“Empire” recovered on Wednesday, growing by two-tenths of a ratings point among the core 18-49 demographic one week after it slid 9 percent in the opposite direction. The dominant hip-hop soap opera led Fox to finish first outright on the night.
NBC’s “Law & Order: SVU” dropped 30 percent after last week’s “Voice”-induced sugar high. The Dick Wolf procedural followed “The Mysteries of Laura” again last night.
ABC was second in the main demo, but settled for fourth in total viewers.
Fox was first in ratings with a 2.9 rating/10 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 8 million, according to preliminary numbers.