Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20171008010933/@comment-1916997-20180101160247

Eskaver wrote: Small updates.

1. Once is the fourth lowest (out of 5) rated show on Fall 2017. One of those are already cancelled (which was the second-lowest; however, new). Article mentions the era of delayed/digital viewing as well as streaming deals as the key component keeping some of those shows alive.

Demo: Toy Box < Ten Days in the Valley (cancelled) < 20/20 <<< OUAT ~ AFHS

(Legend: < differs by 0.1, <<< differs by 0.3, ~ pretty much equals)

link: http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/more-tv-news/fall-2017s-lowest-rated-tv-shows-by-network-crazy-ex-girlfriend-threepeats/

2. Reruns of SharkTank are proving to be stronger (as a lead-in and in demo) than Once. AoS was replaced by a special (which did equal in demo, but better in OV than AoS) this week. That's pretty bad that Toy Box, 20/20, and AFV are doing really bad, because they don't require you to watch every week, the episodes are self contained. That being said, 20/20 and AFV are not going anywhere anytime soon, both being around for way over 20 years. Toy Box probably mostly depends on if Mattel and Toys R Us want to do more or not, since they are the ones making and selling the winning toy (and whatever other toys they like). Like you said, Ten Days was already killed, so the question is do they keep Once, because it is unique, sells the Disney brand, does good on streaming services, and has a cult following, or do they not. I'm honestly not sure. As for Shark Tank, again, you don't need to watch every week, the episodes are self contained, so it would be able to get views easier. That doesn't mean ABC is going to replace all the scripted shows with things like Shark Tank though, because that would be bad for them, even if they were getting more views.