The Middle
2009-2018 · 9 seasons · 215 episodes
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S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9
E1
7.6
7.7
7.4
7.5
7.8
7.8
7.9
7.7
7.8
E2
7.6
7.6
7.4
7.8
7.6
7.5
7.9
7.9
7.8
E3
7.3
7.6
7.9
7.4
7.4
7.8
7.7
7.7
7.7
E4
7.6
7.5
7.6
7.6
7.7
7.9
7.9
7.6
7.8
E5
7.8
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.4
7.8
7.5
8.1
7.8
E6
7.6
7.5
7.7
7.8
7.6
7.7
8.4
7.8
7.5
E7
7.7
7.9
7.9
7.6
7.7
8.0
7.3
7.8
7.9
E8
7.7
7.4
7.7
7.6
7.4
8.0
7.8
7.8
7.7
E9
7.6
7.7
7.6
7.5
8.0
7.7
7.9
8.4
8.2
E10
7.9
7.6
7.6
7.9
7.5
7.2
7.6
7.9
7.9
E11
7.6
8.1
7.6
8.4
7.7
7.9
7.8
7.8
7.8
E12
7.7
7.7
7.9
7.8
7.6
7.8
7.7
7.5
7.2
E13
7.7
7.3
7.9
7.7
7.5
7.8
8.1
7.6
7.8
E14
7.5
7.4
7.5
7.7
7.5
8.4
7.5
7.9
7.7
E15
7.8
7.5
7.8
8.1
7.4
7.7
7.6
7.7
7.9
E16
7.8
7.4
7.6
7.9
7.4
7.8
7.7
7.8
7.7
E17
7.9
7.4
8.0
8.1
8.2
8.0
7.8
8.5
7.8
E18
7.4
7.7
7.8
7.5
7.7
7.7
7.9
8.3
7.6
E19
7.4
7.5
7.5
8.0
7.5
7.7
7.7
7.9
7.8
E20
7.6
7.3
7.4
7.4
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7
8.2
E21
7.6
7.5
7.8
7.3
7.5
7.6
7.4
7.8
8.0
E22
7.5
7.4
7.8
7.7
7.8
8.0
7.8
8.1
8.2
E23
7.7
7.3
7.5
7.4
8.1
7.7
7.8
8.1
9.4
E24
8.1
7.7
7.6
8.0
8.4
8.7
8.5
9.2
Avg
7.7
7.5
7.7
7.7
7.7
7.8
7.8
7.9
7.9
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Episode Engagement
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92 Standouts
16 Infamous
94 Hidden Gems
13 Forgettable
Top Standout: S9E23 A Heck of a Ride: Part 1
Most Infamous: S1E3 The Floating Anniversary
Best Hidden Gem: S8E18 The Par-Tay
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🏆 Top 10 Episodes Season 6 dominates (2/10)
- 1 S9E23 A Heck of a Ride: Part 1
- 2 S9E24 A Heck of a Ride: Part 2
- 3 S6E24 The Graduate
- 4 S7E24 The Show Must Go On
- 5 S8E17 Exes and Ohhhs
- 6 S4E11 Life Skills
- 7 S5E24 The Wonderful World of Hecks
- 8 S6E14 The Answer
- 9 S7E6 Halloween VI: Tick Tock Death
- 10 S8E9 A Very Marry Christmas
📉 Bottom 5 Episodes
- 215 S9E12 The Other Man
- 214 S6E10 Pam Freakin' Staggs
- 213 S7E7 Homecoming II: The Tailgate
- 212 S4E21 From Orson with Love
- 211 S2E23 The Bridge
215 Total Episodes
9.4 Highest Rating
7.2 Lowest Rating
2.2 Range