Seven snatches Modern Family from Ten

Tim Burrowes

February 24, 2018 12:34

Seven has confirmed that it has seized the rights to air new episodes of Modern Family.

The US sitcom was previously one of Ten’s most reliable ratings drivers, before the broadcaster’s insolvency saw the News Corp aligned Fox Studios cancel its output deal back in October.

Last month, Seven cherrypicked the rights to air Fox shows including The Simpsons, How I Met Your Mother and M*A*S*H. But there was no word at the time on whether Seven would also pick up Modern Family.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.