By Will Thorne Staff Writer “Empire” signed off with a premature series finale on Tuesday night, after the coronavirus forced the Fox show to curtail its sixth and final season.
With the potential of the intended series finale to come at a later date, the final episode of “Empire,” for now, scored a 0.8 rating and 2.9 million total viewers.
That represents the show’s highest rating and largest audience since Oct. 2019. “Empire” has seen in a steady ratings decline over the past couple seasons in particular.
For comparison, the season 5 finale drew 4.1 million viewers, while the season 4 finale drew 5.3 million. Last night’s episode wasn’t done any favors by its lead-in, a “Masked Singer” replay, which scored a 0.5 and 2.7 million
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