The fall finale of “Empire” raked in 7.6 million viewers last night. Ratings dipped from last year, but were up from last week in its new time slot. More inside…
“Empire” wrapped up the first half of season 3 last night in its new time slot (8pm EST). “A Furnace For Your Foe” episode drew in a total 7.6 million viewers, up 10% from last week’s series lows. It went up 8% in the key demo from last week leading into Lee Daniels’ newest series “STAR.”
While viewership was good (especially considering the “Survivor” finale was on at the same time), the fall finale episode was down 39% among 18-49 year-olds from its fall finale in 2015.
In the episode, Cookie Lyon found out her boyfriend Angelo copped a DUI when he was 17 that resulted in the death of a young lady that was in the car with him. He ran his car into a river and left an innocent girl behind to drown. Damn.
Jamal Lyon was ordered to enter rehab by his family in an intervention of sorts after he came off stage from performing. And it appears Andre Lyon is cooking up a plot to take his father, Lucious Lyon, out of the game. Permanently. Savage!
We hear the ratings for Lee's new show "Star" were pretty good.
“Empire” will resume in March 2017. Will Lucious make it out alive?
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