Ratings: Fox's 'Empire' Opens Big, Ties As Season's Top New Show in Demo

Fox dropped a trailer to its midseason hip-hop family drama Empire during the World Series last night. From Lee Daniels, Danny Strong and Brian Grazer, Empire centers around Lucious Lyon (Howard), a charismatic, savvy 

Okay, sorry, that's a recap for William Shakespeare's King Lear, but I bring the Elizabethan comparison because, beneath its splashy fur coat-laden surface, Empire asks nearly the same questions about nearly the same family. In the pilot, Lucious Lyon 

'Empire' starring Terrence Howard and Taraji P Henson, premiered on Fox to massive ratings.

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