2015–16 United States network television schedule

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The 2015–16 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers primetime 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 will be the first to announce its fall schedule on May 10, 2015, followed by Fox on May 11, 2015, ABC on May 12, 2015, CBS on May 13, 2015 and The CW on May 14, 2015.^[1]

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, when it does not offer network programming.

Legend

Schedule

• 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.
• From August 5 to August 21, 2016 all of NBC's primetime programming will be preempted in favor of coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

By network

ABC

Returning series: How to Get Away with Murder[2]

New series:

Not returning from 2014–15: Manhattan Love Story[3] Revenge[4] Selfie[5]

CBS

Returning series: 2 Broke Girls[6] The Big Bang Theory[7] Big Brother[8] Madam Secretary[9] Mike & Molly[6] Mom[6] NCIS: New Orleans[9] Scorpion[9] Thursday Night Football[10]

New series: Supergirl[11]

Not returning from 2014–15: The McCarthys[12] The Mentalist[13] The Millers[14] Two and a Half Men[15]

The CW

Returning series: The 100[16] America's Next Top Model[17] Arrow[16] Beauty & the Beast[18] The Flash[16] Jane the Virgin[16] The Originals[16] Reign[16] Supernatural[16] The Vampire Diaries[16] Whose Line Is It Anyway?[19]

New series:

Not returning from 2014–15: Hart of Dixie[20]

Fox

Returning series: Bob's Burgers[21] Brooklyn Nine-Nine[22] Empire[22] Gotham[22] The Last Man on Earth[23] MasterChef Junior[24][25] New Girl[26] The Simpsons[27] Sleepy Hollow[28] The X-Files[29]

New series: Scream Queens

Not returning from 2014–15: Glee[30][31] Mulaney[32] Red Band Society[33] Utopia[34]

NBC

Returning series: The Apprentice[35] The Blacklist[36] Chicago Fire[36] Chicago P.D.[36] Football Night in America Grimm[36] Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[36] NBC Sunday Night Football

New series: Apocalypse[37] Emerald City[38] Shades of Blue[39] Telenovela[40]

Not returning from 2014–15: A to Z[41] Allegiance[42] Bad Judge[41] Parenthood[43] Parks and Recreation[43][44]

Renewals and cancellations

Renewals

CBS

• The Big Bang Theory—Renewed for a tenth season on March 12, 2014.
• Big Brother—Renewed for an eighteenth season on September 24, 2014.

NBC

• Football Night in America—Renewed for an eleventh season on December 14, 2011.^[45]
• NBC Sunday Night Football—Renewed for an eleventh season on December 14, 2011.^[45]

References

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