Modern Family (season 5)

Modern Family (season 5)
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Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 25, 2013 – May 21, 2014

On May 10, 2013, Modern Family was renewed for a fifth season.^[1] The first episode, "Suddenly Last Summer", which premiered on September 25, 2013, on ABC, made reference to the newly legalized same-sex marriage in California. The writers said that a wedding for Mitch and Cam was a "real possibility".^[2] In January 2014, it was announced that Modern Family's vacation episode would take place in Australia this season.^[3]

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

Episodes

• Ed O'Neill, Sofia Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Eric Stonestreet appear in all episodes.
• Sarah Hyland is absent for 1 episode.
• Ariel Winter, Rico Rodriguez, Nolan Gould and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons are absent for 2 episodes each.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
97	1	"Suddenly, Last Summer"	James Bagdonas	Jeffrey Richman	September 25, 2013	5ARG01	11.68[4]
As gay marriage is legalized in California, Mitch and Cam plan their perfect proposals, not realizing that the other has something planned. Cam calls for the help of Jay and Gloria and Mitch rallies Claire and Phil to help make their evening perfect.
98	2	"First Days"	Steven Levitan	Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh	September 25, 2013	5ARG02	11.68[4]
It's Manny and Luke's first day at high school and both Phil and Gloria don't want to let their sons go. Confiding in each other, Phil and Gloria end up as extras in a commercial. Elsewhere, Claire joins Jay's company and Cam subs as Alex's history teacher, who both have issues in their new positions.
99	3	"Larry's Wife"	Jeffrey Walker	Bill Wrubel	October 2, 2013	5ARG05	11.12[5]
Cam and Mitch start planning their wedding; Lily is worried about her cat, Larry, who hasn't come home for days; Phil has a new target group of clients; and Gloria is worried about little Joe being evil after some things he did.
100	4	"Farm Strong"	Alisa Statman	Elaine Ko	October 9, 2013	5ARG04	10.64[6]
Cam's sister Pam (guest star by Dana Powell) comes for a visit and Cam and Mitch struggle on how to tell her they are getting married; Phil and Claire skip Luke's soccer game while Gloria refuses to admit that she needs reading glasses.
101	5	"The Late Show"	Beth McCarthy-Miller	Abraham Higginbotham	October 16, 2013	5ARG06	10.94[7]
Jay has made reservations for the whole family at a new restaurant that he has waited to go to for months. However, everyone seems to be running late: Gloria takes forever to get ready, Claire becomes paranoid about letting Luke stay home alone and Cam and Mitch fight after they both wear the same outfit. Elsewhere, Alex babysits Lily; and Haley spends the night with Manny and Joe.
102	6	"The Help"	Jim Hensz	Danny Zuker	October 23, 2013	5ARG07	10.32[8]
Gloria tries to find a new nanny for little Joe and ends up hiring a male nanny — something that Jay and Manny don't like; Phil's dad, Frank, stays with the Dunphys for a while after his break-up; Cam and Mitch ask their friend Pepper to plan their wedding.
103	7	"A Fair to Remember"	Beth McCarthy-Miller	Emily Spivey	November 13, 2013	5ARG09	10.75[9]
The family (save Haley) heads to the school fair where everyone finds something to do. Haley stays back home to enjoy Jay and Gloria's pool and the sun but is interrupted by the presence of Andy.
104	8	"ClosetCon '13"	Fred Savage	Ben Karlin	November 20, 2013	5ARG08	10.19[10]
Claire and Jay attend a Closet Convention; Phil discovers what Jay is hiding in his secret closet; Mitch and Cam visit Cam's hometown. Alex and Haley fight over the local pizza delivery boy but soon become tangled in an even much bigger mess.
105	9	"The Big Game"	Beth McCarthy-Miller	Megan Ganz	December 4, 2013	5ARG03	9.47[11]
Cam gets ready to coach an important football game that could break a record, but his intensity blocks out the fact that the other team is at a disadvantage. Mitchell tries to quit his job, Phil desperately tries to sell a house, and Claire doesn't want her father's help at work. Haley tries to fix the fact that Alex is ignored amongst her fellow students.
106	10	"The Old Man & the Tree"	Bryan Cranston	Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh	December 11, 2013	5ARG10	10.61[12]
Jay takes Manny out to cut down their own Christmas tree, and Gloria is on edge with mum in town, but changes her tune when she sees her bonding with Claire. Elsewhere, Mitchell is forced to do last minute shopping when they didn't get Lily the right gift, and Cameron takes Lily to a charity event where they experience the true meaning of Christmas.
107	11	"And One to Grow On"	Gail Mancuso	Jeffrey Richman	January 8, 2014	5ARG12	9.51[13]
Phil tricks Luke into taking a dance class, but the joke's on him when the white lie indirectly lands him in the slammer. Meanwhile, Jay and Gloria are throwing birthday parties for both Manny and Joe and are concerned Manny might be going for girls out of his league; Mitch and Cam get a rude awakening in the cutthroat world of booking a wedding venue.
108	12	"Under Pressure"	James Bagdonas	Elaine Ko	January 15, 2014	5ARG11	9.14[14]
Claire suffers from pressure during the high school open house, while Jay teaches Phil how to play hooky. Gloria butts heads with a fellow mom (Jane Krakowski), Luke and Manny date twins, Mitch meets his new environmentally-conscious neighbor (Jesse Eisenberg) and Alex goes to see a therapist.
109	13	"Three Dinners"	Steven Levitan	Abraham Higginbotham, Steven Levitan & Jeffrey Richman	January 22, 2014	5ARG15	9.59[15]
Phil and Claire take Haley out to dinner to discuss her future, but she manages to turn the tables. Jay's friend Shorty and wife Darlene are back visiting, and they have some news that does not sit well with Jay. Mitch and Cam decide to have a nice romantic dinner date, where they don’t talk about the wedding or about Lily, leading to a lot of awkward silence.
110	14	"iSpy"	Gail Mancuso	Abraham Higginbotham	February 5, 2014	5ARG13	9.87[16]
Claire and Phil try to spy on Luke to see where he is going while they ask Alex to spy on Haley, where they learn about the photograph exhibition Haley is taking part in. Mitch tries to hide a piece of gossip from Cam with little success and Gloria thinks that Jay was dreaming about another woman in his sleep.
111	15	"The Feud"	Ryan Case	Teleplay by: Dan O'Shannon Story by: Christopher Lloyd	February 26, 2014	5ARG14	8.52[17]
Jay, Phil, and Luke find out unfavourable men in each of their lives are more connected than previously thought as they arrive at Luke's wrestling match. Claire catches lice from Lily after Mitch and Cam fail to warn her in order to get Lily picked up from school as a favor. Haley and Alex battle with a possum. Manny is ashamed of Gloria's presence at a museum class trip.
112	16	"Spring-a-Ding-Fling"	Gail Mancuso	Ben Karlin	March 5, 2014	5ARG16	9.22[18]
Much to her chagrin, Haley has to accompany Phil at a realtor's banquet. Cam feels excluded when a popular Spanish teacher returns and has to call Claire for help. Luke and Alex have dates. Mitch misinterprets his new boss's signs. Gloria and Jay babysit Lily.
113	17	"Other People's Children"	Jim Hensz	Megan Ganz	March 12, 2014	5ARG17	9.39[19]
Jay decides to initiate Luke into woodworking. Meanwhile, Claire and Gloria help Lily choose a flower girl dress for her fathers' wedding. Cam, Mitch, Alex, and Manny take a cultural day at the museum. Phil decides to help Andy create an elaborate video to celebrate his anniversary with his girlfriend.
114	18	"Las Vegas"	Gail Mancuso	Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh & Bill Wrubel	March 26, 2014	5ARG18	10.09[20]
The adults take a trip to Vegas in which Jay tries to obtain the best room. Claire rekindles her gambling addiction while Cam attends Mitch's ex's bachelor party. Gloria tries to hide a female version of the dog Butler. Phil presents his case to enter a secret yet prestigious magic society. Patton Oswalt, Stephen Merchant, and Fred Armisen guest star.
115	19	"A Hard Jay's Night"	Beth McCarthy-Miller	Megan Ganz & Ben Karlin	April 2, 2014	5ARG20	9.00[21]
Mitch struggles to hide his genuine feelings about an unflattering wedding topper Cam's father made; Phil tries to help Gloria sell the apartment she had before Jay but they get sidetracked at a salon; Jay wants to host a nice family evening.
116	20	"Australia"	Steven Levitan	Elaine Ko & Danny Zuker	April 23, 2014	5ARG21	9.59[22]
The family travels to Australia as Phil tries to fulfill his mother's wish for him to visit the country where he was conceived. Unfortunately, Phil's attempts to embrace his native land are met by a lot of rejection, while Jay and Claire let work eat into vacation time, and Mitch and Cam get reacquainted with an old friend (Rhys Darby).
117	21	"Sleeper"	Ryan Case	Paul Corrigan, Brad Walsh & Bill Wrubel	April 30, 2014	5ARG22	8.39[23]
Phil fails at his one task to stay home and wait for the repairman, forcing him to tell an elaborate lie to hide the truth from Claire, but the stress is more than he can physically handle. Meanwhile, Gloria is obsessing over the family portrait she is responsible for organizing this year. Claire accuses Cam of being too snobby to use her girls' hand-me-downs, and Jay secretly enters Stella in a dog show.
118	22	"Message Received"	Jeffrey Walker	Steven Levitan	May 7, 2014	5ARG19	8.55[24]
Jay, Gloria and Manny challenge each other to step through their comfort zone. Mitch and Cam's wedding is getting too big and costly so they resort to selling a couple of their prized possessions, and the kids play a joke on Phil and Claire.
119	23	"The Wedding (Part 1)"	Steven Levitan	Abraham Higginbotham, Ben Karlin & Jeffrey Richman	May 14, 2014	5ARG23	9.08[25]
Cam and Mitchell's wedding arrives, but their big day gets questioned when things go wrong. Gloria and Jay give relationship advice's to Cam's parents, and things take turn for the unexpected. Phil and Claire get to know the kids better and Haley puts herself in the middle of a relationship breakup.
120	24	"The Wedding (Part 2)"	Alisa Statman	Megan Ganz, Christopher Lloyd & Dan O'Shannon	May 21, 2014	5ARG24	10.45[26]
When Cam and Mitchell's wedding day goes awry the plans fall to Pepper as he finds a nice place to relocate the wedding and everyone there. Jay and Gloria convince Cam's parents not to split up.

Reception

Reviews

The fifth season of Modern Family received mixed reviews from television critics. While episodes like "Larry's Wife", "Australia" and "Sleeper" were negatively received, others like "The Old Man & the Tree," "Las Vegas," and "Message Received" premiered to high acclaim, with the latter two frequently cited among the show's best episodes.^[27][28]

Reviewing the season's first eight episodes, Matthew Wolfson of Slant Magazine wrote that the show "appear[ed] to have finally arrived at the depressing and predictable low point toward which it [had] been trending for the past two years." He also went on to say that the show had "turned into a shrill pastiche of stereotypical characterizations and superficial banter lacking both feeling and wit", assigning it a rating of 1.5/4 stars.^[29] Different writers for The A.V. Club rated, in total, a majority of the former-half episodes with a "B-" grade or less. One writer for the magazine, Joshua Alston, gave "ClosetCon '13" a "C+" and remarked that "Modern Family becomes a high-wire act when it separates its characters into three storylines with no overlap between them."^[30] The second-half was more warmly received, with three episodes rated an "A-" or higher.

Despite the somewhat mixed reception for the season, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons's performance as Lily received positive reviews. In his review of "The Help", Joe Reid, writing for The A.V. Club, called Lily a "veritable one-liner machine".^[31] Reviewing the same episode, Leigh Raines of TV Fanatic said that the funniest part of the half-hour was "Lily at the end rolling her eyes and banging her head on the table listening to Cam, Mitchell and Pepper arguing over wedding plans".^[32]

Ratings

Live + SD ratings

No. in series	No. in season	Episode	Air date	Time slot (EST)	Rating/Share (18–49)	Viewers (m)	18–49 Rank	Viewership rank
97	1	"Suddenly, Last Summer"	September 25, 2013	Wednesday 9:00 p.m.	4.2/12[4]	11.68[4]	8[33]	15[33]
98	2	"First Days"	September 25, 2013		4.2/12[4]	11.68[4]	8[33]	15[33]
99	3	"Larry's Wife"	October 2, 2013		4.2/12[5]	11.12[5]	7[34]	16[34]
100	4	"Farm Strong"	October 9, 2013		3.9/11[6]	10.64[6]	6[35]	13[35]
101	5	"The Late Show"	October 16, 2013		4.1/11[7]	10.94[7]	5[36]	14[36]
102	6	"The Help"	October 23, 2013		3.9/10[8]	10.32[8]	8[37]	20[37]
103	7	"A Fair to Remember"	November 13, 2013		3.8/11[9]	10.75[9]	6[38]	15[38]
104	8	"ClosetCon '13"	November 20, 2013		3.4/9[10]	10.19[10]	7[39]	19[39]
105	9	"The Big Game"	December 4, 2013		3.2/9[11]	9.47[11]	10[40]	16[40]
106	10	"The Old Man & the Tree"	December 11, 2013		3.5/10[12]	10.61[12]	6[41]	12[41]
107	11	"And One to Grow On"	January 8, 2014		3.5/10[13]	9.51[13]	5[42]	17[42]
108	12	"Under Pressure"	January 15, 2014		3.2/9[14]	9.14[14]	6[43]	16[43]
109	13	"Three Dinners"	January 22, 2014		3.4/9[15]	9.59[15]	5[44]	12[44]
110	14	"iSpy"	February 5, 2014		3.5/9[16]	9.87[16]	8[45]	18[45]
111	15	"The Feud"	February 26, 2014		3.1/9[17]	8.52[17]	12[46]	N/A
112	16	"Spring-a-Ding-Fling"	March 5, 2014		3.4/10[18]	9.22[18]	5[47]	20[47]
113	17	"Other People's Children"	March 12, 2014		3.4/10[19]	9.39[19]	5[48]	19[48]
114	18	"Las Vegas"	March 26, 2014		3.6/11[20]	10.09[20]	2[49]	10[49]
115	19	"A Hard Jay's Night"	April 2, 2014		3.3/9[21]	9.00[21]	5[50]	20[50]
116	20	"Australia"	April 23, 2014		3.5/10[22]	9.59[22]	2[51]	12[51]
117	21	"Sleeper"	April 30, 2014		2.8/8[23]	8.39[23]	3[52]	22[52]
118	22	"Message Received"	May 7, 2014		2.9/8[24]	8.55[24]	3[53]	18[53]
119	23	"The Wedding (Part 1)"	May 14, 2014		3.2/10[25]	9.08[25]	3[54]	18[54]
120	24	"The Wedding (Part 2)"	May 21, 2014		3.7/11[26]	10.45[26]	1[55]	7[55]

Live + 7 Day (DVR) ratings

No. in series	No. in season	Episode	Air date	Time slot (EST)	18–49 rating increase	Viewers (millions) increase	Total 18-49	Total viewers (millions)	Ref
97	1	"Suddenly, Last Summer"	September 25, 2013	Wednesday 9:00 p.m.	2.2	4.55	6.5	16.26	[56]
98	2	"First Days"	September 25, 2013		2.1	4.28	6.2	15.94	[56]
99	3	"Larry's Wife"	October 2, 2013		2.0	4.09	6.2	15.21	[57]
100	4	"Farm Strong"	October 9, 2013		1.8	3.95	5.7	14.60	[58]
101	5	"The Late Show"	October 16, 2013		1.8	3.94	5.9	14.88	[59]
102	6	"The Help"	October 26, 2013		1.7	3.90	5.6	14.22	[60]
103	7	"A Fair to Remember"	November 13, 2013		2.0	4.28	5.8	15.03	[61]
104	8	"ClosetCon '13"	November 20, 2013		2.1	4.64	5.5	14.83	[62]
105	9	"The Big Game"	December 4, 2013		2.2	4.67	5.4	14.14	[63]
106	10	"The Old Man & the Tree"	December 11, 2013		1.9	4.02	5.4	14.63	[64]
107	11	"And One to Grow On"	January 8, 2014		2.1	4.48	5.6	14.02	[65]
108	12	"Under Pressure"	January 15, 2014		2.1	4.46	5.3	13.91	[66]
109	13	"Three Dinners"	January 22, 2014		2.3	5.04	5.7	14.66	[67]
110	14	"iSpy"	February 5, 2014		2.1	4.45	5.6	14.32	[68]
111	15	"The Feud"	February 26, 2014		2.4	4.87	5.5	13.39	[69]
112	16	"Spring-a-Ding-Fling"	March 5, 2014		2.1	4.74	5.5	13.98	[70]
113	17	"Other People's Children"	March 12, 2014		1.9	4.32	5.4	13.74	[71]
114	18	"Las Vegas"	March 26, 2014		2.3	5.03	5.9	15.12	[72]
115	19	"A Hard Jay's Night"	April 2, 2014		2.2	4.73	5.5	13.73	[73]
116	20	"Australia"	April 23, 2014		2.0	4.43	5.5	14.02	[74]
117	21	"Sleeper"	April 30, 2014		2.0	4.23	4.8	12.62	[75]
118	22	"Message Received"	May 7, 2014		2.0	4.36	4.9	12.92	[76]
119	23	"The Wedding (Part 1)"	May 14, 2014		2.0	4.77	5.2	13.84	[77]
120	24	"The Wedding (Part 2)"	May 21, 2014		2.3	5.45	6.0	15.90	[78]

Awards and nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards

The fifth season received ten nominations at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards in total,^[79] including its fifth consecutive nomination for Outstanding Comedy Series. The ceremony for the Primetime Awards aired on August 25, 2013 on NBC while the Primetime Creative Arts Awards took place on August 16, 2013.^[80]

Primetime Awards
Year	Category	Nominees	For role/episode	Outcome
2014	Outstanding Comedy Series	Modern Family		Won
	Outstanding Supporting Actor in Comedy Series	Ty Burrell	Role: Phil Dunphy Episode: "Spring-a-Ding-Fling"	Won
		Jesse Tyler Ferguson	Role: Mitchell Pritchett Episode: "Message Received"	Nominated
	Outstanding Supporting Actress in Comedy Series	Julie Bowen	Role: Claire Dunphy Episode: "The Feud"	Nominated
	Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series	Gail Mancuso	Episode: "Las Vegas"	Won
Primetime Creative Arts Awards
Year	Category	Nominees	For role/episode	Outcome
2014	Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series	Jeff Greenberg		Nominated
	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Nathan Lane	Role: Pepper Saltzman Episode: "The Wedding (Part 2)"	Nominated
	Outstanding Art Direction for a Contemporary Program		Episode: "Las Vegas"	Nominated
	Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Comedy Series	Ryan Case	Episode: "Las Vegas"	Nominated
	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation	Stephen A. Tibbo, Dean Okrand, and Brian R. Harman	Episode: "The Wedding (Part 1)"	Nominated

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External links

• Episode recaps at ABC.com
• List of Modern Family episodes at the Internet Movie Database
• List of Modern Family season 5 episodes at TV.com