Today's Modern Family

The cast of Modern Family: Jay Pritchett (Ed O'Neill), Gloria Pritchett (Sofia Vergara), Manny Delgado (Rico Rodriguez), Claire Dunphy (Julie Bowen), Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell), Luke Dunphy (Nolan Gould), Alex Dunphy (Ariel Winter), Haley Dunphy (Sarah Hyland), Mitchell Pritchett (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), Cameron Tucker (Eric Stonestreet), Lily Pritchett-Tucker

Last fall, ABC started their new hit series Modern Family, which has received incredible reviews. The sitcom revolves around 3 families, which are connected by Jay Pritchett who is the father of Mitchell and Claire. The Pritchett family consists of Jay who remarried a younger, very attractive Latina woman who had her son Manny with her ex-husband. Jay's daughter, Clair, married Phil Dunphy and had 3 children, Haley, Alex, and Luke. Mitchell Pritchett is a gay male who's with Cameron Tucker, raising an adopted vietnamese daughter Lily. This may seem like a confusing family, but it's indeed a "modern family."

Only on its second season, Modern Family has received many awards and positive reviews from the critics. At the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, Modern Family won Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series (pilot episode), and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (Eric Stonestreet). Within its first season, the show became the 6th highest rated show on ABC among adults between 18 and 49, and also the 3rd highest rated new show. The second season has raised these percents by 34% already, not even being halfway through.