Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-25926288-20170110155747/@comment-1916997-20170112003757

Hmcooper4 wrote: Ok, in speaking of ratings, ABC as a whole is down, not just Once. in this linked article, it shows the network ratings as a whole, not for any specific show. and in the article, it shows that ABC, as a whole, is off, significantly, in viewship. From that standpoint, while Once is definitly down, it is not the driving force pulling down an entire networks ratings.

And as for Once damaging any of the other shows, since (if memory serves) it was actually getting HIGHER marks than either Secrets and Lies and Quantico.

As for the comments on nepotism. Yes, it does occur, but in Channing's position, she is not directly involved in the day-to-day operations of any one given show. That work is left to the various EP's. I'm not saying that she couldn't exert some influence, but doing so would not be in the best interests of Channing, ABC, or any show that she so influenced. She honestly has bigger fish to fry than whether her sister (who is a talented actress in her own right and does not require any assistance for Channing) is working on any specific ABC series.

Channings job is going to be focused on how to pull ABC from the depths of the ratings hole they are in across the board. And honestly, a Star Wars series, while it might be welcomed by some, would fare no better than Once or AoS. Part of the problem with shows like Once and AoS is due to the serial nature, which tends to limit the ability to draw in new viewers on a weekly basis. Procedurals work better, to be honest, for weekly broadcast, because there is no a-plot ongoing story. the A-Plot of any episode is contained. That is part of the reason that shows like Law and Order, NCIS, and CSI (and all of their various spin-offs) have survived as long as they have.

Now, if you could take the premise of Once (fairy tales characters in the LWM) and come up with some sort of procedural format that helps with reducing the ongoing stories, that could possibly help. Shorter Arcs (which is a direction indicated by A&E) actually is a step in that direction. You make really good points for everything.