Mick Jagger: 'Empire' is a 'really good show'.

NEW YORK -- ''Empire'' is a powerhouse, but it might have just received its biggest endorsement: Mick Jagger says he's a fan of the musical drama series.

''It's been very successful and it's great that a show about music can be that successful and it's good for everybody. And I think it's a really good show,'' Jagger said in a phone interview Tuesday.

Last month's season finale for the hit Fox series drew 17.6 million viewers in the second hour of the two-hour event; the first hour scored 15.8 million viewers.

Jagger said he's talked with series creator Lee Daniels.

''I met Lee in Los Angeles during Oscar week and we had a nice (time), went to a couple parties,'' Jagger said. ''We were...