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{{Short description|American television sitcom (2000–2006)}}
{{For|the upcoming reboot series|Malcolm in the Middle (miniseries)}}
{{Distinguish|The Middle (TV series)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| image                = MitM credits logo.jpg
| genre                = [[Sitcom]]<br />[[Black comedy]]<br />[[Slapstick]]
| creator              = [[Linwood Boomer]]
| starring             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jane Kaczmarek]]
* [[Bryan Cranston]]
* [[Christopher Masterson]]
* [[Justin Berfield]]
* [[Erik Per Sullivan]]
* [[Catherine Lloyd Burns]]<!--Do not remove Burns from this list, she was credited with the main cast in the first two seasons.-->
* [[Frankie Muniz]]<!--Do not move Muniz to the top of the list, he was credited last in the series and should be last here as well per [[MOS:TVCAST]].-->}}
| theme_music_composer = [[John Flansburgh]]<br />[[John Linnell]]
| opentheme            = "[[Boss of Me]]" by [[They Might Be Giants]]
| endtheme             = "Boss of Me" (instrumental)
| composer             = {{Plainlist|
* Charles Sydnor
* They Might Be Giants
}}
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 7
| num_episodes         = 151
| list_episodes        = List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* Linwood Boomer
* [[Matthew Carlson]]
}}
| camera               = [[Panavision]]; [[Single-camera setup|single-camera]]
| runtime              = 21–23 minutes
| company              = {{Plainlist|
* [[Linwood Boomer|Satin City Productions]]
* KatCo (season 8)
* [[Regency Television]]
* [[Touchstone Television#Fox Television Studios|Fox Television Studios]]{{efn|name=fn1|The Fox Television Studios logo is replaced with the [[20th Television|20th Century Fox Television]] logo on current high-definition prints of seasons 1 to 5.}}}}
| network              = [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2000|1|9}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2006|5|14}}
| network2             = [[Disney+]]
| first_aired2         = {{Start date|2025||}}
| last_aired2          = {{End date|2025||}}
}}
'''''Malcolm in the Middle''''' is an American television [[sitcom]] created by [[Linwood Boomer]] for the [[Fox Broadcasting Company]]. The series premiered on January 9, 2000, and ended on May 14, 2006, after seven seasons consisting of [[List of Malcolm in the Middle episodes|151 episodes]].

The [[Single-camera setup|single-camera]] series is a [[comedy]] that follows a dysfunctional [[middle class|middle class]] family and stars [[Frankie Muniz]] in the lead role as Malcolm, a [[child prodigy]]. The ensemble cast includes [[Jane Kaczmarek]] and [[Bryan Cranston]] as Malcolm's parents, Lois and Hal. [[Christopher Masterson|Christopher Kennedy Masterson]], [[Justin Berfield]], and [[Erik Per Sullivan]] appear as Malcolm's brothers, Francis, Reese, and Dewey, respectively. Typical plots revolve around the family's dysfunctional relationships and inability to fit into society, with Malcolm regularly making [[asides]] to the camera to comment on their failures. Another brother, Jamie (James and Lukas Rodriguez), was introduced as the fifth son of Hal and Lois at the end of [[Malcolm in the Middle season 4|season four]], and a non-binary child, who was alluded to in the series finale, Kelly (Vaughan Murrae) will be introduced in the upcoming reunion miniseries.

''Malcolm in the Middle'' was produced by [[Linwood Boomer|Satin City]] and [[Regency Television]] in association with [[Fox Television Studios]]. The show has been syndicated worldwide, and received widespread critical acclaim and proved a popular draw for Fox. It is placed on several lists of the greatest TV and sitcom series of all time.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=June 18, 2007 |title=The New Classics: TV |url=https://ew.com/article/2007/06/18/new-classics-tv/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020093840/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C20207339%2C00.html |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |access-date=February 5, 2012 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Sepinwall |first=Alan |date=April 18, 2012 |title=The 10 best shows in FOX network history |url=http://www.hitfix.com/galleries/the-10-best-shows-in-fox-network-history#3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122220757/http://www.hitfix.com/galleries/the-10-best-shows-in-fox-network-history#3 |archive-date=January 22, 2014 |access-date=February 3, 2014 |website=[[HitFix]]}}</ref> It has won a [[Peabody Award]], seven [[Emmy Award]]s, one [[Grammy Award]] and seven [[Golden Globe]] nominations. The show was influential as one of the first single-camera comedy series on TV without a live studio audience or laugh track. A four-episode revival is being produced for [[Disney+]], with Caleb Ellsworth-Clark and Anthony Timpano respectively replacing Sullivan and the Rodriguez brothers as Dewey and Jamie.