1. Modern Family- Modern Family is a show about three couples, one gay couple, an older man, and a younger wife, and a middle aged couple. They are all related to one another! It's a hysterical show! 
2. The Middle- The Middle is an American sitcom television series, airing on ABC since September 30, 2009.[1] The series features Frances "Frankie" Heck (Patricia Heaton), a working-class,Midwestern woman married to Mike Heck (Neil Flynn) who resides in the small fictional town of Orson, Indiana. They are the parents of three children, Axl (Charlie McDermott), Sue (Eden Sher), and Brick (Atticus Shaffer).[2] The series was picked up for a full season of 22 episodes after airing just two episodes.[3] On January 10, 2011, the series was renewed for a third season by ABC.[4] The third season premiered with a 1-hour episode on September 21, 2011.3. Veronica Mars- Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros. Television, Silver Pictures Television, Stu Segall Productions, Inc and Rob Thomas Productions.[1] Joel Silver and Rob Thomas were executive producers for the entire run of the series, while Diane Ruggiero was promoted in the third season.[2]
The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the title character, a student who progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as aprivate investigator under the tutelage of her detective father. In each episode, Veronica solves a different stand-alone case while working to solve a more complex mystery. The first two seasons of the series each had a season-long mystery arc, introduced in the first episode of the season and solved in the season finale. The third season took a different format, focusing on smaller mystery arcs that would last the course of several episodes.
Thomas initially wrote Veronica Mars as a young adult novel, which featured a male protagonist; he changed the gender because he thought a noir piece told from a female point of view would be more interesting and original. Filming began in March 2004,[3] and the series premiered in September to 2.49 million American viewers.[4] The critically acclaimed first season's run of 22 episodes garnered an average of 2.5 million viewers per episode in the United States. Veronica Mars appeared on a number of fall television best lists, and garnered several awards and nominations. During the series' run, it was nominated for two Satellite Awards, four Saturn Awards, five Teen Choice Awards and was featured on AFI's TV Programs of the Year for 2005. Following the cancellation of the series, Thomas wrote a feature film script continuing the series. Warner Bros. opted not to fund the project.
4. Desperate Housewives- Desperate Housewives is an American television comedy-drama mystery series created byMarc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. Executive producerCherry serves as showrunner. Other executive producers since the fourth season includeMarc Cherry, Bob Daily, George W. Perkins, John Pardee, Joey Murphy, David Grossman,Larry Shaw and Sabrina Wind.
The setting of the show is the street of Wisteria Lane in the fictional American town of Fairview in the Eagle State. It follows the lives of a group of women, seen through the eyes of their dead neighbor. They work through domestic struggles and family life, while facing the secrets, crimes and mysteries hidden behind the doors of their—at the surface—beautiful and seemingly perfect suburban neighborhood.[2]
The show features an ensemble cast, headed by Teri Hatcher as Susan Mayer, Felicity Huffman as Lynette Scavo, Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp and Eva Longoria asGabrielle Solis. Brenda Strong narrates the show as the deceased Mary Alice Young, appearing sporadically in flashbacks or dreams.[3]
Since its premiere on ABC on October 3, 2004, the show has been well received by viewers and critics alike. The show is a multiple Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award winner. The series premiere drew 21.6 million viewers[4][5] and the show's first season finale attracted over 30 million viewers.[6] In 2007 it was reported to be the most popular show in its demographic worldwide, with an audience of approximately 120 million[7] and was also reported that the series is the third most watched TV show in a study of ratings in 20 countries.[8] In 2010, it was the most-watched comedy series internationally, with an average viewership of 51.6 million viewers across 68 territories.[9][10][11] It has held this position since 2006.[12] Moreover, it was the third-highest revenue earning show for 2010, with US$2.74 million per half hour.[13][14] The show placed #56 on Entertainment Weekly's "New TV Classics" list.[15]
Desperate Housewives was officially renewed by ABC on May 17, 2011 for an eighth season.[16] The season premiere episode was broadcast on Sunday, September 25.[17] The eighth season will be the show's final season.
5. Jon and Kate plus 8- Jon & Kate Plus 8, named Kate Plus 8 for seasons six and seven, is an American reality television series airing on TLC. It was produced by Figure 8 Films about the (non-fictional) Gosselin family, consisting of parents Jon and Kate and their eight children: fraternal twins (both girls) and sextuplets (three boys and three girls). The show follows the family through their daily lives, focusing on the challenges of raising multiple children; including Mady's special one hour 'cool down' time every day after school in Kate's room with snacks. The show was one of the highest rated programs on TLC during its run,[1] with the fifth season premiere seen by a record 9.8 million viewers, the most watched show of that evening including broadcast television, twice as many viewers as the show’s previous series high.[2]
The family originally appeared in two one-hour specials titled Surviving Sextuplets and Twins andSextuplets and Twins: One Year Later. The show originally aired on Discovery Health, but then aired on TLC from the third season on.
On September 29, 2009, following the Gosselins' separation, TLC announced that as of November 2, the program would undergo a name change, to Kate Plus 8,[3] focusing on Kate as a divorced mother raising eight children with Jon appearing less frequently.[3] However, filming was later suspended due to Jon's lawyers delivering letters to TLC demanding that they cease and desist production and barred production crews from the couple's Pennsylvania property on October 1, 2009.[4][5][6] This led to putting the show's revamping on hold. TLC planned for "a series of specials" if the series did not go into production.[6]
The final episode of Jon & Kate Plus 8 aired on November 23, 2009, announced by TLC three days earlier.[7][8] The revamped Kate Plus Eight format premiered on June 6, 2010.[9] The second season of Kate Plus 8 premiered on April 4, 2011. However, On August 15, 2011, TLC cancelledKate Plus 8 and said that the show will end after it hits 150 episodes. The last episode aired on September 12, 2011. [10]
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