The Middle season 5 explained

Season Number:	5
Bgcolour:	82CAFA
Network:	ABC
Num Episodes:	24
Episode List:	List of The Middle episodes

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

• Jack McBrayer as Dr. Ted Goodwin, Frankie's over-friendly boss who is oblivious to sarcasm. He appears in the following episodes.

Thanksgiving V,War Of The Heck’s &The Optimist.

• Galadriel Stineman as Cassidy Finch, Axl's ex-girlfriend who broke up with him when they went to different colleges. She appears in the following episodes.

The Award,Stormy Moon &The Smell.

• Beau Wirick as Sean Donahue, Axl's best friend. He appears in the following episodes.

The 100th,The Kiss,Sleepless In Orson.Vacation Days,Stormy Moon & The Walk.

• John Gammon as Darrin, Axl's friend and Sue's ex and later boyfriend. He appears in the following episodes.

Change In The Air,The 100th,The Kiss,Sleepless In Orson,The Award,The Walk,The Wind Chimes,Office Hours & Heck’s On A Hard Body,

• Brock Ciarlelli as Brad, Sue's ex-boyfriend and current classmate. He appears in the following episodes.

Change In The Air,The 100th,Sleepless In Orson,The Award,Vacation Days,The Walk & Heck’s On A Hard Body.

• Alphonso McAuley as Hutch, Axl's football teammate and best friend at college. He appears in the following episodes.

Halloween IV The Ghost Story,The Carpool,The Award,The Smell,The Wind Chimes & The Optimist.

• Brian Doyle-Murray as Don Ehlert, Frankie's ex-boss. He appears in the following episodes.

The 100th,Office Hours & Heck On A Hard Body.

Guest cast

• Rachel Dratch as Principal Barker, Brick's middle-school principal. She Appears in "The Potato" and "The Carpool".
• Marsha Mason as Pat Spence, Frankie's mother. She Appears in "Thanksgiving V".
• Jerry Van Dyke as Tag Spence, Frankie's father. He Appears in "Thanksgiving V".
• Mary Birdsong as Marlene, Rusty's ex-wife. She Appears in "Thanksgiving V".
• Dave Foley as Dr. Chuck Fulton, Brick's school therapist. He Appears in "Sleepless In Orson".
• Keegan-Michael Key as Reverend Deveaux, a charismatic minister who visits the Hecks' church through a minister-exchange program. He Appears in "Hungry Games".
• Casey Wilson as Reverend Tammy, Reverend TimTom's new girlfriend and performing partner. She Appears in "Stormy Moon".
• Nicole Sullivan as Vicki, Frankie and Mike's new neighbor, Dale's wife. She Appears in "The Walk".
• Matt Braunger as Dale, Frankie and Mike's new neighbor, Vicki's husband. He Appears in "The Walk".
• Brooke Shields as Rita Glossner, the Hecks' uncouth and troubled neighbor. She Appears in "The Wind Chimes".
• Chris Kattan as Bob, Frankie's friend. He Appears in "Office Hours".
• Norm Macdonald as Rusty Heck, Mike's brother. He Appears in "Heck On A Hard Body".
• Mitch Silpa as Todd, Walt Disney World's manager. He Appears in "The Wonderful World Of The Hecks".
• Mindy Cohn as Kimberly, Walt Disney World's nurse. She Appears in "The Wonderful World Of The Hecks".

Episodes

See also: List of The Middle episodes.

Ratings

No.	Title	Air date	Rating/Share (18–49)	Viewers (million)	Reference
1	"The Drop Off"		2.5/8	8.94	^[1]
2	"Change in the Air"		2.3/7	8.03	^[2]
3	"The Potato"		2.2/7	8.25	^[3]
4	"The 100th"		2.2/7	8.31	^[4]
5	"Halloween IV: The Ghost Story"		2.2/7	8.03	^[5]
6	"The Jump"		2.4/7	8.93	^[6]
7	"Thanksgiving V"		2.3/7	8.53	^[7]
8	"The Kiss"		1.9/6	7.41	^[8]
9	"The Christmas Tree"		2.0/6	8.08	^[9]
10	"Sleepless in Orson"		2.2/7	8.82	^[10]
11	"War of the Hecks"		1.8/6	7.51	^[11]
12	"The Carpool"		2.3/7	8.04	^[12]
13	"Hungry Games"		2.2/6	8.56	^[13]
14	"The Award"		1.7/6	6.98	^[14]
15	"Vacation Days"		1.9/6	7.32	^[15]
16	"Stormy Moon"		2.0/7	7.48	^[16]
17	"The Walk"		1.9/6	7.28	^[17]
18	"The Smell"		2.0/7	7.20	^[18]
19	"The Wind Chimes"		1.9/6	7.19	^[19]
20	"The Optimist"		1.8/6	7.39	^[20]
21	"Office Hours"		1.6/6	6.65	^[21]
22	"Heck on a Hard Body"		1.9/7	7.14	^[22]
23	"Orlando"		2.1/7	7.85	^[23]
24	"The Wonderful World of Hecks"		2.1/7	7.85

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Revolution', 'Survivor', 'The Middle' & 'Back in the Game' Adjusted up; 'Ironside' Adjusted Down - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers . 2013-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131028134548/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/10/03/wednesday-final-ratings-revolution-survivor-the-middle-ironside-adjusted-down/206637/ . 2013-10-28 . dead .
3. Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Survivor', 'Back in the Game', 'Modern Family' and 'The Tomorrow People' Adjusted up; 'Nashville' Adjusted Down - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers . 2013-10-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140216135122/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/10/10/wednesday-final-ratings-survivor-back-in-the-game-modern-family-and-the-tomorrow-people-adjusted-up-nashville-adjusted-down/208074/ . 2014-02-16 . dead .
4. Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Survivor', 'The Middle', 'Modern Family' & 'The Tomorrow People' Adjusted up; 'Super Fun Night' Adjusted Down + Final World Series Numbers - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com . 2015-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150816115647/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/10/24/wednesday-final-ratings-survivor-the-middle-modern-family-super-fun-night-adjusted-down-final-world-series-numbers/211151/ . 2015-08-16 . dead .
5. Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Arrow' & 'The Middle' Adjusted up; 'Super Fun Night' & 'CSI' Adjusted Down & Final World Series Numbers - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com . 2015-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150912041700/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/10/31/wednesday-final-ratings-arrow-super-fun-night-csi-adjusted-down-final-world-series-numbers/212682/ . 2015-09-12 . dead .
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7. Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The X Factor', 'Modern Family', 'Arrow', 'Survivor' & 'The Middle' Adjusted up; 'Super Fun Night' Adjusted Down - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com . 2013-11-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150809084756/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/11/21/wednesday-final-ratings-the-x-factor-modern-family-arrow-survivor-the-middle-adjusted-up-super-fun-night-adjusted-down/217237/ . 2015-08-09 . dead .
8. Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Arrow' & 'Modern Family' Adjusted up; 'The Tomorrow People' & 'Super Fun Night' Adjusted Down - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com . 2015-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910021733/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/12/05/wednesday-final-ratings-arrow-the-tomorrow-people-super-fun-night-adjusted-down/220295/ . 2015-09-10 . dead .
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13. Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Super Fun NIght' Adjusted Down - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers . 2015-08-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222205932/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/02/06/wednesday-final-ratings-super-fun-night-adjusted-down/235004/ . 2014-02-22 . dead .
14. Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol' & 'Nashville' Adjusted up; 'Survivor', 'The Middle', 'Mixology', 'Suburgatory' & 'Criminal Minds' Adjusted Down - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com . 2014-02-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140704044513/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/02/27/wednesday-final-ratings-american-idol-survivor-the-middle-mixology-suburgatory-criminal-minds-adjusted-down/240552/ . 2014-07-04 . dead .
15. Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Modern Family', 'Mixology' & 'Nashville' Adjusted up - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers . 2014-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140307005740/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/06/wednesday-final-ratings-modern-family-mixology-nashville-adjusted-up/242583/ . 2014-03-07 . dead .
16. Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'The Middle', 'Suburgatory' & 'Modern Family' Adjusted up - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers . 2014-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140314005203/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/13/wednesday-final-ratings-the-middle-suburgatory-modern-family-adjusted-up/244322/ . 2014-03-14 . dead .
17. Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol', 'Modern Family' & 'Suburgatory' Adjusted up; 'Mixology' Adjusted Down - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com . 2014-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140601024205/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/03/27/wednesday-final-ratings-american-idol-modern-family-mixology-adjusted-down/248491/ . 2014-06-01 . dead .
18. Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Survivor', 'The Middle', 'Suburgatory', 'Modern Family' & 'Criminal Minds' Adjusted up; 'CSI' Adjusted Down - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers . 2014-04-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407075057/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/03/wednesday-final-ratings-survivor-the-middle-suburgatory-modern-family-csi-adjusted-down/250714/ . 2014-04-07 . dead .
19. Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Survivor', 'The Middle', 'Suburgatory' & 'Modern Family' Adjusted up - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com . 2014-04-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140627211143/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/04/24/wednesday-final-ratings-survivor-the-middle-suburgatory-modern-family-adjusted-up/257085/ . 2014-06-27 . dead .
20. Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Survivor', 'American Idol' & 'Suburgatory' Adjusted up; 'Revolution' & 'CSI' Adjusted Down - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com . 2014-05-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140704185354/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/01/wednesday-final-ratings-survivor-american-idol-revolution-csi-adjusted-down/259395/ . 2014-07-04 . dead .
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22. Web site: Wednesday Final Ratings: 'Revolution', 'Arrow', 'Survivor', 'Suburgatory', 'Modern Family' & 'Law & Order: SVU' Adjusted up; 'Chicago P.D.' Adjusted Down - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers.Zap2it.com . 2014-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140517115706/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/15/wednesday-final-ratings-revolution-arrow-survivor-suburgatory-modern-family-law-chicago-p-d-adjusted-down/264573/ . 2014-05-17 . dead .
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