Record Low Ratings for 'Empire' This Week
by EG
Ratings for Fox's Empire were already sinking, but the controversy surrounding star Jussie Smollett doesn't seem to have had a positive effect on the series' viewership. This week's episode drew the lowest ratings ever for the series. Read on for details.
Via Page Six.
The “Empire” strikes out.
Jussie Smollett‘s TV drama crashed and burned Wednesday night, when 3.97 million viewers tuned in – the lowest ratings in the show’s history, according to TVLine.
A day earlier, Smollett told reporters that he was ready “to get back to work” after Chicago prosecutors dropped all criminal charges against him for allegedly fabricating a racial and homophobic attack.
Fox has not said whether “Empire” will be renewed for another season.
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