NEW YORK —The anticipation among television viewers about new fall shows was foreshadowed by Google.
The online information company said Friday the most-searched query about fall premieres over the past week was about when Fox’s “Empire” would return. The new season debuted to 16.2 million viewers Wednesday night, the Nielsen company said.
The two top returning shows so far this week have been CBS’ “NCIS” and “The Big Bang Theory,” both with 18.2 million viewers, Nielsen said.
Both shows were also featured among the top 10 questions Google received on premieres, the company said.
The premiere date searched for second-most on Google was CBS’ “Criminal Minds,” which hasn’t debuted yet, with “The Big Bang Theory” being third, the company said.
NBC’s “Chicago Fire” has also attracted Google attention, along with CBS’ “Madam Secretary” and ABC’s “Scandal,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Nashville.”
