The powers that be already said the show’s safe unless something really drastic happens. It’s returned with very strong numbers, so it has a nice cushion before it’s future becomes worrisome. And OUAT holds its own when you think about the fact that it’s up against Sunday Night Football. Yes, OUAT and football are nothing alike, but football draws a lot of American eyes away from programming that would otherwise be watched by the household. Eyeballs are eyeballs – especially when they’re the oh-so-important youngin’ eyeballs advertisers want.