How many days to binge Modern Family
Pick the pace that matches your life. Days are rounded up, so the last day is usually a short one.
| Pace | Days | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| One episode a day | 251 | 36 |
| 1 hour a day | 126 | 18 |
| 2 hours a day | 63 | 9 |
| 3 hours a day | 42 | 6 |
| 4 hours a day | 32 | 5 |
| 8-hour marathon days | 16 | 2 |
| Non-stop, no sleep | 5 days, 5 hours | |
Modern Family runtime by season
| Season | Episodes | Avg runtime | Total | First aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 24 | 30 min | 12 hours | September 23, 2009 |
| Season 2 | 24 | 30 min | 12 hours | September 22, 2010 |
| Season 3 | 24 | 30 min | 12 hours | September 21, 2011 |
| Season 4 | 24 | 30 min | 12 hours | September 26, 2012 |
| Season 5 | 24 | 30 min | 12 hours | September 25, 2013 |
| Season 6 | 24 | 30 min | 12 hours | September 24, 2014 |
| Season 7 | 22 | 30 min | 11 hours | September 23, 2015 |
| Season 8 | 22 | 30 min | 11 hours | September 21, 2016 |
| Season 9 | 22 | 30 min | 11 hours | September 27, 2017 |
| Season 10 | 22 | 30 min | 11 hours | September 26, 2018 |
| Season 11 | 18 | 30 min | 9 hours | September 25, 2019 |
About Modern Family
Modern Family revolves around three different types of families (nuclear, step- and same-sex) living in the Los Angeles area, who are interrelated through Jay Pritchett and his children, Claire Dunphy (née Pritchett) and Mitchell Pritchett. Patriarch Jay is remarried to a much younger woman, Gloria Delgado Pritchett (née Ramirez), a passionate Colombian with whom he has an infant son, Fulgencio (Joe) Pritchett, and a son from Gloria's previous marriage, Manny Delgado. Jay's…
How to get through Modern Family faster
- Skip the intro. Roughly a minute and a quarter per episode adds up to about 5 hours, 13 minutes across the whole run.
- Bump the speed. At 1.25× the total drops to 100 hours; at 1.5× it's 83.3 hours.
- Watch with a comment section. A running conversation pinned to each moment makes long stretches feel shorter, and it's the reason TalkAbtIT exists.
Modern Family FAQ
How long does it take to watch all of Modern Family?
5 days, 5 hours of screen time. That's 250 episodes at about 30 minutes each. At two hours a night it takes 63 days.
How many episodes of Modern Family are there?
250 regular episodes across 11 seasons (2009–2020). Specials and recap episodes are not counted.
How long is an episode of Modern Family?
Episodes average 30 minutes. The per-season table above shows where runtimes change.
Is Modern Family still running?
No. Modern Family ended on April 8, 2020 after 11 seasons.
More binge times
Episode data from TVmaze, refreshed weekly (last update 2026-09-23). Runtimes are as listed per episode, so totals exclude recaps you skip and credits you don't.