The Middle (2009)
Oh, and your family's so perfect.
The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the city of Orson, Indiana.
| Type | TV series |
|---|---|
| First aired | 30 September 2009 |
| Status | Ended, last episode 22 May 2018 |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline |
| Starring | Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn and Charlie McDermott |
| Seasons | 9 seasons, 215 episodes |
| Episode length | about 22 min |
| Time to watch it all | about 79 hours |
| Rated | TV-PG |
| Scores | TMDB users 7.6/10 |
Where to watch The Middle
The Middle is streaming on Prime Video ($8.99 a month) in the US. It is also on Peacock ($16.99 a month). At ten hours a week, all of the series takes about 2 months of Prime Video, or $17.98 at list price.
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What kind of watch this is
The Middle is a 2009 comedy about the Hecks, a lower-middle-class family in Orson, Indiana, whose daily life is a slow-motion collision of petty disappointments. Frankie narrates the chaos from behind the counter of a used-car dealership, while her stoic husband Mike holds the household together with minimal emotional output. The three kids are distinctly flawed, ranging from a rude jock to a chronically awkward daughter. It runs 79 hours across 9 seasons. The humor lies in the dry acceptance that nothing will ever be quite right, and the family just keeps going anyway.
What the critics said
The critics were kinder than the ratings suggested. Washington Post tallied 76% positive reviews from 21 critics, averaging 7.1 out of 10. Metacritic assigned a weighted average of 70 out of 100, landing in the generally favorable zone. The consensus called it a smart, engaging sitcom that exaggerates everyday situations to great comedic effect. Robert Bianco of USA Today noted it offered a first-class look at middle-class family life. Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly later described it as a rock-solid show. Ratings started low but climbed.
How it did with audiences
The Middle got a 7.6 TMDB user score. That is the number. It sits there, unbothered by the fact that no one is rushing to tell you how much money it made. In a landscape of loud blockbusters, a solid 7.6 is a quiet shrug. It means people watched it, liked it enough to rate it, and then moved on. No box office figures are attached. Just the rating. It holds its own.
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Sources
- The Middle on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q1138000 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “The Middle (TV series)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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