Posted on 03/22/2019 4:35:09 PM PDT by EdnaMode
“Empire” sunk to series lows on Wednesday, one week after an already-rough midseason premiere. Those episodes marked the first two original hours of the Fox soap since star Jussie Smollett was arrested and charged with filing a false police report in Chicago.
Last night, “Empire” managed a 1.1 rating/6 share among adults 18-49 and 4 million total viewers. The drama’s previous series lows came on Halloween 2018, when the show drew a 1.2 demo rating and 4.2 million overall audience members.
The “Empire” midseason return a week ago tallied a 1.3 rating and 4.4 million viewers, per Nielsen, which means this follow-up episode slipped an additional 18 percent in the demo and 9 percent overall. As a result of those declines, CBS was able to tie Fox for first-place in primetime-ratings averages among adults 18-49. The “Survivor” home topped the evening in eyeballs of any age.
CBS and Fox tied for first in ratings, both with a 1.1 rating/5 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic. CBS was first in total viewers with an average of 6.3 million, according to preliminary numbers. Fox was fourth in total viewers with 3.6 million.
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This will give Jussie an even bigger ego...
“They’re nothing without me!”
Sad that 4 million people still watch that visual feces.
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When it was new, I tuned into one of the guest episodes, midway through. The first thing I was confronted with was two actors (both male) in bed asking each other ‘was it good for you?’. Never tuned in again.
Boycott it!
The series’ creator, Lee Daniels, is a homosexual.
I wonder how those dancing girls really feel about dancing on stage with a fancy dan?
could it be ratings drop unrelated. Cannot see regular viewers stop watching due to his drama.
And Danny Strong seems to be a mystery.
Talented white writer started out of acting on Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV
Am I the only person in America who has no idea whatsoever what a Smollett is and doesn’t care?
Nope,I’m # 2
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“This will give Jussie an even bigger ego...
“They’re nothing without me!”
Yep
He’s still featured in the recent episodes so...
He very well might have single handily be causing the show’s demise. It seems it was struggling before and his act of arrogance/stupidity added a few more nails to the show’s coffin.
Those that automatically voice their support because of their Leftist/socially bigoted views sure didn’t help themselves, either.
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