Bank of Mom and Dad

Tonight's TV Hot List: Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2009

The Middle8:30/7:30c ABC Originally developed — and shelved — for the 2006-07 TV season with Ricki Lake in the lead, this sitcom was finally given the green light when Patricia Heaton came on board. No offense to Ms. Lake, but with a two-time Emmy winner as the star, The Middle probably has a better shot at breaking out of the pack. The Everybody Loves Raymond vet plays a harried, married mother of three in a quirky Midwestern family that will no doubt be compared with the Malcolm in the Middle clan, but clever dysfunctional slapstick never goes out of style.Read on for previews of Law & Order: SVU, Hank, Eastwick and Bank of Mom and Dad.