'Time' opens boffo for ABC

ABC's fantasy drama "Once Upon a Time" debuted in strong fashion Sunday night, earning a 3.9 rating/10 share in the 18-49 demo and 12.79 million viewers overall."Time" marked the best drama premiere of the new season in the demo. Numbers are even more impressive considering NBC was airing its popular NFL "Sunday Night Football" contest and Fox had the World Series. Contact Stuart Levine at stuart.levine@variety.com