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The Top 75 Most-Watched Shows This Season

As networks wrapped up their fall programming featuring rookie shows and veteran series alike, the […]

As networks wrapped up their fall programming featuring rookie shows and veteran series alike, the rankings reveal which shows dominated the ratings game this season.

Over the initial 12 weeks of the fall TV season, the Big Three networks are all present in the top five power rankings thanks to CBSlong-standing comedy The Big Bang Theory, NBC’s sophomore drama This Is Us and ABC‘s gem of a newcomer, The Good Doctor.

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Still, there’s one type of programming that dominates the TV scene this time of year: football. NBC has raked in some serious views by having the majority of games on its roster, but CBS has certainly benefited from airing some gridiron games.

Overall, here’s how your favorite shows on the broadcast networks ranked in average weekly ratings from Sept. 25 through the end of week 12 on Dec. 17.

Top 1-10:

1.ย NBC’sย NFLย Sunday Night Football (18.2 million)

2.ย The Big Bang Theoryย (18 million)

3.ย The Good Doctorย (16.7 million)

4.ย This Is Usย (16.6 million)

5.ย NCISย (16.5 million)

6.ย Young Sheldonย (15.8 million)

7.ย CBS’ย Thursday Night Football (14.2 million)

8.ย Bullย (13.8 million)

9.ย NBC’sย Thursday Night Football (13.4 million)

10.ย NBC’sย NFLย Sunday Night Pre-Kick (13.2 million)

Top 11-20:

11.ย Blue Bloodsย (13 million)

12.ย 60 Minutesย (12.9 million)

13.ย NCIS: New Orleansย (12.3 million)

14.ย The Voiceย (11.7 million)

15.ย OTย (11.56 million)

16.ย Grey’s Anatomyย (11.53 million)

17.ย Will & Graceย (11.3 million)

18.ย The Voiceย Tuesday (11.29 million)

19.ย Dancing with the Starsย (11.23 million)

20.ย Hawaii Five-0ย (11.1 million)

Top 21-30:

21.ย Seal Teamย (10.6 million)

22.ย Chicago Fireย (10.3 million)

23.ย NCIS: LAย (10.2 million)

24.ย Survivorย (10.1 million)

25.ย Momย (10 million)

26.ย Chicago PDย (9.7 million)

27.ย Football Night in America (9.5 million)

28.ย Criminal Mindsย (9.2 million)

29.ย Modern Familyย (8.8 million)

30.ย S.W.A.T.ย (8.8 million)

Top 31-40:

31.ย Chicago Medย (8.7 million)

32.ย Blacklistย (8.68 million)

33.ย Madam Secretaryย (8.65 million)

34.ย Wisdom of the Crowdย (8.5 million)

35.ย Law & Order:ย SVUย (8.4 million)

36.ย NCISย Encore (8.4 million)

37.ย Designated Survivorย (8.27 million)

38.ย MacGyverย (8.26 million)

39.ย Braveย (8.14 million)

40.ย Scorpionย (8.06 million)

Top 41-50:

41.ย Kevin Can Waitย (8.0 million)

42.ย Life in Piecesย (7.83 million)

43.ย Empireย (7.7 million)

44.ย Scandalย (7.6 million)

45.ย CBS’ย NFLย Thursday (7.1 million)

46.ย Theย Goldbergsย (6.9 million)

47.ย The Middleย (6.8 million)

48.ย Law & Order: True Crimeย (6.72 million)

49.ย Orvilleย (6.7 million)

50.ย American Housewifeย (6.5 million)

Top 51-60:

51.ย How to Get Away with Murderย (6.52 million)

52.ย Man with a Planย (6.43 million)

53.ย 9JKLย (6.3 million)

54.ย The Good Placeย (6.233 million)

55.ย Lethal Weaponย (6.231 million)

56.ย Me, Myself and Iย (6.13 million)

57.ย Datelineย NBCย (5.9 million)

58.ย Superior Donutsย (5.8 million)

59.ย ABC’sย Saturday Night Football (5.76 million)

60.ย Shark Tankย (5.7 million)

Top 61-70:

61.ย Superstoreย (5.74 million)

62.ย Better Late Than Neverย (5.46 million)

63.ย Chicago PDย Encore (5.45 million)

64.ย Speechlessย (5.3 million)

65. Football Night in America (5.3 million)

66.ย Starย (5.28 million)

67.ย Black-ishย (5.22 million

68.ย Giftedย (5.20 million)

69.ย America’s Funniest Home Videosย (5.19 million)

70.ย Seal Teamย Encore (5.13 million)

Top 71-75:

71.ย Blindspotย (5.05 million)

72.ย America’s Funniest Home Videosย rerun (5.01 million)

73.ย Dateline Classicย Friday (4.8 million)

74.ย 48 Hoursย (4.6 million)

75.ย Theย Simpsonsย (4.5 million)