Variety’s list of the projected top programs for “C3” in the 2015-2016 season follows below. The scheduling days for some of the programs have not been formally announced, but are based on buyer expectations (Nielsen estimated a single 18-to-49 ratings point in the 2014-2015 season was equivalent to about 1,269,800 viewers):
1) “Sunday Night Football,” NBC Sunday, 7.3
2) “Thursday Night Football,” CBS, Thursday, 5.7
3) “Empire,” Fox, Wednesday, 5.5
4) “The OT,” Fox, Sunday 4.8
5) “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, Monday 4.42
6) “Football Night In America,” NBC, Sunday 4.1
7) “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS Thursday 3.81
8) “Scandal,” ABC, Thursday, 3.39
9) “How to Get Away With Murder,” ABC, Thursday, 3.32
10) “Modern Family,”ABC, Wednesday, 3.23
11) “The Voice,” NBC, Monday 3.1
12) “The X-Files,” Fox, Monday 3.07
13) “Blindspot,” NBC, Monday 2.99
14) “The Catch,” ABC, Thursday, 2.97
15) “The Voice,” NBC, Tuesday 2.84
1) “Sunday Night Football,” NBC Sunday, 7.3
2) “Thursday Night Football,” CBS, Thursday, 5.7
3) “Empire,” Fox, Wednesday, 5.5
4) “The OT,” Fox, Sunday 4.8
5) “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, Monday 4.42
6) “Football Night In America,” NBC, Sunday 4.1
7) “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS Thursday 3.81
8) “Scandal,” ABC, Thursday, 3.39
9) “How to Get Away With Murder,” ABC, Thursday, 3.32
10) “Modern Family,”ABC, Wednesday, 3.23
11) “The Voice,” NBC, Monday 3.1
12) “The X-Files,” Fox, Monday 3.07
13) “Blindspot,” NBC, Monday 2.99
14) “The Catch,” ABC, Thursday, 2.97
15) “The Voice,” NBC, Tuesday 2.84
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