Yesterday's season finale of The Middle finished a strong second in the ratings, against the season finale of American Idol.
"The Wedding" was watched by 6.52 million people, down ever so slightly from last week's audience of 6.53m. In the important adults 18-49 demographic, The Middle scored a 2.0/7 rating, up a notch from last week's 1.9/6. The Middle finished second, behind Fox's American Idol, in all key ratings.
The Wedding
Season 3, Episode 24 -
Aired May 23, 2012
Frankie and Mike are surprised to receive an invitation to Mike's brother Rusty's (Norm Macdonald) fast approaching wedding. But their surprise turns to panic when they discover that he has listed the Heck house as the site of the ceremony. Meanwhile, Axl and his friends decide to become their own bosses and set out to form their own company to garner summer jobs, and Brick is upset with Mike when he finally accepts an invitation to a fellow student's party but is not allowed to go because it falls on the same day as the wedding.
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Episode 3.23 Ratings | May 17 2012 |
The May 16, 2012 episode of The Middle, the penultimate episode of the current season, was largely flat on last week's ratings. With other networks' programming largely already wrapped for the season, The Middle faced less competition and finished a solid second in the ratings. Read the full story |
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Episode 3.22 Ratings | May 10 2012 |
The May 9, 2012 episode of The Middle finished third place in the ratings, falling to a season low in the key adults 18-49 demo. Read the full story |
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Episode 3.21 Ratings | May 3 2012 |
The May 2, 2012 episode of The Middle, featuring guest star Whoopi Goldberg, finished a third in the ratings and fell to a season low in the adults 18-49 demographic. Read the full story |
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Episode 3.20 Ratings | April 12 2012 |
The April 11, 2012, episode of The Middle, the first original episode for three weeks, held steady in the ratings to finish a solid third in the ratings. Read the full story |
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Episode 3.19 Ratings | March 15 2012 |
The March 14, 2012 episode of The Middle finished third place, falling to season lows in the ratings. Read the full story |