Board Thread:Show-Related Questions and Answers/@comment-26569765-20160515144204/@comment-24674051-20160525171025

MOD: Let's simmer down and try not to get into the personal throwdowns. It's ok to have varying opinions, but they are exactly that, opinions. END MOD

The show is not in any imminent danger. Admittedly the ratings are low, but the ratings for ALL of the shows on Sunday (on all networks) are low. Once's ratings are generally good enough to win their timeslot, and many times they win the entire night. Plus, Once does surprisingly well on Netflix and other venues of that sort, better than many shows. Also, the actors do well with guest appearances at the various cons (and I would bet that there is some sort of stipulation in their contracts where ABC gets some sort of kickback for the actors appearances as they relate to Once, at least while the show is still airing).

The point being that Once is still marketable. Yes, ABC is a business, and will make decisions as relate to the business. But they will not shoot their foot off when they have a show that draws a decent audience for the time slot it owns and has marketablility potential outside of just what is on TV.

Also, the new head of ABC Network is Merrin Dungey's (AKA Ursula) sister. so yes, things may change, but having a positive relationship with the show and it's producers can go quite a ways in swaying the direction those changes go.