The 2012 CIMA Television Award will be presented to the ABC Television series Modern Family, created by Executive Producers Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan and revolving around three families interrelated thru patriarch Jay Pritchett (Ed O’Neill). Modern Family has received the 2009 Peabody Award, the 2010 Emmy Award for “Outstanding Comedy Series,” the 2010 Screen Actors Guild Award for “Outstanding Ensemble Performance” and the 2012 Golden Globe Award for “Outstanding Television Series – Musical or Comedy.”

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ABC is on the verge of issuing formal early renewals to nearly a dozen scripted series, including freshman hits Once Upon a Time and Revenge and established players Modern Family and Grey’s Anatomy.
Although an ABC rep declined to comment, TVLine has learned that the network’s prelim pickup list also includes Castle, Suburgatory, Last Man Standing, Happy Endings, The Middle.

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LONDON – Modern Family, the Twentieth Century Fox Television produced comedy, picked up this year’s international nod at the Royal Television Society program awards Tuesday night.

The comedy, which stars Ed O’Neill and Sofia Vergara and airs in the U.K. on BSkyB’s Sky 1 HD channel, laughed its way to the plaudit ahead of the first series of Danish crime drama The Killing and the Australian drama The Slap.
Dominic West was named best actor for his role in serial killer drama Appropriate Adult, while Emily Watson, walked away with the best actress award for her role opposite West in the same show.

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Ty Burrell‘s own Modern Family is expanding.

The actor, 44, and wife Holly have adopted a second daughter, the couple tell PEOPLE exclusively.

The baby girl joins big sister Frances at home.

The Burrells are keeping further details of the adoption private at this time.

“There’s lots of problem solving in any marriage, but when you have this collective goal that is a human being, it’s an inspiring rally point,” the actor said in 2010, describing how the addition of Frances brought him even closer to his wife.

Burrell wrapped production on season 3 of Modern Family last week.

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1. Disneyland’s not the happiest place on Earth: Not even perpetually happy Phil Dunphy (Ty Burrell) is ecstatic at the Magic Kingdom. “Phil flips out and wants to go on all the rollercoasters, but then he gets sick and basically realizes that he’s too old,” Burrell says. “It becomes a bigger episode about his age, and not being able to do stuff.” On the opposite side of the age spectrum, Manny (Rico Rodriguez) will finally learn how to be a kid at Disneyland.

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After screening the upcoming episode directed by Breaking Bad’s Cranston — in which the outcome of Claire’s bid for city council is revealed — the cast and crew dished on working with the Emmy winner’s intimidating presence on the set.
“Every time he gives you a note you just know he can do it better,” Ty Burrell (Phil) said, with co-star Eric Stonestreet (Cam) noting that the experience felt like his career coming full circle having guest starred early in his career on Cranston’s Malcolm in the Middle.

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On the Jonah Hill-hosted March 10 installment of the late-night sketch comedy show, it was revealed that spicy “Modern Family” star Sofia Vergara will take a spin as “SNL” host in the April 7 episode of the show. The Golden Globe- and Emmy-nominated actress plays Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on the hit ABC sitcom and has her hands full with a clothing line and spokesperson gigs for CoverGirl and Pepsi.

The musical guest is One Direction, the British boy band currently invading American shores and hypnotizing teen and tween girls. The band came in third place on the seventh season of the U.K.’s “X Factor.” The band’s debut album comes out March 13, 2012 in the U.S. and will appear on an upcoming episode of Nickelodeon’s “iCarly.”

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COMEDY SERIES
“30 Rock”
“Curb Your Enthusiasm”
“Happy Endings”
“Modern Family”
“Parks and Recreation”

COMEDY WRITING—TV
“30 Rock”
“Curb Your Enthusiasm”
“Louie”
“Modern Family”
“Parks and Recreation”
“Saturday Night Live”

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR—TV
Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
Louis C.K., “Louie”
Steve Carell, “The Office”
Larry David, “Curb Your Enthusiasm”

PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS—TV
Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”
Kristen Wiig, “Saturday Night Live”
Sofia Vergara, “Modern Family”

COMEDY DIRECTING—TV
“30 Rock”
“Curb Your Enthusiasm”
“Louie”
“Modern Family”
“The Office”

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