Patricia Heaton is back on familiar ground with ABC's " The Middle ," a domestic sitcom that showcases her skills at making everyday stresses seem not only funny, but bearable. ABC played it smart with its comedies this season, debuting the more

The Middle (ABC) Premiere: Wednesday, Sept. 30, 8:30-9 p.m. Competition: America's Next Top Model , So You Think You Can Dance , Mercy , Gary Unmarried Cast: Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Chris Kattan Status: We've seen the first episode. Should you w more

Frankie and Mike have different ideas of fun, Brick has a very different idea for a costume, and Sue just plain feels too different in the “Halloween” episode of THE MIDDLE. Sad Sue is back, but I think (hope?) this may be the last we see of her more

Poor Frankie. Her insecurities mean Nancy Donahue has way too much power over her. Not that the Hecks don’t make interesting ambassadors, but Mike definitely has a point about the foreign exchange not being a great idea when he says “I don’t know, Frankie more

Is he an idiot? I'm starting to worry he's an idiot.  Poor Mike just wants to teach Axl about life, but he runs smack against the teenage boy brain, which really is pretty much a black hole.  When I'm 30, I'm so out of here.  Axl's rhythmic more

Is he an idiot? I'm starting to worry he's an idiot. Poor Mike just wants to teach Axl about life, but he runs smack against the teenage boy brain, which really is pretty much a black hole. When I'm 30, I'm so out of here. Axl's r more

Frankie is humiliated when a grocery store clerk assumes she needs adult diapers and her lies to Brick come back to haunt her in  The Diaper Incident  episode of THE MIDDLE. I can't even imagine what my reaction would be if a clerk assumed I nee more

Frankie is humiliated when a grocery store clerk assumes she needs adult diapers and her lies to Brick come back to haunt her in The Diaper Incident episode of THE MIDDLE. I can't even imagine what my reaction would be if a clerk assumed I needed adu more