WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30

[EDITOR'S NOTE: An audio description for tonight's episode of ROSEWOOD is available on the SAP Audio Channel.]

--"EMPIRE" - (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

WELCOME TO THE WORLD ON "EMPIRE" WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, ON FOX

Pitbull and Bre-Z Murray Guest-Star

Cookie and Anika secretly work together behind Lucious' back to pull off a surprise performance that catches the eye of Pitbull (guest-starring as himself). Meanwhile, Lucious tracks down Frank Gathers' daughter, Young Ma (guest star Bre-Z Murray), to try to convince her to sign with him at Empire, while Hakeem is hard at work on his girl group, Ménage a Trois. Also, Andre and Rhonda hope their baby-on-the-way will be the key that unlocks Lucious' cold heart and opens the door for Andre to return to the Empire fold in the "Fires of Heaven" episode of EMPIRE airing Wednesday, Dec. 30 (8:00-90:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (EMP-203) (TV-14 D, L, S, V)

Cast: Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon, Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon, Bryshere 'Yazz' Gray as Hakeem Lyon, Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, Grace Gealey as Anika Calhoun, Kaitlin Doubleday as Rhonda Lyon, Gabourey Sidibe as Becky, Ta'Rhonda Jones as Porsha and Serayah McNeill as Tiana

Guest Cast: Bre-Z Murray as Freda Gatz, Becky G. as Valentina, Andre Royo as Thirsty Rawlings, Kelly Rowland as Leah Walker, Rafael De La Fuentes as Michael Sanchez and Tyra Ferrell as Roxanne Ford