Modern Family Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers
Who created the TV show Modern Family?
A: Christopher Lloyd.
When did Modern Family premier?
A: September 23, 2009
In the show, the fictional characters frequently talk
directly into what?
A: The camera.
Modern family follows the lives of who?
A: Jay Pritchett and his family.
The series was conceived when Christopher Lloyd and Steven
Levitan were sharing stories of what?
A: Their own families.
How many viewers watched the premier on September 23, 2009?
A: 12.6 million viewers.
Modern Family was named as a key holder for the what?
A: 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards.
Modern Family has won what award in each of the past five
years?
A: The Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series.
Modern Family was the tenth-highest revenue-generating show
for 2012, earning how much money per episode?
A: $2.13 million an episode.
On what date was the series renewed for its sixth season?
A: On May 8, 2014.
On what date did the sixth season premiere?
A: On September 24, 2014.
The creators pitched it to the Big Three
television
networks and which network accepted the series and picked it up for a full
season?
A: ABC.
Modern Family quickly became a what for the American
Broadcasting Company?
A: Priority.
The pilot episode for the series tested high with focus
groups, resulting in the network ordering how many episodes?
A: 16.
On what date was the series given a full season pickup?
A: On October 8, 2009.
On January 12, 2010, ABC Entertainment president Stephen
McPherson announced what?
A: That Modern Family had been renewed for a second season.
On what date was a third season ordered by ABC?
A: January 10, 2011.
Modern Family was picked up for syndication by
USA during
the fourth season for how much money?
A: $1.5 million.
How many fox Affiliates picked up the show during the
second season?
A: 10.
Most of the filming takes place where?
A: In Los Angeles.
In what neighborhood is the Dunphys' house located?
A: In the Cheviot Hills neighborhood.
As of 2014, what high school is used for the exteriors of
Luke and Manny's school?
A: Palisades Charter High School.
Who are the executive producers of Modern Family?
A: Lloyd and Levitan.
In the first season, how much money was the "adult" cast
paid?
A: Approximately $30,000 to $90,000 per episode.
As of July 28, 2012 the five adult casts' salaries on
Modern Family were increased from $55,000/$65,000 per episode to how much money
per episode?
A: $150,000–$175,000.
The family patriarch, Jay, is married to who?
A: Gloria (Sofía Vergara).
Who is Jay’s daughter married to on the show?
A: Phil Dunphy.
Jay's son Mitchell and his husband Cameron adopted a
daughter from what country?
A: Vietnam.
What famous actor appeared during the second and fifth
season as Cameron and Mitchell's friend Pepper Saltzman?
A: Nathan Lane.
The first season was met with critical acclaim receiving a
Metacritic score of what?
A: 86 out of 100.
Entertainment Weekly gave Modern Family an A-, calling it
what?
A: "immediately recognizable as the best new
sitcom of the fall".
Out of four possible stars, how many did Robert Bianco of
USA Today give the second season?
A: Four.
During its second season, Adweek declared the show what?
A: One of the 100 Most Influential TV Shows.
None of the main characters in the sitcom Modern Family
works in what industry?
A: The entertainment industry.