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So Cruella: \'Once Upon a Time\' ratings slip to series low

 must have been under a ratings-zapping curse Sunday night. ABC’s fantasy hit fell to 5.6 million viewers and a 1.7 adults 18-49 rating, a series-low number for the show.

storyline and kick off its spring arc with Maleficent (Kristin Bauer van Straten), Ursula (Merrin Dungey) and Cruella de Vil (Victoria Smurfit).

, on average this season, is still up 13 percent from the same point last year.

 will return to ABC in March. The show led led into

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(7.7 million, 2.2) special, down 36 percent from last year.

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