Christmas is still a few days away, but Santa Claus, with a little help from Nielsen, is handing out a few early holiday gifts to the networks: ratings wins for 2016.
Yes, most ratings revolve around the September-May season, but as we look back on everything else this calendar year—including 2016’s best and most disappointing TV shows—we couldn’t let the year end without recognizing which networks and shows notched victories in the all-important 18-49 demo.
It was a very good year for NBC, The Walking Dead, Adult Swim and CBS, which broadcast Super Bowl 50. But some of the other networks found coal in their Nielsen stocking this year.
