Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-5388250-20130511002143/@comment-4839682-20130514232214

KungAvSand wrote: Here's the schedule for the next season: OUAT will keep its timeslot, the spinoff will air THURSDAYS at 8 P.M.

ETA: Not sure what to think of this: ABC is changing things up in scheduling some of its serialized dramas. The network will air several in two uninterrupted runs, one in the fall and one in the spring, joined by limited series. The series that will be included in the new scheduling model include Once Upon A Time, Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and likely Revenge. So far, the network only has set up a bridge series for Once, new adventure reality series The Quest.

So they decided to air OUAT in two runs, but still put the spinoff on another day?! Are they crazy?

They're stealing that from Comedy Central... who has, for YEARS now, been showing half a season of a show in the spring, and the other half in the fall. (South Park is the most prominent example, although they're stopping that this year in favor of a shorter season in the fall). I find it ridiculous and annoying- people unfamiliar with the new schedule are very likely to miss new episodes.