OUAT - S01E15 - Red-Handed

EMMA HIRES RUBY TO BE HER ASSISTANT AFTER SHE QUITS GRANNY'S DINER,
AND RED RIDING HOOD YEARNS TO RUN AWAY WITH HER TRUE LOVE,
BUT IS A VIRTUAL PRISONER WHEN A BLOODTHRISTY WOLF WREAKS HAVOC
ON HER VILLAGE, ON ABC'S "ONCE UPON A TIME"

"Red-Handed" - After quitting Granny's diner and with her self-esteem at an all-time low, Emma hires Ruby to be her assistant in order to help her discover what it is in life that she's good at; and Emma continues questioning David about the disappearance - and possible murder - of Kathryn. Meanwhile, in the fairytale land that was, Red Riding Hood yearns to run away with her true love. But she, along with her fellow townspeople, are virtual prisoners when a bloodthirsty wolf continues on its relentless killing spree, on "Once Upon a Time," SUNDAY, MARCH 11 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Once Upon a Time" stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret, Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold, Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina, Jared Gilmore as Henry Mills, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/David and Raphael Sbarge as Jiminy Cricket/Archie Hopper.

Guest starring are David Anders as Dr. Whale, Meghan Ory as Ruby/Red Riding Hood, Beverley Elliott as Granny, Eion Bailey as August, Jesse Hutch as Peter and Bill Dow as Mayor Tomkins.

"Red-Handed" was written by Jane Espenson and directed by Ron Underwood.

"Once Upon a Time" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format with a 5.1 channel surround sound. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to the airdate.

For more information on "Once Upon a Time," visit ABC.com/Once

ABC's Once Upon A Time ratings may have been whacked by Daylight Saving Time, its 2.8 adults 18-49 rating was a series low, down 18% vs. a 3.4 rating last week. Desperate Housewives was even with last week's 2.5 adults 18-49 rating. ABC's GCB rose to a 2.3 adults 18-49 rating, vs. a 2.2 rating for its series premiere last week. ABC topped the nights adults 18-49 ratings.

Last night, on average, 36.7% of US adults 18-49 were watching TV during primetime vs. 38.7% last Sunday. Was it Daylight Saving Time? (8pm hour only: 33.9% on 3/4, and 30.1% on 3/11)

CBS's Amazing Race was even with last week's 2.8 adults 18-49 rating. The Good Wife's 1.7 adults 18-49 rating was a series low down 11% vs. a 1.9 rating last week. CSI: Miami was even with last week's 2.1 adults 18-49 rating.

Fox's The Cleveland Show had a 1.6 adults 18-49 rating, up a tenth vs. a 1.5 rating last week. The Simpsons dipped to a 2.3 adults 18-49 rating, down 8% vs. a 2.5 rating last week. The season two premiere of Bob's Burgers had a 1.9 adults 18-49 rating, down 10% vs a 2.1 rating in its season one finale in May, 2011. Family Guy was even with last week's 2.8 adults 18-49 rating. American Dad rose a tenth to a 2.2 adults 18-49 rating, vs. a 2.1 rating last week.

The move of NBC's Harry's Law to Sunday was no improvement, its 1.1 adults 18-49 rating matched its series low from its last miod-January Wednesday outing. Multiple TVBTN mentions this week both by Kathy Bates and the director of Harry's Law. Fortunately it's better to be known than loved in our business. Celebrity Apprentice's 2.0 adults 18-49 rating between 9-11p was down 13% vs. a 2.3 rating last week. Earlier, Dateline NBC had a 0.9 adults 18-49 rating, vs. a 1.0 rating last week.

Broadcast primetime ratings for Sunday, March 11, 2012:
Time Net Show 18-49 Rating 18-49 Share Viewers Live+SD (million)

7:00PM CBS 60 Minutes 1.6 5 10.259
ABC America's Funniest Home Videos 1.3 4 6.485
Fox The Simpsons -R 1.2 4 2.804
NBC Dateline NBC 0.9 3 4.711
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7:30PM FOX The Cleveland Show 1.6 5 3.318
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8:00PM ABC Once Upon A Time 2.8 8 9.123
CBS The Amazing Race 2.8 8 9.707
FOX The Simpsons 2.3 7 4.963
NBC Harry's Law 1.1 3 8.872
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8:30PM FOX Bob's Burgers 1.9 5 4.033
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9:00PM FOX Family Guy 2.8 7 5.821
ABC Desperate Housewives 2.5 6 8.291
NBC Celebrity Apprentice (9-11p) 2.0 5 6.411
CBS The Good Wife 1.7 4 9.819
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9:30PM FOX American Dad 2.2 5 4.635
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10:00PM ABC GCB 2.3 6 7.251
CBS CSI: Miami 2.1 5 10.541

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Nielsen TV Ratings: ©2012 The Nielsen Company. All Rights Reserved.

Every successful TV series usually comes up with a breakout star , someone heretofore relatively unknown.

Josh Dallas will certainly qualify for that, but I have a feeling that -- after this episode, as well as others -- Meghan Ory might see an impressive rise in her star meter.

Last night's episode was fantastic and I didn't see the twists coming either. I can't believe how much the ratings dropped from one week to the next! Hopefully this week was just an anomaly and the ratings improve next weekend.

In my opinion this episode was better than last week's, which had higher ratings. The twist(s) at the end were really good. I had to re-watch the part when Granny revealed that Ruby was the Big Bad Wolf b/c I missed it!


You know, I think Meghan definitely looks the part (both of them actually ;-) but I'm not terribly impressed with her acting. She is beautiful though, and that will get you a long way in Hollywood ;-)