Jussie Smollett’s final episode of “Empire” Season 5 (and possibly his last episode ever) aired Wednesday night on Fox, tying the knot for Jamal (Smollett) and Kai (Toby Onwumere) and tying the hip-hop drama’s series low among adults in the sought-after 18-49 demographic.
Coming in with the 1.1 rating the series has been hovering around since it first hit its low last month with the second episode to air after Smollett’s arrest, “Empire” tied with “Chicago Fire” as the No. 2 show of the night in the key demo, with Wednesday’s winner being CBS’ “Survivor.”
Over on The CW’s primetime block, the episode of “Riverdale” featuring the late Luke Perry’s final scenes ticked up from last week’s hour among the 18-49 crowd.