There was speculation that The Middle might be coming to an end because contracts were up and Charlie McDermott signed on for a CBS pilot. Well, with or without son Axl, The Middle is coming back for a seventh season on ABC.
Taking place in Orson, Indiana, The Middle revolves around the Heck family. It’s headed by Mike (Neil Flynn), who manages a local quarry, and Frankie (Patricia Heaton), a dental assistant. Together, they do their best to make ends meet, have a relationship, and raise their three very different kids (McDermott, Eden Sher, and Atticus Shaffer).
Season-to-season, The Middle performed about the same in season six, averaging a 2.01 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.64 million viewers. It remains a solid performer for ABC.
McDermott has made a comedy pilot for CBS called Super Clyde. If it doesn’t become a series, it’s expected that he will return to The Middle full-time. If the project does move forward, we’ll be seeing far less of the eldest Heck son on ABC.
What do you think? Do you like The Middle? How long should it run? Would you miss McDermott if he wasn’t on the show?
This is my favorite show ever!!! It’s not allowed to end until brick goes to college!! My fiance and I have every single season on dvd besides season 6. (We have it on Amazon until it comes out on dvd!) 😀 I’m actually watching hecks on a train as I type this! We’ve probably watched every season 5 times at least and we don’t have cable so please don’t go off just the tv ratings to keep bringing the show back! I would be devistated if it ended now or after season 7! Please, finish this show! Malcolm in the… Read more »
This could be disastrous for a truly fantastic show considering Axl is the hub of many and major player in most weekly storylines. Plus he’s the funniest member of the show most times. I,for one, hope he comes back
This show is so funny!! My husband and I watch it every time and it’s always funny. I’m glad they’re starting another season and hope they continue making more seasons. King Axl Duke of awesomeness will be missed!! But that won’t stop us from watching, though he is funny, the rest of the cast are also funny. We always crack up with Brick’s ticks “specially when he got that deranged bunny”!!. Love the Heck Family!! It’s funny how they all get along better when Frankie is not around!! Just wish they would change the color on their walls and make… Read more »
I love this show!! It is so “FOR REAL”! I DO NOT understand why this show has not been nominated or won an Emmy award. Yes, I would, very much, miss Charlie McDermott, but that would not stop me from watching. I’m so glad it has been renewed. Each character is my favorite!
How did Sue win the perfect Attendance Award after playing hooky previosly?
Awwwwwwwwwsssssssssssooooooommmmmmmeeeeeeeeee I loove it especially axl and brick and bob
I enjoy The Middle very much. My husband and I have been watching it in the evenings and get to laugh after a stressful day at work. I like to know there are more dysfunctional families out there than mine. I loved the episode where Frankie thought her car was stolen, and turns out she had just parked it in the back of the office where she works. I can so relate to how scattered our lives can get that we forget the simplest of things.
I love The Middle. Best show on.
I love this show way better than the shows that are nominated. Change the time or day & promote it. Really promote it. Axl has to stay. The cast is fantastic. Can’t wait for the next season.
I too love the middle and would miss axl because there would be one less heck member and the show would have less content. I dont know if im the only one but ive watched the middle series a total of 7 times and rewatch episodes for hours at a time every day
They can’t get rid of King Axl Duke of awesomeness!! He’s the best character! They should make like ten more seasons at least until Axl’s an old man that would be funny!!
I love the Middle especially the older episodes. I think those are the best ones. One more season is probably good though so the show goes out while still on top!
“The Middle” brings to television something that no other comedy has today… it is one of the only program based on what television was originally all about…the shows that the whole family can watch together and relate to. Most of today’s comedies are promoting agendas or are just not that funny. The writers of “The Middle”are so amazing on how they “just get it”. Too bad television is run by such a narrow-minded community that doesnt get real Americans!
I so agree!! Even “Modern Family” has problems!! Too many to list but yet the ratings are based by people 18-40. Yet it’s the older generation or the ones with small children WATCHING TV!! If it wasn’t an 18 – 30ish people deciding what’s on tv- we would not have so much reality TV or bachelor/ bachelorette a that get engaged in TV and NEVER GET MARRIED!!!! Or singers that have a not so great chance of making it in real life off the reality show!!!!
I also agree! People want this kind of comedy. Think about it, millions still watch “I Love Lucy.” I am a parent to 5 kids, and grandparent to 7. My husband and I love this show, my married kids love this show, and my oldest grandson walks in the door, and immediately watches a rerun of The Middle. So glad this is being renewed. BEST COMEDY ON TV!!
The Middle is a good show but not as good as it was. They should go out while it’s still popular instead of waiting until it dies a slow death.
That’s what malcolm in the middle did. Go back and rewatch all of those and tell me you aren’t hugely disappointed with the last episode. Same thing with the bernie mac show! You can’t do that there has to be an actual ending or it ends up being **** anyway
I just started watching The Middle reruns this year and have enjoyed it so much. I would love it to keep going. Axl is one of my favorites on the show, but I like all the main characters and most of the minor ones. It is a well-written show and I look forward to the light side after doing the kind of work I do.