The co-creator of “Modern Family,” Steve Levitan, has promised to part ways with his show’s producer, 20th Century Fox, over the connection to Fox News.

“I look forward to seeing #ModernFamily through to the end and then, sale or no sale, setting up shop elsewhere,” Levitan (shown above, center) said on Twitter.

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To his mind, Fox News’ coverage of the news is not “fact-based.”

“I have no problem with fact-based conservatism (such as WSJ), but @FoxNew‘s [sic] 23-hour-a-day support of the NRA, conspiracy theories and Trump’s lies gets harder to swallow every day as I drive onto that lot to make a show about inclusion,” the television producer wrote.

Levitan is not the only TV producer to publicly express displeasure with being connected to Fox News. “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane recently said he was “embarrassed” to work for Fox — though he did not promise to quit.

“Let me officially join @SethMacFarlane in saying I’m disgusted to work at a company that has anything whatsoever to do with @FoxNews,” tweeted Levitan on Monday. “This bulls*** is the opposite of what #ModernFamily stands for.”

“Modern Family,” one of television’s biggest hits, was approved for a 10th season last year. The new season is expected to be its last, with possible spinoffs in the future.

Levitan may be promising to leave his studio over his issues with Fox News — but that clearly won’t stop him from cashing checks from his show’s last season or any subsequent syndication deals. So how much of a grand gesture is this, really?

PopZette editor Zachary Leeman can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter.

(photo credit, homepage image: Modern Family [1], [2], CC BY 2.0, by Peabody Awards)