Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26443838-20150603124705/@comment-1916997-20150926133811

Farerb wrote: It's not about backstage Drama or ships or characters leaving. It's about numbers. GA will get renewed before OUAT simply because it has better ratings. Even if the newest season has a decline, it will still do better, so I don't see any situation where GA is cancelled and OUAT is renewed. BTW, because it was mentioned before, GA is the kind of show that will get that final season notice before the season starts, while OUAT is not, so if season 12 was the last, we would have known it. The only reason for GA not getting 13th season is if Ellen wants to leave, but according to interviews, she will be on GA as long as it takes. Again, your comparing a Thrusday night show to a Sunday night show, a weekday and a weekend are totally different tv climates, due to sports and other things. The fact is (I looked it up) Grey's has gone from having 25 million (and that wasn't the first season) on a premiere night to 9 million on a premiere night, whereas Once has gone from 12 million on a premiere night to 9 million on a premiere night. Now sure Grey's has more seasons than Once, but 25 to 9 is a huge drop, whereas Once is still pretty steady.