The ninth and final season of the television comedy series The Middle began on October 3, 2017, on ABC in the United States.

It was produced by Blackie and Blondie Productions and Warner Bros. Television with series creators DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler as executive producers.

[1] The show is about a working-class family led by Frances "Frankie" Heck (Patricia Heaton), a middle-aged Midwestern woman married to Michael "Mike" Heck (Neil Flynn), who resides in the small fictional town of Orson, Indiana.

Frankie and Mike are the parents of three children, Axl (Charlie McDermott), Sue (Eden Sher), and Brick (Atticus Shaffer).

Although a spin-off was being developed, ABC abandoned the project in November 2018.