FRANKIE FINDS HERSELF ON THE DEFENSIVE WHEN SHE MEETS SUE AND NEW BOYFRIEND JEREMY - THE SCHOOL ACTIVIST - FOR LUNCH AND IS BOMBARDED WITH EVERYTHING SHE AND THE WORLD ARE DOING WRONG, AND AXL IS SERIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT QUITTING FOOTBALL, ON ABC'S "THE MIDDLE"

"Survey Says... " - Frankie is thrilled when Sue invites her for lunch at the college. But lunch becomes awkward when Sue brings her new boyfriend along - Jeremy, the school activist - and the two of them begin bombarding Frankie with everything she and the world, in general, are doing wrong. Meanwhile, Axl informs a very disappointed Mike that he wants to quit football, and Brick overly obsesses over filling out a satisfaction survey after ordering some graph paper online, on "The Middle," WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 (8:00-8:30 p.m. EDT) on the ABC Television Network.

"The Middle" stars Patricia Heaton as Frankie, Neil Flynn as Mike, Charlie McDermott as Axl, Eden Sher as Sue and Atticus Shaffer as Brick.

Guest starring are Jen Ray as Nancy Donahue, Alphonso McAuley as Hutch, Will Green as Jeremy, Tommy Bechtold as Kenny and Andrew Dits as bartender.

"Survey Says... " was written by Ilana Wernick and directed by Lee Shallat Chemel.

"The Middle" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format with a 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries TV-PG parental guideline.