Claire is a homemaker mom married to Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell); they have three children, Haley (Sarah Hyland), the typical teenager,[3] Alex (Ariel Winter), the smart middle child[4] and Luke (Nolan Gould), the offbeat only son.[5] Jay is married to a much younger Colombian woman, Gloria (Sofía Vergara), and is helping her raise her pre-teen son, Manny (Rico Rodriguez). Mitchell and his husband Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet) have adopted a Vietnamese baby, Lily (Aubrey Anderson-Emmons).

Production

Modern Family was renewed for an eighth season on March 3, 2016, with several other ABC shows.[1] Sofia Vergara shared a photo on Instagram of the cast doing a photo-shoot for the eighth season on July 26, 2016.[6] The table read for the season occurred the same day, with filming beginning shortly after.[7] The Hollywood Reporter announced on August 4, 2016, that Castle-alum Nathan Fillion had been cast in a recurring role of three episodes as the weatherman Rainer Shine.[8] It was also announced that Martin Short will appear in a guest role in the second episode of the season as a promotional maven.[9] A promotional poster was released on August 23, 2016.[10] Variety reported on September 26, 2016, that Modern Family would feature the first openly transgender child actor on network-television. The 8-year old actor Jackson Millarker will appear in the second episode as Lily’s playmate Tom.[11] In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, showrunner Christopher Lloyd announced that the former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning would be appearing in an episode.[12] Entertainment Weekly reported on October 31, 2016, that Kelsey Grammer will guest-star in a January 2017 episode of the series, portraying Cam's ex-boyfriend Keifth.[13]

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1671"A Tale of Three Cities"Chris KochElaine KoSeptember 21, 2016 (2016-09-21)8ARG018.24[14]
In New York, the Dunphy family decides to stay a few days longer, with the parents and the kids each lying to the other about prolonging the vacation. In Missouri, Mitchell faces some discontent from Cam's family due to his treatment of Cam's comatose grandma. In Mexico, Gloria clashes with her sister over the hot sauce business, leading to Sonia kidnapping Manny.
1682"A Stereotypical Day"Ryan CaseVali ChandrasekaranSeptember 28, 2016 (2016-09-28)8ARG037.41[15]
An African American family moves in across the street on the same day Jay happens to be installing new security cameras, leading Jay to go to extreme measures to ensure he is not seen as a racist. Meanwhile, the Dunphy family takes advantage of Alex when she becomes sick, which leads to her skipping a semester at Cal Tech. Mitchell and Cameron reevaluate their views of each other as open, non-judgmental, supportive parents when Lily calls an openly transgender boy a weirdo.
1693"Blindsided"Jim HenszChristy Stratton & Danny ZukerOctober 5, 2016 (2016-10-05)8ARG026.97[16]
Luke decides to run against Manny for class president. Claire becomes his manager while Jay and Gloria help Manny. Now that Haley wants to create her own company, Phil introduces her to an eccentric marketing expert, while Cameron decides to house his star football player without consulting Mitchell.
1704"Weathering Heights"Gail MancusoPaul Corrigan & Brad WalshOctober 12, 2016 (2016-10-12)8ARG047.50[17]
Phil gets to meet his weatherman hero (Nathan Fillion) when he is on the local news in a real estate segment, but later regrets the decision to introduce him to Haley. Meanwhile, Jay tries to help with Manny's video application to Juilliard and Lily tries to get rid of Cam's football player who's living with them.
1715"Halloween IV : Revenge of Rod Skyhook"Chris KochStephen LloydOctober 26, 2016 (2016-10-26)8ARG067.38[18]
Luke's Halloween party isn't the monster bash he dreamed of and is at risk of having the worst party of the year. Sensing trouble, the rest of the Dunphy's realize all his party needs is a visit from Rod Skyhook, a little promotion and some adult supervision to get it started. Meanwhile at the Tucker-Pritchett home, Cam faces off with his Halloween nemesis while Lily and Mitchell try to save the day and work to keep him from going to the darkside. Finally, when Jay finds out that Manny is going to a party at the home of an old enemy, he enlists him to deliver a trick he will never forget.
1726" Grab It"Beth McCarthy-MillerJeffrey RichmanNovember 9, 2016 (2016-11-09)8ARG057.23[19]
Jay's favorite place in the world, and only refuge, may be losing some of its charm when Phil considers becoming a member. At the Dunphy house, Claire mistakes her influence on Alex's life choices, and Haley cares too much about what Alex thinks about hers. Meanwhile, when Cam doesn't give Mitchell the full story on what his play is really about, it really puts Mitchell in the spotlight.
1737"Thanksgiving Jamboree"Steven LevitanJon Pollack & Chuck TathamNovember 16, 2016 (2016-11-16)8ARG087.33[20]
Cameron spares no expense for his Thanksgiving jamboree; Hayley tells Phil she'd rather spend the holiday with her new boyfriend; Jay works to keep his blood pressure down; Alex and Dwight get closer.
1748"The Alliance"James BagdonasAndy Gordon & Ryan WallsNovember 30, 2016 (2016-11-30)8ARG096.81[21]
Phil, Cam and Gloria have a secret meeting while Luke helps Jay at his club and Haley chaperones Rainer's daughter.
1759"Snow Ball"[22]Beth McCarthy-MillerChristy Stratton & Stephen LloydDecember 14, 2016 (2016-12-14)[22]8ARG10TBD
Luke and Manny are in charge of the winter dance. Claire and Gloria want to get rid of a mother, Jay pretends spend time with Phil and Mitch helps a bully.

Ratings

Live + SD ratings

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Episode Air date Time slot (EST) Rating/Share (18–49) Viewers (m) 18–49 Rank Viewership rank
167 1 "A Tale of Three Cities" September 21, 2016 Wednesdays
9:00 p.m.		 2.6/8[14] 8.24[14] 9[23] 24[23]
168 2 "A Stereotypical Day" September 28, 2016 2.3/8[15] 7.41[15] 14[24] N/A
169 3 "Blindsided" October 5, 2016 2.2/8[16] 6.97[16] 12[25] 24[25]
170 4 "Weathering Heights" October 12, 2016 2.4/8[17] 7.50[17] 12[26] 25[26]
171 5 "Halloween 4: The Revenge of Rod Skyhook" October 26, 2016 2.3/7[18] 7.38[18] 13[27] N/A
172 6 "Grab It" November 9, 2016 2.3/8[19] 7.23[19] 12[28] 23[28]
173 7 "Thanksgiving Jamboree" November 16, 2016 2.2/8[20] 7.33[20] 12[29] N/A
174 8 "The Alliance" November 30, 2016 2.2/8[21] 6.81[21] N/A N/A
175 9 "Snow Ball" December 14, 2016 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Live + 7 Day (DVR) ratings

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Episode Air date Time slot (EST) 18–49 rating increase Viewers
(millions) increase		 Total 18-49 Total viewers
(millions)		 Ref.
167 1 "A Tale of Three Cities" September 21, 2016 Wednesdays
9:00 p.m.		 1.7 4.12 4.3 12.35 [30]
168 2 "A Stereotypical Day" September 28, 2016 1.7 4.15 4.0 11.56 [31]
169 3 "Blindsided" October 5, 2016 1.6 3.78 3.8 10.75 [32]
170 4 "Weathering Heights" October 12, 2016 1.6 3.90 4.0 11.40 [33]
171 5 "Halloween 4: The Revenge of Rod Skyhook" October 26, 2016 1.8 4.20 4.1 11.58 [34]
172 6 "Grab It" November 9, 2016 1.6 3.87 3.9 11.10 [35]
173 7 "Thanksgiving Jamboree" November 16, 2016 1.6 4.08 3.8 11.41 [36]
174 8 "The Alliance" November 30, 2016 N/A N/A N/A N/A
175 9 "Snow Ball" December 14, 2016 N/A N/A N/A N/A

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