--- description: And Brooklyn Nine-Nine was picked up for a third season title: Fox Renews Its New Shows 'Gotham' and 'Empire' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb08929d970ccbbea/6987785b3c163998b5450fd5/fftvgempire_pilot_033114_img0462_f_hires1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Fox Renews Its New Shows _Gotham_ and _Empire_ by [James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 18, 2015 6:04 PM CUT  'Empire' 'Empire'Chuck Hodes—Fox by [James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 18, 2015 6:04 PM CUT Fox just announced three early series renewals — and one is _really_ early. As expected, the network has picked up _Gotham_ for a second season and _Brooklyn Nine-Nine_ for a third season. But far less expected (at least this soon) is that Fox has renewed hip-hop drama _Empire_ for a second season. The move is partly surprising (in that it’s very unusual for a broadcaster to renew a series so fast, though it occasionally happens on cable) and yet not given the show’s stunning ratings this week. _Empire_‘s premiere episode tied _How to Get Away with Murder_ as the season’s highest-rated series debut among adults 18-49\. The second episode then [stunned the industry by rising](http://insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/15/empire-ratings-rise/ "undefined") in the ratings — which is a very rare occurrence, especially after a strong debut (_Empire_ is the only drama to rise in Week 2 this season). _Gotham_ has averaged a 4.2 rating the demo and 10.6 million viewers when including DVR playback, _Empire_ has averaged a 5.3 in the demo and 11.7 million viewers and _Brooklyn Nine-Nine_ has a 2.7 in the demo. The success of all three shows is much-needed at Fox, which ranked fourth this fall and declined more than any other broadcaster compared to the previous year. _Gotham_ declined a bit from its debut, but has settled into a stable-seeming groove on Monday nights. _Brooklyn Nine-Nine_ has seemed to flourish since moving to Sunday nights this season. _Empire_ is still at a stage when most industry insiders would say it’s too early to bet the farm on the drama, yet the first two weeks were hugely promising. It’s worth pointing out all three shows were greenlit under Fox’s previous programming chief Kevin Reilly, who was ousted from the network last summer and is now taking the reins at TNT. Still to come on Fox this season is cop drama _Backstrom_ starring Rainn Wilson as an irascible detective, the intriguingly high concept one-man sitcom _Last Man on Earth_ starring Will Forte and the limited series thriller _Wayward Pines_ starring Matt Dillon. As for the fates of some of Fox’s other dramas, the network [plans to tweak](http://insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/17/fix-sleepy-hollow/ "undefined") _Sleepy Hollow_ before making a decision on a third season, while _Bones_ seems likely to return for season 11\. “We’re at the end of our deal on Emily \[Deschanel\] and David \[Boreanaz\],” Fox Chairman and CEO Dana Walden said at TCA’s winter press tour. “We’re very hopeful _Bones_ will return. We can’t announce it today because deals aren’t closed, \[but\] nothing will make us happier.” [_This article originally appeared at EW.com_](http://insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/17/gotham-empire-season-2/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3672895/fox-renews-gotham-empire/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3672895/fox-renews-gotham-empire/"},"headline":"Fox Renews Its New Shows Gotham and Empire","datePublished":"2015-01-18T18:04:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:40:25.122Z","description":"And Brooklyn Nine-Nine was picked up for a third season","url":"https://time.com/3672895/fox-renews-gotham-empire/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb08929d970ccbbea/6987785b3c163998b5450fd5/fftvgempire_pilot_033114_img0462_f_hires1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"James Hibberd / Entertainment Weekly"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb08929d970ccbbea/6987785b3c163998b5450fd5/fftvgempire_pilot_033114_img0462_f_hires1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Empire","caption":"Empire","creditText":"Chuck Hodes—Fox","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3672895/fox-renews-gotham-empire/","name":"Fox Renews Its New Shows Gotham and Empire"}}]}] ```