2015–16 United States network television schedule

The 2015–16 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers prime time hours from September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2014–15 season.

NBC was the first to announce its fall schedule on May 10, 2015, followed by Fox on May 11, ABC on May 12, CBS on May 13, and The CW on May 14.

PBS is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. Ion Television and MyNetworkTV are also not included since the majority of both networks' schedules comprise syndicated reruns (with limited original programming on the former). The CW is not included on weekends, since it does not offer network programming.

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.

Note: From August 5 to August 21, 2016, all NBC primetime programming was pre-empted for coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.

Legend

•      Light blue indicates local programming.
•      Light green indicates live sporting events.
•      Light purple indicates movies.
•      Red indicates series being burned off and other irregularly scheduled programs, including specials.
•      Yellow indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
•      Cyan indicates the top-20 most watched programs of the season.
•      Magenta indicates the top-30 most watched programs of the season.

Sunday

Network		7:00 PM	7:30 PM	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	America's Funniest Home Videos		Once Upon a Time		Blood & Oil		Quantico
	Winter			Galavant		Encore programming
	Spring			Once Upon a Time		The Family		Quantico
	Summer			Celebrity Family Feud		The $100,000 Pyramid		Match Game
CBS	Fall	NFL on CBS	60 Minutes (15/7.7)		Madam Secretary (13/7.8) (Tied with Criminal Minds)		The Good Wife (21/7.1) (Tied with Blindspot and NCIS: Los Angeles)		CSI: Cyber (continued until 11:30 p.m.)
	Late fall				Undercover Boss
	Winter	60 Minutes (15/7.7)		Madam Secretary (13/7.8) (Tied with Criminal Minds)		The Good Wife (21/7.1) (Tied with Blindspot and NCIS: Los Angeles)		CSI: Cyber
	Spring							Elementary
	Late spring					Undercover Boss
	Summer			Big Brother		Madam Secretary (R)
	Late summer							BrainDead
Fox	Fall	Fox NFL	Bob's Burgers	The Simpsons	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Family Guy	The Last Man on Earth	Local programming
	Winter	The Simpsons (R)			Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life		Bordertown
	Late winter	Bordertown					The Last Man on Earth
	Spring		Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life		Bob's Burgers
	Late spring		The Simpsons (R)
	Summer	Bob's Burgers (R)			Brooklyn Nine-Nine (R)
NBC	Fall	Football Night in America		NBC Sunday Night Football (8:20 PM) (continued to game completion) (2/12.6)
	Winter	Dateline NBC		Encore programming
	Spring	Little Big Shots (R)		Little Big Shots (19/7.2) (Tied with How to Get Away with Murder)		The Carmichael Show	Crowded	Hollywood Game Night
								Dateline NBC
	Late spring	Dateline: On Assignment
	Summer	Encore programming

Monday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Dancing with the Stars (7/8.8)				Castle
	Late fall	The Great Christmas Light Fight				The Great Holiday Baking Show
	Winter	The Bachelor				Bachelor Live
	Late winter					Castle
	Spring	Dancing with the Stars (7/8.8)
	Late spring	The Bachelorette				Mistresses
	Late summer	Bachelor in Paradise
CBS	Fall	The Big Bang Theory (3/12.5)	Life in Pieces (30/6.5) (Tied with Chicago Med and Shades of Blue)	Scorpion (16/7.6) (Tied with Scandal)		NCIS: Los Angeles (21/7.1) (Tied with Blindspot and The Good Wife)
	Late fall	Supergirl
	Spring	Mike & Molly		The Big Bang Theory (R)	The Odd Couple	Person of Interest
	Summer	Mom (R)	2 Broke Girls (R)	Scorpion (R)		BrainDead
	Late summer			Mom (R)	The Odd Couple (R)	Scorpion (R)
The CW	Fall	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend		Jane the Virgin		Local programming
	Spring	Reign
	Late spring			Whose Line is it Anyway?	Whose Line is it Anyway? (R)
	Summer	Supergirl (R)
Fox	Fall	Gotham		Minority Report
	Winter	The X-Files (9/8.2) (Tied with The Voice: Monday)		Lucifer
	Late winter	Gotham
	Spring			Houdini & Doyle
	Summer	So You Think You Can Dance
	Late summer	So You Think You Can Dance
NBC	Fall	The Voice (9/8.2) (Tied with The X-Files)				Blindspot (21/7.1) (Tied with The Good Wife and NCIS: Los Angeles)
	Winter	Superstore	Telenovela	The Biggest Loser: Temptation Nation
	Spring	The Voice (9/8.2) (Tied with The X-Files)				Blindspot (21/7.1) (Tied with The Good Wife and NCIS: Los Angeles)
	Summer	American Ninja Warrior				Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge
	Late summer					Running Wild with Bear Grylls

Tuesday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	The Muppets	Fresh Off the Boat	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.		Encore programming
						Wicked City
	Late fall					Encore programming
	Winter	Fresh Off the Boat	The Muppets	Agent Carter		What Would You Do?
	Spring		The Real O'Neals	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.		Of Kings and Prophets
	Late spring					Beyond the Tank
	Summer	The Middle (R)	Black-ish (R)	Uncle Buck		To Tell the Truth
		Bachelor in Paradise		Bachelor in Paradise: After Paradise		The Middle (R)	Fresh Off the Boat (R)
	Late summer	The Middle (R)		Fresh Off the Boat (R)	The Real O'Neals (R)
CBS	Fall	NCIS (1/12.8)		NCIS: New Orleans (6/9.4)		Limitless
	Spring					Person of Interest
	Summer			Zoo		NCIS: New Orleans (R)
The CW	Fall	The Flash		iZombie		Local programming
	Spring			Containment
	Summer	Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R)	MADtv
Fox	Fall	Grandfathered	The Grinder	Scream Queens
	Winter	New Girl	Grandfathered	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	The Grinder
	Summer	Hotel Hell		Coupled
NBC	Fall	The Voice (11/7.9) (Tied with Grey's Anatomy)				Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris
		Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris		The Voice (11/7.9) (Tied with Grey's Anatomy)		Chicago Fire (24/7.0) (Tied with Hawaii Five-0)
	Late fall	The Voice (11/7.9) (Tied with Grey's Anatomy)		Chicago Med (30/6.5) (Tied with Life in Pieces and Shades of Blue)
	Winter	Hollywood Game Night
	Spring	The Voice (11/7.9) (Tied with Grey's Anatomy)
	Late spring	The Voice (11/7.9) (Tied with Grey's Anatomy)		Chicago Med (30/6.5) (Tied with Life in Pieces and Shades of Blue)
	Summer	America's Got Talent				Maya & Marty
	Late summer					Better Late Than Never

Note: Heartbeat, then known as Heartbreaker, was originally scheduled to air at 9:00 PM on NBC.

Wednesday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	The Middle	The Goldbergs	Modern Family	Black-ish	Nashville
	Winter					American Crime
	Spring					Nashville
CBS	Fall	Survivor: Cambodia (28/6.6) (Tied with Code Black)		Criminal Minds (13/7.8) (Tied with Madam Secretary)		Code Black (28/6.6) (Tied with Survivor)
	Winter	2 Broke Girls	Mike & Molly
	Late winter	Survivor: Kaôh Rōng (28/6.6) (Tied with Code Black)
	Spring					Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
	Summer	Big Brother				American Gothic
The CW	Fall	Arrow		Supernatural		Local programming
	Summer	Penn & Teller: Fool Us		Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R)
Fox	Fall	Rosewood		Empire (5/10.2)
	Winter	American Idol (26/6.9)		Second Chance
	Late winter			Hell's Kitchen
	Spring	Rosewood
	Late spring			Empire (5/10.2)
	Summer	MasterChef		Wayward Pines
NBC	Fall	The Mysteries of Laura		Law & Order: Special Victims Unit		Chicago P.D.
	Spring	Heartbeat
	Summer	American Ninja Warrior				The Night Shift
		America's Got Talent
	Late summer	America's Got Talent (R)		America's Got Talent

Thursday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Grey's Anatomy (11/7.9) (Tied with The Voice)		Scandal (16/7.6) (Tied with Scorpion)		How to Get Away with Murder (19/7.2) (Tied with Little Big Shots)
	Winter	Beyond the Tank		My Diet Is Better Than Yours
	Late winter	Grey's Anatomy (11/7.9) (Tied with The Voice)		Scandal (16/7.6) (Tied with Scorpion)		How to Get Away with Murder (19/7.2) (Tied with Little Big Shots)
	Spring					The Catch
	Summer	BattleBots		Greatest Hits		Match Game (R)
	Late summer			The $100,000 Pyramid (R)
CBS	Fall	NFL Thursday Night Kickoff	Thursday Night Football (continued to game completion) (4/10.6)
	Late fall	The Big Bang Theory (3/12.5)	Life in Pieces (30/6.5) (Tied with Chicago Med and Shades of Blue)	Mom	Angel From Hell	Elementary
	Winter				2 Broke Girls
	Late winter				2 Broke Girls
	Spring		The Odd Couple			Rush Hour
	Summer		Life in Pieces (R)	Big Brother		Code Black (R)
The CW	Fall	The Vampire Diaries		The Originals		Local programming
	Winter	Legends of Tomorrow		The 100
	Summer			Beauty & the Beast
Fox	Fall	Bones		Sleepy Hollow
	Winter	American Idol (27/6.7)
	Spring	Bones		American Grit
	Summer			Home Free
NBC	Fall	Heroes Reborn		The Blacklist (18/7.3)		The Player
	Winter					Shades of Blue (30/6.5) (Tied with Chicago Med and Life in Pieces)
	Late winter	You, Me and the Apocalypse
	Spring	Strong				Game of Silence
	Summer	Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge (R)		Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge		Aquarius
	Late summer	Encore programming

Friday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	Last Man Standing	Dr. Ken	Shark Tank		20/20
	Spring	Beyond the Tank
	Summer	Shark Tank (R)		What Would You Do?
CBS	Fall	The Amazing Race		Hawaii Five-0 (24/7.0) (Tied with Chicago Fire)		Blue Bloods (8/8.4)
	Winter	Undercover Boss
	Spring	The Amazing Race
The CW	Fall	Reign		America's Next Top Model		Local programming
	Winter	The Vampire Diaries		The Originals
	Spring	Masters of Illusion		Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)
Fox	Fall	MasterChef Junior		World's Funniest
	Winter			Hell's Kitchen
	Late winter	Sleepy Hollow		Second Chance
	Spring	Hell's Kitchen (R)		Hell's Kitchen
	Late spring	Fox Movie Special
	Summer	Rosewood (R)		MasterChef (R)
NBC	Fall	Encore programming		Dateline NBC
		Undateable	Truth Be Told	Grimm		Dateline NBC
	Winter		Encore programming
		Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon
	Summer	America's Got Talent (R)

Saturday

Network		8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM	10:00 PM	10:30 PM
ABC	Fall	ESPN Saturday Night Football (continued to game completion)
	Late fall	Encore programming
	Winter	NBA Countdown	NBA Saturday Primetime
	Spring	ABC Saturday Movie of the Week
	Summer	People's List		In an Instant
	Late summer	Last Man Standing (R)	Dr. Ken (R)	Encore programming		Boston EMS
CBS	Fall	Crimetime Saturday		Delicious		48 Hours
	Summer	Angel from Hell		Rush Hour
Fox	Fall	Fox College Football (continued to game completion)
	Winter	Rosewood (R)		Lucifer (R)		Local programming
	Spring	Houdini and Doyle (R)		American Grit (R)
	Summer	Baseball Night in America
NBC	Fall	Dateline NBC				SNL Vintage
	Spring	Encore programming
		NHL on NBC (continued to game completion)
	Summer	Encore programming		Aquarius

By network

ABC

Returning series:

• 20/20
• 20/20: In an Instant
• 500 Questions
• Agent Carter
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• America's Funniest Home Videos
• American Crime
• The Bachelor
• Bachelor in Paradise
• The Bachelorette
• BattleBots
• Beyond the Tank
• Black-ish
• Boston EMS
• Castle
• Celebrity Family Feud
• Dancing with the Stars
• Fresh Off the Boat
• Galavant
• The Goldbergs
• The Great Christmas Light Fight
• Grey's Anatomy
• How to Get Away with Murder
• Last Man Standing
• The Middle
• Mistresses
• Modern Family
• Nashville
• Once Upon a Time
• Scandal
• Secrets and Lies
• Shark Tank

New series:

• The $100,000 Pyramid *
• Blood & Oil
• The Catch *
• Dr. Ken
• The Family *
• The Great Holiday Baking Show
• Greatest Hits *
• Madoff *
• Match Game *
• The Muppets
• My Diet Is Better Than Yours *
• NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC *
• Of Kings and Prophets *
• People's List *
• Quantico
• The Real O'Neals *
• To Tell the Truth *
• Uncle Buck *
• Wicked City

Not returning from 2014–15:

• The Astronaut Wives Club
• Cristela
• Forever
• Manhattan Love Story
• Repeat After Me
• Resurrection
• Revenge
• Rookie Blue
• Selfie
• The Taste
• The Whispers

CBS

Returning series:

• 2 Broke Girls
• 48 Hours
• 60 Minutes
• The Amazing Race
• The Big Bang Theory
• Big Brother
• Blue Bloods
• Criminal Minds
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
• CSI: Cyber
• Elementary
• The Good Wife
• Hawaii Five-0
• Madam Secretary
• Mike & Molly
• Mom
• NCIS
• NCIS: Los Angeles
• NCIS: New Orleans
• The Odd Couple
• Person of Interest
• Scorpion
• Survivor
• Thursday Night Football
• Undercover Boss
• Zoo

New series:

• American Gothic *
• Angel from Hell *
• BrainDead *
• Code Black
• Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders *
• Life in Pieces
• Limitless
• Rush Hour *
• Supergirl

Not returning from 2014–15:

• Battle Creek
• The Briefcase
• Extant
• The McCarthys
• The Mentalist
• The Millers
• Stalker
• Two and a Half Men
• Under the Dome

The CW

Returning series:

• The 100
• America's Next Top Model
• Arrow
• Beauty & the Beast
• The Flash
• iZombie
• Jane the Virgin
• Mad TV (moved from Fox)
• The Originals
• Penn & Teller: Fool Us
• Reign
• Supernatural
• The Vampire Diaries
• Whose Line Is It Anyway?

New series:

• Containment *
• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
• Legends of Tomorrow *

Not returning from 2014–15:

• Hart of Dixie
• The Messengers
• Significant Mother

Fox

Returning series:

• American Idol
• Bob's Burgers
• Bones
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine
• Empire
• Family Guy
• Fox College Football
• Gotham
• Hell's Kitchen
• Home Free
• The Last Man on Earth
• MasterChef
• MasterChef Junior
• New Girl
• NFL on Fox
• The Simpsons
• Sleepy Hollow
• Wayward Pines
• World's Funniest
• The X-Files

New series:

• American Grit *
• Bordertown *
• Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life *
• Coupled *
• Grandfathered
• The Grinder
• Houdini & Doyle *
• Lucifer *
• Minority Report
• Rosewood
• Scream Queens
• Second Chance *

Not returning from 2014–15:

• Backstrom
• The Following
• Glee
• Knock Knock Live
• The Mindy Project (moved to Hulu)
• Mulaney
• Red Band Society
• Utopia
• Weird Loners

NBC

Returning series:

• American Ninja Warrior
• America's Got Talent
• Aquarius
• The Biggest Loser
• The Blacklist
• The Carmichael Show
• Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon
• Chicago Fire
• Chicago P.D.
• Dateline NBC
• Football Night in America
• Grimm
• Hollywood Game Night
• I Can Do That
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• The Mysteries of Laura
• NBC Sunday Night Football
• The Night Shift
• Running Wild with Bear Grylls
• Undateable
• The Voice

New series:

• Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris
• Better Late Than Never *
• Blindspot
• Chicago Med
• Crowded *
• Game of Silence *
• Heartbeat *
• Heroes Reborn
• Little Big Shots *
• Maya & Marty *
• The Player
• Shades of Blue *
• Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge *
• Strong *
• Superstore
• Telenovela
• Truth Be Told
• You, Me and the Apocalypse *

Not returning from 2014–15:

• A to Z
• A.D. The Bible Continues
• About a Boy
• Allegiance
• American Odyssey
• The Apprentice
• Bad Judge
• Constantine
• Hannibal
• Marry Me
• Mr. Robinson
• One Big Happy
• Parenthood
• Parks and Recreation
• State of Affairs
• Welcome to Sweden

Renewals and cancellations

Full season pickups

ABC

• Dr. Ken—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 20, 2015.
• Fresh Off the Boat—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 13, 2015. Two additional episodes were ordered on November 17, 2015, bringing the order to 24 episodes.
• Quantico—Picked up for a 19-episode full season on October 13, 2015. Three additional episodes were ordered on November 6, 2015, bringing the order to 22 episodes.

CBS

• Life in Pieces—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 27, 2015.
• Limitless—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 23, 2015.
• Supergirl—Picked up for a 20-episode full season on November 30, 2015.

The CW

• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend—Picked up for an 18-episode full season on November 23, 2015.
• iZombie—Picked up for a 19-episode full season on November 23, 2015.

Fox

• Grandfathered—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 28, 2015.
• The Grinder—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 27, 2015.
• Rosewood—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 16, 2015.

NBC

• Blindspot—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 9, 2015. An additional episode was ordered on November 3, 2015, bringing the order to 23 episodes.
• Chicago Med—Picked up for an 18-episode full season on December 11, 2015.

Renewals

ABC

• 20/20—Renewed for a thirty-eighth season on May 17, 2016.
• The $100,000 Pyramid—Renewed for a second season on August 4, 2016.
• Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.—Renewed for a fourth season on March 3, 2016.
• American Crime—Renewed for a third season on May 12, 2016.
• America's Funniest Home Videos—Renewed for a twenty-seventh season on March 3, 2016.
• The Bachelor—Renewed for a twenty-first season on March 3, 2016.
• Bachelor in Paradise—Renewed for a fourth season on September 6, 2016.
• Black-ish—Renewed for a third season on March 3, 2016.
• The Catch—Renewed for a second season on May 12, 2016.
• Celebrity Family Feud—Renewed for a third season on August 4, 2016.
• Dancing with the Stars—Renewed for a twenty-third season on March 3, 2016.
• Dr. Ken—Renewed for a second season on May 12, 2016.
• Fresh Off the Boat—Renewed for a third season on March 3, 2016.
• The Goldbergs—Renewed for a fourth season on March 3, 2016.
• Grey's Anatomy—Renewed for a thirteenth season on March 3, 2016.
• How to Get Away with Murder—Renewed for a third season on March 3, 2016.
• Last Man Standing—Renewed for a sixth season on May 13, 2016.
• Match Game—Renewed for a second season on August 4, 2016.
• The Middle—Renewed for an eighth season on March 3, 2016.
• Modern Family—Renewed for an eighth season on March 3, 2016.
• Once Upon a Time—Renewed for a sixth season on March 3, 2016.
• Quantico—Renewed for a second season on March 3, 2016.
• The Real O'Neals—Renewed for a second season on May 12, 2016.
• Scandal—Renewed for a sixth season on March 3, 2016.
• Shark Tank—Renewed for an eighth season on March 3, 2016.
• To Tell the Truth—Renewed for a second season on August 4, 2016.

CBS

• 2 Broke Girls—Renewed for a sixth season on March 25, 2016.
• 48 Hours—Renewed for a twenty-ninth season on May 18, 2016.
• 60 Minutes—Renewed for a forty-ninth season on May 18, 2016.
• The Amazing Race—Renewed for a twenty-ninth season on March 25, 2016.
• The Big Bang Theory—Renewed for a tenth season on March 12, 2014.
• Big Brother—Renewed for a nineteenth and twentieth season on August 10, 2016.
• Blue Bloods—Renewed for a seventh season on March 25, 2016.
• Code Black—Renewed for a second season on May 16, 2016.
• Criminal Minds—Renewed for a twelfth season on May 6, 2016.
• Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders— Renewed for a second season on May 16, 2016.
• Elementary—Renewed for a fifth season on March 25, 2016.
• Hawaii Five-0—Renewed for a seventh season on March 25, 2016.
• Life in Pieces—Renewed for a second season on May 11, 2016.
• Madam Secretary—Renewed for a third season on March 25, 2016.
• Mom—Renewed for a fourth season on March 25, 2016.
• NCIS—Renewed for a fourteenth season on February 29, 2016.
• NCIS: Los Angeles—Renewed for an eighth season on March 25, 2016.
• NCIS: New Orleans—Renewed for a third season on March 25, 2016.
• The Odd Couple—Renewed for a third season on May 16, 2016.
• Scorpion—Renewed for a third season on March 25, 2016.
• Supergirl—Renewed for a second season on May 12, 2016 and will be moved to The CW.
• Survivor—Renewed for a thirty-third season on March 25, 2016.
• Undercover Boss —Renewed for an eighth season on May 16, 2016.
• Zoo—Renewed for a third season on August 10, 2016.

The CW

• The 100—Renewed for a fourth season on March 11, 2016.
• Arrow—Renewed for a fifth season on March 11, 2016.
• Crazy Ex-Girlfriend—Renewed for a second season on March 11, 2016.
• The Flash—Renewed for a third season on March 11, 2016.
• iZombie—Renewed for a third season on March 11, 2016.
• Jane the Virgin—Renewed for a third season on March 11, 2016.
• Legends of Tomorrow—Renewed for a second season on March 11, 2016.
• The Originals—Renewed for a fourth season on March 11, 2016.
• Reign—Renewed for a fourth and final season on March 11, 2016.
• Supernatural—Renewed for a twelfth season on March 11, 2016.
• The Vampire Diaries—Renewed for an eighth and final season on March 11, 2016.

Fox

• American Grit—Renewed for a second season on July 29, 2016.
• Bob's Burgers—Renewed for a seventh season on October 7, 2015.
• Bones—Renewed for a twelfth and final season on February 25, 2016.
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine—Renewed for a fourth season on March 24, 2016.
• Empire—Renewed for a third season on January 15, 2016.
• Family Guy—Renewed for a fifteenth season on May 4, 2016.
• Gotham—Renewed for a third season on March 16, 2016.
• The Last Man on Earth—Renewed for a third season on March 24, 2016.
• Lucifer—Renewed for a second season on April 7, 2016.
• New Girl—Renewed for a sixth season on April 12, 2016.
• Rosewood—Renewed for a second season on April 7, 2016.
• Scream Queens—Renewed for a second season on January 15, 2016.
• So You Think You Can Dance—Renewed for a fourteenth season on January 30, 2017.
• Sleepy Hollow— Renewed for a fourth season on May 13, 2016.
• The Simpsons—Renewed for a twenty-eighth season on May 4, 2015.

NBC

• American Ninja Warrior—Renewed for a ninth season on September 12, 2016.
• America's Got Talent—Renewed for a twelfth season on August 2, 2016.
• Better Late Than Never—Renewed for a second season on September 22, 2016.
• The Blacklist—Renewed for a fourth season on December 7, 2015.
• Blindspot—Renewed for a second season on November 9, 2015.
• The Carmichael Show—Renewed for a third season on May 15, 2016.
• Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon—Renewed for a third season on May 15, 2016.
• Chicago Fire—Renewed for a fifth season on November 9, 2015.
• Chicago Med—Renewed for a second season on February 1, 2016.
• Chicago P.D.—Renewed for a fourth season on November 9, 2015.
• Football Night in America—Renewed for an eleventh season on December 14, 2011.
• Grimm—Renewed for a sixth and final season on April 5, 2016.
• Hollywood Game Night—Renewed for a fifth season on May 15, 2016.
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit—Renewed for an eighteenth season on February 1, 2016.
• Little Big Shots—Renewed for a second season on March 14, 2016.
• NBC Sunday Night Football—Renewed for an eleventh season on December 14, 2011.
• The Night Shift—Renewed for a fourth season on November 17, 2016.
• Shades of Blue—Renewed for a second season on February 5, 2016.
• Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge—Renewed for a second season on March 17, 2017.
• Superstore—Renewed for a second season on February 23, 2016.
• The Voice—Renewed for an eleventh season on March 25, 2016.

Cancellations/Series endings

ABC

• Agent Carter—Canceled on May 12, 2016 after two seasons.
• Blood & Oil—Canceled on May 12, 2016.
• Castle—Canceled on May 12, 2016 after eight seasons.
• The Family—Canceled on May 12, 2016.
• Galavant—Canceled on May 12, 2016 after two seasons.
• Mistresses—Canceled on September 9, 2016 after four seasons.
• The Muppets—Canceled on May 12, 2016.
• Nashville—Canceled on May 12, 2016 after four seasons. On June 9, 2016, it was announced that CMT would pick up the series for another season.
• Of Kings and Prophets—Canceled on March 17, 2016 after two episodes.
• Uncle Buck—Canceled on July 6, 2016.
• Wicked City—Canceled on November 13, 2015 after three episodes; aired full original run of episodes with remaining five carried on network website and Hulu. This was the first official cancellation of the season.

CBS

• American Gothic—Canceled on October 17, 2016.
• Angel from Hell—Canceled and pulled from the schedule on February 8, 2016 after five episodes. The remaining episodes burned off beginning July 2, 2016.
• BrainDead—Canceled on October 17, 2016.
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation—It was announced on May 13, 2015 that season fifteen would be the final season. The series concluded on September 27, 2015.
• CSI: Cyber—Canceled on May 12, 2016 after two seasons.
• The Good Wife—It was announced on February 7, 2016 that season seven would be the final season. The series concluded on May 8, 2016.
• Limitless—Canceled on May 25, 2016.
• Mike & Molly—It was announced on January 12, 2016 that season six would be the final season. The series concluded on May 16, 2016.
• Person of Interest—It was announced on March 16, 2016 that season five would be the final season. The series concluded on June 21, 2016.
• Rush Hour—Canceled on May 16, 2016. The remaining episodes were burned off starting on July 23, 2016.

The CW

• America's Next Top Model—It was announced on October 14, 2015 that season 22 would be the final season. The series concluded on December 4, 2015. On February 23, 2016, it was announced that VH1 picked up the series for a new season.
• Beauty & the Beast—It was announced on October 13, 2015 that season four would be the final season. The series concluded on September 15, 2016.
• Containment—Canceled on May 12, 2016.

Fox

• American Idol—It was announced on May 11, 2015 that season fifteen would be the final season. The series concluded on April 7, 2016. On May 9, 2017, it was announced ABC would revive for its sixteenth season.
• Bordertown—Canceled on May 12, 2016.
• Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life—Canceled on May 12, 2016.
• Coupled—Canceled on August 8, 2016.
• Grandfathered—Canceled on May 12, 2016.
• The Grinder—Canceled on May 12, 2016.
• Houdini and Doyle—Canceled on August 3, 2016.
• Minority Report—Canceled on May 13, 2016.
• Second Chance—Canceled on May 12, 2016.

NBC

• Aquarius—Canceled on October 1, 2016 after two seasons.
• Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris—Canceled on December 15, 2015.
• Coach—It was announced on August 31, 2015 that production would not go forward, despite being previously ordered thirteen episodes, bypassing the pilot process, and already filming a single episode.
• Crowded—Canceled on May 13, 2016.
• Game of Silence—Canceled on May 13, 2016.
• Heartbeat—Canceled on May 13, 2016.
• Heroes Reborn—Canceled on January 13, 2016.
• The Mysteries of Laura—Canceled on May 14, 2016 after two seasons.
• The Player—Canceled on November 19, 2015.
• Telenovela—Canceled on May 13, 2016.
• Truth Be Told—Canceled on December 10, 2015.
• Undateable—Canceled on May 13, 2016 after three seasons.
• You, Me and the Apocalypse—Canceled on March 8, 2016.

See also

• 2015–16 Canadian network television schedule
• 2015–16 United States network television schedule (daytime)
• 2015–16 United States network television schedule (late night)