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.