While accepting one of two awards for Modern Family, creator/executive producer Steve Levitan told the crowd that because TV was “so screwed up and mismanaged,” many of his writing peers have been rooting for the single-camera comedy’s success on ABC. “Thanks for that, Jeff Zucker,” Levitan said – a reference to the NBC Universal Chairman’s failed attempt to launch Jay Leno’s show in primetime, which put many writers out of work this season.

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