The Middle: Season 7

2015 · 24 episodes · ★ 8.6

What Season 7 of The Middle

The seventh season opens with the Hecks stepping out of their comfort zone. Sue is now in college, where she shares a room with a difficult roommate, and Brick keeps causing trouble at home and at school. Frankie juggles her car sales with Rusty's business schemes, which drag Mike into outlandish projects. Axl deals with football, internships, and small family disasters. Frankie keeps narrating each new situation with humor, while the family tries to stay upbeat in the face of an ever-fuller schedule.

24episodes

Sep 23, 2015premiered

May 18, 2016latest episode

8.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 7 Episodes

7x01 Not Your Brother's Drop Off
Sep 23, 2015 · 21 min
Sue's excitement about moving into the dorm to start college is tempered when she accidentally burns her hair and must cut it short. Axl isn't interested in helping with Sue's move. Frankie discovers she's not sad about Sue moving out of the house while Mike overwhelms Sue with financial and safety guidelines. Brick is clueless when Cindy tells him she wants to take their relationship to the next level.
Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel · Written by: Tim Hobert · Starring: Casey Burke, Paul Bates
7x02 Cutting the Cord
Sep 30, 2015 · 21 min
Nervous, Sue overwhelms Frankie and Mike with text messages as she waits for her roommate to arrive. Hutch and Axl deal with an ant infestation. A mysterious bodyguard protects Brick at school.
Directed by: Danny Salles · Written by: Rich Dahm · Starring: Tommy Bechtold, Alphonso McAuley, Danielle Macdonald, Jerry Kernion
7x03 The Shirt
Oct 7, 2015 · 21 min
Frankie is shocked when Mike trades in his flannel for a Hawaiian shirt. Sue accidentally tells Devin that Axl loves her, leading Devin to question their relationship. Brick gets overambitious while cleaning the bathroom.
Directing: Lee Shallat Chemel · Writing: Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter · Starring: Julie Brown, Pat Finn, Jen Ray, Gia Mantegna
7x04 Risky Business
Oct 14, 2015 · 21 min
Mike surprises Frankie when he wants to be involved in his brother's crazy business scheme; Axl goes to extreme measures to prove he can handle Mike's new motorcycle; and Sue begins living in her car to avoid her horrible roommate.
Directed by: Phil Traill · Written by: Ilana Wernick · Starring: Norm Macdonald, Brock Ciarlelli, Lyndon Smith, Michael Dempsey
7x05 Land of the Lost
Oct 21, 2015 · 21 min
Frankie asks Reverend TimTom to find out why Mike is being distant; and Sue invites Brick to visit her at college, but she loses him after running into the handsome Abercrombie guy. Meanwhile, Axl and Hutch complain to the city about an ant infestation.
Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel · Written by: Roy Brown · Starring: Paul Hipp, Tommy Bechtold, Alphonso McAuley, David Hull
7x06 Halloween VI: Tick Tock Death
Oct 28, 2015 · 21 min
Each member of the Heck family finds themselves in situations reminiscent of "The Twilight Zone."
Directing: Elliot Hegarty · Writing: Tim Hobert · Starring: Gibson Bobby Sjobeck, Tommy Bechtold, Alphonso McAuley, Casey Burke
7x07 Homecoming II: The Tailgate
Nov 11, 2015 · 21 min · ★ 6.8
At the annual homecoming tailgate, Frankie worries that her mother will ruin things, Sue takes a familiar role, Axl is sick as a dog, and Mike asks Brick to help him win the cornhole tournament.
Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel · Written by: Ilana Wernick · Starring: Beau Wirick, Julie Brown, Pat Finn, Marsha Mason
7x08 Thanksgiving VII
Nov 18, 2015 · 21 min · ★ 7.0
Frankie clashes with a coworker at her Thanksgiving job, Sue offers to work to see a guy she likes, Axl has an embarrassing moment at the bar, and Mike and Brick are bored at home after a blackout.
Directed by: Elliot Hegarty · Written by: Rich Dahm · Starring: Beau Wirick, Rick Overton, Brock Ciarlelli, Brittany Ross
7x09 The Convention
Dec 2, 2015 · 21 min
Frankie invites Mike to join her on a trip to Des Moines, Iowa for a convention about her dentist office's transition to a new owner; and Axl informs a disapproving Sue that he's moving into her dorm room. Meanwhile, Mike's dad agrees to watch Brick while the parents are out of town.
Directing: Lee Shallat Chemel · Writing: Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter · Starring: John Cullum, Jack McBrayer, John Colton, Madison Kirkpatrick
7x10 No Silent Night Mid-Season Finale
Dec 9, 2015 · 21 min
Dreading the fact that they are always late to church and end up in the overflow room, Frankie makes the decision to have the family watch a Christmas Eve service on TV from the comfort of the Heck house. But a string of events make their evening anything but a peaceful, silent night.
Directing: Melissa Kosar · Writing: Eileen Heisler, DeAnn Heline · Starring: Jen Ray, Dierk Torsek
7x11 The Rush
Jan 6, 2016 · 21 min
As Sue desires to join a sorority, Frankie feels useless when Brick decides to go shopping by himself. Axl helps Mike to use social media for his project.
Directing: Lee Shallat Chemel · Writing: Roy Brown · Starring: Jovan Armand, Teagan Rose, Leah M. Clark, Daniela Bobadilla
7x12 Birds of a Feather
Jan 13, 2016 · 21 min
Axl begins his internship at a snack-making company; Frankie complains about working for Smile Superstars; and Cindy confesses to Mike that she kissed another boy. Meanwhile, Sue's professor challenges her to stop seeing the world in a positive light for a writing assignment.
Directed by: Victor Nelli, Jr. · Written by: Tim Hobert · Starring: Jack McBrayer, Casey Burke, Josh Cooke, Jaret Martino
7x13 Floating 50
Jan 20, 2016 · 21 min
Mike enlists Axl and Brick's help to throw a surprise party for Frankie's 50th birthday. Meanwhile, Sue is mocked after posting a flyer for her missing sock in the dorm laundry room; and Coach Babbitt is determined to turn Brick into an athlete after he turns in a project about how he can't play sports.
Directing: Lee Shallat Chemel · Writing: Rich Dahm · Starring: Julie Brown, Pat Finn, Jen Ray, Brooke Dillman
7x14 Film, Friends and Fruit Pies
Feb 10, 2016 · 21 min
Sue discovers that she's too poor to keep up with her new roommate's spending habits, Axl discovers that befriending the boss isn't what it's cracked up to be, and Brick could lose his only two friends when he becomes a director.
Directed by: Blake T. Evans · Written by: Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter · Starring: Brock Ciarlelli, Casey Burke, Jovan Armand, Daniela Bobadilla
7x15 Hecks at a Movie
Feb 17, 2016 · 21 min
While the Hecks take Brick to his first movie in a theater, Mike and Frankie fight over a conversation with friends, Sue runs into an old crush who has some surprising news, and Axl discovers that he shared an awkward moment with a friend.
Directing: Lee Shallat Chemel · Writing: Ilana Wernick · Starring: Beau Wirick, Julie Brown, Pat Finn, William Stanford Davis
7x16 The Man Hunt
Feb 24, 2016 · 21 min · ★ 8.8
After Brick attends a Bar Mitzvah and questions when he'll officially become a man, Mike attempts to help him become more responsible in his quest to manhood. Meanwhile, Sue exudes a little too much enthusiasm as she tries to flirt and find herself a boyfriend, and Axl and Hutch find themselves a new home in the form of a Winnebago.
Directing: Danny Salles · Writing: Roy Brown · Starring: Greg Cipes, Jeremy Denzlinger, Jake Allyn, Brett Johnson
7x17 The Wisdom Teeth
Mar 16, 2016 · 21 min
Frankie's excited to take care of Sue and Axl after they both have their wisdom teeth removed; and Brick lays down new house rules for his siblings while they're back home. Meanwhile, Mike learns the diaper business was Rusty's ex-wife's idea and becomes furious when he finds out she may be entitled to all their profits.
Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel · Written by: Stacey Pulwer · Starring: Norm Macdonald, Mary Birdsong, Brock Ciarlelli, E. G. Daily
7x18 A Very Donahue Vacation
Mar 23, 2016 · 21 min
The Hecks decide to take a Spring Break vacation with the Donahues, but Frankie soon discovers that both families are going through their share of big problems.
Directing: Jaffar Mahmood · Writing: Rich Dahm · Starring: Beau Wirick, Laura Ann Kesling, Brock Ciarlelli, Jen Ray
7x19 Crushed
Apr 6, 2016 · 21 min
Sue develops a huge crush on one of her college professors and goes to extremes to get him to notice her, and Frankie and Mike agree to meet Brick's girlfriend Cindy's parents, who end up being just as quirky as their daughter.
Directed by: Lee Shallat Chemel · Written by: Tim Hobert · Starring: Casey Burke, Daniela Bobadilla, Josh Cooke, Jaret Martino
7x20 Survey Says…
Apr 13, 2016 · 21 min
Mike is upset that Axl is considering quitting football and losing his scholarship, Frankie does not like Sue's new activist boyfriend, and Brick struggles with the responsibilities of being an online product reviewer.
Directing: Lee Shallat Chemel · Writing: Ilana Wernick · Starring: Jen Ray, Tommy Bechtold, Alphonso McAuley, Will Green
7x21 The Lanai
Apr 27, 2016 · 21 min
Frankie's plans to have a peaceful backyard lanai are ruined by her new neighbors' loud children. Axl and Hutch begin a new food business on campus. Sue and Lexie make plans for next year after they win the dorm lottery.
Directed by: Blake T. Evans · Written by: Mitch Hunter, Jana Hunter · Starring: Troy Metcalf, Malcolm Foster Smith, Tommy Bechtold, Alphonso McAuley
7x22 Not Mother's Day
May 4, 2016 · 21 min
Frankie tells the family that they don't need to do anything special for her this Mother's Day, but she decides to have everyone pull a family member's name from a hat and do a nice deed for that person after a kind stranger asks her to pay it forward.
Directing: Lee Shallat Chemel · Writing: Rich Dahm · Starring: Marsha Mason, Dagney Kerr, Robert Pine, Shaughn Buchholz
7x23 Find My Hecks
May 11, 2016 · 21 min · ★ 8.6
Frankie figures out a way to secretly track Sue and Axl after they refuse to abide by their curfew while they're home for the summer. Meanwhile, Brick's determined to discover who else could be class valedictorian as middle-school graduation approaches.
Directed by: Phil Traill · Written by: Roy Brown · Starring: Casey Burke, Nick Alvarez, Brice Fisher, Katherine Landry
7x24 The Show Must Go On Season Finale
May 18, 2016 · 21 min
In the seventh-season finale, Frankie's determined to ensure Brick can sing at his middle-school graduation after his performance is cut; and Sue feels conflicted after learning she needs to be at Dollywood on the same day as Brick's ceremony. Meanwhile, Axl starts a new job as a country-club counselor and gets mocked by a 10-year-old version of himself.
Starring: Greg Cipes, Pat Finn, Caleb Brown, Brock Ciarlelli