The Middle: Season 7
The Middles seventh smash season sees the Hecks breaking out of their comfort zones and navigating new situations than what they're used to.
Season 7 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Middle Season 6.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Season overview
The Middles seventh smash season sees the Hecks breaking out of their comfort zones and navigating new situations than what they're used to.
Episode Guide
Season 7 Progress Shield
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
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 Bri
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 o
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 begin
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
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."
Homecoming II: The Tailgate
Nov 11, 2015 · 21 min
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 cornho
Thanksgiving VII
Nov 18, 2015 · 21 min
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
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 m
No Silent Night
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 co
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.
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
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 roo
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
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 Ax
The Man Hunt
Feb 24, 2016 · 21 min
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
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. Meanwhi
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.
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
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 responsibilitie
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 ne
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 nic
Find My Hecks
May 11, 2016 · 21 min
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
The Show Must Go On
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 sh