Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20171008010933/@comment-25926288-20180109120907

Chameleon-Guy wrote: Grim Reaper says don't believe the words, only facts. I think... the ABC boss cares about these 2 shows, she doesn't want to let go. Maybe I'm naive. I’d take the person making the decision over an analyst.

Basically, it’s a mix of generic corporate talk and looking at Once in the areas of undelayed ratings and as a lead-in. Seeing that Dungey says she is planning to see the plans for season 8, if Adam and Eddy have one. I think it’s pretty much a “If Once remains stable and if A & E have a good plan, it’ll continue.”

It’s likely that streaming and things we aren’t privy to playing a role. (Like perhaps ABC doesn’t have a replacement as of yet, thus she can’t say as these decisions weren’t finalized.)