The Middle Season 1

The first season of the [[television comedy]] series [[The Middle]] aired between September 30, 2009 and May 19, 2010, on [[ABC]] in the United States. It was 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]]).After airing only 2 episodes, ABC gave the show a full season pickup. It was then renewed for a second season on January 12, 2010.The first episode premiered to 8.707 million viewers, a 5.4/9 household rating and a 2.6/8 adults 18-49 rating. It beat out the [[CBS]] sitcom, [[Gary Unmarried]], and the [[NBC]] drama, [[Mercy]], both of which aired in the same timeslot.