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March 3 - 9, 2019 WHATS UP! T5 BY ANDREW WARREN TV Media A 'Family' farewell: There's good news and bad news for fans — and there are lots of them — of "Modern Family." The good news is that the ABC sitcom has been renewed for an- other season. The bad, albeit kind of unsurprising, news is that it will also be its last season. It's not surprising for the best of reasons: the final season puts "Modern Family" in the rare group of situational comedies that have lasted more than 10 seasons. The 10th season, which is currently airing, has had a bit of a dark cloud looming over it since it premiered back in Sep- tember, with no one — not the showrunners, not the stars and certainly not the fans — having any idea whether or not it was the end of the line. Over its 10 (soon to be 11) sea- sons, "Modern Family" has fol- lowed the lives of the extended Pritchett family, including fami- ly patriarch Jay (Ed O'Neill, "Married with Children"), his wife Gloria (Sofía Vergara, "Hot Pursuit," 2015), their son Manny (Rico Rodriguez, "Endgame," 2015), Jay's adult children from his previous marriage, Claire (Julie Bowen, "Ed") and Mitch- ell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson, "Won- derful World," 2009), and his grandchildren, including the en- chanting Aubrey Anderson-Em- mons as Lily. Of course, knowing ahead of time that a show's season is its last can actually be a good thing. It gives the writers the opportu- nity to wrap up ongoing plots in a (hopefully!) satisfying way, to bring character arcs to their conclusions and to thank the fans who have stuck around for more than a decade. It's not sur- prising that "Modern Family" has lasted this long: it's earned more than 80 Emmy nomina- tions and won almost two dozen of them, and even counts Mi- chelle Obama as one of its many avid fans. All good things must come to an end, even for ABC's longest- running comedy. Luckily, there's one last season in the pipe; watch for it in the 2019-20 TV season. A new crew: The results are in: Terry Crews is a big hit. The "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" star got to try his hand at hosting earlier this year with "America's Got Talent: The Champions," and the muscular actor did such a good job in that spinoff that he's taking over the role in the flag- ship show. "America's Got Talent" re- turns to NBC for a 14th season this summer with Crews front and center, taking over hosting duties from Tyra Banks ("Amer- ica's Next Top Model"), who has held the position for the past two seasons. He won't be the only new face this year, either. The judges panel is also getting a shakeup, with supermodel and fashion icon Heidi Klum ("Proj- ect Runway") and musical leg- end Mel B both departing. In the place of those two judg- es, who have both been with the show since season 8, fans are ex- cited to welcome Gabrielle Union ("Bring It On," 2000) and dancer Julianne Hough, who is a two-time "Dancing with the Stars" champion. They'll be joining long-serving judges Howie Mandel ("Deal or No Deal") and Simon Cowell ("American Idol"). "America's Got Talent" re- mains the backbone of NBC's summer lineup, consistently drawing huge ratings for the peacock network. This winter's "Champions" spinoff, which featured past winners and final- ists competing with the winners of international versions of the show, was also a ratings smash. With "Champions," Crews proved that he can pull in and charm an audience, and this summer he'll bring that charis- ma to "America's Got Talent." Catch him and the new judges this summer on NBC. Tell me 'Y': FX is doubling down on sci-fi. The network has garnered a reputation for its in- novative and critically ac- claimed shows such as "The Americans" and "Atlanta," and after a successful pilot, the cable network is moving ahead with its adaptation of an acclaimed comic book series with an eye on a 2020 premiere date. The comic "Y: The Last Man" was produced from 2002 to 2008, and stands as a shining ex- ample of creative and compel- ling storytelling. The story, which is written and illustrated by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra, is set following a disas- ter that killed off all males — not only human men, but all mam- mals bearing the Y-chromo- some. There are only two ex- ceptions: a man named Yorick and his monkey, both of whom have somehow survived. Of course, that's the story of the comics — it remains to be seen how closely the show will stick to its source material. "The Glass House" (2001) star Diane Lane headlines the cast, and she's joined by Imogen Poots ("Roadies"), Barry Ke- oghan ("Dunkirk," 2017), Lasha- na Lynch ("Still Star-Crossed") and Amber Tamblyn ("Joan of Arcadia"). It may be the end of the world, but it's just the beginning for some incredible storytelling and world building. "Y: The Last Man" is just beginning produc- tion for an anticipated 2020 pre- miere date on FX. AIOLI BUTTER CHILI OIL CHUTNEY COMPOTE DIJON FISH SAUCE GREY POUPON GUACA- MOLE HARISSA HOISIN SAUCE HONEY HOT SAUCE MARMITE MIRIN MISO MUSTARD OLIVE OIL PESTO RELISH SALSA SOUR CREAM SOY SAUCE TAHINI TARTAR SAUCE THOUSAND ISLAND TABASCO VINEGAR WASABI Care for a Condiment? Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet star in "Modern Family" WORD SEARCH STARS ON SCREEN Solution on page T23