An Evening with The Middle

Often compared to another Middle—that is, Malcolm in the . . .—this first-year ABC sitcom stars Patricia Heaton as the matriarch of a quirky, middle-class, Middle-American family striving to cope with everything life throws her way, from putting dinner on the table (thank heavens for takeout burgers and fries) to balancing work at an auto dealership with parenting three—shall we say  idiosyncratic?—kids, including the youngest, Brick, who is so socially dysfunctional that his best friend is his backpack. Join Heaton and the talented ensemble cast and creative team for a preview screening of an upcoming episode and a look behind-the-scenes of the freshman sitcom.