NEWSFLASH! Empire‘s 2-hour season finale pulled SuperBowl sized ratings and they didn’t even have to show a lil nip or create a power outage to do it!

The hot new scripted series which features fan favorites Taraji P. Henson and Terrence Howard,? closes on a series ratings high after a record breaking 9 consecutive weeks of growth.

The two-hour season finale of Empire earned a gigantic series high 6.4, up 10 percent from last week’s series high 5.8 adults 18-49 rating.

The first hour notched a 6.0 while the second hour, which Nielsen will count as the part of the series overall average rating, rose to a 6.8.

It was the highest rated night for a broadcast network airing regular entertainment programming since the January 18, 2012 season premiere of American Idol, which garnered a 7.4 adults 18-49 rating. (source)

In case you missed it, check out the season finale below…

VIDEO: Empire Season Finale (Part 1)

VIDEO: Empire Season Finale (Part 2)

Filming for season two set to begin in July.

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