Modern Family Series Finale Date Set, American Housewife to Inherit Time Slot — and More ABC Midseason Moves
The Dunphys will be done for as of Wednesday, April 8, when ABC airs the very final episode of the long-running Modern Family.
Early on in what would be an 11-season run, Modern Family was the recipient of five consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series, tying the record previously set by Frasier.
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Modern Family returns from the holiday break to resume its farewell run tonight at 9/8c.
ABC in turn announced that American Housewife will return to Wednesday nights starting March 18, where it will at first lead out of Modern Family‘s final few episodes, at 9:30 pm. Then as of April 15, Housewife will claim Modern Family‘s hallowed 9 pm time slot.
Other midseason scheduling moves announced by ABC at the Television Critics Association winter press tour:
* How to Get Away With Murder‘s own series finale is confirmed to land on Thursday, May 14. (The #TGIT drama resumes its sixth season on April 2.)
* Shark Tank will return to Friday night’s leadoff spot on Feb. 28.
* The Baker and the Beauty, a “modern-day fairy tale” about an “unlikely couple [who] upend their lives to be together” — starring Victor Rasuk (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan) and Nathalie Kelley (Dynasty‘s OG Cristal) — will premiere Monday, April 6 at 10/9c.
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