The Middle season 5
Appearance
The Middle Season 5 | |
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Season 5 | |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | September 25, 2013 present | –
Season chronology | |
The fifth season of the television comedy series The Middle began airing on September 25, 2013 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.
The show features Frances "Frankie" Heck (Patricia Heaton), a working-class, Midwestern woman married to Mike Heck (Neil Flynn) who resides 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 cast
- Patricia Heaton as Frankie Heck
- Neil Flynn as Mike Heck
- Charlie McDermott as Axl Heck
- Eden Sher as Sue Heck
- Atticus Shaffer as Brick Heck
Recurring cast
- Chris Kattan as Bob, Frankie's best friend at work.
- Beau Wirick as Sean Donahue, Axl's best friend.
- John Gammon as Darrin, Axl's friend and Sue's ex-boyfriend.
- Brock Ciarlelli as Brad, Sue's ex-boyfriend and current classmate.
- Jen Ray as Nancy Donahue, Frankie's neighbor and friend.
- Blaine Saunders as Carly, Sue's best friend.
Guest cast
- Galadriel Stineman as Cassidy, Axl's ex-girlfriend who broke up with him due to them going to different colleges. She appears in the episodes "The Award" and "Stormy Moon", and is mentioned in "The Kiss".
- Greg Cipes as Chuck, one of Mike's workers, who appears in "The Carpool" and "The Award".
Episodes
No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
U.S. viewers (million) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
97 | 1 | "The Drop Off" | Lee Shallat Chemel | DeAnn Heline & Eileen Heisler | September 25, 2013 | 4X5501 | 8.94[1] |
98 | 2 | "Change in the Air" | Blake T. Evans | Jana Hunter & Mitch Hunter | October 2, 2013 | 4X5502 | 8.03[2] |
99 | 3 | "The Potato" | Lee Shallat Chemel | Tim Hobert | October 9, 2013 | 4X5503 | 8.25[3] |
100 | 4 | "The 100th" | Blake T. Evans | David S. Rosenthal | October 23, 2013 | 4X5504 | 8.31[4] |
101 | 5 | "Halloween IV: The Ghost Story" | Lee Shallat Chemel | Roy Brown | October 30, 2013 | 4X5505 | 8.03[5] |
102 | 6 | "The Jump" | Elliot Hegarty | Robin Shorr | November 13, 2013 | 4X5508 | 8.93[6] |
103 | 7 | "Thanksgiving V" | Lee Shallat Chemel | David S. Rosenthal | November 20, 2013 | 4X5507 | 8.53[7] |
104 | 8 | "The Kiss" | Elliot Hegarty | Jana Hunter & Mitch Hunter | December 4, 2013 | 4X5506 | 7.41[8] |
105 | 9 | "The Christmas Tree" | Lee Shallat Chemel | Tim Hobert | December 11, 2013 | 4X5509 | 8.08[9] |
106 | 10 | "Sleepless in Orson" | Blake T. Evans | Roy Brown | January 8, 2014 | 4X5510 | 8.82[10] |
107 | 11 | "War of the Hecks" | Lee Shallat Chemel | Robin Shorr | January 15, 2014 | 4X5511 | 7.51[11] |
108 | 12 | "The Carpool" | Julie Anne Robinson | Jana Hunter & Mitch Hunter | January 22, 2014 | 4X5512 | 8.04[12] |
109 | 13 | "Hungry Games" | Lee Shallat Chemel | David S. Rosenthal | February 5, 2014 | 4X5513 | 8.56[13] |
110 | 14 | "The Award" | Phil Traill | Katy Ballard | February 26, 2014 | 4X5514 | 6.98[14] |
111 | 15 | "Vacation Days" | Phil Traill | Tim Hobert | March 5, 2014 | 4X5515 | 7.32[15] |
112 | 16 | "Stormy Moon" | John Putch | Robin Shorr | March 12, 2014 | 4X5516 | 7.48[16] |
113 | 17 | "The Walk"[17] | Lee Shallat Chemel | David S. Rosenthal | March 26, 2014 | TBA | N/A |
114 | 18 | "The Smell"[17] | Unknown | Unknown | April 2, 2014 | TBA | N/A |
References
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- ^ Bibel, Sara (December 12, 2013). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The Middle' Adjusted Up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ Bibel, Sara (January 9, 2014). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'People's Choice Awards' Adjusted Up; 'Revolution' & 'Super Fun Night' Adjusted Down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 9, 2014.
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