Once Upon a Time (2011)

Adventure · Fantasy · Romance

There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (247,914 votes)
Seasons: 7
Streaming (US): Hulu
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

8.15 avg 22 episodes 8.1 → 8.9 45 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	8.1	4,365
2	The Thing You Love Most	7.9	3,251
3	Snow Falls	8.0	3,082
4	The Price of Gold	7.8	2,886
5	That Still Small Voice	7.8	2,709
6	The Shepherd	7.7	2,605
7	The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter	8.6	3,035
8	Desperate Souls	8.2	2,647
9	True North	7.8	2,535
10	7:15 A.M.	8.1	2,521
11	Fruit of the Poisonous Tree	7.8	2,411
12	Skin Deep	8.7	3,092
13	What Happened to Frederick	7.7	2,332
14	Dreamy	7.8	2,407
15	Red-Handed	8.5	2,528
16	Heart of Darkness	8.1	2,261
17	Hat Trick	8.5	2,628
18	The Stable Boy	8.5	2,478
19	The Return	8.1	2,242
20	The Stranger	8.3	2,218
21	An Apple Red as Blood	8.3	2,308
22	A Land Without Magic	8.9	3,013

Season 2 (2012)

8.07 avg 22 episodes 8.2 → 8.6 44 min avg

Rebound

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Broken	8.2	2,700
2	We Are Both	7.9	2,095
3	Lady of the Lake	7.9	2,080
4	The Crocodile	8.4	2,242
5	The Doctor	7.8	2,061
6	Tallahassee	8.2	2,155
7	Child of the Moon	7.8	1,946
8	Into the Deep	7.9	1,865
9	Queen of Hearts	8.5	1,996
10	The Cricket Game	8.1	1,823
11	The Outsider	8.2	1,820
12	In the Name of the Brother	7.5	1,782
13	Tiny	7.7	1,765
14	Manhattan	8.7	2,064
15	The Queen Is Dead	7.9	1,803
16	The Miller's Daughter	8.6	2,025
17	Welcome to Storybrooke	8.2	1,830
18	Selfless, Brave and True	7.7	1,742
19	Lacey	7.7	1,742
20	The Evil Queen	7.9	1,661
21	Second Star to the Right	8.1	1,733
22	And Straight on 'til Morning	8.6	1,975

Season 3 (2013)

8.34 avg 22 episodes 8.2 → 9.2 44 min avg

Big finale
Rebound

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Heart of the Truest Believer	8.2	2,113
2	Lost Girl	7.8	1,739
3	Quite a Common Fairy	8.0	1,724
4	Nasty Habits	7.9	1,635
5	Good Form	8.3	1,857
6	Ariel	8.2	1,780
7	Dark Hollow	8.1	1,640
8	Think Lovely Thoughts	8.6	1,864
9	Save Henry	8.2	1,681
10	The New Neverland	8.0	1,585
11	Going Home	9.1	2,669
12	New York City Serenade	8.6	1,955
13	Witch Hunt	8.4	1,685
14	The Tower	7.7	1,556
15	Quiet Minds	8.3	1,627
16	It's Not Easy Being Green	8.4	1,604
17	The Jolly Roger	8.2	1,642
18	Bleeding Through	8.3	1,587
19	A Curious Thing	8.5	1,627
20	Kansas	8.4	1,609
21	Snow Drifts	9.0	2,058
22	There's No Place Like Home	9.2	2,829

Season 4 (2014)

8.17 avg 23 episodes 8.2 → 9.0 44 min avg

Big finale
Rebound

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	A Tale of Two Sisters	8.2	2,147
2	White Out	8.0	1,788
3	Rocky Road	8.0	1,695
4	The Apprentice	8.1	1,677
5	Breaking Glass	8.1	1,638
6	Family Business	7.8	1,524
7	The Snow Queen	8.1	1,578
8	Smash the Mirror: Part 1	8.4	1,674
9	Smash the Mirror: Part 2	8.3	1,196
10	Fall	8.6	1,687
11	Shattered Sight	8.6	1,715
12	Heroes and Villains	8.5	1,687
13	Darkness on the Edge of Town	8.0	1,541
14	Unforgiven	7.7	1,449
15	Enter the Dragon	7.9	1,414
16	Poor Unfortunate Soul	8.1	1,547
17	Best Laid Plans	7.9	1,417
18	Heart of Gold	7.9	1,459
19	Sympathy for the De Vil	8.1	1,533
20	Lily	8.0	1,446
21	Mother	7.9	1,354
22	Operation Mongoose: Part 1	8.7	1,728
23	Operation Mongoose: Part 2	9.0	2,075

Season 5 (2015)

7.93 avg 23 episodes 8.4 → 8.0 43 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Dark Swan	8.4	1,901
2	The Price	8.1	1,515
3	Siege Perilous	7.8	1,360
4	The Broken Kingdom	7.7	1,358
5	Dreamcatcher	8.1	1,391
6	The Bear and the Bow	7.7	1,437
7	Nimue	8.2	1,401
8	Birth	8.6	1,594
9	The Bear King	7.6	1,419
10	Broken Heart	8.1	1,367
11	Swan Song	8.2	1,555
12	Souls of the Departed	8.1	1,375
13	Labor of Love	7.9	1,256
14	Devil's Due	8.0	1,195
15	The Brothers Jones	7.5	1,204
16	Our Decay	7.8	1,176
17	Her Handsome Hero	7.5	1,138
18	Ruby Slippers	6.9	1,631
19	Sisters	8.0	1,204
20	Firebird	8.1	1,214
21	Last Rites	8.3	1,255
22	Only You	7.9	1,157
23	An Untold Story	8.0	1,235

Season 6 (2016)

7.83 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 8.7 43 min avg

Big finale

Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Savior	7.6	1,239
2	A Bitter Draught	7.5	1,129
3	The Other Shoe	7.7	1,115
4	Strange Case	7.8	1,052
5	Street Rats	7.4	1,055
6	Dark Waters	7.3	1,061
7	Heartless	7.8	1,040
8	I'll Be Your Mirror	7.7	1,022
9	Changelings	7.6	985
10	Wish You Were Here	8.4	1,181
11	Tougher Than the Rest	8.0	1,030
12	Murder Most Foul	7.8	958
13	Ill-Boding Patterns	7.4	908
14	Page 23	8.0	973
15	A Wondrous Place	7.4	901
16	Mother's Little Helper	7.8	896
17	Awake	8.1	986
18	Where Bluebirds Fly	7.8	902
19	The Black Fairy	8.1	975
20	The Song in Your Heart	8.1	1,890
21	The Final Battle: Part 1	8.3	1,063
22	The Final Battle: Part 2	8.7	1,300

Season 7 (2017)

7.46 avg 22 episodes 6.4 → 8.9 43 min avg

Big finale
Rollercoaster

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Hyperion Heights	6.4	1,640
2	A Pirate's Life	7.3	1,326
3	The Garden of Forking Paths	6.6	1,212
4	Beauty	8.3	1,445
5	Greenbacks	6.9	1,136
6	Wake Up Call	7.6	1,137
7	Eloise Gardener	7.4	1,101
8	Pretty in Blue	7.2	1,065
9	One Little Tear	7.7	1,113
10	The Eighth Witch	7.8	1,091
11	Secret Garden	7.2	692
12	A Taste of the Heights	6.8	661
13	Knightfall	7.1	658
14	The Girl in the Tower	7.5	692
15	Sisterhood	7.4	635
16	Breadcrumbs	7.2	631
17	Chosen	7.5	674
18	The Guardian	7.5	655
19	Flower Child	7.5	651
20	Is This Henry Mills?	8.6	843
21	Homecoming	7.7	677
22	Leaving Storybrooke	8.9	1,237