Last season, the Live + same day ratings for Once Upon a Time dropped more 30% on ABC. Can the series recover? It’s tough to attract new viewers when a show like this one has so many characters and such a complex back story. Could this fantasy drama be cancelled or will it be renewed for a seventh season? Stay tuned.
Once Upon a Time follows the continuing adventures of fairytale characters whose tales unfold between their storybook world and Storybrooke, a small town in Maine. This season, the good guys will have to contend with inhabitants from the Land of Untold Stories and the return of the Evil Queen. The large cast includes Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Josh Dallas, Lana Parrilla, Emilie de Ravin, Colin O’Donoghue, Jared S. Gilmore, Rebecca Mader, and Robert Carlyle. Expected to recur are Beverley Elliott, Raphael Sbarge, David Anders, Jessy Schram, Tim Phillipps, Ingrid Torrance, Peter Marcin, Hank Harris, Sam Witwer, Tzi Ma, Gabrielle Rose, Kristin Bauer van Straten, and Agnes Bruckner.
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.
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Last year comparison: The fifth season of Once Upon a Time averaged a 1.37 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.40 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 seventh season?
5/11 update: ABC has renewed Once Upon a Time for a seventh season. Details here.
I LOVE ONCE UPON A TIME!!! Don’t cancel! Grimm is over this season and so is Bones. The ratings will go up now because of all the cancelled shows!
they should have end the show after season 3. they go in circles and the storyline is beyond stupid. i loved the show in the beginning with all the characters and their backstory- they should had worked more with that. but all this “who’s the dark one” annoyed me to death. also the characters come and go, die and resurrect as pleased. it became silly and soapy, it hurts. anazing tv shows like penny dreadfull got canceled, i couldnt believe this show went on for so long, even the popularity is shrinking for years. end it.
Keep the show on for three more years I love this show it’s not too violent it’s magical it also take you to a different would, most show on TV is too much sex murder that’s why a lot of children in this world is becoming killers, because of people like you try to get a good show like once upon a time cancel, once upon a time is one off the best show on TV on Sunday people are going to watch CSI Los Angeles games of thrones and walking dead all evil show that have a lot off… Read more »
Cancel it, the show has past the point of no return, the plots are repetitive and Zelena, Hook and Belle would all need to go. There are too many main characters to share an episode now and it’s infuriating getting only five minutes of your favourite out of an entire episode or worse no minutes because the spotlight is never on the same characters two weeks in a row. It makes the season feel dragged out.
Keep the show but reboot! Bring back Neil! That will throw a wrench in things. I always assumed he’d show back up.
Ouat was one of my favorite shows but with all this cs centered crap I can’t stand to watch it anymore. The only reason I’d be sad if it was cancelled would be because of Regina, she’s an amazing character that deserves way better.
Belle is a dead weight character because she has never had a purpose of her own in Storybrooke, she’s just been an extension of Rumple. But truth be told the show isn’t worth salvaging, it hits new lows every week just cancel it.
Belle isn’t perfect, Rumple lied to her when he was out of his mind with grief, he didn’t cheat on her they were separated, he didn’t cheat on Belle anymore than Belle cheated on him with Will IN RUMPLE’S SHOP and he’s been trying to protect Gideon since he was conceived from exactly the kind of fate that Belle threw him into when she let Blue take him. Belle has been a nasty b***h and treated Rumple worse than an anonymous sperm donor, she constantly reminds him of the wrongs he’s done while not admitting to her own wrongs especially… Read more »
It *might* be salvageable if they do a complete reboot and kill off characters that are essentially dead weight (Belle for one). Rumbelle just isn’t happening, folks. He’s crossed the line into abuse, he’s cheated on her while she’s pregnant (still can’t figure out how this is a “family show”) and I am sick sick sick of the same Groundhog Day plot with those two. Belle trusts Gold, Gold betrays Belle, Belle is hurt and issues an ultimatum, Gold tries to be good but not really, repeat ad nauseam. Belle is NOTHING like the heroine of the animated film, she’s… Read more »
No offense but Belle isn’t perfect, Rumple lied to her when he was out of his mind with grief, he didn’t cheat on her they were separated, he didn’t cheat on Belle anymore than Belle cheated on him with Will IN RUMPLE’S SHOP and he’s been trying to protect Gideon since he was conceived from exactly the kind of fate that Belle threw him into when she let Blue take him. Belle has been a nasty b***h and treated Rumple worse than an anonymous sperm donor, she constantly reminds him of the wrongs he’s done while not admitting to her… Read more »
Rumple did not cheat on Belle when she was pregnant, they were separated and Belle made it quite clear that there was no going back and nothing to be said between them. Saying Rumple cheated on Belle is like saying Belle cheated on Rumple with Will when they were separated in season 4, Belle didn’t cheat on Rumple and Rumple did not cheat on Belle. He’s also never abused her, he lied to her when he was suffering PTSD after Zelena abused HIM and he was grieving Bae’s death and everything he did in season 6 was to try and… Read more »
Cancel the unwanted CS fest this show has turned into
It started out good , but it is time to end it. I stopped watching it last season.
Don’t cancel my show!! I need to see what the outcome is going to be!!
Cancel. Should have been cancelled a few seasons back.
Nobody cares about REGINA? she´s the answer to all the Once´s prayers. lmaooo
I’m a Rumple fan and Rumbelle fan and both have suffered enough damage as it is, put OUAT out of it’s misery.
OUAT time to wrap it up