The Middle

The Middle is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from September 30, 2009 to May 22, 2018. The series had a total of 211 episodes.
== Plot ==
The series features Frances "Frankie" Heck (Patricia Heaton), a middle class, middle-aged, Midwestern woman and her husband Mike (Neil Flynn), who reside in the small fictional town of Orson, Indiana, based on the real town of Jasper, Indiana. They are the parents of three children, Axl (Charlie McDermott), Sue (Eden Sher), and Brick (Atticus Shaffer). The series is narrated by Frankie, initially an under-performing salesperson at a used-car dealership and later a dental assistant. Her stoic husband Mike manages a local quarry and serves as a stabilizing influence in the family, though Frankie complains about his lack of affection at times. The kids are quite different from one another: oldest son Axl, a popular but lazy teenager, does well in sports but not in academics; daughter Sue is an enthusiastic young teen but chronically unsuccessful and socially awkward; and youngest son Brick is an intelligent but introverted compulsive reader with odd behavioral traits loosely hinted to derive from Asperger syndrome. The kids are quite different from one another: oldest son Axl, a popular but lazy teenager, does well in sports but not in academics; daughter Sue is an enthusiastic young teen but chronically unsuccessful and socially awkward; and youngest son Brick is an intelligent but introverted compulsive reader with odd behavioral traits loosely hinted to derive from Asperger syndrome.
== Cast ==
* Patricia Heaton as Frances "Frankie" Heck (née Spence)
* Neil Flynn as Michael "Mike" Heck Jr.
* Charlie McDermott as Axl Redford Heck
* Eden Sher as Sue Sue Heck
* Atticus Shaffer as Brick Heck
== Series Overview ==
Season	Season	Episodes	Originally aired (U.S. dates)	Originally aired (U.S. dates)
Season	Season	Episodes	Season premiere 	Season finale
 	1 	24 	September 30, 2009 	May 19, 2010
 	2 	24 	September 22, 2010 	May 25, 2011
 	3 	23 	September 21, 2011 	May 23, 2012
 	4 	23 	September 26, 2012 	May 22, 2013
 	5 	23 	September 25, 2013 	May 21, 2014
 	6 	24 	September 24, 2014 	May 13, 2015
 	7 	24 	September 23, 2015 	May 18, 2016
 	8 	23 	October 11, 2016 	May 16, 2017
 	9 	23 	October 3, 2017 	May 22, 2018
== Season 1: (2009-2010) ==
No. in
series	No. in
season	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date
1 	1 	"Episode 1.01"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	September 22, 2009
2 	2 	"Episode 1.02"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
3 	3 	"Episode 1.03"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
4 	4 	"Episode 1.04"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
5 	5 	"Episode 1.05"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
6 	6 	"Episode 1.06"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
7 	7 	"Episode 1.07"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
8 	8 	"Episode 1.08"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
9 	9 	"Episode 1.09"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
10	10	"Episode 1.10"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
11	11	"Episode 1.11"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
12	12	"Episode 1.12"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
13	13	"Episode 1.13"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
14	14	"Episode 1.14"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
15	15	"Episode 1.15"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
16	16	"Episode 1.16"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
17	17	"Episode 1.17"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
18	18	"Episode 1.18"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
19	19	"Episode 1.19"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
20	20	"Episode 1.20"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
21	21	"Episode 1.21"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
22	22	"Episode 1.22"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
23	23	"Episode 1.23"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
24	24	"Episode 1.24"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
== Season 2: (2010-11) ==
No. in
series	No. in
season	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date
25	1 	"Episode 2.01"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
26	2 	"Episode 2.02"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
27	3 	"Episode 2.03"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
28	4 	"Episode 2.04"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
29	5 	"Episode 2.05"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
30	6 	"Episode 2.06"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
31	7 	"Episode 2.07"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
32	8 	"Episode 2.08"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
33	9 	"Episode 2.09"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
34	10	"Episode 2.10"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
35	11	"Episode 2.11"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
36	12	"Episode 2.12"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
37	13	"Episode 2.13"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
38	14	"Episode 2.14"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
39	15	"Episode 2.15"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
40	16	"Episode 2.16"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
41	17	"Episode 2.17"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
42	18	"Episode 2.18"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
43	19	"Episode 2.19"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
44	20	"Episode 2.20"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
45	21	"Episode 2.21"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
46	22	"Episode 2.22"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
47	23	"Episode 2.23"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
48	24	"Episode 2.24"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
== Season 3: (2011-12) ==
No. in
series	No. in
season	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date
49	1 	"Episode 3.01"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
50	2 	"Episode 3.02"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
51	3 	"Episode 3.03"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
52	4 	"Episode 3.04"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
53	5 	"Episode 3.05"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
54	6 	"Episode 3.06"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
55	7 	"Episode 3.07"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
56	8 	"Episode 3.08"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
57	9 	"Episode 3.09"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
58	10	"Episode 3.10"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
59	11	"Episode 3.11"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
60	12	"Episode 3.12"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
61	13	"Episode 3.13"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
62	14	"Episode 3.14"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
63	15	"Episode 3.15"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
64	16	"Episode 3.16"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
65	17	"Episode 3.17"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
66	18	"Episode 3.18"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
67	19	"Episode 3.19"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
68	20	"Episode 3.20"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
69	21	"Episode 3.21"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
70	22	"Episode 3.22"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
71	23	"Episode 3.23"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
72	24	"Episode 3.24"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
== Season 4: (2012-13) ==
No. in
series	No. in
season	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date
73	1 	"Episode 4.01"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
74	2 	"Episode 4.02"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
75	3 	"Episode 4.03"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
76	4 	"Episode 4.04"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
77	5 	"Episode 4.05"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
78	6 	"Episode 4.06"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
79	7 	"Episode 4.07"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
80	8 	"Episode 4.08"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
81	9 	"Episode 4.09"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
82	10	"Episode 4.10"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
83	11	"Episode 4.11"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
84	12	"Episode 4.12"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
85	13	"Episode 4.13"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
86	14	"Episode 4.14"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
87	15	"Episode 4.15"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
88	16	"Episode 4.16"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
89	17	"Episode 4.17"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
90	18	"Episode 4.18"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
91	19	"Episode 4.19"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
92	20	"Episode 4.20"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
93	21	"Episode 4.21"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
94	22	"Episode 4.22"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
95	23	"Episode 4.23"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
96	24	"Episode 4.24"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
== Season 5: (2013-14) ==
No. in
series	No. in
season	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date
97 	1 	"Episode 5.01"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
98 	2 	"Episode 5.02"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
99 	3 	"Episode 5.03"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
100	4 	"Episode 5.04"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
101	5 	"Episode 5.05"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
102	6 	"Episode 5.06"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
103	7 	"Episode 5.07"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
104	8 	"Episode 5.08"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
105	9 	"Episode 5.09"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
106	10	"Episode 5.10"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
107	11	"Episode 5.11"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
108	12	"Episode 5.12"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
109	13	"Episode 5.13"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
110	14	"Episode 5.14"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
111	15	"Episode 5.15"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
112	16	"Episode 5.16"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
113	17	"Episode 5.17"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
114	18	"Episode 5.18"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
115	19	"Episode 5.19"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
116	20	"Episode 5.20"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
117	21	"Episode 5.21"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
118	22	"Episode 5.22"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
119	23	"Episode 5.23"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
120	24	"Episode 5.24"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
== Season 6: (2014-15) ==
No. in
series	No. in
season	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date
121	1 	"Episode 6.01"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
122	2 	"Episode 6.02"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
123	3 	"Episode 6.03"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
124	4 	"Episode 6.04"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
125	5 	"Episode 6.05"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
126	6 	"Episode 6.06"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
127	7 	"Episode 6.07"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
128	8 	"Episode 6.08"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
129	9 	"Episode 6.09"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
130	10	"Episode 6.10"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
131	11	"Episode 6.11"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
132	12	"Episode 6.12"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
133	13	"Episode 6.13"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
134	14	"Episode 6.14"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
135	15	"Episode 6.15"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
136	16	"Episode 6.16"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
137	17	"Episode 6.17"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
138	18	"Episode 6.18"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
139	19	"Episode 6.19"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
140	20	"Episode 6.20"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
141	21	"Episode 6.21"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
142	22	"Episode 6.22"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
143	23	"Episode 6.23"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
144	24	"Episode 6.24"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
== Season 7: (2015-16) ==
No. in
series	No. in
season	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date
145	1 	"Episode 7.01"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
146	2 	"Episode 7.02"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
147	3 	"Episode 7.03"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
148	4 	"Episode 7.04"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
149	5 	"Episode 7.05"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
150	6 	"Episode 7.06"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
151	7 	"Episode 7.07"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
152	8 	"Episode 7.08"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
153	9 	"Episode 7.09"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
154	10	"Episode 7.10"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
155	11	"Episode 7.11"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
156	12	"Episode 7.12"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
157	13	"Episode 7.13"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
158	14	"Episode 7.14"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
159	15	"Episode 7.15"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
160	16	"Episode 7.16"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
161	17	"Episode 7.17"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
162	18	"Episode 7.18"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
163	19	"Episode 7.19"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
164	20	"Episode 7.20"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
165	21	"Episode 7.21"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
166	22	"Episode 7.22"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
167	23	"Episode 7.23"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
168	24	"Episode 7.24"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
== Season 8: (2016-17) ==
No. in
series	No. in
season	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date
169	1 	"Episode 8.01"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
170	2 	"Episode 8.02"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
171	3 	"Episode 8.03"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
172	4 	"Episode 8.04"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
173	5 	"Episode 8.05"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
174	6 	"Episode 8.06"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
175	7 	"Episode 8.07"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
176	8 	"Episode 8.08"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
177	9 	"Episode 8.09"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
178	10	"Episode 8.10"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
179	11	"Episode 8.11"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
180	12	"Episode 8.12"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
181	13	"Episode 8.13"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
182	14	"Episode 8.14"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
183	15	"Episode 8.15"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
184	16	"Episode 8.16"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
185	17	"Episode 8.17"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
186	18	"Episode 8.18"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
187	19	"Episode 8.19"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
188	20	"Episode 8.20"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
189	21	"Episode 8.21"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
190	22	"Episode 8.22"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
191	23	"Episode 8.23"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
192	24	"Episode 8.24"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
== Season 9: (2017-18) ==
No. in
series	No. in
season	Title 	Directed by 	Written by 	Original air date
193	1 	"Episode 9.01"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
194	2 	"Episode 9.02"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
195	3 	"Episode 9.03"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
196	4 	"Episode 9.04"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
197	5 	"Episode 9.05"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
198	6 	"Episode 9.06"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
199	7 	"Episode 9.07"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
200	8 	"Episode 9.08"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
201	9 	"Episode 9.09"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
202	10	"Episode 9.10"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
203	11	"Episode 9.11"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
204	12	"Episode 9.12"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
205	13	"Episode 9.13"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
206	14	"Episode 9.14"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
207	15	"Episode 9.15"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
208	16	"Episode 9.16"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
209	17	"Episode 9.17"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
210	18	"Episode 9.18"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
211	19	"Episode 9.19"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
212	20	"Episode 9.20"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
213	21	"Episode 9.21"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
214	22	"Episode 9.22"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
215	23	"Episode 9.23"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
216	24	"Episode 9.24"	Mark Cendrowski	Chuck Lorre	
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