[09/13/15 - 10:15 AM] More Than 100,000 Fans Watched Last Night's Season Two "Empire" Live Event FOX partnered with Twitter to produce a live Periscope experience - watched by more than 16,000 fans - that featured red carpet interviews and a live-stream of the talent discussion and musical performances.
[via press release from FOX]
MORE THAN 100,000 FANS WATCHED LAST NIGHT'S SEASON TWO "EMPIRE" LIVE EVENT...
Watch/Share Highlights Of The Epic Event, Featuring
Cast Members Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Trai Byers, Jussie Smollett,
Bryshere "Yazz" Gray, Kaitlin Doubleday, Grace Gealey, Ta'Rhonda Jones,
Gabourey Sidibe and Serayah McNeill;
Co-Creators and Executive Producers Lee Daniels and Danny Strong;
Executive Producers Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo and Ilene Chaiken;
and VIP Attendees Mariah Carey, Rosie O'Donnell, Mary J. Blige,
Marisa Tomei, Naomi Campbell, Swizz Beatz, Kehinde Wiley, Morris Chestnut, Jaina Lee Ortiz,
David Mazouz, Camren Bicondova, Courtney Love, Christina Milian and Adam Rodriguez
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More than 2500 fans had the chance to attend the premiere event at Carnegie Hall, and hundreds of thousands watched and participated across social platforms. FOX partnered with Twitter to produce a live Periscope experience - watched by more than 16,000 fans - that featured red carpet interviews and a live-stream of the talent discussion and musical performances. In addition, Twitter set up an exclusive backstage Cinemagraph station to capture green room GIFs of the talent and producers, helping FOX achieve more than 3,400,000 EMPIRE-driven organic impressions on Twitter. Check out all of the custom content at @EmpireFOX.
"EMPIRE" RETURNS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 @ 9/8c ON FOX!
Returning Wednesday, Sept. 23 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX, EMPIRE, the No. 1 hit drama about music, family, glamour, danger and power, shattered ratings records every week in its debut season; spawned hit records "Drip Drop" and "You're So Beautiful"; and made Cookie Lyon a household name.
From Imagine Television in association with 20thCentury Fox Television, the series was created by Academy Award nominee Lee Daniels and Emmy Award winner Danny Strong, and is executive-produced by Daniels, Strong, Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning producer Brian Grazer, Ilene Chaiken, Francie Calfo and Sanaa Hamri. "Like" EMPIRE on Facebook at facebook.com/EmpireFOX. Follow the series on Twitter @EmpireFOX and join the discussion using #empire. See photos and videos on Instagram by following @EmpireFOX.
Own it on Blu-ray/(TM) and DVD on 9/15, with more show-stopping moments and music performances, including the popular hit "No Apologies." Dive into more than nine hours of content and 50 minutes of special features, including 11 complete performances highlighting five of the most-popular songs from the series purchased on iTunes.
In Partnership with Twitter
Catch Up on Season One and
See the Uncut Music Performances
On Blu-ray & DVD Sept. 15
