2016–17 United States network television schedule

The 2016–17 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers 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 and MyNetworkTV are also not included since the majority of both networks' schedules comprise syndicated reruns (with limited original programming on the latter). 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.

Legend

  •   Light blue indicates local programming.
  •   Gray indicates encore 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 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 Fall America's Funniest Home Videos Once Upon a Time Secrets and Lies Quantico
Winter To Tell the Truth Conviction
Spring Once Upon a Time Time After Time American Crime
Mid-spring Match Game
Late spring Celebrity Family Feud Steve Harvey's Funderdome The $100,000 Pyramid
CBS Fall NFL on CBS 60 Minutes (11/7.7) NCIS: Los Angeles (10/7.8) Madam Secretary (17/6.9)
(Tied with Criminal Minds)
Elementary
(continued until
11:30 p.m.)
Winter 60 Minutes (11/7.7) NCIS: Los Angeles (10/7.8) Madam Secretary (17/6.9)
(Tied with Criminal Minds)
Elementary
Summer Big Brother Candy Crush NCIS: Los Angeles (R)
Fox Fall Fox NFL Bob's Burgers The Simpsons Son of Zorn Family Guy The Last Man
on Earth
Local programming
Winter Animation Encores Bob's Burgers
Spring Animation
Encores
Bob's Burgers Making History The Last Man
on Earth
Summer Bob's Burgers
(R)
The Last Man
on Earth
(R)
Family Guy (R) American Grit
NBC Fall Football Night in America NBC Sunday Night Football (8:20 p.m.) (continued to game completion) (3/11.1)
Winter Various programming
Spring Little Big Shots (R) Little Big Shots (24/6.1)
(Tied with MacGyver)
Chicago Justice Shades of Blue
Summer Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly The Wall (R) American Ninja Warrior (R)

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 (9/8.1) Conviction
Late fall The Great Christmas Light Fight
Winter The Bachelor (29/5.8) Big Fan
Mid-winter Quantico
Early Spring Dancing with the Stars (9/8.1)
Late spring The Bachelorette Still Star-Crossed
Early-summer Celebrity Family Feud (R)
Mid-summer To Tell the Truth
Late summer Bachelor in Paradise
CBS Fall The Big Bang Theory (1/11.5) Kevin Can Wait 2 Broke Girls The Odd Couple Scorpion (19/6.7)
(Tied with Empire)
Mid-fall Kevin Can Wait Man with a Plan
Winter Superior Donuts 2 Broke Girls
Late spring The Great Indoors
Summer Mom (R) Life in Pieces (R)
Mid-Summer Superior Donuts (R) CBSN: On Assignment
The CW Fall Supergirl Jane the Virgin Local programming
Summer Whose Line Is It Anyway? Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R)
Late summer Hooten & the Lady
Fox Fall Gotham Lucifer
Winter 24: Legacy APB
Spring Gotham Lucifer
Summer So You Think You Can Dance Superhuman
Late-summer So You Think You Can Dance
NBC Fall The Voice (12/7.6)
(Tied with Hawaii Five-0)
Timeless
Winter The Apprentice
Late winter The Voice (12/7.6)
(Tied with Hawaii Five-0)
Taken
Summer American Ninja Warrior Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge
Mid-summer Midnight, Texas

Tuesday

Network 8:00 pm 8:30 pm 9:00 pm 9:30 pm 10:00 pm 10:30 pm
ABC Fall The Middle American Housewife Fresh Off the Boat The Real O'Neals Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Spring People Icons
Mid-spring Imaginary Mary Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Late spring Downward Dog The Middle (R) Black-ish (R) American Housewife (R) Fresh Off the Boat (R)
Summer The Middle (R) Fresh Off the Boat (R) Somewhere Between
Late summer Bachelor in Paradise
CBS Fall NCIS (2/11.4) Bull (4/9.6)
(Tied with Thursday Night Football)
NCIS: New Orleans (8/8.5)
Summer 48 Hours: NCIS
The CW Fall The Flash No Tomorrow Local programming
Winter Legends of Tomorrow
Spring iZombie
Fox Fall Brooklyn Nine-Nine New Girl Scream Queens
Winter New Girl The Mick Bones
Spring Brooklyn Nine-Nine Prison Break
Late Spring Brooklyn Nine-Nine
NBC Fall The Voice (15/7.4) This Is Us (6/9.4)
Mid-fall The Voice (15/7.4) This Is Us (6/9.4) Chicago Fire (21/6.5)
Winter The Wall
Spring The Voice (15/7.4) Trial & Error
Late spring Great News
Summer America's Got Talent World of Dance
Late summer Hollywood Game Night

Note: ABC aired Dancing with the Stars on Tuesday from September 20 to October 4.

Wednesday

Network 8:00 pm 8:30 pm 9:00 pm 9:30 pm 10:00 pm 10:30 pm
ABC Fall The Goldbergs Speechless Modern Family Black-ish Designated Survivor (14/7.5)
Winter Match Game
Spring Designated Survivor (14/7.5)
Summer American Housewife (R) To Tell the Truth
Late Summer Modern Family (R) The Goldbergs (R)
CBS Fall Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X (22/6.2)
(Tied with Chicago Med)
Criminal Minds (17/6.9)
(Tied with Madam Secretary)
Code Black (26/6.0)
Winter Undercover Boss
Late winter Hunted Doubt
Spring Survivor: Game Changers (22/6.2)
(Tied with Chicago Med)
Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders
Summer Big Brother Salvation Criminal Minds (R)
The CW Fall Arrow Frequency Local programming
Winter The 100
Fox Fall Lethal Weapon Empire (19/6.7)
(Tied with Scorpion)
Winter Star
Spring Shots Fired Empire (19/6.7)
(Tied with Scorpion)
Summer Masterchef The F Word
NBC Fall Blindspot Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Chicago P.D.
Summer Little Big Shots (24/6.1)
(Tied with MacGyver)
The Carmichael Show Superstore (R) This Is Us (R)
Mid-Summer Little Big Shots: Forever Young The Carmichael Show (R)
Late summer America's Got Talent Marlon Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R)

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 (16/7.3) Notorious How to Get Away with Murder
Late fall Holiday Specials The Great American Baking Show
Winter Grey's Anatomy (16/7.3) Scandal (30/5.7) How to Get Away with Murder
Spring The Catch
Summer Boy Band Battle of the Network Stars The Gong Show
CBS Fall NFL Thursday Night Kickoff Thursday Night Football (continued to game completion) (4/9.6)
(Tied with Bull)
Mid-fall The Big Bang Theory (1/11.5) The Great Indoors Mom (27/5.9)
(Tied with The Blacklist)
Life in Pieces Pure Genius
Winter Training Day
Spring The Amazing Race
Late spring The Big Bang Theory (R)
Summer Mom (R) Big Brother Zoo
The CW Fall Legends of Tomorrow Supernatural Local programming
Winter Supernatural Riverdale
Summer Penn & Teller: Fool Us Hooten & the Lady
Late summer Whose Line Is It Anyway? Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R)
Fox Fall Rosewood Pitch
Winter Hell's Kitchen My Kitchen Rules
Mid-winter MasterChef Junior
Spring Kicking & Screaming
Summer Beat Shazam Love Connection
NBC Fall Superstore The Good Place Chicago Med (22/6.2)
(Tied with Survivor)
The Blacklist (27/5.9)
(Tied with Mom)
Late fall Football Night in America Thursday Night Football (continued to game completion) (4/9.6)
(Tied with Bull)
Winter Superstore The Good Place Chicago Med (22/6.2)
(Tied with Survivor)
The Blacklist (27/5.9)
(Tied with Mom)
Mid-winter Powerless The Blacklist: Redemption
Spring Superstore (R) Superstore The Blacklist (27/5.9)
(Tied with Mom)
Summer Hollywood Game Night The Wall The Night Shift
Late summer The Wall Weekend Update
Summer Edition
Great News (R)
  • 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

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 The Toy Box
Summer Shark Tank (R) Primetime: What Would You Do?
CBS Fall MacGyver (24/6.1)
(Tied with Little Big Shots)
Hawaii Five-0 (12/7.6)
(Tied with The Voice)
Blue Bloods (7/8.9)
Spring Undercover Boss
The CW Fall The Vampire Diaries Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Local programming
Winter Reign
Spring The Originals
Summer Masters of Illusion Masters of Illusion (R) Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)
Fox Fall Hell's Kitchen The Exorcist
Winter Rosewood Sleepy Hollow
Spring You the Jury
Summer Masterchef (R) Beat Shazam (R)
NBC Fall Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon Dateline NBC
Winter Grimm Emerald City Dateline NBC
Mid-winter Dateline NBC
Spring First Dates
Summer America's Got Talent (R) Dateline NBC (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 ABC Saturday Movie of the Week
Winter NBA Countdown NBA Saturday Primetime
Summer To Tell the Truth (R) In an Instant
Mid-Summer In an Instant Still Star-Crossed
CBS Fall Crimetime Saturday 48 Hours
Winter Ransom Crimetime Saturday
Spring Crimetime Saturday Training Day
Summer Doubt
Fox Fall Fox College Football (continued to game completion)
Winter Encore programming Local programming
Spring Baseball Night in America
Summer Encore programming
NBC Fall Dateline Saturday Mystery SNL Vintage
Spring Encore programming
Mid-spring NHL on NBC (continued to game completion)
Summer Little Big Shots (R) Dateline Saturday Mystery (R)
  • 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

CBS

The CW

Fox

NBC

Renewals and cancellations

Full season pickups

ABC

  • American Housewife—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on November 4, 2016, an additional episode was ordered on December 13, 2016, totaling to 23 episodes.
  • Designated Survivor—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on September 29, 2016.
  • The Real O'Neals—Picked up for an additional three episodes on November 4, 2016, bringing the episode count up to 16.
  • Speechless—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on September 29, 2016, an additional episode was ordered on December 13, 2016, totaling to 23 episodes.

CBS

  • Bull—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 17, 2016.
  • Code Black—Picked up for an additional three episodes on November 14, 2016, bringing the episode count up to 16.
  • The Great Indoors—Picked up for a 19-episode full season on November 14, 2016, three additional episodes were ordered on January 6, 2017, totaling to 22 episodes.
  • Kevin Can Wait—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 17, 2016, two additional episodes were ordered on January 6, 2017, bringing the episode count up to 24.
  • MacGyver—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 17, 2016.
  • Man with a Plan—Picked up for a 19-episode full season on November 14, 2016; three additional episodes were ordered on January 6, 2017, totaling to 22 episodes.

The CW

  • Legends of Tomorrow—Picked up for an additional four episodes on November 9, 2016, bringing the episode count up to 17.

Fox

  • Lethal Weapon—Picked up for an 18-episode full season on October 12, 2016.
  • Lucifer—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on October 31, 2016.
  • The Mick—Picked up for a 17-episode full season on January 11, 2017.

NBC

  • Superstore—Picked up for a 22-episode full season on September 23, 2016.
  • This Is Us—Picked up for an 18-episode full season on September 27, 2016.
  • Timeless—Picked up for a 16-episode full season on November 1, 2016.

Renewals

ABC

CBS

  • 48 Hours—Renewed for a thirtieth season on March 23, 2017.
  • 60 Minutes—Renewed for a fiftieth season on March 23, 2017.
  • The Amazing Race—Renewed for a thirtieth season on May 13, 2017.
  • The Big Bang Theory—Renewed for an eleventh and twelfth season on March 20, 2017.
  • Big Brother—Renewed for a twentieth season on August 10, 2016.
  • Blue Bloods—Renewed for an eighth season on March 23, 2017.
  • Bull—Renewed for a second season on March 23, 2017.
  • Code Black—Renewed for a third season on May 14, 2017.
  • Criminal Minds—Renewed for a thirteenth season on April 7, 2017.
  • Elementary—Renewed for a sixth season on May 13, 2017.
  • Hawaii Five-0—Renewed for an eighth season on March 23, 2017.
  • Kevin Can Wait—Renewed for a second season on March 23, 2017.
  • Life in Pieces—Renewed for a third season on March 23, 2017.
  • MacGyver—Renewed for a second season on March 23, 2017.
  • Madam Secretary—Renewed for a fourth season on March 23, 2017.
  • Man with a Plan—Renewed for a second season on March 23, 2017.
  • Mom—Renewed for a fifth season on March 23, 2017.
  • NCIS—Renewed for a fifteenth season on February 29, 2016.
  • NCIS: Los Angeles—Renewed for a ninth season on March 23, 2017.
  • NCIS: New Orleans—Renewed for a fourth season on March 23, 2017.
  • Ransom—Renewed for a second season on October 10, 2017.
  • Salvation—Renewed for a second season on October 18, 2017.
  • Scorpion—Renewed for a fourth season on March 23, 2017.
  • Superior Donuts—Renewed for a second season on March 23, 2017.
  • Survivor—Renewed for a thirty-fifth season on March 23, 2017.
  • Thursday Night Football—Renewed for a fourth season with CBS and second season with NBC, as part of a new split contract on February 1, 2016.
  • Undercover Boss—Renewed for a ninth season on May 17, 2017.

The CW

  • The 100—Renewed for a fifth season on March 10, 2017.
  • Arrow—Renewed for a sixth season on January 8, 2017.
  • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend—Renewed for a third season on January 8, 2017.
  • iZombie—Renewed for a fourth season on May 10, 2017.
  • The Flash—Renewed for a fourth season on January 8, 2017.
  • Jane the Virgin—Renewed for a fourth season on January 8, 2017.
  • Legends of Tomorrow—Renewed for a third season on January 8, 2017.
  • The Originals—Renewed for a fifth and final season on May 10, 2017.
  • Riverdale—Renewed for a second season on March 7, 2017.
  • Supergirl—Renewed for a third season on January 8, 2017.
  • Supernatural—Renewed for a thirteenth season on January 8, 2017.

Fox

  • Beat Shazam—Renewed for a second season on July 12, 2017.
  • Bob's Burgers—Renewed for an eighth season on October 7, 2015.
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine—Renewed for a fifth season on May 12, 2017.
  • Empire—Renewed for a fourth season on January 11, 2017.
  • The Exorcist—Renewed for a second season on May 12, 2017.
  • Family Guy—Renewed for a sixteenth season on May 15, 2017.
  • Gotham—Renewed for a fourth season on May 10, 2017.
  • Hell's Kitchen—Renewed for a seventeenth and eighteenth season on September 9, 2016.
  • The Last Man on Earth—Renewed for a fourth season on May 10, 2017.
  • Lethal Weapon—Renewed for a second season on February 22, 2017.
  • Love Connection—Renewed for a second season on August 10, 2017.
  • Lucifer—Renewed for a third season on February 13, 2017.
  • The Mick—Renewed for a second season on February 21, 2017.
  • New Girl—Renewed for a seventh and final season on May 14, 2017.
  • The Simpsons—Renewed for a twenty-ninth and thirtieth season on November 4, 2016.
  • So You Think You Can Dance—Renewed for fifteenth season on February 16, 2018.
  • Star—Renewed for a second season on February 22, 2017.

NBC

Cancellations/series endings

ABC

  • American Crime—Canceled on May 11, 2017, after three seasons.
  • The Catch—Canceled on May 11, 2017, after two seasons.
  • Conviction—Canceled on May 11, 2017.
  • Downward Dog—Canceled on June 23, 2017.
  • Dr. Ken—Canceled on May 11, 2017, after two seasons.
  • Imaginary Mary—Canceled on May 11, 2017. The series concluded on May 30, 2017.
  • Last Man Standing—Canceled on May 10, 2017, after six seasons. On May 11, 2018, it was announced that Fox would pick up the series for another season.
  • Notorious—Canceled on May 11, 2017.
  • The Real O'Neals—Canceled on May 11, 2017, after two seasons.
  • Secrets and Lies—Canceled on May 11, 2017, after two seasons.
  • Time After Time—Canceled on March 29, 2017, after five low rated episodes.

CBS

  • 2 Broke Girls—Canceled on May 12, 2017, after six seasons.
  • Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders—Canceled on May 14, 2017, after two seasons.
  • Doubt—Canceled on February 24, 2017, after two low rated episodes. This was the first cancellation of the season.
  • The Great Indoors—Canceled on May 13, 2017.
  • The Odd Couple—Canceled on May 15, 2017, after three seasons.
  • Pure Genius—Canceled on May 16, 2017.
  • Training Day—Canceled on May 17, 2017. This decision was made after star Bill Paxton's untimely death on February 25, 2017.
  • Zoo—Canceled on October 23, 2017, after three seasons.

The CW

  • Frequency—Canceled on May 8, 2017.
  • Hooten & the Lady— Canceled on August 2, 2017.
  • No Tomorrow—Canceled on May 8, 2017.
  • Reign—It was announced on December 7, 2016, that season four would be the final season. The series concluded on June 16, 2017.
  • The Vampire Diaries—It was announced on July 23, 2016, that season eight would be the final season. The series concluded on March 10, 2017.

Fox

  • 24: Legacy—Canceled on June 7, 2017.
  • APB—Canceled on May 11, 2017.
  • Bones—It was announced on February 25, 2016, that season twelve would be the final season. The series concluded on March 28, 2017.
  • Making History—Canceled on May 11, 2017. The series concluded on May 21, 2017.
  • Pitch—Canceled on May 1, 2017.
  • Prison Break—The revival was meant to run for one season only; it concluded on May 30, 2017.
  • Rosewood—Canceled on May 9, 2017, after two seasons.
  • Scream Queens—Canceled on May 15, 2017, after two seasons.
  • Sleepy Hollow—Canceled on May 9, 2017, after four seasons.
  • Son of Zorn—Canceled on May 11, 2017.
  • You the Jury—Canceled on May 1, 2017, after two episodes.

NBC

  • The Apprentice—Canceled on August 3, 2017, after fifteen seasons.
  • The Blacklist: Redemption—Canceled on May 12, 2017.
  • The Carmichael Show—Canceled on June 30, 2017, after three seasons. The series concluded on August 9, 2017.
  • Chicago Justice—Canceled on May 22, 2017.
  • Emerald City—Canceled on May 4, 2017.
  • Grimm—It was announced on August 29, 2016, that season six would be the final season. The series concluded on March 31, 2017.
  • The Night Shift—Canceled on October 13, 2017, after four seasons.
  • Powerless—Pulled from the schedule on April 25, 2017, after nine episodes. It was later canceled on May 11, 2017.

See also