Cyrus Langhorne
Fox’s “Empire” went up against some tough competition this week but still managed to remain a top-rated show. The show bounced back from recent low ratings to tie as the most-watched show this past Wednesday (May 3) night.
According to reports, “Empire” tied with reality TV show “Survivor” against other top tier programming.
The hip-hop drama once again tied with ‘Survivor’ as the top-rated show of the night. With added competition from the NBA playoffs, several broadcast series fell as the networks headed into sweeps. Empire once again tied with Survivor as the top-rated series of the night with a 1.8 rating among adults 18-49. However, that marked a dip of three-tenths for the hip-hop drama. (Hollywood Reporter)
Last week, “Empire” suffered low ratings following a two-week break.
“Empire” aired its first new episode in two weeks on Wednesday night, with the Fox music drama returning at a new series low, according to Nielsen data. Nevertheless, it was still the top-rated show of the night in adults 18-49. “Empire” averaged a 2.1 rating and 6.2 million viewers, down from the previous series low on April 5 (2.2, 6.4 million). (Variety)
Prior to mini-hiatus, “Empire” had bounced back with strong ratings.
“Empire” ticked up in both key measures this week, with the Fox show bouncing back from last week’s series low. The music industry drama averaged a 2.3 rating in adults 18-49 and 6.6 million viewers, up from a 2.2 and 6.4 million last week. It was again the top-rated show of the night, as well as one of the few new broadcast programs to air. (Variety)
A few weeks ago, “Empire” suffered a slight blow in overall ratings.
Still the highest-rated show of the night (though by thinner margins than usual), Fox’s hip-hop drama was down 14% from last week’s winter break return to hit a series low. For a declining blockbuster like Empire, which has seen more than a few lows in its current third season, to put blame on its lead-in is thin gruel; the fact is the second week of Shots Fired (1.0/4) saw the limited series go down just a tenth from its March 22 debut. (Deadline)
