VIDEO : Modern Family Hits 200 Episodes

As the number of shows on television increases year after year ? more than 400 series aired in 2017 ? episode orders are getting shorter and shorter. Which makes it all the more remarkable that Modern Family, ABC's longest-running comedy, has been on the air for nine seasons. The series is celebrating its 200th episode on Jan. 10, and it could be one of the last comedies to ever reach that milestone. "I often joke to cast members as we introduce our 198th episode that if we were on Netflix, we would be in our 25th season and Manny would be in his early 40s by this point," co-creator Christopher Lloyd told The Hollywood Reporter at the cake-cutting ceremony for the landmark episode.