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.
5/15 update: You can see the rest of the latest night’s ratings.
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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 am fed up of the writers constantly trying to redeem Regina after what she did to Graham for 28 years, I’m tired of the writers trying to shove CaptainSwan down my throat, I’m tired of Rumple being used as the go-to villain when he deserves better, I’m tired of Belle being obsessed with heroism, I’m tired of Rumbelle being torn apart, I’m tired of the EQ vs Snow and Charming. The EQ vs Regina story this season is ridiculous it’s like oh Regina didn’t do all those horrible things the Evil Queen did, Regina and EQ are the same… Read more »
I think some people need to grow up and realize that these shows never last forever, they all have to finish sometime whether you like it or not. If the show were still anyway decent viewing at all I wouldn’t want it cancelled either however Once has become stale and repetitive with the same basic storylines for the same characters every season, there is no growth or development for the characters, everything and everyone is stuck in a stagnant rut with no sign of any improvement, this is not a show that should have another season and I am firmly… Read more »
I have watched the show since day one and it is not what it used to be anymore at all, its a shell of its former self. So anyone saying that the people who say cancel the show are people who have never seen it or don’t know what’s good are just talking rubbish and annoyed that there are people out there who don’t like it. As I said I’ve watched it from day one, I used to love it and now I hate what the writers have turned it into, they have ruined the story of my favourite characters… Read more »
The people who say cancel the show either do not know what’s good or probably never seen it. I just finished s5 on netflix and my family liked it. Now we will catch up on s6. I don’t think some of the old premise from s1 and s2 should come back. I do like Regina being good more then bad.
Please cancel it, it used to be wonderful, now it’s absolutely awful and depressing.
DONT CANCEL ONCE UPON A TIME ITS THE BEST TV EVER
Yes I agree OUAT should be cancelled.
Please keep the show going. It’s a great show. I love all of the character and makes me feel happy. I can’t go on in my life without a season 7.
Cancel it!
Renew it please!!! I love OUTA!!
This show sucks now, cancel it.
I love once upon a time! It would suck to have it cancelled. I vote renew.
Once used to be good until season 4, everything went down the drain from season 4 onward and the show has never recovered since, backstories, relationships, mythologies have all been messed up, ABC needs to cancel it.
Cancel it, the ratings are atrocious, still far below what they were last season, existing fans are being driven away and the show is not attracting any new fans thanks to the poor writing for the characters. In spite of all the promotion that was done for the series premiere (Regina vs EQ, Aladdin, the Beauty and the Beast dance etc) it wasn’t enough to boost the viewing figures, the ratings fell to well below last seasons figures and have continued to hit brand new lows for the majority of this season so far, the show needs to go.
Cancel it.
Cancel, Cancel, Cancel!
The network should cancel it and cut their losses because things aren’t going to get any better with this show.