Last night's episode of The Middle finished a solid third place behind the World Series on Fox and CBS's Survivor.
"The Test" was watched by 9.03 million people, up by around 160,000 people from last week, and scored a 6.4/10 rating in households. The scored a 2.9/9 rating in the important adults 18-49 demographic, flat on last week. The Middle finished third in total viewers, households and viewers 18-49.
In the women 18-49 demographic, perhaps unsurprisingly, The Middle beat sports on Fox to the #1 spot. The show also enjoyed success the #1 regular program in its slot with adults 18-34 and was also the time-slot's highest rated broadcast with teens 12-17.
Bad Choices
Season 3, Episode 6 -
Aired October 19, 2011
With the Heck family home falling apart, Frankie and Mike considering moving to an apartment. Meanwhile, Axl pretends to be sick to avoid a school test, but must later convince Frankie he's well enough to go to a party that evening. Sue and her ex-sort-of-boyfriend Brad volunteer to perform a school skit about the dangers of texting while driving, while Brick starts spouting off Shakespearian quotes.
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Third Season Finale Ratings | May 24 2012 |
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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 |