‘Empire’ gets an early season 2 renewal from Fox.
According to reports, Fox’s ‘Empire’ has received a second season after just two episodes. The announcement came during Saturday’s Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena.
Created by Lee Daniels, the director of ‘The Butler’, the show premiered to extremely high ratings in the first two episodes. Currently, the show averages a 5.3 rating by Nielsen, the series has become the number 1 new series of the season. Following its second episode, it is the only new drama to grow in numbers over time.
Empire centers around Lucious Lyon played by Terrence Howard, the head of a music company, who has just found out that he may have only a few years left to live. He is currently in the process of choosing which one of his sons will take over the business. But, his former wife and mother of their kids, Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) returns from prison and complicates everything.
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Fox has also announced renewals for “Gotham” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” during Saturday’s press tour.
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