The final Live +3 ratings for 2015-16 are now locked in, and the top of the chart looks pretty similar the same-day rankings.
NBC’s “Sunday Night Football” remains the No. 1 show with a 7.5 rating in adults 18-49. FOX’s “Empire” (6.2) moves ahead of “Thursday Night Football” (5.7) on CBS for the No. 2 spot. “The Big Bang Theory” (5.4) and “The X-Files” (4.3) also move up a little.
See also: Final Live +3 viewer averages for 2015-16
The chart below includes Live +3 18-49 averages for regularly scheduled original episodes of shows on the five English-language broadcast networks, excluding those coded as specials. Summer series that started or ended in the regular September-to-May season and irregularly scheduled sports programs are also excluded.
| Rank | Show | Network | L+3 18-49 rating | Gain vs. L+SD |
| 1 | Sunday Night Football | NBC | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Empire | FOX | 6.2 | 1.7 |
| 3 | Thursday Night Football | CBS | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Big Bang Theory | CBS | 5.4 | 1.7 |
| 5 | The OT | FOX | 4.4 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The X-Files | FOX | 4.3 | 1.2 |
| 7 | Football Night in America Pt 3 | NBC | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Modern Family | ABC | 3.9 | 1.3 |
| 9 | Grey’s Anatomy | ABC | 3.4 | 1.2 |
| The Voice – Monday | NBC | 3.4 | 0.6 | |
| 11 | How to Get Away with Murder | ABC | 3.2 | 1.3 |
| Scandal | ABC | 3.2 | 1.2 | |
| 13 | The Voice – Tuesday | NBC | 3.1 | 0.5 |
| 14 | Blindspot | NBC | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| 15 | NCIS | CBS | 2.9 | 0.7 |
| The Bachelor | ABC | 2.9 | 0.6 | |
| American Idol – Wednesday | FOX | 2.9 | 0.5 | |
| 18 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 2.7 | 0.9 |
| The Goldbergs | ABC | 2.7 | 0.7 | |
| Survivor | CBS | 2.7 | 0.6 | |
| 21 | Black-ish | ABC | 2.6 | 0.8 |
| Chicago Fire | NBC | 2.6 | 0.8 | |
| American Idol – Thursday | FOX | 2.6 | 0.4 | |
| 24 | The Blacklist | NBC | 2.5 | 1.1 |
| Law & Order: SVU | NBC | 2.5 | 0.9 | |
| Scorpion | CBS | 2.5 | 0.7 | |
| Life in Pieces | CBS | 2.5 | 0.5 | |
| 28 | Chicago PD | NBC | 2.4 | 0.9 |
| Chicago Med | NBC | 2.4 | 0.7 | |
| The Middle | ABC | 2.4 | 0.5 | |
| 31 | Quantico | ABC | 2.3 | 1.0 |
| Lucifer | FOX | 2.3 | 0.8 | |
| Supergirl | CBS | 2.3 | 0.6 | |
| NCIS: New Orleans | CBS | 2.3 | 0.6 | |
| Little Big Shots | NBC | 2.3 | 0.3 | |
| 36 | 2 Broke Girls | CBS | 2.2 | 0.6 |
| Mom | CBS | 2.2 | 0.5 | |
| 38 | Shades of Blue | NBC | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| Limitless | CBS | 2.1 | 0.8 | |
| Once Upon a Time | ABC | 2.1 | 0.7 | |
| Gotham | FOX | 2.1 | 0.7 | |
| Dancing with the Stars | ABC | 2.1 | 0.3 | |
| 43 | Heroes Reborn | NBC | 2.0 | 0.7 |
| Shark Tank | ABC | 2.0 | 0.6 | |
| The Flash | CW | 2.0 | 0.6 | |
| Family Guy | FOX | 2.0 | 0.5 | |
| Superstore | NBC | 2.0 | 0.4 | |
| The Simpsons | FOX | 2.0 | 0.3 | |
| 49 | Agents of SHIELD | ABC | 1.9 | 0.7 |
| Blue Bloods | CBS | 1.9 | 0.7 | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | CBS | 1.9 | 0.6 | |
| Code Black | CBS | 1.9 | 0.6 | |
| Mike & Molly | CBS | 1.9 | 0.4 | |
| 54 | Scream Queens | FOX | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| Fresh Off the Boat | ABC | 1.8 | 0.5 | |
| Angel from Hell | CBS | 1.8 | 0.4 | |
| The Odd Couple – Thursday | CBS | 1.8 | 0.2 | |
| Football Night in America Pt 2 | NBC | 1.8 | 0.1 | |
| 60 Minutes | CBS | 1.8 | 0.0 | |
| 60 | Castle | ABC | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 1.7 | 0.6 | |
| The Last Man on Earth | FOX | 1.7 | 0.6 | |
| Last Man Standing | ABC | 1.7 | 0.5 | |
| New Girl | FOX | 1.7 | 0.5 | |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | FOX | 1.7 | 0.5 | |
| The Muppets | ABC | 1.7 | 0.4 | |
| Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders | CBS | 1.7 | 0.4 | |
| Masterchef Junior | FOX | 1.7 | 0.4 | |
| Rosewood | FOX | 1.7 | 0.3 | |
| 70 | Grimm | NBC | 1.6 | 0.7 |
| Nashville | ABC | 1.6 | 0.6 | |
| Elementary | CBS | 1.6 | 0.6 | |
| The Amazing Race | CBS | 1.6 | 0.5 | |
| Hell’s Kitchen | FOX | 1.6 | 0.5 | |
| Madam Secretary | CBS | 1.6 | 0.4 | |
| Best Time Ever w/Neil Patrick Harris | NBC | 1.6 | 0.2 | |
| Saturday Night College Football | ABC | 1.6 | 0.0 | |
| 78 | The Catch | ABC | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| Bones | FOX | 1.5 | 0.5 | |
| Dr. Ken | ABC | 1.5 | 0.4 | |
| The Good Wife | CBS | 1.5 | 0.4 | |
| 82 | Blood & Oil | ABC | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| American Crime | ABC | 1.4 | 0.5 | |
| CSI: Cyber | CBS | 1.4 | 0.5 | |
| Arrow | CW | 1.4 | 0.5 | |
| Person of Interest – Tuesday | CBS | 1.4 | 0.4 | |
| The Mysteries of Laura | NBC | 1.4 | 0.3 | |
| The Biggest Loser | NBC | 1.4 | 0.3 | |
| The Odd Couple – Monday | CBS | 1.4 | 0.2 | |
| 90 | The Family | ABC | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Legends of Tomorrow | CW | 1.3 | 0.5 | |
| Sleepy Hollow | FOX | 1.3 | 0.5 | |
| The Player | NBC | 1.3 | 0.5 | |
| Person of Interest – Monday | CBS | 1.3 | 0.4 | |
| Dateline – Friday | NBC | 1.3 | 0.3 | |
| The Real O’Neals | ABC | 1.3 | 0.2 | |
| 20/20 | ABC | 1.3 | 0.2 | |
| Bob’s Burgers | FOX | 1.3 | 0.2 | |
| Undercover Boss | CBS | 1.3 | 0.1 | |
| 100 | Agent Carter | ABC | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Grandfathered | FOX | 1.2 | 0.3 | |
| The Great Holiday Baking Show | ABC | 1.2 | 0.2 | |
| Bachelor Live | ABC | 1.2 | 0.2 | |
| Telenovela | NBC | 1.2 | 0.2 | |
| Dateline – Sunday | NBC | 1.2 | 0.2 | |
| NBA Saturday Primetime | ABC | 1.2 | 0.0 | |
| 107 | Supernatural | CW | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Rush Hour | CBS | 1.1 | 0.2 | |
| The Carmichael Show | NBC | 1.1 | 0.2 | |
| America’s Funniest Home Videos | ABC | 1.1 | 0.1 | |
| Hollywood Game Night | NBC | 1.1 | 0.1 | |
| 112 | Wicked City | ABC | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| Minority Report | FOX | 1.0 | 0.3 | |
| Game of Silence | NBC | 1.0 | 0.3 | |
| 48 Hours | CBS | 1.0 | 0.2 | |
| The Grinder | FOX | 1.0 | 0.2 | |
| Undateable | NBC | 1.0 | 0.2 | |
| Crowded | NBC | 1.0 | 0.2 | |
| Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life | FOX | 1.0 | 0.1 | |
| FOX College Football | FOX | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 121 | Second Chance | FOX | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Beyond the Tank – Tuesday | ABC | 0.9 | 0.2 | |
| Of Kings and Prophets | ABC | 0.9 | 0.2 | |
| American Grit | FOX | 0.9 | 0.2 | |
| Heartbeat | NBC | 0.9 | 0.1 | |
| 126 | The Vampire Diaries | CW | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| The 100 | CW | 0.8 | 0.3 | |
| iZombie | CW | 0.8 | 0.3 | |
| Galavant | ABC | 0.8 | 0.2 | |
| Truth Be Told | NBC | 0.8 | 0.2 | |
| Beyond the Tank – Friday | ABC | 0.8 | 0.1 | |
| Bordertown | FOX | 0.8 | 0.1 | |
| Strong | NBC | 0.8 | 0.1 | |
| You, Me and the Apocalypse | NBC | 0.8 | 0.1 | |
| Dateline Saturday Mystery | NBC | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
| 136 | The Originals | CW | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Containment | CW | 0.7 | 0.2 | |
| 20/20 – Saturday | ABC | 0.7 | 0.1 | |
| What Would You Do? | ABC | 0.7 | 0.1 | |
| My Diet Is Better Than Yours | ABC | 0.7 | 0.0 | |
| World’s Funniest | FOX | 0.7 | 0.0 | |
| Caught on Camera | NBC | 0.7 | 0.0 | |
| 143 | Jane the Virgin | CW | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Dateline: On Assignment | NBC | 0.6 | 0.0 | |
| 145 | Reign | CW | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| America’s Next Top Model | CW | 0.5 | 0.2 | |
| NBA Countdown | ABC | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| 148 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | CW | 0.4 | 0.1 |
Source: The Nielsen Company.
