PASADENA, Calif. — ABC’s “Modern Family,” the five-time Emmy Award winner for best comedy, will end its run next year after 11 seasons.
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This image released by ABC shows, from left, Ed O’Neill, Ty Burrell, Sofia Vergara, obscured, Julie Bowen, Eric Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson in a scene from “Modern Family.” Image: Richard Cartwright/ABC via AP
ABC Entertainment President Karey Burke announced the end of the series about the boisterous extended family on Tuesday. It will finish three seasons short of the longest-running sitcom ever, “The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet.”
The series produced by Christopher Lloyd and Steve Levitan was an immediate hit after its debut in September 2009. It began a five-year streak of winning the Emmy for best comedy a year later. Actors Ty Burrell, Julie Bowen and Eric Stonestreet each won two Emmys.
It’s currently seen by nearly 5 million viewers a week. NVG
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