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2015–16 United States network television schedule
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<p>The 2015–16 network television schedule for the five major English-language commercial <a href="/facts/List_of_United_States_over-the-air_television_networks/McLU6TzN">broadcast networks in the United States</a> covers <a href="/facts/Prime_time/6NYMrYPL">prime time</a> 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 <a href="/facts/2014%25E2%2580%259315_United_States_network_television_schedule/B92Uy5sj">2014–15 season</a>. </p><p><a href="/facts/NBC/zyfTYCvW">NBC</a> was the first to announce its fall schedule on May 10, 2015, followed by <a href="/facts/Fox_Broadcasting_Company/yeFeCgGk">Fox</a> on May 11, <a href="/facts/American_Broadcasting_Company/WGxg4vRX">ABC</a> on May 12, <a href="/facts/CBS/BhMsVoej">CBS</a> on May 13, and <a href="/facts/The_CW/zPFQN74d">The CW</a> on May 14. </p><p><a href="/facts/PBS/E6q9udH8">PBS</a> is not included; member stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. <a href="/facts/Ion_Television/LRkrmBRr">Ion Television</a> and <a href="/facts/MyNetworkTV/aznXoFme">MyNetworkTV</a> are also not included since the majority of both networks' schedules comprise syndicated reruns (with limited original programming on the latter). <a href="/facts/The_CW/zPFQN74d">The CW</a> is not included on weekends, since it does not offer network programming. </p><p>New series are highlighted in bold. </p><p>All times are <a href="/facts/Eastern_Time_Zone/jP4S8j1V">U.S. Eastern</a> and <a href="/facts/Pacific_Time_Zone/v04MPIjz">Pacific time</a> (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for <a href="/facts/Central_Time_Zone/5UBgAgqS">Central</a> and <a href="/facts/Mountain_Time_Zone/vA0CFQKG">Mountain</a> times. </p><p>Note: From August 5 to August 21, 2016, all NBC primetime programming was pre-empted for coverage of the <a href="/facts/2016_Summer_Olympics/Q4AuHGTy">2016 Summer Olympics</a> in <a href="/facts/Rio_de_Janeiro/AVPTJJ2C">Rio de Janeiro</a>, <a href="/facts/Brazil/QHkG46GL">Brazil</a>. </p><p>Each of the 30 highest-rated shows is listed with its rank and rating as determined by <a href="/facts/Nielsen_Media_Research/AwygC4z6">Nielsen Media Research</a>. </p>