The 2016-2017 television season is the 71st network season in United States television history. It began on Monday, September 19, 2016 and ended on Sunday, May 28, 2017. The effective start date of the 2016-17 season for the purposes of audience measurement was Saturday, September 24, 2016 through Friday, September 22, 2017.
Top 2 ranking of the highest achieved rating by programs during the span of the 2016-17 TV season.
Top 10 ranking of designated market areas by number of television homes for the 2016-2017 TV season. See the complete 2016-2017 Nielsen DMA ranking.
| Rank | Market | TV Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 7,348,620 | 6.407% |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 5,476,830 | 4.775% |
| 3 | Chicago | 3,463,060 | 3.019% |
| 4 | Philadelphia | 2,942,800 | 2.566% |
| 5 | Dallas-Fort Worth | 2,713,380 | 2.366% |
| 6 | San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose | 2,488,090 | 2.169% |
| 7 | Washington-Hagerstown | 2,476,680 | 2.159% |
| 8 | Houston | 2,450,800 | 2.137% |
| 9 | Boston-Manchester | 2,424,240 | 2.114% |
| 10 | Atlanta | 2,412,730 | 2.104% |
Universe estimates used to calculate a program or network's rating within that particular demographic for the 2016-17 TV season. See the extended 2016-2017 universe estimates.
| Demographic | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Households | 118,400,000 | |
| Persons 2+ | 301,670,000 | |
| Persons 2-11 | 39,410,000 | 13.1% |
| Persons 12-17 | 24,420,000 | 8.09% |
| Persons 18+ | 237,840,000 | 78.8% |
| Persons 18-34 | 69,290,000 | 23.0% |
| Persons 18-49 | 128,320,000 | 42.5% |
| Persons 25-54 | 120,170,000 | 39.8% |
| Persons 50+ | 109,520,000 | 36.3% |
| Persons 55+ | 88,640,000 | 29.4% |