TV Ratings: 'Empire' Holds Strong in Return After 'Shots Fired' Premiere
by Travis
Fox took home its first nightly victory in a while thanks to the return of "Empire".
The series, coming off a three-month hiatus that saw "This Is Us" pass it to become the top drama on broadcast, was unmoved in its midseason opener. It averaged a 2.8 rating among adults 18-49 and 7.9 million viewers. Both of those numbers marked incremental improvement from December.
Season to date, Empire has averaged a 4.6 rating among adults 18-49 and 12.5 million viewers once live-plus-seven ratings are factored in, though multiplatform views have it even higher.
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