The Middle season 6 explained
| Season Number: | 6 |
| Bgcolour: | - C5FFE6
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| Image Upright: | 1.15 |
| Network: | ABC |
| Num Episodes: | 24 |
| Episode List: | List of The Middle episodes |
The sixth season of the television comedy series The Middle began airing on September 24, 2014, 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).
On May 8, 2014, ABC renewed The Middle for a sixth season.[1] On October 23, 2014, ABC gave the season a full 24-episode order.[2]
Cast
Main cast
Recurring
- Brock Ciarlelli as Brad Bottig, one of Sue's ex-boyfriends who is now just a close friend at school. He appears in the following episodes.
Unbraceable You,The Loneliest Locker,The Table,Halloween VThe College Tour,A Quarry Story,Steaming Pile Of Guilt,The Waiting Game,Siblings & Sombreros,Food Courting & The Graduate.
- Alphonso McAuley as Hutch, Axl's football teammate and best friend at college. He appears in the following episodes.
The Loneliest Locker,Major Anxiety,The Table & Valentine’s Day V.
- John Gammon as Darrin, Axl's friend and Sue's ex-boyfriend and ex-fiancé. The two broke up in the episode "The Answer" due to Sue's unwillingness to marry Darrin. He appears in the following episodes.
Major Anxiety,The Table,Thanksgiving VI,The Christmas Wall,Valentine’s Day V & The Answer
- Casey Burke as Cindy Hornberger, Brick's classmate, with whom he is in the early stages of a relationship. She appears in the following episodes.
Major Anxiety,Halloween VThanksgiving VI & Valentine’s Day V.
- Gia Mantegna as Devin Levin, a relative of Frankie's hairdresser who gets set up with Axl. The two end up liking each other and begin dating. She appears in the following episodes.
Thanksgiving VI,The College Tour,Pam Freakin Staggs,Valentine’s Day V,Steaming Pile Of Guilt,Operation Infiltration &The Graduate
Guest cast
- Richard Kind as Dr. Niller, Sue's orthodontist. He appears in Unbraceable You.
- Jimmy Kimmel as himself, the only fan of Brick's podcast about different fonts. He appears in The Table.
- Jerry Hardin as Old Farmer, who attends Sue's pumpkin-patch film screening and donates $50 to her college fund. He appears in Halloween V.
- Phyllis Smith as Ms. Huff, Sue's guidance counselor. She appears in The Sinkhole.
- Kirstie Alley as Pam Staggs, the most popular girl in high school who wouldn't give Frankie a second look back then. She appears in Pam Freakin Staggs.
- Brian Doyle-Murray as Don Ehlert, the owner of the car dealership where Frankie used to work and must do so for one more day in order to cash an old paycheck. He appears in A Quarry Story.
- Jerry Van Dyke as Tag Spence, Frankie's father. He appears in Flirting With Disaster & 2 Of A Kind.
- Matthew Atkinson as Finn, Axl's friend. He appears in Flirting With Disaster
- Dave Foley as Dr. Chuck Fulton, Brick's school therapist. He appears in Operation Infiltration.
- Norm Macdonald as Rusty Heck, Mike's brother. He appears in Operation Infiltration.
- Dick Van Dyke as Paul "Dutch" Spence, Frankie's uncle and Tag's older brother. He appears in 2 Of A Kind.
- Marsha Mason as Pat Spence, Frankie's mother. She appears in Mother’s Day Reservations.
- French Stewart as Principal Cameron. He appears in The Graduate.
Critical reception
Early reviews for the sixth season were positive. Will Harris of The A.V. Club stated that it was "not a bad way to start a new season".[3] Robert Bianco of USA Today stated that "it's a strong start for an excellent, underappreciated series".[4]
Episodes
See also: List of The Middle episodes.
Ratings
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/Share
(18–49) | Viewers
(million) | Reference |
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| 1 | "Unbraceable You" | | 2.2/8 | 7.59 | [5] |
| 2 | "The Lonliest Locker" | | 2.0/7 | 7.42 | [6] |
| 3 | "Major Anxiety" | | 2.0/7 | 7.44 | [7] |
| 4 | "The Table" | | 2.1/7 | 7.29 | [8] |
| 5 | "Halloween V" | | 1.8/6 | 6.99 | [9] |
| 6 | "The Sinkhole" | | 1.9/6 | 8.10 | [10] |
| 7 | "Thanksgiving VI" | | 2.2/7 | 8.32 | [11] |
| 8 | "The College Tour" | | 1.6/5 | 7.04 | [12] |
| 9 | "The Christmas Wall" | | 2.2/7 | 8.11 | [13] |
| 10 | "Pam Freakin' Staggs" | | 2.3/7 | 8.46 | [14] |
| 11 | "A Quarry Story" | | 2.2/7 | 7.79 | [15] |
| 12 | "Hecks On A Train" | | 2.2/8 | 8.26 | [16] |
| 13 | "Valentine's Day VI" | | 2.1/7 | 7.82 | [17] |
| 14 | "The Answer" | | 2.2/7 | 7.70 | [18] |
| 15 | "Steaming Pile of Guilt" | | 2.0/7 | 7.47 | [19] |
| 16 | "Flirting With Disaster" | | 2.2/7 | 8.20 | [20] |
| 17 | "The Waiting Game" | | 1.9/7 | 7.34 | [21] |
| 18 | "Operation Infiltration" | | 1.8/6 | 7.64 | [22] |
| 19 | "Siblings and Sombreros" | | 1.9/7 | 7.28 | [23] |
| 20 | "Food Courting" | | 2.0/6 | 7.52 | [24] |
| 21 | "Two of a Kind" | | 1.8/6 | 7.82 | [25] |
| 22 | "While You Were Sleeping" | | 2.0/8 | 7.39 | [26] |
| 23 | "Mother's Day Reservations" | | 1.7/6 | 6.99 | [27] |
| 24 | "The Graduate" | | 1.8/7 | 7.03 | [28] |
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Notes and References
- Web site: ABC's 'The Middle' Renewed For Season 6. Andreeva. Nellie. Deadline Hollywood. May 8, 2014. November 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141104090322/http://deadline.com/2014/05/abcs-the-middle-renewed-for-season-6-727309/. November 4, 2014. live.
- Web site: 'Black-ish', 'Grey's Anatomy', 'Castle', 'The Goldbergs', 'Modern Family', 'Once Upon A Time' & Others Get Extra Episodes At ABC. Andreeva. Nellie. Deadline Hollywood. October 23, 2014. November 3, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141028122336/http://deadline.com/2014/10/greys-anatomy-castle-once-modern-family-goldbergs-blackish-extra-episodes-abc-859404/. October 28, 2014. live.
- Web site: The Middle: "Unbraceable You" / The Goldbergs: "Love Is a Mixtape" . Harris . Will . September 24, 2014 . . November 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141111020234/http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/middle-unbraceable-you-goldbergs-love-mixtape-209663 . November 11, 2014 . live .
- Web site: TV tonight: 'The Middle,' 'Survivor,' 'Modern Family' . Bianco . Robert . September 24, 2014 . . November 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140927001811/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2014/09/24/critics-corner-sept-24/16096307/ . September 27, 2014 . live .
- Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The Middle', 'The Goldbergs', 'Modern Family', 'Law and Order: SVU', & 'Red Band Society' Adjusted up - Ratings TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com . 2014-09-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140927062213/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/09/25/wednesday-final-ratings-the-middle-the-goldbergs-modern-family-law-and-order-svu-red-band-society-adjusted-up/306937/ . 2014-09-27 .
- Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Modern Family', 'The Middle', 'The Goldbergs', 'black-ish', 'The Mysteries of Laura', & 'Nashville' Adjusted up; 'Chicago P.D.' Adjusted Down - Ratings TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com . 2014-10-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141004073643/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/02/wednesday-final-ratings-modern-family-the-middle-the-goldbergs-black-ish-the-mysteries-of-laura-chicago-p-d-adjusted-down/309952/ . 2014-10-04 .
- Web site: Revised Wednesday, October 8 Final Ratings: 'The Flash' Encore Adjusted up; 'The Middle', 'The Goldbergs', 'Modern Family', 'black-ish' & 'Nashville' Adjusted Down - Ratings TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com . 2014-11-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141018160414/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/16/revised-wednesday-october-8-final-ratings-the-flash-encore-adjusted-up-the-middle-the-goldbergs-modern-family-black-ish-nashville-adjusted-down/316043/ . 2014-10-18 .
- Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The Middle', 'The Goldbergs', 'Modern Family', & 'Criminal Minds' Adjusted up; 'black-ish' Adjusted Down + Final World Series Numbers - Ratings TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com . 2014-10-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141025164721/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/10/23/wednesday-final-ratings-the-middle-the-goldbergs-modern-family-black-ish-adjusted-down-final-world-series-numbers/318375/ . 2014-10-25 .
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- Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Empire', 'Arrow' & 'American Idol' Adjusted up; 'The Goldbergs', 'The 100', 'The Mentalist', 'The Mysteries of Laura', 'black-ish' & 'Criminal Minds' Adjusted Down - Ratings TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com . 2015-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150212233555/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/02/12/wednesday-final-ratings-empire-arrow-the-goldbergs-the-100-the-mentalist-the-mysteries-of-laura-black-ish-criminal-minds-adjust/362461/ . 2015-02-12 . dead .
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