“Empire” rose versus last week for another Fox Wednesday win.
It probably didn’t hurt that one of the central themes in last night’s episode surrounded a hacked nude selfie of Taraji P. Henson’s character, Cookie Lyon. Also, Taye Diggs’ character announced that he would be running for mayor, heightening the drama and throwing a wrench in their budding relationship.
In non-“Empire” news, ABC was second in the key 18-49 demographic last night, while CBS finished runner-up in total viewers.
Fox was first in ratings with a 2.4 rating/8 share in the advertiser-coveted demo and in total viewers with an average of 7.5 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Lethal Weapon” at 8 p.m. had a 1.7/6 and 6.6 million viewers. At 9, “Empire” earned a 3.1/10 and 8.4 million viewers.
ABC was second in ratings with a 1.6/6 and third in viewers with 6 million. “The Goldbergs” at 8 put up a 1.8/7 and 6.4 million viewers. At 8:30, “Speechless” got a 1.6/6 and 5.7 million viewers. “Modern Family” at 9 scored a 2.2/7 and 7.3 million viewers. “Black-ish” at 9:30 posted a 1.6/5 and 5.6 million viewers. “Designated Survivor” at 10 received a 1.2/4 and 5.5 million viewers.
CBS was third in ratings with a 1.4/5 and second in viewers with 7.2 million. “Survivor” at 8 had a 1.8/6 and 8.5 million viewers. At 9, “Criminal Minds” got a 1.4/5 and 7.6 million viewers. “Code Black” at 10 received a 0.9/3 and 5.7 million viewers.
NBC was fourth in ratings with a 1.2/4 and in viewers with 5.7 million. “Blindspot” at 8 opened primetime to a 1.1/4 and 5 million viewers. At 9, “Chicago PD” followed with the same rating/share, and rose to 5.9 million viewers. A second-hour at 10 rose to a 1.3/5 and 6.4 million viewers.
Telemundo was fifth in ratings with a 0.7/2 and in viewers with 1.74 million.
Univision was sixth in ratings with a 0.6/2 and in viewers with 1.72 million.
The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.5/2 and in viewers with 1.4 million. “Arrow” at 8 had a 0.7/2 and 1.9 million viewers. At 9, “Frequency” managed a 0.3/1 and 999,000 viewers.