The Middle

WATCH: Patricia Heaton On Why She Was 'The Actress Version Of Seabiscuit'

Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Patricia Heaton, Everybody Loves Raymond, The Middle, Jimmy Kimmel, Video, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Fifty News

Actress Patricia Heaton spoke with Jimmy Kimmel last night about feeling like "the actress version of Seabiscuit" when she received her star on the Ho...

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ABC Brings Back 'DWTS,' 'Grey's,' 'Once,' 'Revenge' & More

Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Once Upon a Time, Shark Tank, Grey's Anatomy, Tv, Slideexpand, Suburgatory, Modern Family, Reality-Free, TV Canada, Dancing With the Stars, The Middle, Castle, Private Practice, Video, The Bachelor, Revenge, News, TV News

Is your favorite in the first batch of ABC renewals? It's not a surprise that ABC granted the wish of "Once Upon a Time" fans and gave the show a s...

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Election 2012: The End Of The Middle Of Everything

Howard Fineman | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Dick Lugar, 2012 Election, Richard Lugar, Founding Fathers, The Middle, Political Middle, Political Discourse, Politics News
Howard Fineman

Dick Lugar was a nice guy who stayed too long. But his crushing loss is also a valid data point in a profound and troubling trend, obvious not only in politics but in every other aspect of American life. We are losing the mediating middle of everything.

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College-Bound in Hollywood

Nancy Berk, Ph.D. | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Steve Martin, Andrew Ferguson, The Middle, College Admissions, Will Ferrell, College, Nancy Grace, Meryl Streep, Demi Moore, Hollywood, Alec Baldwin, Movies, Modern Family, Crazy U, Parents News
Nancy Berk, Ph.D.

Parent-child conflict and higher education anxiety is front and center in Hollywood these days.

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'The Bachelor' Gloves And More Worst (& Best) TV Looks

The Huffington Post | Maggie Furlong | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: TV Canada, The Middle, The Bachelor, Pretty Little Liars, The Voice, Up All Night, Slidewide, American Idol, Touch, Shahs of Sunset, Video, Maggie Furlong, TV News

Fashionistas everywhere get style inspiration from their TVs, and this week offered a lot of looks worth chewing on ... and a few that should just be ...

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Ed Asner Has Choice Words For Frankie And Mike On 'The Middle'

Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Patricia Heaton, The Middle, Video, Ed Asner, Head Gear, Tv Replay, Abc, Neil Flynn, The Paper Route, Reality-Free, TV News

Wanting a pair of night vision goggles, Brick was shocked to find out his parents expected him to earn the money to buy them himself on "The Middle" (...

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TV For the Family

Lisa Steinberg | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Patricia Heaton, The Middle, Eden Sher, Abc, Neil-Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Atticus Shaffer, Family, TV News
Lisa Steinberg

It's long overdue for families to take back the tradition of quality TV time together by sitting down to watch the fun filled program, The Middle.

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Fox News: Whoopi Joins 'The Middle' & Lily Drops The F Bomb

Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: The Middle, Video, Canada Tv, Steve Levitan, Ed Asner, Tca, Television Critics Association Press Tour, Television Critics Association, Modern Family, Whoopi Goldberg, TV News

Though it was a bitch-less day for ABC when the cast and executives behind the network took the spotlight at the Television Critics Association press ...

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'The Middle' Sneak Peek: Someone Likes Sue!

Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Patricia Heaton, Television, The Middle Sue, The Middle Sneak Peek, The Middle, Canada Tv, Video, The Middle Patricia Heaton, The Middle Abc, Abc, TV Spoilers, Reality-Free, TV News

Sue Heck (Eden Sher) has never had much luck in anything, but on this week's all-new episode of "The Middle" (Wed., 8 p.m. EST on ABC), little Sue may...

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Downton Abbey, Breaking Bad, Doctor Who and More: The Twelve Best Series of 2011

Ed Martin | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Fx, Abc, The Middle, Justified, Breaking Bad, Pbs, Downton Abbey, Nbc, Friday Night Lights, Amc, TV News
Ed Martin

Television critics started compiling year-end top-10 lists back when there were only three networks. Aren't longer lists called for by now? Allow me to break with time-honored tradition by offering my choices for the 12 best series of 2011, plus eight very deserving runners-up.

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Crude (and Lazy) Humor on the Rise in Broadcast Sitcoms

Ed Martin | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: The Middle, Abc, Last Man Standing, 2 Broke Girls, New Girl, Fox, Cbs, Modern Family, Entertainment News
Ed Martin

Naughtiness is everywhere, especially in the form of talk about naughty bits. It's particularly potent in some of the season's best new sitcoms.

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College Anxiety: Modern Families Caught in The Middle

Nancy Berk, Ph.D. | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Nancy Berk, The Middle, College, Teens, Sat, College Prep, Parenting, Modern Family, Parents News
Nancy Berk, Ph.D.

Just when I thought I was one of a handful to embrace the comedy in college-bound families, Hollywood put its hand on the pulse of family angst.

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Crystal Bell

A ‘Raymond’ Reunion?!

HuffingtonPost.com | Crystal Bell | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Everybody Loves Raymond, Patricia Heaton, The Middle, Television, Scrubs, Ray Romano, Abc, Neil Flynn, Comedy, Fall TV, Video, Entertainment News

Some people refer to “The Middle” as “Modern Family’s” less attractive cousin. You know, the one that doesn’t win all of the awards, gets ...

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All in the Family Stands Out During an Outstanding Summer Season

Ed Martin | Posted 09.30.2011

Read More: The Glee Project, The Middle, Breaking Bad, Tosh.0, Summer Television, All in the Family, Roseanne, Rescue Me, Entertainment News
Ed Martin

The Bunker family were the epitome of a working class family in a time marked by a failing economy, an unpopular war and a government that simply couldn't get anything right. (Who says this show is outdated?)

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'Sweetness' Follows Jimmy Eat World

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mark Zuckerberg, Bullying, Sweetness, Foo Fighters, American Idiot, Jimmy Eat World, Invented, Chase This Light, The Middle, Futures, Green Day, Jim Adkins, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

The multi-hit wonders are on the road headlining again in support of their Sept. 28 release "Invented," which follows chart-topper "Chase This Light" which was released in 2005.

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The 10 Most Obnoxious Political, Media and Cultural Phrases

Joe Gandelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mainstream Media, Independents, The Middle, Middle, Independent Voters, Centrists, Journalism, Politics, Liberals, Media, Bloggers, Military, News Media, Conservatives, Politicians, Blogging, Politics News
Joe Gandelman

"A defining moment..." A phrase as cringe worthy as chalk scratching a blackboard. So who determines a "defining" moment? Today the phrase is trotted out by anyone who feels self-important.

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The Mother Of All Vacation Plans

Meredith Lopez | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Miami, The Middle, Snowstorm 2010, Traveling With Toddlers, Road Trips, Birthdays, Brooklyn, The Weather Girls, Valentine's Day, French Lick, Parenting, Healthy Living News
Meredith Lopez

My husband and I aren't quite there yet, but lately it sure feels like we're getting darn close to the day when a road trip to a carpet remnant store will count as the romantic pinnacle of our year.

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Grandma Knows Best

Lanae Erickson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rights, Benefits, Responsiblity, Domestic Partnerships, Lesbian, Tradition, The Middle, Commitment, Obligation, Marriage, Gay Equality, Polling, Maine, Legal Protections, Third Way, Washginton, Politics News
Lanae Erickson

Our poll found that people in the middle view marriage as an ideal, not a legal construct. To reach folks in the middle, marriage advocates must make clear that gay and lesbian couples are seeking to join in the true spirit of marriage, the way the middle sees it.

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