Empires rise and empires fall. The meteoric rise of hip-hop soap opera “Empire” was great for Fox just a few years ago, but the show’s once giant Nielsen ratings consequently set up an epic fall, and the Lyons (the fictional family at the center of the show) are now limping to the finish line in their final season.
The Season 6 start for “Empire,” the show’s first season premiere since Jussie Smollett left, sunk 47% in ratings from the Nielsen numbers for the opening episode for Season 5, according to the TV ratings company’s Live + Same Day data covering the important adults 18-49 demographic.An ‘Empire’ Collapses: Just How Far Once-Mighty Fox Drama Has Fallen in Ratings | PRO Insight
Final season premiere for Fox drama sees the series’ harshest ratings decline
Empires rise and empires fall. The meteoric rise of hip-hop soap opera “Empire” was great for Fox just a few years ago, but the show’s once giant Nielsen ratings consequently set up an epic fall, and the Lyons (the fictional family at the center of the show) are now limping to the finish line in their final season.
The Season 6 start for “Empire,” the show’s first season premiere since Jussie Smollett left, sunk 47% in ratings from the Nielsen numbers for the opening episode for Season 5, according to the TV ratings company’s Live + Same Day data covering the important adults 18-49 demographic.