2015/2016 Top 50 Broadcast Shows 

The 2015/2016 TV season is over and with that comes the annual tally of the top shows on network TV without the competition that comes with shows on basic and premium cable. No surprise that Sunday Night Football topped the list but show wise, Empire retained its crown from last year, while Big Bang Theory remains the top sitcom on TV.

The breakdown by network was: CBS – 14 shows —- ABC – 13 shows—NBC – 13 shows—FOX – 9 shows

Here are the top 50 shows:

1. Sunday Night Football

2. Empire

3. The Big Bang Theory

4. Thursday Night Football

5. X-Files

6. The OT

7. Football Night in America

8. Grey’s Anatomy

9. How to Get Away with Murder

10. Modern Family

10. Scandal

10. The Voice

13. Blindspot

13. NCIS

13. The Voice (Tue)

16. American Idol (wed)

16. The Bachelor

18. Criminal Minds

19. American Idol (Thur)

19. Survivor

21. Blacklist

21. Life in Pieces

23. Quantico

24. Chicago Fire

24. The Goldbergs

24. Scorpion

27. Black-ish

27. Lucifer

27. Supergirl

30. Little Big Shots

30. 2 Broke Girls

30. Shades of Blue

34. Limitless

34. Mom

34. Law & Order

34. The Middle

34. Heroes Reborn

34. Family Guy

34. NCIS: New Orleans

34. Once Upon a Time

42. Dancing with the Stars

42. Chicago PD

42. The Simpsons

42. Superstore

46. Code Black

46. Mike & Molly

information from Variety