In season two, the ratings for Once Upon a Time dropped quite a bit but the TV show remained one of ABC‘s top shows. Will they fall further in season three, stay the same, or go up? Cancelled or essentially guaranteed a fourth season? Stay tuned to find out how this story ends.
Once Upon a Time follows the adventures of classic fairytale characters who’ve been cursed by the evil queen and end up living in Storybrooke, a small town in Maine. The ensemble cast includes Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Josh Dallas, Lana Parrilla, Jared S. Gilmore, Robert Carlyle, Emile de Ravin, Colin O’Donoghue, and Michael Raymond-James.
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 Once Upon a Time for a fourth season.
Final season averages: 2.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.08 million total viewers.
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Last year comparison: The second season of Once Upon a Time averaged a 2.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 8.46 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 fourth season?
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40 Comments on "Once Upon a Time: Season Three Ratings"
I LOVE Once Upon a Time…. I hope it NEVER gets dropped. I have watch all 3 seasons over and over again on Netflixs…I can’t wait for it to come be on in March.
Don’t cancel the show my hole family see this were so hook on it we need to see what happening on the next season.
The BEST TV SERIES EVER!!!!!!! My whole family can watch this and we all enjoy it so much!!! I can not get enough of this show… i’m crossing my fingers for many many many many more seasons to come!!!!!!!!!
Love this series I’m hooked
Please don’t cancel this show, it is one of the best on television. I live in the UK and it is absolutely amazing. Your actresses and actors work beautifully together and the story line never, ever gets boring. Please, for once in a long time, listen to your 6+ million dedicated viewers. That is more than most shows get in their opening season!
I completely agree. I was watching it last night and was so disgusted with the ED commercial. I was thankful my grandchildren weren’t watching. Im hugely disappointed, especially from ABC which is owned by Disney. Seriously pathetic from a “family” company. This is concerning the 10/18/15 show.
PLEASE DON’T BRAKE MY HEART!!
I loved u from the start and i Still do! Don’t put
An ending to this show! This is my life!!
OMG PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I live in México City and we love the show. We are teally Great fans. The show make us imagine a different side of the fairy tale stories we love as kids. Please di not cancel the show and renewe it fir season 4
Ouat should renewed for season 4 and more. Amazing show, lots of story line.
Its a wonderful series…please let’s see what you have in store for next year!
Please bring the show back. It’s the only show I have watched on tv that I’ve loved and kept up with. There is absolutely nothing else on tv to watch, this is the best show on television.
They should defiantly be renewed. I am sure a lot of us (viewers) want to see and know what the story lines would be and where the writers will take the characters.
If they don’t renew, I’m canceling cable. Period, done, finito.
They need to renew it.
While it looks like the ratings are dropping dramatically in the 18-49 category, that’s not the full story. What the chart doesn’t show is that OUAT was the highest rated show among 18-49 year olds at 8:00 pm. This is important because if fewer people are watching tv – it was beautiful, warm, and still sunny at 8 where I live after a very nasty winter – the overall numbers will drop, but the percentage of viewers in the prime demographic will be good because everyone’s numbers dropped.
Yeah, i thought season 2 sucked. Season 3 proved me wrong. Season 1 was the best. There’s a lot of contradiction and weird things right now. It’s so bad. I’m not sure if I want it renew or not, because season 4 might be the worst.
You gotta be kidding me, I loved all the seasons.