As the 2015-16 Season Wraps Up, CBS Declares Victory in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49

NBC, the demo winner for the past two years, slips to No. 2

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The 2015-16 TV season ends tomorrow, and CBS—with a big assist from Super Bowl 50—has declared victory across the board.

The network will finish this season No. 1 in total viewers (10.9 million), adults 18-49 (2.3 rating) and adults 25-54 (3.1 rating). While the network routinely wins each season in total viewers—this is the eighth straight year it has done so—this is only CBS' second season win in the coveted 18-49 demo during the last decade (see below).

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