var q GrimmSeason2Episode16These Are 1. 00 Most Watched TV Shows of the 2. Season. In television, the pigskin remains king. NBCs NFL Sunday Night Football averaged around 2. TV during the just completed 2. According to NBC, this was the most watched season for an NFL primetime package in 1. Sunday Night Football. Meanwhile, in the key adults 1. AMCs The Walking Dead was once again No. DVR and VOD usage is included. CBS stalwarts The Big Bang Theory and NCIS remain juggernauts, even in their ninth and 1. TV. ABCs Dancing with the Stars and the Monday edition of NBCs The Voice tied for largest alternative series audience. READ MORE These Are the 1. Most Watched TV Shows of the 2. Season Most Watched Television Networks Ranking 2. Winners and Losers Top Rated Telecasts of 2. The Walking Dead, Super Bowl, Oscars, Olympics Lead. Indie. Wire combed through the Season to Date rankers for broadcast and cable, using the most recent Live7 ratings which include seven days worth of DVR and video on demand usage. Before production on the new season gets underway, heres a final look at some of the hits and misses of 2. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, The X FilesFox. WINNERSThe X Files Critics may not have been thrilled with the return of Mulder and Scully, but fans sure were. The six episode X Files revisit was the top rated new show if you can call it a new show of the TV season, ranking seventh among adults 1. That explains why Fox is still eager to bring the show back for another edition, even if it likely wont happen until at least the 2. I think there will be another season of Grimm its not bad at all still not like The X Files I loved The X Files I keep hoping something like I think there will be. Full 201516 TV Season Series Rankings Blindspot, Life In Pieces Quantico Lead Newcomers. TV season. The Walking Dead franchise Those zombies have been very, very good to AMC. The Walking Dead is once again the No. Fear the Walking Dead clocked in at No. Fear is the top rated new show on cable. Meanwhile, Chris Hardwicks Talking Dead chat show isnt far behind, tied at No. TV. READ MORE Network TV Carnage Whats Canceled, Whats Renewed and Whats New. Read the Latest Entertainment and Celebrity News, TV News and Breaking News from TVGuide. com. Grimm is an American fantasy police procedural drama television series created by Stephen Carpenter and Jim Kouf and produced by Universal Television for NBC. Dick Wolf In a year where most shows saw viewership erosion, the super producers Chicago franchise is on fire. Flagship Chicago Fire averaged 1. Chicago PD posted 1. Newcomer Chicago Med 1. Wolfs stalwart Law Order SVU is also averaging a strong 9. Love Hip Hop A lot of reality franchises do well, but this VH1 show landed three versions in the top 1. Love Hip Hop, Love Hip Hop Atlanta and Love Hip Hop Hollywood. Jennifer Carpenter and Jake Mc. Dorman, LimitlessCBSLOSERSLimitless The CBS drama averaged 1. No. 3. 4 tied with How to Get Away with Murder in the total viewers top 5. It also averaged a respectable 2. And yet, the movie adaptation was canceled after just one season. The show was reportedly shopped to streaming services Netflix and Amazon after CBS canceled it, but sister CBS TV Studios couldnt find another home for it. New physical endurance reality shows NBCs Strong 3. Foxs American Grit 2. Heroes Reborn and The Muppets These reboots were almost as highly anticipated as The X Files, and didnt perform that bad, once time shifting is included. But they didnt perform well enough to justify continuing, given their poor reception with critics and viewers. Crazy Ex Girlfriend Hey, this one is tough. We love it too. And its been renewed for another season, so dont sweat it. But the cold, hard truth is The CWs Crazy Ex Girlfriend was the least watched broadcast network series of the 2. TV season, averaging 1 million viewers. The good news More of the CWs young audience probably caught it on another platform. Here are the top series rankers according to adults 1. Live3 or Livesame day numbers are substituted. Most recent data is through May 2. TOP 1. 00 SHOWS, ADULTS 1. Americas most watched series of the 2. The Walking Dead AMC9. NFL Sunday Night Football. NBC7. 8. 3Empire Fox. NFL Thursday Night Football CBSNFL Network. The Big Bang Theory CBS5. Game of Thrones HBO5. The X Files Fox. NFL Monday Night Football ESPN4. Modern Family ABC4. Greys Anatomy ABC3. Fear the Walking Dead AMC3. Scandal ABCHow to Get Away with Murder ABCThe Voice Monday NBC3. Blindspot NBCAmerican Horror Story FXThe Voice Tuesday NBC3. NCIS CBSThe People vs. O. J. Simpson American Crime Story FX3. American Idol Wednesday Fox Talking Dead AMC Criminal Minds CBS The Bachelor ABC3. The Goldbergs ABC2. Survivor. CBSChicago Fire NBCBlack ish ABCThe Blacklist NBCAmerican Idol Thursday Fox. Scorpion CBS2. 8. Law Order SVU NBCThe Bachelorette ABCLife in Pieces CBSInto the Badlands AMC2. Chicago PD NBC Quantico ABC The Middle ABC Lucifer Fox. NFL Thursday Night Football NFL Network without CBSChicago Med NBCSupergirl CBSNCIS New Orleans CBS2. Gotham Fox. Little Big Shots. NBCLimitless. CBS2. Broke Girls. CBSShades of Blue NBCOnce Upon a Time ABCMom CBS2. Family Guy Fox Heroes Reborn NBC The Flash The CW Dancing with the Stars. ABC2. 2. 54. The Simpsons Fox. Marvels Agents of S. H. I. E. L. D. ABCNCIS Los Angeles CBSBetter Call Saul AMCShark Tank ABCSuperstore NBC2. Mike Molly CBSScream Queens Fox. Code Black CBSBlue Bloods CBS2. Castle ABCFresh off the Boat ABCAngel from Hell CBSLove Hip Hop Atlanta VH1. The Odd Couple CBSDownton Abbey Masterpiece PBSGold Rush Discovery. Brooklyn Nine Nine Fox. The Last Man on Earth Fox. Teen Mom MTVLove Hip Hop VH1. Criminal Minds Beyond Borders CBSNew Girl Fox. The Muppets ABC1. Minutes CBSHawaii Five O CBSMasterchef Junior Fox. Real Housewives of Atlanta Bravo. Last Man Standing ABCLove Hip Hop Hollywood VH1. Elementary CBSRosewood. Fox. Nashville ABCTeen Mom II MTVBest Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris NBC1. Bones Fox. The Amazing Race. CBSSaturday Night Football ABCHells Kitchen Fox. South Park Comedy Central. Grimm NBCThe Catch ABC1. American Crime ABCMadam Secretary CBSWayward Pines Fox. Preacher AMC1. 6. Arrow The CWThe Biggest Loser NBCBlood Oil ABCCSI Cyber CBSDr. Ken ABCThe Mysteries of Laura NBCPerson of Interest CBSThe Real ONeals ABC1. Source Nielsen Media Research, 2. May 2. 5, 2. 01. 6, in ratings points. Excludes repeats, sports pregame and postgame shows, and football overruns. TOP 5. 0 SHOWS, TOTAL VIEWERSAmericas most watched series of the 2. NFL Sunday Night Football NBC2. The Big Bang Theory CBS2. NCISCBS2. 0. 5. 4The Walking Dead AMC1. NFL Thursday Night Football CBSNFL Network. Empire. Fox. 16. 2. NCIS New Orleans CBS1. Blue Bloods CBS1. Dancing With the Stars ABC1. The X Files Fox. The Voice Monday NBC1. Scorpion. CBS1. 3. The Voice Tuesday NBC1. Little Big Shots NBC1. NFL Monday Night Football ESPN1. Criminal Minds CBS1. Madam Secretary. CBS1. Minutes CBS1. 2. 3. Modern Family ABCNCIS Los Angeles CBS1. Hawaii Five O CBS1. Blindspot. NBCChicago Fire NBC1. The Blacklist. NBC American Idol Wednesday Fox Downton Abbey MasterpiecePBSGreys Anatomy ABC1. Survivor. CBS1. 1. American Idol ThursdayFox. Scandal CBSThe Good Wife CBS1. Chicago Med NBC1. Life in Pieces CBS1. Chicago PD NBC1. 0. Limitless. CBSHow to Get Away with Murder ABC1. Code Black CBS1. 0. Game of Thrones HBO1. Supergirl CBS1. 0. Castle ABC Shades of Blue NBC9. Law Order SVUNBCMom CBS9. The Bachelor. ABC9. Criminal Minds Beyond Borders CBS9. The Middle ABC9. 2. Elementary. CBS9. Angel from Hell CBS9. The Odd Couple CBS8. Mike Molly CBSThe Goldbergs ABC8. Source Nielsen Media Research, 2. May 2. 5, 2. 01. 6, in millions. Excludes repeats, sports pregame and postgame shows, and football overruns. Stay on top of the latest TV news Sign up for our TV email newsletter here.