Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4775130-20160926170627/@comment-24674051-20161101161837

I think that what we should expect at this point is that Once will be renewed for Season 7, but should the ratings continue at their current low (around 1), combined with the ratings of other shows on the network, I would expect some sort of shakeup in terms of programming. That could be one of a couple of things...

1. Once Season 7 could be the final season, and that could be announced up front. This would likely occur if ABC decides that it needs to completely revamp its programming across the board.

2. Another possibility is that Once is fairing as well as can be expected given the competition it is up against (Sports and 60 Minutes), and the Execs might consider moving to a different night and time to see if different competition would help improve the ratings. They did this with Lost, and other shows have received similar handling on all networks, so it is not uncommon. this strategy does work occasionally, though more times than not it is a death sentence for a show. It would depend on when they decide to move the show, what it is up against, and what is around it.