The ratings for Once Upon a Time took another sizable dip last season but the show remained one of ABC’s top shows. Will the numbers continue to fall or will they grow? Could the show be cancelled or is it a sure bet to be renewed for season five? Stay tuned.
Once Upon a Time follows the continuing adventures of fairytale characters who switch between their storybook world and Storybrooke, a small town in Maine. The ensemble cast includes Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Dallas, Robert Carlyle, Colin O’Donoghue, Emile de Ravin, Jared S. Gilmore, and Michael Socha.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/8 update: ABC has renewed this series for a fifth season.
Final season averages: 2.18 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 6.56 million total viewers.
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Due to a Nielsen glitch, some of the early ratings of the 2014-15 season were revised a couple weeks later.
Last year comparison: The third season of Once Upon a Time averaged a 2.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.08 million total viewers.
Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you still like the Once Upon a Time TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a fifth season?
I used to love this but now it’s getting boring. Viewership is steadily going down too. Won’t be long till it’s done. To bad.
I think this show isn’t as good as the actual fairytales. As a huge Disney fan i was really disappointed and hopes they either improve the show!!
I love Once upon a time and would hate to see it canceled.
I would love for once upon a time to b renewed!!!! i cant wait!!!!
I concur with the thoughts above! I LOVE the show and I’m not one for fairy tales and princes and chick flicks. I”m an adventure lover and shows that blow stuff up! So for me to love this show is a BIG deal…
I know TONS of people who love it and watch every episode! I have to watch reruns on Netflix because I don’t have TV or cable…so Nielsen ratings aren’t totally accurate as stated above!
So PLEASE bring it back for a season 5! I”m pretty bored with TV right now!
thanks!
My daughter(19) turned me onto this show and now we both watch it. I had resisted watching it at first because I thought I would not be interested in a show about “Snow White and Prince Charming”, as I was always somewhat annoyed by all the damsel-in-distress-saved-by-the-prince stories of my youth. The writers have done a fantastic job of taking riffs from these classic tales, putting their own spin on things and binding it all together in a retro-modern magical universe. Props up for excellent character and relationship development that supports, but never overshadows the storyline and action of the… Read more »
My daughter and I reconnected watching this series. Please let “Once Upon A Time”, continue!!
Once Upon A Time brings magic to our realm. Cancelling the show at the end of this season shows that stepping into the dark to save the light is a monumental sacrifice but leaves us without knowing if or when or how the light will overcome.
Vote for renewal
This show managed to go from very good to very bad very quickly. It’s not even so bad, it’s good.
RENEW PLEASE! I LOVE THIS SHOW!
I want more!!
I love this show. I am dying for a fifth season. I really hope the the producers continue on with the story. I was always a huge fan of princesses as a kid and magical fairy tales. This show has it all. They can’t leave off with Emma being taken by the taken by the darkness that’s not fair lol. I’d love to see them go after merlin.
This Show is The only Show with fairytales and princesses and all That. I mean there is Game of Thrones and Reign but Once upon a time is different. You can See all The figures of The fairybooks there combined and knowing each other. I mean its amazing what the writers of ouat made. So please renew The Show.