The top television programs ranked by their highest-rated telecast achieved in the Persons 2+ demographic, at any point in time, throughout the 2015-2016 television season—which began on Monday, September 21, 2015 and conclusively ended on Sunday, September 18, 2016.
| Rank | Program | Network | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | Low | |||
| 1 | Wheel of Fortune | SYN | 3.35 | |
| 2 | Jeopardy | SYN | 3.26 | |
| 3 | Judge Judy | SYN | 3.23 | |
| 4 | Weekend Adventure | SYN | 3.13 | |
| 5 | Family Feud | SYN | 2.97 | |
| 6 | Big Bang Theory | SYN | 2.79 | |
| 7 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | SYN | 2.10 | |
| 8 | Young and the Restless | CBS | 1.69 | 1.57 |
| 9 | Modern Family | SYN | 1.60 | |
| 10 | Entertainment Tonight | SYN | 1.43 | |
| 11 | Inside Edition | SYN | 1.41 | |
| 12 | Dr. Phil | SYN | 1.35 | |
| 13 | Closer | SYN | 1.27 | |
| 14 | Bold and the Beautiful | CBS | 1.25 | 1.18 |
| 15 | Live with Kelly & Michael | SYN | 1.23 | |
| 16 | Family Guy | SYN | 1.22 | |
| 17 | Two and a Half Men | SYN | 1.19 | |
| 18 | The View | ABC | 1.16 | 0.76 |
| 19 | Ellen | SYN | 1.07 | |
| 20 | Hot Bench | SYN | 1.03 | |
| 21 | The Talk | CBS | 1.03 | 0.75 |
| 22 | General Hospital | ABC | 0.97 | 0.87 |
| 23 | Blue Bloods | SYN | 0.96 | |
| 24 | Days of Our Lives | NBC | 0.95 | 0.83 |
| 25 | 2 Broke Girls | SYN | 0.93 | |
| 26 | ES Court Combo | SYN | 0.91 | |
| 27 | Mike & Molly | SYN | 0.88 | |
| 28 | Today's Take | NBC | 0.84 | 0.76 |