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The Middle
2009–2018
· TV Show
· 22 min episodes
· 9 seasons
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #259
- IMDb #310
- Metacritic #135
- RatingGraph #307
- Metacritic Critics #174
- Metacritic Audience #156
Every rating
53–88
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 53, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 88.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →The daily mishaps of a married woman and her semi-dysfunctional family and their attempts to survive life in general in the town of Orson, Indiana.
Details
- Created by
- DeAnn Heline, Eileen Heisler
- Released
- 30 September 2009
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 22 min
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Episodes
- 215 across 9 seasons
- Awards
- 14 wins, 43 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (169) →
Awards & nominations
See all 57 →1 major award won · 14 wins from 57 nominations across 21 ceremonies
| 3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards 2013 | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Eden Sher | Winner |
| 9th Critics' Choice Television Awards 2019 | Best Comedy Series | The Middle | Nominee |
| 6th Critics' Choice Television Awards 2016 | Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Neil Flynn | Nominee |
| 6th Critics' Choice Television Awards 2016 | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Eden Sher | Nominee |
| 5th Critics' Choice Television Awards 2015 | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Eden Sher | Nominee |
| 3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards 2013 | Best Comedy Series | The Middle | Nominee |
| 2nd Critics' Choice Television Awards 2012 | Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Eden Sher | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Award 2012 | Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Episode: "The Play" | Nominee |
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3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Eden Sher | Winner |
| Best Comedy Series | The Middle | Nominee |
1st Critics' Choice Television Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Patricia Heaton | Nominee |
| Best Comedy Series | The Middle | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Eden Sher | Nominee |
6th Critics' Choice Television Awards
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Neil Flynn | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Eden Sher | Nominee |
2nd Critics' Choice Television Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Eden Sher | Nominee |
5th Critics' Choice Television Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Eden Sher | Nominee |
9th Critics' Choice Television Awards
1 nomination
| Best Comedy Series | The Middle | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Award
1 nomination
| Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Episode: "The Play" | Nominee |
Young Artist Award
18 nominations, 5 won
| Best Guest Starring Young Actor Ten and Under | Parker Contreras | Winner |
| Best Recurring Young Actor | Brock Ciarlelli | Winner |
| Best Recurring Young Actor 17–21 | Brock Ciarlelli | Winner |
| Best Recurring Young Actor 17–21 | Brock Ciarlelli | Winner |
| Best Recurring Young Actor 17–21 | Brock Ciarlelli | Winner |
| Best Guest Starring Young Actor Ten and Under | Mason Cook | Nominee |
| Best Guest Starring Young Actress 11–15 | Kelly Heyer | Nominee |
| Best Guest Starring Young Actress 14–16 | Ava Allan | Nominee |
| Best Guest Starring Young Actress 17–21 | Katlin Mastandrea | Nominee |
| Best Guest Starring Young Actress Ten and Under | Marlowe Peyton | Nominee |
| Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Teen Actress | Casey Burke | Nominee |
| Best Recurring Young Actor 14 and Over | Brock Ciarlelli | Nominee |
| Best Recurring Young Actor 17–21 | Brock Ciarlelli | Nominee |
| Best Recurring Young Actress | Eden Sher | Nominee |
| Best Recurring Young Actress 17–21 | Katlin Mastandrea | Nominee |
| Best Recurring Young Actress 17–21 | Katlin Mastandrea | Nominee |
| Best Recurring Young Actress 17–21 | Blaine Saunders | Nominee |
| Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series | Eden Sher, Atticus Shaffer, and Charlie McDermott | Nominee |
Young Entertainer Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Guest Starring Young Actor – Television Series | Matt Cornett | Winner |
| Best Recurring Young Actress – Television Series | Casey Burke | Winner |
| Best Recurring Young Actress – Television Series | Casey Burke | Nominee |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Top TV Series | Joey Newman | Winner |
| Top Television Series | Joey Newman | Winner |
1st PAAFTJ Television Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Patricia Heaton (Episode: "Thanksgiving III") | Winner |
| Best Comedy Series | The Middle | Nominee |
| Best Production Design in a Comedy Series | Episode: "The Map" | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Eden Sher (Episode: "The Test") | Nominee |
Humanitas Prize
4 nominations, 1 won
| 30 Minute Category | Episode: "The Graduate" | Winner |
| 30 Minute Category | Episode: "Halloween IV: The Ghost Story" | Nominee |
| 30 Minute Category | Episode: "The Map" | Nominee |
| 30 Minute Category | Episode: "The Block Party" | Nominee |
EWwy Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Eden Sher | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Comedy Series | Neil Flynn | Nominee |
Gracie Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Comedy Series | The Middle | Winner |
2nd PAAFTJ Television Awards
3 nominations
| Best Artistic/Visual Achievement in a Comedy Series | Episode: "Hallelujah Hoedown" | Nominee |
| Best Comedy Series | The Middle | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Charlie McDermott | Nominee |
TV Guide Award
3 nominations
| Favorite Comedy Series | The Middle | Nominee |
| Favorite Comedy Series | The Middle | Nominee |
| Favorite Comedy Series | The Middle | Nominee |
Online Film & Television Association Award
2 nominations
| Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Dick Van Dyke | Nominee |
| Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series | Whoopi Goldberg | Nominee |
2013 Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Choice TV Female Scene Stealer | Eden Sher | Nominee |
2014 Teen Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Choice TV Scene Stealer: Female | Eden Sher | Nominee |
Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite TV Actor | Charlie McDermott | Nominee |
Movieguide Awards
1 nomination
| Faith and Freedom Award for TV | Episode: "The 200th" | Nominee |