Do you ever wonder why you can’t have nice things on network television? Well, here’s the answer. The list of the top 100 Most-Watched Shows On Broadcast TV reveals that if four things are certain in American life it’s death, taxes, football and “NCIS.”
Yep, the bland CBS procedural that we thought just our parents watched must be a guilty pleasure for many, because it was the most viewed program from Sept. 23rd to Dec. 15th when this data was compiled. In fact, in the top ten, two slots are taken by “NCIS” and its spinoff “NCIS: LA” and another two by “Sunday Night Football” and the post-game show. So where are the good network shows? Like “New Girl,” “Parks & Recreation” and “Brooklyn Nine Nine“? Head toward the bottom of the list. More people watch reality shows and “60 Minutes” than those comedies, though comic fans should be happy to see “Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.” ranking in the top 30. And we are glad to see “The Good Wife” up high too.
Take a look at the rankings below and weep. [EW]
1. NCIS
2. NFL SUNDAY FOOTBALL
3. BIG BANG THEORY
4. NCIS: LA
5. BLACKLIST
6. PERSON OF INTEREST
7. NFL SUNDAY NIGHT PRE-KICK
8. DANCING WITH THE STARS
9. OT (NFL POST-SHOW)
10. VOICE
11. BLUE BLOODS
12. CASTLE
13. VOICE
14. CRIMINAL MINDS
15. 60 MINUTES
16. MODERN FAMILY
17. ELEMENTARY
18. HAWAII FIVE-0
19. CSI
20. MILLERS
21. SCANDAL
22. GOOD WIFE
23. GREY’S ANATOMY
24. MENTALIST
25. FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA
26. CRAZY ONES
27. SURVIVOR
28. TWO AND A HALF MEN
29. CHICAGO FIRE
30. MARVEL’S AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
31. SLEEPY HOLLOW
32. MIKE & MOLLY
33. AMAZING RACE
34. HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
35. BONES
36. MIDDLE
37. 2 BROKE GIRLS
38. ONCE UPON A TIME
39. UNDERCOVER BOSS
40. LAW & ORDER:SVU
41. ALMOST HUMAN
42. MOM
43. REVENGE
44. SHARK TANK
45. NASHVILLE
46. REVOLUTION
47. LAST MAN STANDING
48. HOSTAGES
49. GRIMM
50. BIGGEST LOSER
51. X-FACTOR
52. GOLDBERGS
53. BACK IN THE GAME
54. IRONSIDE
55. SUPER FUN NIGHT
56. WE ARE MEN
57. BONES
58. AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS
59. X-FACTOR
60. DATELINE
61. SIMPSONS
62. 20/20
63. PARENTHOOD
64. FAMILY GUY
65. ABC SATURDAY NIGHT COLLEGE FOOTBALL
66. NEW GIRL
67. 48 HOURS
68. GLEE
69. MICHAEL J FOX SHOW
70. MASTERCHEF JUNIOR
71. BROOKLYN NINE-NINE
72. TROPHY WIFE
73. DRACULA
74. 20/20
75. ONCE UPON A TIME IN WONDERLAND
76. FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA
77. AMERICAN DAD
78. NEIGHBORS
79. BOB’S BURGERS
80. BETRAYAL
81. SATURDAY NIGHT COLLEGE FOOTBALL
82. DADS
83. SEAN SAVES THE WORLD
84. LUCKY 7
85. PARKS & RECREATION
86. ARROW
87. MINDY PROJECT
88. CRIMETIME
89. MICHAEL J FOX SHOW
90. VAMPIRE DIARIES
91. COMEDYTIME
92. COMEDYTIME-SAT 2 CBS 3234
93. ORIGINALS
94. PRIMETIME: WHAT WOULD U DO
95. SUPERNATURAL
96. SIMPSONS ENCORE
97. WELCOME TO THE FAMILY
98. SCANDAL (RERUN)
99. RAISING HOPE
100. FAMILY GUY (RERUN)