ABC announced on Wednesday that the ninth season of "The Middle" would be the final season of the series. At this stage when ABC is mainly based on family sitcoms, the news that "Middle Class Family" is about to end is inevitably surprising.
The Middle Class Family is a one-shot sitcom about family relationships that tells the story of a working family living in Indiana. Since the first season aired on ABC television in 2009, it has been loved by viewers and has long been locked in the prime time slot of ABC Wednesday. As early as January, ABC had announced reservations for the show's ninth season, a rarity for the Walt Disney-controlled television company to book works from other studios at the beginning of the year.
Beginning with the eighth season, "Middle Class Family" was changed to Tuesday at 8 p.m., attracting ratings for the new drama "American Housewife," which has since been renewed for a second season.
At present, ABC's prime-time show "The Goldbergs" is currently airing on Wednesday, and the response is also enthusiastic. Previously, ABC planned to open with "Middle Class Family", "American Housewives" and "Fresh Off the Boat" in a row, in an effort to create a second comedy night.
It is reported that the ninth season of "Middle Class Family" will also premiere at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, along with "Fresh Off the Boat," "Black-ish" and the new drama "The Mayor," and "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World" will be locked at 10 p.m. on Tuesday.
In the list of autumn episode premieres released by ABC, "Modern Family" and "American Housewives" will also lock in the prime time slot on Wednesday.
Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Charlie McDermott, Aiden Schell, Atticus Schaffer and many other stars will all return in the ninth season of "Middle Class Family", which is worth looking forward to.
As one of ABC's longest-lived sitcoms, the final season of "Middle Class Family" means that an era will come to an end. At the same time, the suspense TV series "Scandal", co-produced by ABC and SundaLand, will also usher in the final season this fall.
(Translator: Liu Sang)