The Middle couldn’t have had a worse start. It had a lame duck as a lead-in (Kelsey Grammer’s Hank) but still managed to get the green light for a second season.
The show – which stars Patricia Heaton (Everybody Loves Raymond) and Neil Flynn (Scrubs’ Janitor) is a solid performer for the alphabet, averaging a 2.2 (18-49) rating and just over 6 million viewers – which isn’t too bad considering that it’s had reruns as a lead-in for the past 10 episodes.
Hopefully it’ll be moved to a better timeslot next season, preferably after Modern Family (hopefully) moves to 8pm next season.
