Cookie Lyon is the new lion of prime time.
Fox’s Empire is shattering Nielsen records as the only series to rise in the ratings for seven consecutive weeks since its premiere, climbing steadily from 9.9 million same-day viewers for its Jan. 7 opener to 13.9 million last week. With DVR-delayed viewing factored in, it’s currently averaging 15.6 million viewers a week. And among young adults, it’s climbed 37% in seven weeks, the biggest gain for a new series since Fox’s teen soap The OC in 2003, Fox says.
It also ranks as this season’s top-rated network drama, ahead of NBC’s The Blacklist and ABC’s How to Get Away with Murder.
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