‘Empire’ Ratings Plummet 35 Percent After Jussie Smollett Hate Hoax

Ratings for the Fox television show Empire are plummeting after its star, Jussie Smollett was arrested for apparently staging a fake hate crime attack against himself.
According to TheWrap, Empire fell a whole 29 percent in viewers from a comparable episode last year.

Wednesday’s hour was down 13 percent in both the demo and for the overall audience versus the fall finale, and down 35 percent in the demo and 29 percent in viewers from last year’s midseason premiere episode.

As a matter of fact, last night’s “Empire” drew the second-smallest audience and second-worst demo rating ever for “Empire.”

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