Status: Cancelled
Aired: 2011-18, 7 Seasons Totaling 155 Episodes
Network: ABC
Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, Lana Parrilla, Josh Dallas, Jared Gilmore, Robert Carlyle, Emilie de Ravin, Colin O’Donoghue
Series Website: abc.go.com/shows/once-upon-a-time
Description: This is Fairy Tale Land. It’s filled with magic, monsters and all of the characters we all know from stories growing up. It’s real, and so are the people in it. But unlike the “happily ever after” you may have heard about, their stories continued, and The Evil Queen cast a Dark Curse over the land….This is Storybrooke. It’s a quiet, little, New England town filled with people who go about their everyday lives with no idea who they really are. The Queen’s Curse has trapped them here and placed her in near-complete control. They have no real memories and no real hope. ABC.com
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Why Was It Cancelled? This show had a long and healthy run, but it ratings started to drop notably by its fifth season. It’s sixth year was its lowest-watched season up to that point and the creative team had planned on wrapping up the majority of the show’s storylines at the end of that year. But ABC decided to bring the show back for a seventh season that acted as a soft reboot and saw several of the main characters depart. Ratings continued to decline, and even though ABC talked about the possibility of a eighth season, the network changed its mind and decided that the seventh year would be the show’s last. The creative team were given enough warning to wrap up most of the plot threads and several series regulars returned for the two-hour series finale.
Season to Date (StD) Ratings Results:
| Air Date | Airings | Live+SD Rtg | StD Avg | Tot Vwrs (M) | Live+7 Rtg | Status |
| 10/6/17 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 1.4 | On the Bubble |
| 10/13/17 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | On the Bubble |
| 10/20/17 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 | On the Bubble |
| 10/27/17 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | On the Bubble |
| 11/3/17 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 | On the Bubble |
| 11/10/17 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 1.0 | On the Bubble |
| 11/17/17 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 | On the Bubble |
| 11/24/17 | n/a | Preempted | 0.6 | n/a | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 12/1/17 | n/a | Preempted | 0.6 | n/a | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 12/8/17 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | On the Bubble |
| 12/15/17 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 12/22/17 | n/a | On Hiatus | 0.5 | n/a | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 3/2/18 | 10 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | Cancelled |
| 3/9/18 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 0.9 | Cancelled |
| 3/16/18 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 0.9 | Cancelled |
| 3/23/18 | 13 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | Cancelled |
| 3/30/18 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | n/a | Cancelled |
| 4/6/18 | 15 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 0.9 | Cancelled |
| 4/13/18 | 16 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | n/a | Cancelled |
| 4/20/18 | 17 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.2 | n/a | Cancelled |
| 4/27/18 | 18 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | n/a | Cancelled |
| 5/4/18 | 19 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.0 | n/a | Cancelled |
| 5/11/18 | 20 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 | n/a | Cancelled |
| 5/18/18 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 | n/a | Cancelled |
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2016-17 Season Ratings Results:
| Air Date | Airings | Live+SD Rtg | StD Avg | Tot Vwrs (M) | Live+7 Rtg | Status |
| 9/25/16 | 1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 4.0 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 10/2/16 | 2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 3.7 | 1.8 | Renewal Possible |
| 10/9/16 | 3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 1.9 | Renewal Possible |
| 10/16/16 | 4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 3.5 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 10/23/16 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 1.7 | Renewal Possible |
| 10/30/16 | 6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 1.6 | Renewal Possible |
| 11/6/16 | 7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.6 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 11/13/16 | 8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 1.6 | Renewal Possible |
| 11/20/16 | n/a | Preempted | 1.1 | n/a | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 11/27/16 | 9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 1.6 | Renewal Possible |
| 12/4/16 | 10 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 1.5 | Renewal Possible |
| 12/11/16 | n/a | On Hiatus | 1.1 | n/a | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 3/5/17 | 11 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 3.0 | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 3/12/17 | 12 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 3.1 | n/a | Renewal Possible |
| 3/19/17 | 13 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 1.3 | On the Bubble |
| 3/26/17 | 14 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.8 | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 4/2/17 | 15 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.8 | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 4/9/17 | 16 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 1.2 | On the Bubble |
| 4/16/17 | 17 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | On the Bubble |
| 4/23/17 | 18 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 1.3 | On the Bubble |
| 4/30/17 | 19 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.1 | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 5/7/17 | 20 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.9 | n/a | On the Bubble |
| 5/14/17 | 21 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 3.0 | n/a | On the Bubble |
2015-16 Season Ratings Results:
| Air Date | Airings | Live+SD Rtg | StD Avg | Tot Vwrs (M) | Live+7 Rtg | Cancel Alert |
| 9/27/15 | 1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 5.9 | 2.9 | Renewed |
| 10/4/15 | 2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 3.0 | Low |
| 10/11/15 | 3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 2.7 | Low |
| 10/18/15 | 4 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 2.6 | Low |
| 10/25/15 | 5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 2.6 | Low |
| 11/1/15 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 4.8 | 2.6 | Low |
| 11/8/15 | 7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 2.6 | Low |
| 11/15/15 | 8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 2.5 | Low |
| 11/22/15 | n/a | Preempted | 1.6 | n/a | n/a | Low |
| 11/29/15 | 9 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.4 | 2.4 | Low |
| 12/6/15 | 10 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.6 | 2.0 | Low |
| 12/13/15 | n/a | On Hiatus | 1.6 | n/a | n/a | Low |
| 3/6/16 | 11 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 2.2 | Renewed |
| 3/13/16 | 12 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 2.1 | Renewed |
| 3/20/16 | 13 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 1.9 | Renewed |
| 3/27/16 | 14 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.5 | n/a | Renewed |
| 4/3/16 | 15 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 9.5 | 1.9 | Renewed |
| 4/10/16 | 16 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 1.9 | Renewed |
| 4/17/16 | 17 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 1.9 | Renewed |
| 4/24/16 | 18 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 2.0 | Renewed |
| 5/1/16 | 19 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 1.9 | Renewed |
| 5/8/16 | 20 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 1.9 | Renewed |
| 5/15/16 | 21 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 4.1 | n/a | Renewed |
2014-15 Season Ratings:
| Air Date | Airings | Live+SD Rtg | StD Avg | Tot Vwrs (MM) | Live+7 Rtg | Cancel Alert |
| 9/28/14 | 1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 10.2 | 4.5 | Low |
| 10/5/14 | 2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 9.2 | 4.4 | Low |
| 10/12/14 | 3 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 7.9 | 4.0 | Low |
| 10/19/14 | 4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 8.1 | 3.9 | Low |
| 10/26/14 | 5 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 3.5 | Low |
| 11/2/14 | 6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 7.5 | 3.9 | Low |
| 11/9/14 | 7 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 7.4 | 3.9 | Low |
| 11/16/14 | 8 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 3.6 | Low |
| 11/23/14 | n/a | Preempted | 2.8 | n/a | n/a | Low |
| 11/30/14 | 9 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 6.4 | 3.2 | Low |
| 12/7/14 | 10 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 6.1 | 3.2 | Low |
| 12/14/14 | 11 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 2.9 | Low |
| 12/21/14 | n/a | On Hiatus | 2.6 | n/a | n/a | Low |
| 3/1/15 | 12 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 3.3 | Low |
| 3/8/15 | 13 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 3.0 | Low |
| 3/15/15 | 14 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 5.9 | 2.9 | Low |
| 3/22/15 | 15 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 2.9 | Low |
| 3/29/15 | 16 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 2.8 | Low |
| 4/5/15 | n/a | Preempted | 2.4 | 5.4 | n/a | Low |
| 4/12/15 | 17 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 2.7 | Low |
| 4/19/15 | 18 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 2.7 | Low |
| 4/26/15 | 19 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 2.7 | Low |
| 5/3/15 | 20 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 2.7 | Low |
| 5/10/15 | 21 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 2.8 | Low |
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