Modern Family’s Farewell Heralds End of Broadcast Sitcom Era
Beloved by audiences and Emmy voters, the comedy signs off Wednesday after 11 seasons
Modern Family won the Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy for five consecutive years.
ABC
Key insights:
- It's unlikely another series can replicate its success.
- The sitcom helped ABC rebuild a family comedy brand.
- ABC remains eager for a Modern Family spinoff.
During its upfront presentation in May 2009, ABC was so confident in the quality of its new sitcom, Modern Family, that it screened the entire pilot episode for buyers at the event—a show of faith that hasn’t been repeated since by any network at an upfront.
