Empire has experienced its lowest ratings in the show’s history, in the wake of the Jussie Smollett controversy.
The show also struggled last week, recording 4.4m viewers – which is still 10% higher than the latest viewership numbers.
This is under Empire’s previous low of 4.2m viewers and a 1.2 rating, which occurred on Halloween 2018.
It was reported in February that Smollett would be removed from the remaining season five episodes in the wake of his arrest.
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