CNNMoney: After a stellar season two debut on Wednesday, the Fox hip-hop hit saw a huge boost in its audience when accounting for viewers who watched in the days following. The season 2 premiere of “Empire” went from 16.2 million viewers who watched live to 22.5 million viewers who watched within three days of the debut. That includes those watching on TV and via streaming, according to Fox. That’s a jump of nearly 40 percent.