Even if Fox suffers a repeat of last year's disastrous fall, during which four of its five new series almost immediately imploded, the network should have a much brighter and more lucrative start to this new TV season. That's because Empire, the hip-hop drama that quickly became a phenomenon after premiering in January, is back for an 18-episode second season, which debuts tonight at 9 p.m.
Empire's ratings started high and climbed all season. In live-plus-seven numbers, its finale averaged 23.1
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