In just seven weeks Empire , FOX’ s freshman melodrama set in and around the hip-hop side of the music industry, has risen to become the biggest show of 2015 so far. You think broadcast networks are dead in the water? Tell that to Empire , which continues to surpass its own series debut record-shattering numbers. The industry side of things may take a layman’s approach , but numbers don’t lie. It’s hot in the streets, perhaps because its colorful cast of characters, an ensemble led by Terrence Howard and a scenery-chewing Taraji P. Henson, keep things entertaining with crazy soap operatic antics ready-made to keep your Twitter timeline on fire during the live airing and entertainment blogs alight the next morning.
