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