“Empire,” which had suffered three straight episode-to-episode declines, avoided a fourth. This week’s preliminary adults 18-49 rating matches last week’s final number, and given that the show often receives an upward adjustment in the final report, it may even end up ahead.<\/p>\n
It is already ahead in total viewership.<\/p>\n
Per fast national data first posted by Showbuzz, Wednesday’s “Empire” drew a 3.7 adults 18-49 rating and 9.85 million total viewers. Last week’s installment posted a 3.7 and 9.56 million in the final report.<\/p>\n
As is typically the case, “Empire” led the night in both columns. “Survivor,” which drew a 2.1 and 9.33 million, again represented its closest competition in adults 18-49 and total viewership.<\/p>\n
FOX led into “Empire” with “Rosewood,” which drew a 1.3 and 4.78 million, according to preliminary data. Last week’s episode drew a 1.2 and 4.64 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[3406,255,4171],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n