The eighth season of the American television sitcom Modern Family aired on ABC from September 21, 2016 to May 17, 2017.

[1] Sofia Vergara shared a photo on Instagram of the cast doing a photo-shoot for the eighth season on July 26, 2016.

[3] The Hollywood Reporter announced on August 4, 2016, that Castle-alum Nathan Fillion had been cast in a recurring role of three episodes as the weatherman Rainer Shine.

[6] On September 26, 2016, Variety reported that Modern Family would feature the first openly transgender child actor on network-television.

When Coach Gary also starts doing things around the house, Jay (Ed O'Neill) is left feeling a bit emasculated.