This new Black show is doing quite well.
And it's on Fox.
‘Empire’ strikes back against whitewashed TV
“Empire” — Fox’s surprise hit about hip-hop king Lucious Lyon and his larger-than-life brood — lays these issues bare, with neither sentimentality nor apology.
Unlike the middle-class conformism of “Blackish” or the bougie elites in “Scandal” and “How To Get Away With Murder,” the show’s rap-world royals reign rowdy from the ghetto to the boardroom with little regard for propriety.
But “Empire” is more than mere entertainment. It’s the first truly revolutionary series of the 21st century — the only high-profile TV show with no prominent white protagonists.
Anchored by a strong black woman — and created by a who’s who of African-American writers, directors, guest stars and musical producers — “Empire” is TV about blacks, by blacks and for blacks.
In turn, it’s found a steadily increasing audience. More than 13 million viewers tuned in last week, Nielsen reports, 32 percent over its Jan. 7 debut.
Not surprisingly, black viewers make up 61 percent of that audience.
http://nypost.com/2015/02/24/empire-strikes-back-against-whitewashed-tv/
