African-American viewership propelling prime time TV hits like ‘Empire’

And a new comedy on ABC, “Black-ish,” is fourth on the list, with 24%.

“Empire,” “Murder” and “Black-ish” are widely regarded as 3 of the biggest successes of the 2014-2015 TV season.

In a blog post on Wednesday, New York Magazine television reporter Joe Adalian pointed out another one of their common traits: “This season’s two biggest drama hits (‘Empire’ and ‘Murder’) and the only new comedy success (‘Black-ish’) all feature nonwhite actors in leading roles.”

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