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There is a new Empire at Fox—in more ways than one.
Ahead of their first upfront Monday afternoon as Fox Television Group chairmen and CEOs, Dana Walden and Gary Newman announced a 2015-16 lineup with one big expected move—Empire is moving from midseason to anchor the fall lineup—and one stunner: former blockbuster American Idol will end its run next year.
"Our strategy with these bold creative swings is simple: schedule them strategically, market them relentlessly and create events that break through and captivate viewers across every platform," said Walden and Newman.
Fox tumbled to fourth place in adults 18-49 this season, and as Walden and Newman struggled to rebuild the network, they found the biggest building block imaginable in Empire, which was the success story of 2014-15, with ratings increases every in single week.
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