This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 2015–16 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.Top Rated TV Programs By Season (2007-Present) Rank Program Network Rating 1 NCIS CBS 12.8 2 Sunday Night Football NBC 12.6 3 The Big Bang Theory CBS 12.5 4 Thursday Night Football 10.6 5 Empire FOX 10.2 6 NCIS: New Orleans CBS 9.4 7 Dancing with the Stars ABC 8.8 8 Blue Bloods CBS 8.49 The Voice: Monday NBC 8.2 The X-Files FOX11 Grey's Anatomy ABC 7.9 The Voice: Tuesday NBC13 Criminal Minds CBS 7.8 Madam Secretary 15 60 Minutes 7.716 Scandal ABC 7.6 Scorpion CBS 18 The Blacklist NBC 7.319 How to Get Away with Murder ABC 7.2 Little Big Shots NBC21 Blindspot 7.1 The Good Wife CBS NCIS: Los Angeles24 Chicago Fire NBC 7.0 Hawaii Five-0 CBS 26 American Idol - Wednesday FOX 6.9 27 American Idol - Thursday 6.728 Code Black CBS 6.6 Survivor30 Chicago Med NBC 6.5 Life in Pieces CBS Shades of Blue NBC
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