# Empire

> Fox’s Empire grew each week to a first-season finale averaging 16.7 million viewers.

- Owner: Fox
- Kind: Series
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2015-01-07
- Peak date: Week of Mar 18, 2015
- Date basis: Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 59 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy, Challenge, Pairing

## Summary

Empire 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.

## Timeline

- 2014-05-06 — Fox (TV) — Fox ordered Empire for its television schedule.
- 2015-01-07 — Fox (TV) — Empire premiered on Fox with 9.9 million viewers.
- 2015-01-08 — TheWrap (Press) — TheWrap detailed Fox’s paid launch; Fox said it held 80 influencer screenings.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/empire

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Empire.” Case HIS-00146. Spread Score v1.2: 59/100. Updated 2026-10-12. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00146