A lot of network sitcoms in the late-2000s-to-early-2010s era became massive, totemic cultural institutions, with years and years of prestige, piles of awards, and outsized influence to their name — ...

When The Middle premiered on ABC in 2009, it was one of the last big sitcoms to come out on network TV, but while other big comedy series of the 2000s like The Big Bang Theory and Modern Family used ...

Pat Finn, a veteran character actor best known for his roles on the TV comedies “The Middle,” “Ed” and “Marvin Marvin,” died Dec. 22 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 60. Finn had been battling ...