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2015–16 United States network television schedule

Television schedule for the fall of 2015 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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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 2015 to August 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,[1] followed by Fox on May 11,[2] ABC on May 12,[3] CBS on May 13,[4] and The CW on May 14.[5]

PBS is not included; member 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 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.[6]

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  •   Light blue indicates local programming.
  •   Gray indicates encore programming.
  •   Blue-gray indicates news 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.
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Sunday

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Monday

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Tuesday

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Note: Heartbeat premiered on March 22, 2016 on NBC.

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Saturday

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By network

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ABC

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The CW

Fox

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Renewals and cancellations

Full season pickups

ABC

  • Dr. Ken—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 20, 2015.[129]
  • Fresh Off the Boat—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 13, 2015.[130] Two additional episodes were ordered on November 17, 2015, bringing the order to 24 episodes.[131]
  • Quantico—Picked up for a 19-episode full season on October 13, 2015.[132] Three additional episodes were ordered on November 6, 2015, bringing the order to 22 episodes.[133]

CBS

  • Life in Pieces—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 27, 2015.[134]
  • Limitless—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 23, 2015.[135]
  • Supergirl—Picked up for a 20-episode full season on November 30, 2015.[136]

The CW

Fox

  • Grandfathered—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 28, 2015.[138]
  • The Grinder—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 27, 2015.[139]
  • Rosewood—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 16, 2015.[140]

NBC

  • Blindspot—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 9, 2015.[141] An additional episode was ordered on November 3, 2015, bringing the order to 23 episodes.[142]
  • Chicago Med—Picked up for an 18-episode full season on December 11, 2015.[143]

Renewals

ABC

CBS

The CW

Fox

NBC

Cancellations/Series endings

ABC

CBS

  • American Gothic—Canceled on October 17, 2016.[201]
  • Angel from Hell—Canceled and pulled from the schedule on February 8, 2016 after five episodes.[202] The remaining episodes burned off beginning July 2, 2016.[203]
  • BrainDead—Canceled on October 17, 2016.[201]
  • 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.[204]
  • CSI: Cyber—Canceled on May 12, 2016 after two seasons.[205]
  • 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.[206]
  • Limitless—Canceled on May 25, 2016.[207]
  • Mike & Molly—It was announced on January 12, 2016 that season six would be the final season.[208] The series concluded on May 16, 2016.[209]
  • Person of Interest—It was announced on March 16, 2016 that season five would be the final season.[210] The series concluded on June 21, 2016.[211]
  • Rush Hour—Canceled on May 16, 2016.[212] The remaining episodes were burned off starting on July 23, 2016.[213]

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.[214] On February 23, 2016, it was announced that VH1 picked up the series for a new season.[215]
  • 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.[216]
  • Containment—Canceled on May 12, 2016.[217]

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