For seven seasons, The Middle has been a staple of the Wednesday night schedule on ABC. Now, the network has moved the sitcom to Tuesday nights. How will this move affect the ratings? Could this long-running comedy be cancelled or, will it be renewed for a ninth season? Stay tuned.
Set in Orson, Indiana, The Middle TV show revolves around the five members of the middle-class Heck family. It’s headed by quarry manager Mike (Neil Flynn) and Frankie (Patricia Heaton), a dental assistant. They do their best to make ends meet and raise their three very different kids — lazy Axl (Charlie McDermott), awkward Sue (Eden Sher), and Brick (Atticus Shaffer), the intelligent yet odd youngest son.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
1/25 update: ABC has renewed The Middle for a ninth Season. Details here.
5/17 update: You can see the rest of the latest night’s ratings.
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Last year comparison: The seventh season of The Middle averaged a 1.89 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.33 million total viewers (live + same day ratings).
Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you still like The Middle TV series on ABC? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a ninth season?
8/2 update: There will be no season 10 of The Middle. The upcoming ninth season will be the final installment. Details here.
I have come to The Middle party late. (I’ve just discovered it this year!) I love this show and have my husband watching it with me. Please renew it for another season, please!!!
I realized that The Middle, season 9 is now confirmed for 2017-18.
The Middle has always been a favorite of mine. The situations they go thru, makes feel like I am not the only one. Even the scenarios they portray each week, is so similar to the ones i deal with and sometimes simultaneously. Which makes it funnier to me. As a mother of 3 with kids in the same age group, going thru the same milestones, with the family struggle of always trying to decide on what the financial priority that week is…..With having my youngest as the same age as Brick, I really would love to see how the Heck’s… Read more »
I love The Middle. My daughter and I look forward to watching it each week. I would like to see a 10th season.
boring and stupid
This is a great show.
I love The Middle. It shows real life situations in a comedic way
I love The Middle. It shows true life situations in a comedic way.
Best show ever! It’s my favorite, I can’t believe it hasn’t won an Emmy.
I love The Middle, one of my favorites….I feel like I’ve watched the kid’s grow, mature and change over the lat 8 seasons. Please renew!!
I love The Middle and so do all my family. I feel like we have all watched Axel, Sue and Brick grow up right before our eyes and I’ve loved every bit of it. Please do a series 9.
I love the Middle and so do all my friends even my Husband who only watches sports and news. Maybe open your demographics to over 49… those that have been watching for the past 9 years are 9 years older and speaking for myself I was in my 40’s with kids now still watching am in my 50’s with college kids. So include the over 49 age in the poles. We have even more time to watch TV now! Just sayin’ .. and did I mention the writing is AWESOME!!!! They really get it when it comes to “real life… Read more »
I love The Middle and would like to see Brick going to college and more of the family. I watch in the UK so i’m only on series 8 and probably not counted as a viewer but i’m still a fan, keep it going.
This is the only tv series I watch! Please renew it!
I would absolutely love to see “The Middle” be renewed for Season 9. This is truly the only show I look forward to all week. I do agree that I had preferred that it be on Wednesdays, however, I still have not missed an episode! This show, even with the children growing older, still has NOT gone stale. It is nice to view a show that see’s a family going thru the same things a “real middle class” family goes thru! Please, please do NOT take this away from us viewers. It’s the best show and the cast/writers are brilliant!… Read more »