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According to Nielsen, 'Empire' is the most-tweeted about series episode while 'Walking Dead' is the top series premiere of the season.

• Jun 1, 2015

AceShowbiz - "Empire" and "The Walking Dead" reign over other TV shows this season on Twitter. According to the list released by Twitter and Nielsen, the two hit series are among the most-tweeted TV shows from September 1, 2014 through May 24, 2015.

"Empire" ranks first in terms of weekly tweets with an average of 627,000 tweets per episode. "Empire" season finale additionally becomes the most-tweeted TV series episode of the season with 2.4 million tweets and 5.9 million users.

Meanwhile, "The Walking Dead" is the top premiere with an audience of 7.4 million and 1.3 million tweets. The AMC hit zombie series also tops other TV shows with an average of 4,305,000 audience in the list of top 10 entertainment shows on Twitter ranked by the number of unique audience.

"The Bachelor" comes in the second place with 3,593,000 audience and 156,000 tweets per episode, followed by "Game of Thrones" with 2,886,000 audience and an average of 107,000 tweets. "American Horror Story: Freak Show" and "Empire" round up the top 5.

The Super Bowl, unsurprisingly, is the biggest television event of the year on the social media with 25.1 million tweets and 16.1 million audience. The Grammy Awards comes second with 13.3 million people viewing 13.4 million tweets, besting the Oscars (13 million audience), the Golden Globes (10.4 million), the American Music Awards (10.3 million) and the Billboard Music Awards (9.8 million).

The season's top 10 entertainment shows on Twitter (ranked by unique audience):

1. "The Walking Dead" (AMC) 480,000 tweets 4,305,000 audience
2. "The Bachelor" (ABC) 156,000 tweets 3,593,000 audience
3. "Game of Thrones" (HBO) 107,000 tweets 2,886,000 audience
4. "American Horror Story: Freak Show" (FX) 239,000 tweets 2,796,000 audience
5. "Empire" (FOX) 627,000 tweets 2,636,000 audience
6. "Scandal" (ABC) 282,000 tweets 2,428,000 audience
7. "Pretty Little Liars" (ABC Family) 268,000 tweets 2,387,000 audience
8. "Parks and Recreation" (NBC) 89,000 tweets 2,105,000 audience
9. "WWE Monday Night Raw" (USA) 183,000 tweets 1,865,000 audience
10. "Dancing With the Stars" (ABC) 93,000 tweets 1,843,000 audience