THE FORECAST CALLS FOR A LITTLE 'RAINER SHINE,' ON ABC'S 'MODERN FAMILY'

Nathan Fillion Guest Stars

"Weathering Heights" - Phil can't cover up his excitement when he's invited to appear in a real-estate news segment for the local news. The day gets even better after meeting his "weatherman" hero, Rainer Shine (played by Nathan Fillion). Phil made one little mistake; he introduced him to Hayley. Over at the Pritchett house, Jay decides to infuse a little grit into Manny's video interview for his college application. In the Tucker-Pritchett home, Lily is over their new houseguest and decides to take matters into her own hands, on "Modern Family," THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 (10:00-10:30 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. ABC OAD: 10/12/2016)

"Modern Family" stars Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett, Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Sofia Vergara as Gloria Pritchett, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker, Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy, Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy, Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy, Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett and Jeremy Maguire as Joe Pritchett. Guest starring are is Nathan Fillion as Rainer Shine, Winston Duke as Dwight and Jamie Moyer as Mrs. Pasternack.

"Weathering Heights" was written by Paul Corrigan and Brad Walsh and directed by Gail Mancuso.

"Modern Family" is broadcasted in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound.