The Middle (TV series)

The Middle
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Eileen Heisler DeAnn Heline
Starring	Patricia Heaton Neil Flynn Charlie McDermott Eden Sher Atticus Shaffer Chris Kattan
Narrated by	Patricia Heaton
Composer	Joey Newman
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	9
No. of episodes	215 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	DeAnn Heline Eileen Heisler
Producers	Werner Walian Vijal Patel Roy Brown Robin Shorr
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Blackie and Blondie Productions Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 30, 2009 (2009-09-30) – May 22, 2018 (2018-05-22)
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The Middle (stylized as the middle.) is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 30, 2009 to May 22, 2018. The series, set in the fictional town of Orson in Indiana, follows a lower-middle-class family living and facing the day-to-day struggles of home life, work, and raising children. Starring Patricia Heaton and Neil Flynn,^[1] the show was created by former Roseanne and Murphy Brown writers Eileen Heisler and DeAnn Heline, and produced by Warner Bros. Television and Blackie and Blondie Productions. It was praised by television critics and earned numerous award nominations.

A spin-off of the series, centered on Eden Sher's character, Sue Heck, was set to launch in 2019.^[2] However, ABC passed on the project. It was shopped to other networks but was never picked up.^[3]