RENEWAL ALERT: Empire

During their TCA Winter Tour, FOX announced a renewal for Empire for a fourth season. The hip hop soap exploded onto the scene in January 2015 and progressively soared to higher and higher levels. It had a strong second season but started to decline some and has declined more this year but it was so high at one point that it remains one of TV's top shows despite the drops. Empire joins Hell's Kitchen, The Simpsons, and Bob's Burgers as early 2017-18 renewals for FOX.