ABC President Paul Lee ‘Optimistic’ About MODERN FAMILY Contract Negotiations

With the MODERN FAMILY cast caught up in an increasingly nasty salary dispute, ABC president Paul Lee expressed confidence that the matters would be sorted out in a way that won’t impact the show’s planned September 26th season premiere.

“I expect the season to start on time,” Lee told reporters during his executive session at the Television Critics Association. “As you know, we’re in the middle of negotiations…And we’re hopeful, we’re optimistic that we’ll be able to resolve it.”

And while Lee brushed off specific questions about the negotiations and what kinds of contingency plans the network might have if things fell through, he did keep reiterating how optimistic he was about things working out.

MODERN FAMILY is set to premiere Wednesday, September 26th at 9 PM on ABC.

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