Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25733960-20161205025332/@comment-27060727-20170226195017

Chameleon-Guy wrote: No way it won't be renewed, usually they renew in March, and the ratings are currently fine, it's still under "safe" according to spoiler tv. I think the biggest factor right now is the cast and contract negotiations, not the ratings. ABC has a lot of tanking dramas this year and OUAT would probably scrape by if it was based on ratings alone (if spring drops are not severe) but the fact that the actors will not be under contract anymore and the ones who they would want to stay will have to be given raises, ABC *might* decide to pull the plug on this expensive show if they don't think it makes sense from a $ standpoint and half the core cast wants to leave.

Like if 7-season original contracts were a thing, I absolutely think we'd have nothing to worry about. But if they're saying things like the original storyline will end but they might start a new one with "some" of the cast, that's not as promising and is reminiscent of how previously canceled shows were talked about before they inevitably got canceled. I'll still be keeping a close eye on ABC ratings just to see if a cancellation would be warranted based on that, but I just don't think that's the potential problem anymore.