The eighth season of '' Modern Family'' was ordered on March 3, 2016 by ABC. The season premiered on September 21, 2016. The season is produced by

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and Picador Productions in association with

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, with creators Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd as showrunners. The season concluded on May 17, 2017.

Cast

Main cast

* Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett * Sofía Vergara as Gloria Pritchett * Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy * Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy *

Jesse Tyler Ferguson Jesse Tyler Ferguson (born October 22, 1975) is an American actor. From 2009 to 2020, he portrayed Mitchell Pritchett on the sitcom ''Modern Family'', for which he earned five consecutive nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding ...

as Mitchell Pritchett * Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker * Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy *

Ariel Winter Ariel Winter Workman (born January 28, 1998) is an American actress. She starred as Alex Dunphy in the ABC comedy series ''Modern Family'', for which she and her co-stars won four consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble ...

as Alex Dunphy * Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy * Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado * Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett * Jeremy Maguire as Joe Pritchett

Recurring cast

* Fred Willard as Frank Dunphy * Winston Duke as Dwight * Nathan Fillion as Rainer Shine * Joe Mande as Ben * Dana Powell as Pam Tucker

Guest cast

* Stephanie Beatriz as Sonia Ramirez * Celia Weston as Barb Tucker * Ernie Hudson as Miles * Christian Barillas as Ronaldo *

Martin Short Martin Hayter Short (born March 26, 1950) is a Canadian-American actor, comedian, and writer. He has received various awards including two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award. In 2019 Short became an Officer of the Order of Canada. He ...

as Merv Schechter * Andy Daly as Principal Brown * Robert Costanzo as Earl Chambers * Joely Fisher as Maggie Braithwaite * Kelsey Grammer as Keifth * Shelley Long as DeDe Pritchett * Elizabeth Banks as Sal *

Peyton Manning Peyton Williams Manning (born March 24, 1976) is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Nicknamed "the Sheriff", he spent 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and four with th ...

as Coach Gary * Victor Garber as Chef Dumont *

Rob Riggle Robert A. Riggle Jr. (born April 21, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and former United States Marine Officer. He is known for his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's ''The Daily Show'' from 2006 to 2008; as a cast member on ''Satu ...

as Gil Thorpe * Jane Krakowski as Dr. Donna Duncan * Charles Barkley as himself * DeAndre Jordan as himself * Faith Prince as Lorraine * Niecy Nash as Joan * Reid Ewing as Dylan Marshall * Benjamin Bratt as Javier Delgado * Lindsey Kraft as Joey * Jackie Seiden as Dr. Elaine Kolchek * Sedona Fuller as Betty Kolchek * London Fuller as Janice Kolchek * Nakia Seacrest as Vice Principal

Production

''Modern Family'' was renewed for an eighth season on March 3, 2016, with several other ABC shows. Sofia Vergara shared a photo on

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of the cast doing a photo-shoot for the eighth season on July 26, 2016. The table read for the season occurred the same day, with filming beginning shortly after. '' The Hollywood Reporter'' announced on August 4, 2016, that ''

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''-alum Nathan Fillion had been cast in a recurring role of three episodes as the weatherman Rainer Shine. It was also announced that

will appear in a guest role in the third episode of the season as a promotional maven. A promotional poster was released on August 23, 2016. On September 26, 2016, '' Variety'' reported that ''Modern Family'' would feature the first openly transgender child actor on network-television. The 8-year old actor Jackson Millarker appeared in the second episode of the season as Lily's playmate Tom. " The Hollywood Reporter" reported on November 7, 2016 that

will guest star in the 12th episode of the season. "Manning will play Coach Gary, baby Joe's sports tutor, whom Gloria (Sofia Vergara) brings in to help teach Joe how to throw and catch. When Coach Gary also starts doing things around the house, Jay (Ed O'Neill) is left feeling a bit emasculated." Kelsey Grammer guest-starred in a January 2017 episode of the series, portraying Cam's ex-boyfriend Keifth. '' The Hollywood Reporter'' reported that NBA stars Charles Barkley and DeAndre Jordan will guest-star in a late January 2017 episode, playing themselves. The source stated "For their part in the show, Barkley and Jordan will be attending a charity basketball game that Phil (Ty Burrell) has been training all year for in an attempt to redeem himself after a disastrous turn at the previous year's game. When they both start getting a little too involved, Phil tries to not buckle under the pressure."

Episodes

Ratings

References

External links

* {{Modern Family, 8 2016 American television seasons 2017 American television seasons 8