Modern Family is an American mockumentary comedy TV series. The half-hour series, which was created by Christopher Lloyd (Christopher Lloyd (screenwriter)) and Steven Levitan, is produced by Fox Television Studios. The mockumentary follows the families of Jay Pritchett (Ed ONeill), 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. Jay is married to a much younger Colombian woman, Gloria (Sof�a Vergara), and is helping her raise her pre-teen son, Manny. Mitchell and his partner (Same-sex couples) Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) have adopted (International adoption) a Vietnamese (Vietnamese people) baby, Lily. The show premiered on ABC (American Broadcasting Company) on September 23, 2009 to critical acclaim. It has been named as a big contender for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards.

On January 12, 2010, Modern Family was renewed for a second season by ABC.