The 2016–17 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks that air in the United States covers the prime time hours from September 2016 to August 2017. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2015–16 season.
NBC was the first to announce its fall schedule, on May 15, 2016, followed by Fox on May 16, ABC on May 17, CBS on May 18 and The CW on May 19, 2016.
PBS is not included; member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Ion Television, The CW Plus, and MyNetworkTV are also not included since the majority of the networks' schedules comprise syndicated reruns (with limited original programming on the latter two). The CW is not included on weekends since it does not carry network programming on those days.
New series are highlighted in bold. All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central and Mountain times.
Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported on TimBrooks.net/Ratings
Legend
Sunday Network7:00 p.m.7:30 p.m.8:00 p.m.8:30 p.m.9:00 p.m.9:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.ABC FallAmerica's Funniest Home VideosOnce Upon a TimeSecrets and LiesQuantico WinterTo Tell the TruthConviction SpringOnce Upon a TimeTime After TimeAmerican Crime Mid-springMatch Game Late springCelebrity Family FeudSteve Harvey's Funderdome The $100,000 Pyramid SummerCBS FallNFL on CBS60 Minutes NCIS: Los Angeles Madam Secretary Elementary Winter60 Minutes NCIS: Los Angeles Madam Secretary Elementary Spring SummerBig BrotherCandy Crush NCIS: Los Angeles Fox FallFox NFL Bob's BurgersThe SimpsonsSon of ZornFamily Guy The Last Man on EarthLocal programming WinterAnimation Encores Bob's Burgers SpringAnimation Encores Bob's Burgers Making History The Last Man on Earth SummerBob's Burgers The Last Man on Earth Family Guy American Grit NBC FallFootball Night in AmericaNBC Sunday Night Football WinterVarious programming SpringLittle Big Shots Little Big Shots Chicago JusticeShades of Blue SummerSunday Night with Megyn Kelly The Wall American Ninja Warrior
Monday Network8:00 pm8:30 pm9:00 pm9:30 pm10:00 pm10:30 pmABC FallDancing with the Stars Conviction Late fallThe Great Christmas Light Fight WinterThe Bachelor Big Fan Mid-winterQuantico SpringDancing with the Stars Late springThe Bachelorette Still Star-Crossed SummerCelebrity Family Feud Mid-summerTo Tell the Truth Late summerBachelor in Paradise CBS FallThe Big Bang Theory Kevin Can Wait2 Broke GirlsThe Odd Couple Scorpion Mid-fallKevin Can WaitMan with a Plan WinterSuperior Donuts2 Broke Girls Spring Late spring The Great Indoors SummerMom Life in Pieces Mid-SummerSuperior Donuts CBSN: On AssignmentThe CW FallSupergirlJane the VirginLocal programming Winter Spring Summer Whose Line Is It Anyway? Whose Line Is It Anyway? Late summerHooten & the LadyFox FallGothamLucifer Winter24: LegacyAPB SpringGothamLucifer SummerSo You Think You Can Dance Superhuman Late-summerSo You Think You Can Dance NBC FallThe Voice Timeless WinterThe Apprentice Late winterThe Voice Taken Spring SummerAmerican Ninja Warrior Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge Mid-summerMidnight, Texas
Tuesday Network8:00 pm8:30 pm9:00 pm9:30 pm10:00 pm10:30 pmABC FallThe MiddleAmerican HousewifeFresh Off the BoatThe Real O'NealsAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Winter SpringPeople Icons Mid-spring Imaginary MaryAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Late spring Downward Dog The Middle Black-ish American Housewife Fresh Off the Boat SummerThe Middle Fresh Off the Boat Somewhere Between Late summerBachelor in Paradise CBS FallNCIS Bull NCIS: New Orleans Winter Spring Summer48 Hours: NCIS The CW FallThe FlashNo TomorrowLocal programming WinterLegends of Tomorrow SpringiZombie SummerFox Fall Brooklyn Nine-Nine New GirlScream Queens Winter New GirlThe MickBones Spring Brooklyn Nine-NinePrison Break Late SpringBrooklyn Nine-Nine Summer Lethal Weapon The Mick Brooklyn Nine-Nine NBC FallThe Voice This Is Us Mid-fallThe Voice This Is Us Chicago Fire WinterThe Wall SpringThe Voice Trial & Error Late springGreat News SummerAmerica's Got Talent World of Dance Late summerHollywood Game Night
Note: ABC aired Dancing with the Stars on Tuesday from September 20 to October 4.
Wednesday Network8:00 pm8:30 pm9:00 pm9:30 pm10:00 pm10:30 pmABC FallThe GoldbergsSpeechlessModern FamilyBlack-ishDesignated Survivor WinterMatch Game SpringDesignated Survivor SummerAmerican Housewife To Tell the Truth Late SummerModern Family The Goldbergs CBS FallSurvivor: Millennials vs. Gen X Criminal Minds Code Black WinterUndercover Boss Late winterHuntedDoubt SpringSurvivor: Game Changers Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders SummerBig Brother Salvation Criminal Minds The CW FallArrowFrequencyLocal programming WinterThe 100 Spring SummerFox Fall Lethal WeaponEmpire WinterStar SpringShots FiredEmpire SummerMasterchefThe F Word NBC FallBlindspotLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitChicago P.D. Winter Spring SummerLittle Big Shots The Carmichael Show Superstore This Is Us Mid-SummerLittle Big Shots: Forever Young The Carmichael Show Late summerAmerica's Got Talent Marlon Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Thursday Network8:00 pm8:30 pm9:00 pm9:30 pm10:00 pm10:30 pmABC FallGrey's Anatomy NotoriousHow to Get Away with Murder Late fallHoliday SpecialsThe Great American Baking Show WinterGrey's Anatomy Scandal How to Get Away with Murder SpringThe Catch SummerBoy Band Battle of the Network Stars The Gong Show CBS FallNFL Thursday Night Kickoff Thursday Night Football Mid-fallThe Big Bang Theory The Great IndoorsMom Life in PiecesPure Genius WinterTraining Day SpringThe Amazing Race Late springThe Big Bang Theory SummerMom Big Brother Zoo The CW FallLegends of TomorrowSupernaturalLocal programming WinterSupernaturalRiverdale Spring SummerPenn & Teller: Fool Us Hooten & the Lady Late summer Whose Line Is It Anyway?Whose Line Is It Anyway? Fox FallRosewoodPitch WinterHell's KitchenMy Kitchen Rules Mid-winterMasterChef Junior SpringKicking & Screaming SummerBeat Shazam Love Connection NBC Fall Superstore The Good PlaceChicago Med The Blacklist Late fallFootball Night in America Thursday Night Football WinterSuperstore The Good PlaceChicago Med The Blacklist Mid-winter PowerlessThe Blacklist: Redemption SpringSuperstore SuperstoreThe Blacklist SummerHollywood Game Night The Wall The Night Shift Late summerThe Wall Weekend UpdateSummer Edition Great News
Note: On both CBS and NBC, Thursday Night Kickoff/Football Night in... started at 7:30 p.m. ET out of primetime depending on the network carrying the game, pre-empting local programming. NBC's scheduling for the NFL's Kickoff Game and Thanksgiving night game was under the different Sunday Night Football package and game coverage filled the entirety of primetime.
Friday Network8:00 pm8:30 pm9:00 pm9:30 pm10:00 pm10:30 pmABC FallLast Man StandingDr. KenShark Tank20/20 Winter SpringThe Toy Box Summer Shark Tank Primetime: What Would You Do? CBS FallMacGyver Hawaii Five-0 Blue Bloods Winter SpringUndercover Boss SummerThe CW FallThe Vampire DiariesCrazy Ex-GirlfriendLocal programming WinterReign SpringThe Originals Summer Masters of Illusion Masters of Illusion Penn & Teller: Fool Us Fox FallHell's KitchenThe Exorcist WinterRosewoodSleepy Hollow SpringYou the Jury SummerMasterchef Beat Shazam NBC FallCaught on Camera with Nick CannonDateline NBC WinterGrimmEmerald CityDateline NBC Mid-winterDateline NBC SpringFirst Dates SummerAmerica's Got Talent Dateline NBC
Saturday Network8:00 pm8:30 pm9:00 pm9:30 pm10:00 pm10:30 pmABC FallESPN Saturday Night Football Late fallABC Saturday Movie of the Week WinterNBA CountdownNBA Saturday Primetime Spring SummerTo Tell the Truth In an Instant Mid-SummerIn an InstantStill Star-Crossed CBS FallCrimetime Saturday48 Hours WinterRansomCrimetime Saturday SpringCrimetime SaturdayTraining Day SummerDoubt Fox FallFox College Football WinterEncore programmingLocal programming SpringBaseball Night in America SummerEncore programmingNBC FallDateline Saturday MysterySNL Vintage Winter SpringEncore programming Mid-springNHL on NBC SummerLittle Big Shots Dateline Saturday Mystery
Note: NBC carried primetime coverage of Notre Dame college football and NASCAR some Saturday evenings through the fall, along with one January NFL Wild Card game, while CBS carried one January primetime NFL divisional playoff game and one November primetime SEC college football game. Note: NBC carried primetime coverage of some NHL games between February and June (including a regular-season Stadium Series game and some games in the Stanley Cup playoffs). Note: NBC's Pacific and Mountain Time Zone affiliates, beginning April 15, 2017, carried Saturday Night Live in real time with the rest of the United States, placing its airtime within the prime time period; a re-air was broadcast after the late local news in those time zones. The network's affiliates in Alaska, Hawaii and other Pacific islands carried the show on delay as usual.
By network
ABC
Returning series: 20/20 20/20: In an Instant The $100,000 Pyramid ABC Saturday Movie of the Week Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. America's Funniest Home Videos American Crime The Bachelor Bachelor in Paradise Battle of the Network Stars Black-ish The Catch Celebrity Family Feud Dancing with the Stars Dr. Ken Fresh Off the Boat The Goldbergs The Gong Show The Great American Baking Show The Great Christmas Light Fight Grey's Anatomy How to Get Away with Murder Last Man Standing Match Game The Middle Modern Family NBA Saturday Primetime Once Upon a Time Quantico The Real O'Neals Saturday Night Football Scandal Secrets and Lies Shark Tank To Tell the Truth What Would You Do?
New series: American Housewife Big Fan * Boy Band * Conviction Designated Survivor Downward Dog * Imaginary Mary * Notorious Somewhere Between * Speechless Steve Harvey's Funderdome * Still Star-Crossed * Time After Time * The Toy Box * When We Rise *
Not returning from 2015–16: 500 Questions Agent Carter Beyond the Tank Blood & Oil Boston EMS Castle The Family Galavant Mistresses The Muppets Nashville (moved to CMT) Of Kings and Prophets Uncle Buck Wicked City
CBS
Returning series: 2 Broke Girls 48 Hours 60 Minutes The Amazing Race The Big Bang Theory Big Brother Blue Bloods Code Black Criminal Minds Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders Elementary Hawaii Five-0 Life in Pieces Madam Secretary Mom NCIS NCIS: Los Angeles NCIS: New Orleans The Odd Couple Scorpion Survivor Thursday Night Football (split with NBC) Undercover Boss Zoo
New series: 48 Hours: NCIS * Bull Candy Crush * CBSN: On Assignment * Doubt * The Good Fight * The Great Indoors Hunted * Kevin Can Wait MacGyver Man with a Plan Pure Genius Ransom * Salvation * Superior Donuts * Training Day *
Not returning from 2015–16: American Gothic Angel from Hell BrainDead CSI: Crime Scene Investigation CSI: Cyber The Good Wife Limitless Mike & Molly Person of Interest Rush Hour Supergirl (moved to The CW)
The CW
Returning series: The 100 Arrow Crazy Ex-Girlfriend The Flash iZombie Jane the Virgin Legends of Tomorrow Masters of Illusion The Originals Penn & Teller: Fool Us Reign Supergirl (moved from CBS) Supernatural The Vampire Diaries Whose Line Is It Anyway?
New series: Frequency Hooten & the Lady * No Tomorrow Riverdale *
Not returning from 2015–16: America's Next Top Model (moved to VH1) Beauty & the Beast Containment MADtv
Fox
Returning series: American Grit Bob's Burgers Bones Brooklyn Nine-Nine Empire Family Guy Fox College Football Gotham Hell's Kitchen The Last Man on Earth Lucifer MasterChef Junior New Girl NFL on Fox Prison Break Rosewood Scream Queens So You Think You Can Dance Sleepy Hollow