The Jussie Smollett “hoax hate crime” scandal appears to be taking its toll on the show the embattled singer and actor once headlined. After a disappointing midseason premiere, “Empire” reached new all-time series ratings lows this week.
The Wrap, which has been tracking the show’s performance particularly closely since Smollett was charged with 16 felony counts of disorderly conduct for allegedly orchestrating a fake hate crime against himself, reports that the struggling show only managed to draw 4 million viewers and score a 1.1 rating/6 share in the key demo (18-49) this week.
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