TheWrap's compiled and ranked the 21 best-rated broadcast entertainment series of 2016 (not including sports or news). All numbers in this slideshow come from the key 18-49 demo in Nielsen's "most current" metric, which includes a week of delayed viewing where available.
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Rank: 1
Series: Big Bang Theory
Network: CBS
Rating: 5.4
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Rank: 2
Series: Empire
Network: Fox
Rating: 5.1
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Rank: 3
Series: The X-Files
Network: Fox
Rating: 4.8
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Rank: 4
Series: This Is Us
Network: NBC
Rating: 4.4
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Rank: 5
Series: Grey's Anatomy
Network: ABC
Rating: 3.7
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Rank: 6
Series: America's Got Talent (Tuesday)
Network: NBC
Rating: 3.2
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Rank: 7
Series: The Voice
Network: NBC
Rating: 3.1
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Rank: 8 (tie)
Series: The Bachelor
Network: ABC
Rating: 3.0
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Rank: 8 (tie)
Series: Designated Survivor
Network: ABC
Rating: 3.0
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Rank: 8 (tie)
Series: Scandal
Network: ABC
Rating: 3.0
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Rank: 8 (tie)
Series: American Idol (Wednesday)
Network: Fox
Rating: 3.0
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Rank: 12 (tie)
Series: The Voice
Network: NBC
Rating: 2.9
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Rank: 12 (tie)
Series: NCIS
Network: CBS
Rating: 2.9
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Rank: 12 (tie)
Series: Modern Family
Network: ABC
Rating: 2.9
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Rank: 15 (tie)
Series: The Bachelorette
Network: ABC
Rating: 2.8
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Rank: 15 (tie)
Series: How to Get Away With Murder
Network: ABC
Rating: 2.8
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Rank: 15 (tie)
Series: American Idol (Thursday)
Network: Fox
Rating: 2.8
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Rank: 18
Series: America's Got Talent (Wednesday)
Network: NBC
Rating: 2.7
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Rank: 19 (tie)
Series: The Blacklist
Network: NBC
Rating: 2.6
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Rank: 19 (tie)
Series: Chicago Fire
Network: NBC
Rating: 2.6
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Rank: 19 (tie)
Series: Survivor
Network: CBS
Rating: 2.6
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So there's the Top 21 (with ties) -- sorry, "Blindspot," "Big Brother" and "Lethal Weapon" -- you guys just missed the cut by one-tenth of a TV ratings point. Maybe 2017, but probably not.
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