Top-rated United States television programs of 2015–16
# Top-rated United States television programs of 2015–16

This table displays the top-rated primetime television series of the 2015–16 season as measured by Nielsen Media Research.

| 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 | CBS | 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 | 8.4 |
| 9 | The Voice: Monday | NBC | 8.2 |
| 9 | The X-Files | FOX | 8.2 |
| 11 | Grey's Anatomy | ABC | 7.9 |
| 11 | The Voice: Tuesday | NBC | 7.9 |
| 13 | Criminal Minds | CBS | 7.8 |
| 13 | Madam Secretary | CBS | 7.8 |
| 15 | 60 Minutes | CBS | 7.7 |
| 16 | Scandal | ABC | 7.6 |
| 16 | Scorpion | CBS | 7.6 |
| 18 | The Blacklist | NBC | 7.3 |
| 19 | How to Get Away with Murder | ABC | 7.2 |
| 19 | Little Big Shots | NBC | 7.2 |
| 21 | Blindspot | NBC | 7.1 |
| 21 | The Good Wife | CBS | 7.1 |
| 21 | NCIS: Los Angeles | CBS | 7.1 |
| 24 | Chicago Fire | NBC | 7.0 |
| 24 | Hawaii Five-0 | CBS | 7.0 |
| 26 | American Idol - Wednesday | FOX | 6.9 |
| 27 | American Idol - Thursday | FOX | 6.7 |
| 28 | Code Black | CBS | 6.6 |
| 28 | Survivor | CBS | 6.6 |
| 30 | Chicago Med | NBC | 6.5 |
| 30 | Life in Pieces | CBS | 6.5 |
| 30 | Shades of Blue | NBC | 6.5 |
