Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26159109-20150928170914/@comment-4453062-20160323011243

Hmcooper4 wrote: Agree as well. Right now you are up against Holiday specials. Once was up against the special program, the Passion, which siphoned off a number of viewers from various other shows. and of course Next week is Easter, and we can expect that viewship will be down (probably in the 1.1 or 1.2 range).

And let's face it, Sunday evening is a hard slot to fill. Most shows that air on Sunday evening fail during their first couple of seasons, and not just on ABC. Sunday is also typcially when many of the awards shows (Oscars, Grammy's, etc) occur, which preempt regular programming on one network, and draw folks away from any programming on the other networks. That Once has lasted 5 seasons, with 6 in the bag, in the Sunday night slot says alot for the strength of the show, and support of the Network execs. Traditional broadcast networks are also competing against strong cable shows airing on Sundays these days such as The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones.