| 2015-16 ratings averages as of week 49, sorted by 18-49 demographic |
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| Network | 18-49 | Yr-to-yr | Viewers | Yr-to-yr |
| demo | change | (mil) | change |
| 1 | Empire (renewed) | FOX | 4.42 | -13.14% | 11.463 | -11.62% |
| 2 | The Big Bang Theory (renewed) | CBS | 3.73 | -13.69% | 15.212 | -5.75% |
| 3 | The X-Files | FOX | 3.19 | | 9.534 | |
| 4 | The Voice (Fall, Mon) (renewed) | NBC | 3.12 | -7.01% | 12.020 | 0.93% |
| 5 | The Voice (Fall, Tues) (renewed) | NBC | 2.70 | -9.34% | 11.223 | -2.58% |
| 6 | Modern Family (renewed) | ABC | 2.56 | -19.72% | 7.918 | -15.77% |
| 7 | The Voice (Spng, Mon) | NBC | 2.51 | -18.54% | 10.908 | -7.64% |
| 8 | Amer Got Talent (Tues, renewed) | NBC | 2.44 | 3.68% | 11.426 | 6.78% |
| 9 | The Bachelor (renewed) | ABC | 2.36 | 0.31% | 8.020 | -2.19% |
| 10 | American Idol (Weds, ended) | FOX | 2.34 | 5.15% | 9.418 | 3.38% |
| 11 | The Voice (Spng, Tues) | NBC | 2.23 | -23.19% | 10.440 | -10.47% |
| 12 | Grey's Anatomy (renewed) | ABC | 2.22 | -6.58% | 8.041 | -2.17% |
| 13 | NCIS (renewed) | CBS | 2.21 | -9.21% | 16.611 | -3.76% |
| 14 | American Idol (Thurs, ended) | FOX | 2.16 | -6.50% | 9.093 | -5.28% |
| 15 | Little Big Shots (renewed) | NBC | 2.09 | | 11.514 | |
| 16 | Survivor: Cambodia (Fall, renewed) | CBS | 2.09 | -8.80% | 8.881 | -3.47% |
| 17 | Amer Got Talent (Wed, renewed) | NBC | 2.08 | 20.23% | 10.441 | 15.11% |
| 18 | Scandal (renewed) | ABC | 2.05 | -28.84% | 7.177 | -21.91% |
| 19 | The Goldbergs (renewed) | ABC | 2.02 | -7.41% | 6.602 | -6.22% |
| 20 | Survivor: Kaôh Rōng (Spring) | CBS | 2.01 | -10.48% | 8.948 | -5.71% |
| 21 | Life in Pieces (renewed) | CBS | 2.00 | | 8.686 | |
| 22 | The Bachelorette | ABC | 1.97 | -0.19% | 6.825 | -0.51% |
| 23 | The Middle (renewed) | ABC | 1.89 | -5.46% | 7.328 | -3.83% |
| 24 | How to Get Away... (renewed) | ABC | 1.87 | -36.74% | 6.249 | -35.97% |
| 25 | Big Brother (Weds, renewed) | CBS | 1.84 | -9.80% | 5.984 | -5.32% |
| 26 | Blindspot (renewed) | NBC | 1.83 | | 6.922 | |
| 27 | Dancing w Stars (Fall, renewed) | ABC | 1.82 | -13.57% | 11.623 | -10.80% |
| 28 | Criminal Minds (renewed) | CBS | 1.79 | -16.75% | 9.011 | -12.60% |
| 29 | Black-ish (renewed) | ABC | 1.78 | -21.93% | 5.848 | -17.64% |
| 30 | Scorpion (renewed) | CBS | 1.77 | -23.35% | 9.638 | -12.06% |
| 31 | Dancing with the Stars (Spring) | ABC | 1.76 | -11.90% | 11.724 | -10.50% |
| 32 | American Ninja Warrior | NBC | 1.76 | -9.28% | 6.296 | -3.74% |
| 33 | NCIS: New Orleans (renewed) | CBS | 1.75 | -15.92% | 12.977 | -14.96% |
| 34 | Chicago Fire (renewed) | NBC | 1.75 | -3.62% | 8.009 | 7.93% |
| 35 | Big Brother (Thurs, renewed) | CBS | 1.75 | -11.62% | 5.648 | -7.25% |
| 36 | The Simpsons (renewed) | FOX | 1.74 | -19.24% | 3.999 | -17.03% |
| 37 | Chicago Med (renewed) | NBC | 1.72 | | 7.955 | |
| 38 | Mom (renewed) | CBS | 1.69 | -26.20% | 7.912 | -20.80% |
| 39 | Supergirl (renewed) | CBS | 1.68 | | 7.684 | |
| 40 | 60 Minutes (renewed) | CBS | 1.65 | -5.08% | 11.382 | -3.38% |
| 41 | 2 Broke Girls (renewed) | CBS | 1.61 | -20.15% | 6.424 | -18.06% |
| 42 | Better Late Than Never | NBC | 1.60 | | 7.349 | |
| 43 | Law & Order: SVU (renewed) | NBC | 1.60 | -1.17% | 6.895 | -5.68% |
| 44 | Big Brother (Sun, renewed) | CBS | 1.60 | -9.74% | 5.451 | -10.64% |
| 45 | Chicago PD (renewed) | NBC | 1.55 | -1.46% | 6.881 | -3.36% |
| 46 | Mike & Molly (cancelled) | CBS | 1.53 | -21.36% | 7.262 | -13.96% |
| 47 | Best Time Ever w NPH (cancelled) | NBC | 1.49 | | 5.184 | |
| 48 | Superstore (renewed) | NBC | 1.47 | | 5.076 | |
| 49 | Bachelor in Paradise (Mon) | ABC | 1.47 | 21.21% | 4.828 | 0.22% |
| 50 | Lucifer (renewed) | FOX | 1.47 | | 4.562 | |
| 51 | Family Guy (renewed) | FOX | 1.47 | -30.94% | 3.091 | -34.37% |
| 52 | Shark Tank (renewed) | ABC | 1.43 | -22.09% | 5.878 | -21.20% |
| 53 | The Blacklist (renewed) | NBC | 1.42 | -39.50% | 6.828 | -28.20% |
| 54 | The Odd Couple (renewed) | CBS | 1.41 | -36.10% | 6.736 | -31.05% |
| 55 | Gotham (renewed) | FOX | 1.40 | -35.89% | 4.091 | -32.94% |
| 56 | Once Upon a Time (renewed) | ABC | 1.37 | -37.23% | 4.397 | -32.98% |
| 57 | The Flash (renewed) | CW | 1.37 | -4.90% | 3.532 | -8.01% |
| 58 | Limitless (cancelled) | CBS | 1.34 | | 7.049 | |
| 59 | Rosewood (renewed) | FOX | 1.34 | | 4.787 | |
| 60 | Celebrity Family Feud (renewed) | ABC | 1.33 | -33.67% | 6.763 | -19.30% |
| 61 | Fresh Off the Boat (renewed) | ABC | 1.33 | -23.18% | 4.440 | -22.78% |
| 62 | NCIS: Los Angeles (renewed) | CBS | 1.32 | -17.55% | 8.632 | -6.98% |
| 63 | Bachelor in Paradise (Tues) | ABC | 1.30 | -14.47% | 4.438 | -12.99% |
| 64 | Heroes Reborn (cancelled) | NBC | 1.28 | | 4.326 | |
| 65 | Code Black (renewed) | CBS | 1.27 | | 7.114 | |
| 66 | Running Wild with Bear Grylls | NBC | 1.27 | 11.11% | 4.129 | 20.02% |
| 67 | $100,000 Pyramid (renewed) | ABC | 1.26 | | 6.297 | |
| 68 | The Muppets (cancelled) | ABC | 1.26 | | 4.016 | |
| 69 | Blue Bloods (renewed) | CBS | 1.24 | -4.01% | 10.504 | -6.96% |
| 70 | CM: Beyond Borders (renewed) | CBS | 1.24 | | 6.915 | |
| 71 | Quantico (renewed) | ABC | 1.24 | | 4.344 | |
| 72 | MasterChef Junior (renewed) | FOX | 1.24 | -25.53% | 4.121 | -19.21% |
| 73 | Last Man Standing (renewed) | ABC | 1.21 | -4.89% | 6.743 | -1.56% |
| 74 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine (renewed) | FOX | 1.21 | -30.38% | 2.733 | -31.34% |
| 75 | Madam Secretary (renewed) | CBS | 1.20 | -16.58% | 10.097 | -14.58% |
| 76 | MasterChef | FOX | 1.20 | -17.81% | 3.901 | -15.38% |
| 77 | M's Agents of SHIELD (renewed) | ABC | 1.18 | -25.73% | 3.434 | -23.17% |
| 78 | Shades of Blue (renewed) | NBC | 1.17 | | 5.785 | |
| 79 | Maya & Marty | NBC | 1.17 | | 4.728 | |
| 80 | Undercover Boss (renewed) | CBS | 1.16 | -16.56% | 6.444 | -22.36% |
| 81 | Great Christmas Light Fight | ABC | 1.16 | -18.67% | 4.878 | -18.71% |
| 82 | The Last Man on Earth (renewed) | FOX | 1.15 | -29.62% | 2.747 | -31.17% |
| 83 | Hawaii Five-0 (renewed) | CBS | 1.14 | -8.36% | 8.712 | -8.10% |
| 84 | The Real O'Neals (renewed) | ABC | 1.12 | | 3.939 | |
| 85 | Uncle Buck (cancelled) | ABC | 1.12 | | 3.829 | |
| 86 | Hell's Kitchen (renewed) | FOX | 1.12 | -8.81% | 3.562 | 1.78% |
| 87 | New Girl (renewed) | FOX | 1.12 | -14.74% | 2.517 | -7.48% |
| 88 | Mysteries of Laura (cancelled) | NBC | 1.11 | -8.66% | 6.973 | -6.40% |
| 89 | The Amazing Race (Fall, renewed) | CBS | 1.11 | -5.56% | 5.887 | -1.88% |
| 90 | Dr. Ken (renewed) | ABC | 1.10 | | 5.265 | |
| 91 | 20/20 (renewed) | ABC | 1.10 | -5.38% | 5.037 | -3.14% |
| 92 | Match Game (renewed) | ABC | 1.09 | | 5.223 | |
| 93 | Scream Queens (renewed) | FOX | 1.09 | | 2.788 | |
| 94 | Castle (cancelled) | ABC | 1.08 | -31.23% | 6.198 | -26.82% |
| 95 | The Biggest Loser | NBC | 1.06 | -11.42% | 3.518 | -22.35% |
| 96 | The Good Wife (ended) | CBS | 1.05 | -14.17% | 8.353 | -14.06% |
| 97 | The Amazing Race (Spring) | CBS | 1.05 | -10.54% | 5.636 | -3.17% |
| 98 | Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge | NBC | 1.05 | | 3.576 | |
| 99 | Bob's Burgers (renewed) | FOX | 1.05 | -14.01% | 2.288 | -11.32% |
| 100 | America's FH Videos (renewed) | ABC | 1.03 | -21.82% | 5.254 | -14.43% |
| 101 | To Tell the Truth (renewed) | ABC | 1.03 | | 4.701 | |
| 102 | The Great Holiday Baking Show | ABC | 1.03 | | 3.973 | |
| 103 | Bones (renewed/ending) | FOX | 0.99 | -20.35% | 4.868 | -9.36% |
| 104 | Dateline (Fri) (renewed) | NBC | 0.99 | -12.20% | 4.681 | -17.45% |
| 105 | The Night Shift | NBC | 0.98 | -24.42% | 4.962 | -6.19% |
| 106 | Bachelor Live | ABC | 0.98 | | 3.957 | |
| 107 | Hollywood Game Night (renewed) | NBC | 0.98 | -23.22% | 3.767 | -18.81% |
| 108 | Person of Interest (cancelled) | CBS | 0.97 | -36.46% | 6.139 | -34.84% |
| 109 | The Catch (renewed) | ABC | 0.97 | | 4.641 | |
| 110 | Elementary (renewed) | CBS | 0.96 | -25.19% | 5.739 | -22.66% |
| 111 | Nashville (cancelled) | ABC | 0.96 | -28.41% | 4.191 | -18.78% |
| 112 | Dateline (Sun) | NBC | 0.95 | -0.33% | 5.127 | 2.95% |
| 113 | Telenovela (cancelled) | NBC | 0.95 | | 3.448 | |
| 114 | Blood & Oil (cancelled) | ABC | 0.94 | | 3.903 | |
| 115 | American Crime (renewed) | ABC | 0.94 | -19.37% | 3.719 | -25.32% |
| 116 | Arrow (renewed) | CW | 0.94 | -7.14% | 2.489 | -9.80% |
| 117 | CSI: Cyber (cancelled) | CBS | 0.92 | -33.49% | 6.152 | -24.15% |
| 118 | Carmichael Show (renewed) | NBC | 0.92 | -10.90% | 4.157 | -3.99% |
| 119 | Crowded (cancelled) | NBC | 0.92 | | 3.816 | |
| 120 | Grandfathered (cancelled) | FOX | 0.92 | | 2.728 | |
| 121 | Grimm (renewed) | NBC | 0.89 | -22.50% | 3.943 | -18.02% |
| 122 | BattleBots | ABC | 0.88 | -37.50% | 3.475 | -24.29% |
| 123 | Greatest Hits | ABC | 0.85 | | 3.613 | |
| 124 | The Player (cancelled) | NBC | 0.84 | | 3.993 | |
| 125 | Hotel Hell | FOX | 0.84 | -39.66% | 2.561 | -31.17% |
| 126 | The Family (cancelled) | ABC | 0.83 | | 3.278 | |
| 127 | Sleepy Hollow (renewed) | FOX | 0.83 | -46.65% | 3.065 | -32.94% |
| 128 | Heartbeat (cancelled) | NBC | 0.82 | | 4.517 | |
| 129 | So You Think You Can Dance | FOX | 0.81 | -13.83% | 3.103 | -4.23% |
| 130 | 48 Hours (renewed) | CBS | 0.80 | -2.05% | 4.724 | -7.37% |
| 131 | Legends of Tomorrow (renewed) | CW | 0.80 | | 2.167 | |
| 132 | Marvel's Agent Carter (cancelled) | ABC | 0.79 | -47.36% | 2.681 | -46.59% |
| 133 | Undateable (cancelled) | NBC | 0.78 | -44.82% | 2.746 | -42.19% |
| 134 | Cooper Barrett's Guide (cancelled) | FOX | 0.76 | | 1.755 | |
| 135 | Zoo (renewed) | CBS | 0.75 | -29.25% | 4.478 | -30.04% |
| 136 | 500 Questions | ABC | 0.75 | -27.88% | 4.243 | -11.42% |
| 137 | The Grinder (cancelled) | FOX | 0.75 | | 2.176 | |
| 138 | Strong | NBC | 0.74 | | 2.849 | |
| 139 | What Would You Do? | ABC | 0.73 | -25.93% | 3.266 | -21.29% |
| 140 | Beyond the Tank | ABC | 0.73 | -51.46% | 3.080 | -49.26% |
| 141 | Wayward Pines | FOX | 0.73 | -33.45% | 2.392 | -37.38% |
| 142 | Minority Report (cancelled) | FOX | 0.72 | | 2.075 | |
| 143 | Angel From Hell (cancelled) | CBS | 0.71 | | 3.755 | |
| 144 | Caught on Camera (renewed) | NBC | 0.71 | -4.76% | 3.462 | -6.43% |
| 145 | Game of Silence (cancelled) | NBC | 0.71 | | 3.339 | |
| 146 | Supernatural (renewed) | CW | 0.70 | -12.97% | 1.775 | -12.14% |
| 147 | Bordertown (cancelled) | FOX | 0.70 | | 1.702 | |
| 148 | You Me.. Apocalypse (cancelled) | NBC | 0.68 | | 2.943 | |
| 149 | Rush Hour (cancelled) | CBS | 0.67 | | 3.470 | |
| 150 | Wicked City (cancelled) | ABC | 0.67 | | 2.464 | |
| 151 | Of Kings and Prophets (cancelled) | ABC | 0.66 | | 2.875 | |
| 152 | My Diet Is Better Than Yours | ABC | 0.65 | | 2.208 | |
| 153 | American Grit (renewed) | FOX | 0.65 | | 1.996 | |
| 154 | World's Funniest | FOX | 0.65 | -22.51% | 1.990 | -26.29% |
| 155 | Second Chance (cancelled) | FOX | 0.64 | | 2.430 | |
| 156 | What Would You Do? | ABC | 0.64 | -35.42% | 2.325 | -43.98% |
| 157 | 20/20 Saturday | ABC | 0.63 | n/a | 2.784 | n/a |
| 158 | Galavant (cancelled) | ABC | 0.63 | -52.39% | 2.436 | -49.56% |
| 159 | Mistresses | ABC | 0.62 | -17.33% | 2.592 | -18.76% |
| 160 | B. in Paradise: After Paradise | ABC | 0.60 | -31.82% | 2.529 | -28.37% |
| 161 | Truth Be Told (cancelled) | NBC | 0.59 | | 2.136 | |
| 162 | Dateline: On Assignment | NBC | 0.57 | | 3.876 | |
| 163 | 20/20: In an Instant | ABC | 0.57 | -17.87% | 3.330 | -13.74% |
| 164 | American Gothic | CBS | 0.54 | | 2.748 | |
| 165 | Home Free | FOX | 0.53 | -41.11% | 1.979 | -36.97% |
| 166 | iZombie (renewed) | CW | 0.53 | -19.04% | 1.330 | -24.21% |
| 167 | Houdini & Doyle (cancelled) | FOX | 0.52 | | 2.137 | |
| 168 | The 100 (renewed) | CW | 0.48 | -8.00% | 1.326 | -13.92% |
| 169 | The Vampire Diaries (renewed) | CW | 0.46 | -35.61% | 1.144 | -25.71% |
| 170 | Coupled (cancelled) | FOX | 0.45 | | 1.274 | |
| 171 | BrainDead | CBS | 0.41 | | 2.749 | |
| 172 | Containment (cancelled) | CW | 0.39 | | 1.144 | |
| 173 | Aquarius | NBC | 0.38 | -28.72% | 1.991 | -28.64% |
| 174 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | CW | 0.38 | -29.02% | 1.184 | -25.06% |
| 175 | The Originals (renewed) | CW | 0.38 | -36.26% | 0.931 | -28.96% |
| 176 | Jane The Virgin (renewed) | CW | 0.37 | -22.32% | 0.955 | -20.46% |
| 177 | Penn & Teller: Fool Us | CW | 0.36 | -27.11% | 1.379 | -23.81% |
| 178 | Boston EMS | ABC | 0.35 | -32.69% | 1.966 | -21.35% |
| 179 | People's List | ABC | 0.30 | | 1.868 | |
| 180 | Reign (renewed) | CW | 0.30 | -24.32% | 0.970 | -10.15% |
| 181 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (renewed) | CW | 0.30 | | 0.870 | |
| 182 | Masters of Illusion | CW | 0.26 | -20.14% | 1.106 | -16.30% |
| 183 | MADtv | CW | 0.25 | | 0.685 | |
| 184 | Beauty and the Beast (ending) | CW | 0.20 | -37.50% | 0.742 | -43.82% |
| 185 | My Last Days | CW | 0.13 | | 0.477 | |
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