Fox’s “Empire” looks like it may never fall — in the ratings, at least — and the hip-hop soap opera just stole some of “Scandal’s” social media thunder too.
Based on Nielsen Social Guide and Twitter metrics, “Empire” now has the highest average number of tweets per episode during live airings of any broadcast drama this season. The music-centric show took that crown from Kerry Washington‘s fixer drama, which airs Thursday nights on ABC.
To date, “Empire” is averaging 381,770 tweets per episode, topping “Scandal’s” 355,012. Of course, “Scandal” has aired more episodes this season than the Lee Daniels‘-Danny Strong show has, which perhaps weighs the Shonda Rhimes vehicle’s mean figures down a bit.