Modern Family season 7

The seventh season of Modern Family was ordered on May 7, 2015, by ABC. The season premiered on September 23, 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. On March 3, 2016, ABC renewed the show for an eighth season.

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 (voice only)
 * 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
 * Isabella Gomez as Flavia

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.

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.