Once Upon a Time (Season 1)
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| Starring | Ginnifer Goodwin Jennifer Morrison Lana Parrilla Josh Dallas Eion Bailey Jared S. Gilmore Raphael Sbarge Jamie Dornan Robert Carlyle | |
| Country of origin | United States | |
| No. of episodes | 22 | |
| Release | ||
| Original network | ABC | |
| Original run | October 23, 2011 – May 13, 2012 | |
| Season chronology | ||
| Next → Season 2 | ||
| List of Once Upon a Time episodes | ||
The first season of the ABC television series Once Upon a Time premiered on October 23, 2011 and concluded on May 13, 2012. The series was created by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. The series centers around the Enchanted Forest and Storybrooke, and the Evil Queen's (Lana Parrilla) plot to destroy everyone's happiness so she can be the only one with a happy ending.
Once Upon a Time's first season received generally favorable reviews from critics who praised its cast, visuals, and twists on fairy tales, though some criticized its uneven tone. The pilot episode was watched by 12.93 million viewers and achieved an adult 18-49 rating/share of 4.0/10. Those numbers dipped late in the season to a series low of 8.36 million viewers and a 2.8/8 adult 18-49 rating/share in April 2012, but rebounded slightly for the season finale with 0000 million viewers and a 3.3/10 adult 18-49 rating/share.<ref name="1.22" />
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Plot
Cast and characters
- Main article: List of Once Upon a Time characters
Crew
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Mark Mylod | Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz | October 23, 2011 | 12.93 | |
| For Emma Swan, life has been anything but a happy ending. But on the night of her twenty-eighth birthday, she is confronted by a child claiming to be the son she gave up ten years ago and drawn to his hometown of Storybrooke – a place where fairytales are to be believed. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Thing You Love Most" | Greg Beeman | Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz | October 30, 2011 | 11.74 | |
| Regina does everything in her power to force Emma out of Storybrooke and out of her and Henry's lives forever while the events surrounding the completion of the Dark Curse are revealed along with a revelation that forces the Evil Queen to choose between exacting her revenge or protecting the thing she loves most. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Snow Falls" | Dean White | Liz Tigelaar | November 6, 2011 | 11.45 | |
| Emma gets a bigger reaction than she expected after convincing Mary Margaret to read to a comatose John Doe while the events surrounding the fateful first encounter between Snow White and Prince Charming are revealed along with an enterprising quest that promises to forever change their lives. | |||||||
Reception
Critical response
Ratings
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Soundtrack
Extended play
Album
Novelization
Home video releases
References
External links
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