mobanmarketRatings for the FOX series Empire continue to bottom out as Jussie Smollett starred in his last episode of the season Wednesday night.
According to Variety, Wednesday’s Empire episode earned only a 1.1 rating.
The show’s ratings have been low since Jussie Smollett was arrested in February for allegedly faking a racist attack against himself in downtown Chicago. He was initially charged with 16 felony counts. But all criminal charges against him were suddenly dropped in March amid suspicious circumstances.
After the arrest, ratings fell 35 percent in the demo. Following the charges being dropped, Empire‘s ratings hit an all-time low. The week after, they just slightly improved, still near the all-time low number.
Cast members of Empire are sticking by the 36-year-old, calling him “innocent” and “filled with integrity.”