Friday, March 29, 2024

Ratings: Everyone Watched “Empire” and Not Much Else on Wednesday Night

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Wednesday night was all “Empire” from 8 to 10pm. The show scored 16.7 million total viewers and a 6.5 in the key demo. It had a 20 share. This is called a phenomenon.

Not much else happened because the rest of broadcast TV was in reruns. At 10pm, two shows– the “CSI Cyber” premiere and Diane Sawyer’s special about “The Sound of Music” — tied at around 7.3 million viewers. They skewed to older audiences. I missed “CSI” but I did watch Julie Andrews, and the show was lovely. I figure “CSI” I will be seeing in reruns and syndication for years to come.

Meanwhile, the “Empire” CD is number 2 on amazon and on iTunes, selling like hot cakes right behind Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp A Butterfly.” If “Empire” can sustain story burnout– too many plots, characters, and quick things going by– they could go a possible four or five seasons. But it will be tough at this rate. Every show like this– huge sudden successes–like “thirtysomething,” “Moonlighting,” and now even “Glee”– cannot sustain itself for too long. So let’s enjoy it while we can.

Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.
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