The show was moved to Tuesdays for Season 8, and both the ratings and viewership took a pretty significant dive.
The Middle was a consistent performer during its first seven seasons, and it proved to be a winner on Wednesday nights for ABC.
While the numbers weren’t terrible by any means, they did mark the biggest season-to-season drop of the series to date.
It sounds like the decision to end The Middle was mutual on all sides, but we have to wonder if perhaps the lower ratings of Season 8 were a factor in letting the show go.