Once Upon a Time Season 1

The first season of the television series premiered on October 23, 2011 and concluded on May 13, 2012. The series is created by and . The series centers on the Enchanted Forest and Storybrooke, and the Evil Queen's plot to destroy everyone's happiness so she can be the only one with a .Once Upon a Times first season received "generally favorable" reviews from critics. gave it a score of 66 out of 100 based on 26 reviews. s Hank Stuever called the series "a smartly-crafted reward for fans of light fantasy, with the right mix of cleverness, action and romance." Verne Gay of said the series "glows with a near-theatrical shine, challenging viewers to think about TV drama as something other than boilerplate."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 9.66 million viewers and a 3.3/10 adult 18-49 rating/share.