Ouch. Maybe if OUAT is lucky, it’ll get an adjustment when the final ratings come out tomorrow. TVGrimReaper still has it as likely to be renewed for now, at 82% of ABC’s scripted average. That’s how bad the shape of the network currently is:
That being said, one of the World Series games airs this coming Sunday, so I’m not terribly optimistic for that night. Typically we go down at least a .1 that week, based on the past 2 Seasons. It’s also a monumental World Series, because the Cubs haven’t been in the World Series for 71 years. Now if OUAT does go fractional by the end of the Fall, that could increase the possibility of it moving to 9pm. On the one head, the reason it airs on Sundays at 8 is because its considered “a family show”, but on the other hand ABC might want to try airing something new in that timeslot to give it a better shot. That possibility may or may not kill the show. While it would be airing against The Walking Dead, OUAT actually fared alright when it aired in that slot as a result of its 2 hour episodes, with at least 2 of those being against The Walking Dead. Granted, a regular 1 hour offering could be a different story.