ABC Announces Season 3 Premiere Posted September 3 2011

ABC Announces Season 3 Premiere

ABC has announced the special hour-long third season premiere of The Middle. The episode will guest star Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton's Everybody Loves Raymond co-star, as a not so pleasant blast from Frankie and Mike's past. The double-length episode airs Wednesday, September 21st at 8/7c on ABC.

"Forced Family Fun," Part 1 & 2 - With school about to start in a few days, Frankie realizes that she and Mike have barely spent time together with the kids over the summer, so she insists that they take a short family vacation. But when Mike decides that the perfect family getaway is a camping trip, memories of their campsite honeymoon 19 years earlier -- which was ruined by Nicky (Ray Romano), a sad-sack former high school acquaintance of Mike's -- come flashing back, on the Season Premiere of "The Middle," WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Read more about the episode in our Episode Guide.

More about the episode

Forced Family Fun (Part 1)
Season 3, Episode 1 - Aired September 21, 2011

A family camping trip brings memories of Mike and Frankie's ruined honeymoon rushing back.

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