Last night's The Middle finished a solid second in the ratings, behind the season premiere of American Idol - which, though no longer the juggernaut it once was, still dominated the night's ratings.
Yesterday's episode, "War of the Hecks", was watched by 7.51 million people, slipping by 1.31m from last week's Idol-less broadcast. The Middle had a 1.8/6 rating in the key adults 18-49 demo, down four natches from the previous episode. The Middle finished second in the ratings by all key measurements.
War of the Hecks
Season 5, Episode 11 -
Aired January 15, 2014
The ultimate prank battle is on between brother and sister when Sue discovers that Axl stole the high school's Thundering Hens mascot head over a year ago, forcing Sue to wear an embarrassing chicken head in her role as the school mascot. Meanwhile, a friendless Dr. Goodwin tries to make friends with a reluctant Frankie and invites her to accompany him to after-work social gatherings, Frankie agrees to attempt to find her dog Colin Firth's owner if Mike tries - and fails - to make friends with him; and Brick tries to muster some interest in a recommended book on Debbie Reynolds.
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Season 5 Finale Ratings | May 22 2014 |
Last night's season finale of The Middle, which saw the Hecks go to Disney World, finished a solid third in the ratings for its time period. Read the full story |
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Episode 5.20 Ratings | May 1 2014 |
Last night's episode of The Middle finished a solid third place in the ratings for its time period. Read the full story |
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Episode 5.19 Ratings | April 24 2014 |
Last night's The Middle finished a solid third in the ratings, ranking behind CBS's Survivor and Fox's American Idol. Read the full story |
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Episode 5.18 Ratings | April 3 2014 |
Last night's episode of The Middle finished a solid third place in the ratings for its time period. Read the full story |
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Episode 5.17 Ratings | March 27 2014 |
Last night's episode of The Middle ranked a solid third in the ratings for its time period. Read the full story |