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Revision as of 20:22, 5 May 2017

The Middle
Season 8
File:The Middle S08 Promotional Poster.jpg
Promotional Poster
No. of episodes21
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseOctober 11, 2016 (2016-10-11) –
present
Season chronology
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Season 9
List of episodes

The eighth season of the television comedy series The Middle began airing on October 11, 2016, on ABC in the United States. It is produced by Blackie and Blondie Productions and Warner Bros. Television with series creators DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler as executive producers.[1] The season will contain twenty three episodes.[2]

The show is about a working class family led by Frances "Frankie" Heck (Patricia Heaton), a middle aged Midwestern woman married to Michael "Mike" Heck (Neil Flynn), who reside in the small fictional town of Orson, Indiana. They are the parents of three children, Axl (Charlie McDermott), Sue (Eden Sher), and Brick (Atticus Shaffer).

Cast

Main article: List of The Middle characters

Main cast

Recurring

  • Alphonso McAuley as Charles "Hutch" Hutchinson, Axl's teammate, best friend, and college roommate.
  • Tommy Bechtold as Kenny, Axl and Hutch's friend and roommate.
  • Daniela Bobadilla as Lexie, Sue's college roommate and best friend and Axl's new girlfriend as of "The Par-Tay."
  • Greer Grammer as April,[3] Axl's cute but dimwitted girlfriend whom he met over the summer. They briefly married before getting an annulment. They remain a couple until breaking up in the episode "Exes and Ohhhs".
  • Casey Burke as Cindy, Brick's quirky girlfriend.
  • Will Green as Jeremy, Sue's boyfriend for a brief time. They break up in "True Grit."
  • Jen Ray as Nancy Donahue, the Hecks' neighbor and Frankie's best friend.
  • Sean O'Bryan as Ron Donahue, Nancy's husband and a friend of the Hecks.
  • Beau Wirick as Sean Donahue, Axl's best friend from high school.
  • Pat Finn as Bill Norwood, a friend and neighbor of the Hecks.
  • Julie Brown as Paula Norwood, Frankie's neighbor and friend.
  • Brock Ciarlelli as Brad Bottig, Sue's best friend.
  • Jovan Armand as Troy, Brick's classmate and friend.
  • Paul Hipp as Reverend Tim-Tom
  • Emily Rutherfurd as Dierdre Peterson, the Hecks' neighbor who has four children.
  • Keaton Savage as Tyler, the guy who drives the safe ride cart on the East Indiana State campus. He becomes Sue's brief love interest.

Guest

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date [note 1]Prod.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1691"The Core Group"Lee Shallat ChemelIllana WernickOctober 11, 2016 (2016-10-11)T12.152516.78[4]
1702"A Tough Pill to Swallow"Phil TraillRich DahmOctober 18, 2016 (2016-10-18)T12.152526.02[5]
1713"Halloween VII: The Heckoning"Lee Shallat ChemelTim HobertOctober 25, 2016 (2016-10-25)T12.152535.72[6]
1724"True Grit"Victor Nelli Jr.Jana Hunter & Mitch HunterNovember 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)T12.152545.43[7]
1735"Roadkill"Lee Shallat ChemelRoy BrownNovember 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)T12.152556.21[8]
1746"Thanksgiving VIII"Elliot HegartyIlana WernickNovember 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)T12.152566.88[9]
1757"Look Who's Not Talking"Lee Shallat ChemelTim HobertNovember 29, 2016 (2016-11-29)T12.152576.62[10]
1768"Trip and Fall"Elliot HegartyRich DahmDecember 6, 2016 (2016-12-06)T12.152586.06[11]
1779"A Very Marry Christmas"Lee Shallat ChemelJana Hunter & Mitch HunterDecember 13, 2016 (2016-12-13)T12.152596.39[12]
17810"Escape Orson"Jaffar MahmoodRoy BrownJanuary 3, 2017 (2017-01-03)T12.152606.62[13]
17911"Hoosier Maid"Elliot HegartyBruce RasmussenJanuary 10, 2017 (2017-01-10)T12.152617.30[14]
18012"Pitch Imperfect"Melissa KosarRich DahmJanuary 17, 2017 (2017-01-17)T12.152626.67[15]
18113"Ovary and Out"Elliot HegartyIlana WernickFebruary 7, 2017 (2017-02-07)T12.152636.42[16]
18214"Sorry Not Sorry"Phil TraillTim HobertFebruary 14, 2017 (2017-02-14)T12.152646.32[17]
18315"Dental Hijinks"Lee Shallat ChemelJana Hunter & Mitch HunterFebruary 21, 2017 (2017-02-21)T12.152656.27[18]
18416"Swing and a Miss"Danny SallesRoy BrownMarch 7, 2017 (2017-03-07)T12.152666.12[19]
18517"Exes and Ohhhs"Lee Shallat ChemelRich DahmMarch 14, 2017 (2017-03-14)T12.152675.92[20]
18618"The Par-tay"Jaffar MahmoodIlana WernickApril 4, 2017 (2017-04-04)T12.152685.44[21]
18719"The Confirmation"Charlie McDermottTim HobertApril 11, 2017 (2017-04-11)T12.152695.29[22]
18820"Adult Swim"Lee Shallat ChemelJana Hunter & Mitch HunterApril 18, 2017 (2017-04-18)T12.152705.25[23]
18921"Clear and Present Danger"Phil TraillRoy BrownMay 2, 2017 (2017-05-02)T12.152715.07[24]
19022"The Final Final"[25]Lee Shallat ChemelRich DahmMay 9, 2017 (2017-05-09)[26]T12.15272N/A
19123"Fight or Flight"[27]Eileen HeislerIlana WernickMay 16, 2017 (2017-05-16)[26]T12.15273N/A

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The Middle season 8
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 Total
(18–49)
1 "The Core Group" October 11, 2016 1.8/7 6.78[4] — —
2 "A Tough Pill to Swallow" October 18, 2016 1.5/6 6.02[5] — —
3 "Halloween VIII: The Heckoning" October 25, 2016 1.5/6 5.72[6] 0.7 2.2[28]
4 "True Grit" November 1, 2016 1.4/5 5.43[7] 0.6 2.0[29]
5 "Roadkill" November 15, 2016 1.6/6 6.21[8] 0.7 2.3[30]
6 "Thanksgiving VIII" November 22, 2016 1.6/6 6.88[9] 0.7 2.3[31]
7 "Look Who's Not Talking" November 29, 2016 1.6/6 6.62[10] — —
8 "Trip and Fall" December 6, 2016 1.4/5 6.06[11] 0.7 2.1[32]
9 "A Very Marry Christmas" December 13, 2016 1.6/6 6.39[12] 0.7 2.3[33]
10 "Escape Orson" January 3, 2017 1.7/6 6.62[13] — —
11 "Hoosier Maid" January 10, 2017 1.7/6 7.30[14] 0.7 2.4[34]
12 "Pitch Imperfect" January 17, 2017 1.7/6 6.67[15] — —
13 "Ovary and Out" February 7, 2017 1.6/6 6.42[16] 0.6 2.2[35]
14 "Sorry Not Sorry" February 14, 2017 1.5/6 6.32[17] — —
15 "Dental Hijinks" February 21, 2017 1.5/6 6.27[18] — —
16 "Swing and a Miss" March 7, 2017 1.5/5 6.12[19] — —
17 "Exes and Ohhhs" March 14, 2017 1.6/6 5.92[20] — —
18 "The Par-tay" April 4, 2017 1.4/6 5.44[21] 0.6 2.0[36]
19 "The Confirmation" April 11, 2017 1.3/5 5.29[22] TBD TBD
20 "Adult Swim" April 18, 2017 1.3/5 5.25[23] TBD TBD
21 "Clear and Present Danger" May 2, 2017 1.2/5 5.07[24] TBD TBD
22 "The Final Final" May 9, 2017 TBD TBD TBD TBD
23 "Fight or Flight" May 16, 2017 TBD TBD TBD TBD

Notes

  1. ^ The first 12 episodes of season eight were broadcast one day earlier in Canada.

References

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