Channing Dungey, president, ABC Entertainment announced today that ABC has renewed The Middle for next season. The show is currently in its eighth season on the network.
“The Middle has been one of the network’s most consistent performers and helped us to launch a whole new night of comedy when it moved to Tuesdays this season,” said Dungey. “The Indiana Hecks have found America’s sweet spot with their authentic, acerbic and always loving take on parenting, work, kids, marriage and life.”
Since its debut in 2009 when it helped launch ABC’s hit Wednesday night comedy block, The Middle has been a strong performer and a dependable anchor in the 8 o’clock hour. In its move this season from Wednesday to Tuesday night in the 8:00 p.m. anchor position, The Middle launched yet another successful comedy block, with ABC claiming Tuesday’s top comedies this season. Improving its half-hour by 22% year to year with Total Viewers, The Middle is ABC’s most watched comedy in the Tuesday time period in 5 years – since 2011-12 with the debut season of Last Man Standing.
The Middle stars Patricia Heaton as Frankie, Neil Flynn as Mike, Charlie McDermott as Axl, Eden Sher as Sue and Atticus Shaffer as Brick.