The Middle was the longtime 8pm anchor show for ABC’s Wednesday comedy block, and it moved to Tuesdays this season to help launch that night’s successful comedy block, leading into freshman success American Housewife.
The Middle airs Tuesdays at 8/7c on ABC.
ABC renewed dependable sitcom The Middle for a ninth season on Wednesday.
“The Middle has been one of the network’s most consistent performers and helped us to launch a whole new night of comedy when it moved to Tuesdays this season,” ABC Entertainment president Channing Dungey said in a statement.