Modern Family season 7

The seventh season of the American television sitcom Modern Family aired on ABC from September 23, 2015 to May 18, 2016.
This season was ordered on May 7, 2015. The season was produced by Steven Levitan Productions and Picador Productions in association with 20th Century Fox Television, with creators Steven Levitan and Christopher Lloyd as showrunners.

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 as Mitchell Pritchett
Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker
Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy
Ariel Winter 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

Adam DeVine as Andy Bailey
Reid Ewing as Dylan Marshall
Spenser McNeil as Reuben Rand
Joe Mande as Ben

Guest cast

Justin Kirk as Charlie Bingham
Laura Ashley Samuels as Beth
Suraj Partha as Sanjay Patel
Jon Polito as Earl Chambers
Brooke Sorenson as Tammy LaFontaine
Catherine O'Hara as Debra Radcliffe
Andrea Martin as Fig
Ray Liotta as himself
Barbra Streisand as herself
Keegan-Michael Key as Tom
June Squibb as Auntie Alice
Ernie Hudson as Miles
Nathan Lane as Pepper Saltzman
Christian Barillas as Ronaldo
Kevin Daniels as Longines
Mekia Cox as Angie
Dana Powell as Pam Tucker
Shelley Long as DeDe Pritchett
Simon Templeman as Simon Hastings
Dominic Sherwood as James
Illeana Douglas as Janet
Emmitt Richardson as Deran

Production

Modern Family was renewed for a seventh season on May 7, 2015, by ABC. It was announced that the show will be recasting Joe, the son of Jay and Gloria, who has been played by Pierce Wallace for the previous two seasons. On August 7, 2015, the role of Joe had been recast by actor Jeremy Maguire. The table read for the premiere happened on August 3, 2015, being confirmed by Sofia Vergara. Filming for the seventh season began shortly after the table read.

Episodes

Reception

The seventh season received mixed reviews from critics. Kyle Fowle from The A.V. Club gave half of the season's episodes a B− or less. The middle third of the season was more warmly received, especially the episodes "Playdates," "Spread Your Wings," and "Clean for a Day." The three episodes received a B+, A- and B+, respectively.