As if there is any surprise, for the third week in a row ‘Empire’ has dominated in primetime ratings bringing in massive numbers and continuing to make it one of televisions wildly popular series. Via EW:
The hip-hop drama’s third episode climbed to 10.9 million viewers and a big 4.3 rating among adults 18-49. That’s up 8 percent after the show already shocked the industry by climbing in week two from its strong premiere. This just doesn’t … hardly … ever … happen.
Empire‘s lead-in American Idol (11.5 million, 3.3) was up this week while Empire‘s biggest rivals in the hour—ABC’sModern Family and Black-ish—were both in repeats last night. But still: The typical pattern is a show’s highest-rated episode of the season is its premiere, then ratings drop for two weeks and then (hopefully) settle into a groove for the rest of the season, rising somewhat for the season finale. Empire has done the opposite. The midseason drama premiered big. Got bigger. Then got bigger again.
As we previously told you the folks at Fox were so impressed with last week’s performance of Empire executives gave the show an ultra-early season-two renewal which never happens this early for a series, especially a new series at that.
Congrats once again to the cast and Team Empire, we will see how much higher the ratings get next week. In case you missed Wednesday’s episode check it out below.
