Grade B26 sourcesHIS-00146
Empire
Series · 2015 · Notable
Fox’s Empire grew each week to a first-season finale averaging 16.7 million viewers.
Spread Score
How it worksNumbers
- Season-one Twitter earned impressions, Twitter campaign claim
- 647M
- X · Self-reported · Euronews
- Peak date
- Week of Mar 18, 2015
- Jan 7 ’15 to Week of Mar 18, 2015
- Platforms
- 6
- Started on TV
- Origin
- Mixed
- Entertainment
How it spread
Trace the originEmpire gained viewers each week after Fox’s paid launch. Its first-season finale averaged 16.7 million viewers and generated 2.4 million tweets. The soundtrack topped Billboard’s album chart, independent video discussions appeared, and Saks announced fashion collections.
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May 2014
January 2015
TheWrap press · Jan 8 ’15
TheWrap detailed Fox’s paid launch; Fox said it held 80 influencer screenings.[4]
Changelogupdated Oct 13 ’26
- Archived 2 sources · Cleared the depth bar · Fact-check passed (55 claims)
- Added: 16 events, 24 sources · Score 59
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How the next thing spread, the week it does.