FOX really needed a ratings hit and last season, Empire delivered. The music drama started out strong and the numbers just kept getting better each week. The season finale delivered ratings highs and it became the highest-rated show on broadcast television in the coveted 18-49 demographic. Will the numbers continue to climb in season two or will they fall? Could last season have been a fluke? Could Empire be cancelled or is it almost guaranteed to be renewed for a third season? Stay tuned.
Empire revolves around Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard), the CEO of a successful hip hop music company, and his family. Lucious has three ambitious sons — business-minded Andre (Trai Byers), gay musician Jamal (Jussie Smollett), and fame-obsessed musician Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray) — as well as an ex-wife named Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) who served time in prison for her husband. In one way or another, they all want to control the family empire. The rest of the cast includes Grace Gealey, Kaitlin Doubleday, Ta’Rhonda Jones, Serayah McNeill, and Gabourey Sidibe.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
1/15 update: FOX has renewed Empire for a third season.
5/19 update: You can see the rest of the latest night’s ratings.
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For comparisons: The first season of Empire averaged a 5.09 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 12.97 million total viewers.
Note: Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you like the Empire TV show on FOX? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a third season?
Keep the show – recast Jussie’s character like they do with the soap operas. State “the role of Jamal Lyon will now be played by ___.” His character is too important to the show. Also do not get rid of Andre’s character. The show needs all the Lyon brothers to be successful. Cutting out main characters will lose more ratings.’s
The actors on the show play their parts beautiful. But the story line stinks. One episode it’s going one way, then the next it goes down hill!!! The 2017 season started off bad, then it picked up steam. Last season Andre and Luscious were crime partners, and this season their mortal enemies, and you brought that woman to be cookies rival and it just sucks to the bone not only how luscious sucks up to her, but she just a bad fit! And then you killed the half brother ex fbi agent and he was good for the show I… Read more »
Please do not cancell. This show is in the top 5 that I watch. The cast is awesome So please no matter how the ratings go please ,please don’t cancell. Hugh fan.
Plz Dont take off..I LOVE THIS SHOW
I believe that Fox like always, over rate there , motives, never take or think with a clear head, a bunch of candy asses, you will be sorry. Hey Fox, the black list and Empire, are he best shows . That Fox has going on TV, but when it comes to this blaming rating, I don’t go Fox it. Hey. Fox. Stupid is what stupid does. PS, you are losing, Fox,. You are losing. That show’s how stupid you are.
I loved first season..big fan of Taraji and Terrence’however 2nd season lost it’s flair.
I wouldn’t tune into the finale.of 2nd season.story line became too redundant’understand Jesse was killed off.big mistake he was an asset to the show..I sometimes watch reruns on Bet .I doubt
if I will be tuning into season3. sorry
Love love love the show, I make sure I am home every Wednesday just to watch this show, never been really big into tv shows but this one is addicting.
How are some of you even pleading for Empire not to be cancelled? Are u freaking kidding me? With those kind of devilish ratings that only Big Bang Theory can dream of matching in Broadcast tv and only Walking Dead and Game of Thrones on Cable. Fox can never cancel Empire. The kind of money they make from it wud be crazy
I feel empire should NOT be cancelled it is a great show and i look foward to each episode. I hope their will be a 3rd season im really hoping for what happens next common Fox renew please!!!
I love Empire and need to know what happened this is my fictional book I watch once a week come on Fox renew don’t cancel Empire I want to see what happens next.