The Middle - Season 9

In the ninth and final season, Frankie and Mike had hoped to find themselves with an emptier nest, but with Axl now back at home, they find that hope quickly fading. Meanwhile, Sue and Sean Donahue will have to work out their unrequited feelings. And Brick makes a play to be more popular in high school. But, being a Heck, things almost never go quite as smoothly as you’d like!

24 Episodes

Vive La Hecks

Season 9 - Episode 1

Axl returns home from his summer trip to Europe, sporting a man-bun and embracing a new, chill European outlook on life. Mike just wants him...

Please Don’t Feed the Hecks

Season 9 - Episode 2

After Frankie gives neighbor Nancy Donahue an old scarf that is just sitting around gathering dust, Nancy returns the favor by baking her a ...

Meet the Parents

Season 9 - Episode 3

Frankie is worried about meeting Lexie's rich parents. Brick discovers that he can't get arrested when he participates in the school's Sopho...

Halloween VIII: Orson Murder Mystery

Season 9 - Episode 4

Frankie discovers that a woman had died in the bathtub of the Heck house close to 50 years ago.

Role of a Lifetime

Season 9 - Episode 5

Axl tries to invent a new beverage; Mike asks Sue to put together a romantic evening for his and Frankie's 25th wedding anniversary; Sue dec...

The Setup

Season 9 - Episode 6

Frankie's mom stays with her after becoming ill; Sue suggests to Sean that they should set each other up on dates; Axl and Brick ponder what...

Thanksgiving IX

Season 9 - Episode 7

The Hecks take a hectic road trip to Frankie's sister's house for Thanksgiving; the kids must decide which one of them will lose their job a...

Eyes Wide Open

Season 9 - Episode 8

When Axl visits Hutch, he discovers his friend has turned into a responsible adult; Sue is unable to sleep after watching a horror movie by ...

The 200th

Season 9 - Episode 9

Frankie remembers she has to come up with something to place in the time capsule; Bill Norwood informs Mike that he and Paula are separating...

The Christmas Miracle

Season 9 - Episode 10

Frankie and Sue are devastated when Axl informs them that he's not going to church; Mike goes to war with the Glossner kids after they keep ...

New Year’s Revelations

Season 9 - Episode 11

Sue admits to Frankie that she kissed Sean Donahue at the Christmas party; Mike forces Axl and Brick to take a drive with him and Mike's dad...

The Other Man

Season 9 - Episode 12

Axl starts to bond more with Mike now that he has a real job; Frankie feels ignored; Brad pleads with Sue to introduce him to Aidan's handso...

Mommapalooza

Season 9 - Episode 13

Frankie decides that she needs to find something new that she's passionate about—life's third act—and Reverend TimTom offers the perfect sol...

Guess Who's Coming to Frozen Dinner

Season 9 - Episode 14

Mike's wayward brother, Rusty, comes to town and presents Sue with an extravagant gift, which Mike thinks is stolen goods. Meanwhile, with S...

Toasted

Season 9 - Episode 15

Things don't go as smoothly as planned for the Hecks when Frankie helps Sue celebrate her 21st birthday by taking her to a bar close to the ...

The Crying Game

Season 9 - Episode 16

While Frankie feels the need to have a good cry after having a bad week, Mike shares the good news that, after 25 years as manager at the lo...

Hecks vs. Glossners: The Final Battle

Season 9 - Episode 17

It's the Orson showdown of the century when the Hecks - along with the Donahues and Bill Norwood - wage a war against the Glossners after th...

Thank You For Not Kissing

Season 9 - Episode 18

Dr. Fulton tells Frankie and Mike that Brick and Cindy have been making out all over the school. Mike tries to teach Brick proper dating eti...

Bat Out Of Heck

Season 9 - Episode 19

Frankie is surprised but relieved when Dr. Goodwin agrees to buy all of the peanut brittle that Brick needs to sell for school. But the good...

Great Heckspectations

Season 9 - Episode 20

Frankie has to force Brick into asking Cindy to the high school prom but worries that his quirkiness could spoil the happy event; Lexie talk...

The Royal Flush

Season 9 - Episode 21

In an attempt to get Frankie the best Mother's Day gift ever, Sue and Brick enter a trivia contest where they could win a trip for two to Lo...

Split Decision

Season 9 - Episode 22

Frankie makes it her mission to sway Axl from taking the job in Denver; Sue is depressed over Sean leaving for Ghana; Brick buys a huge amou...

A Heck of a Ride: Part One

Season 9 - Episode 23

After nine hilarious and heartfelt seasons, a Heck leaves the nest as the family takes a road trip to Denver, where Axl will start his new j...

A Heck of a Ride: Part Two

Season 9 - Episode 24

The series concludes as the family escorts Axl to Colorado. Meanwhile the long affair of the snow globe and its relation to Sean and Sue's r...