WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Audio descriptions (AD) for tonight's episodes of EMPIRE and STAR are available on the SAP Audio Channel.]

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

COOKIE AND LUCIOUS RACE TO FIND MORE UNTAPPED TALENT ON AN ALL-NEW "EMPIRE" WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, ON FOX

In an effort to sign more artists, Cookie and Lucious make a bet to see who can find someone first. While Lucious bets on the chance to meet an up and coming rapper in a high stakes poker game, Cookie takes to the streets to find untapped talent in a set of auditions. Meanwhile, Hakeem refuses to leave the studio when his rage inspires what he considers his best music yet and Jamal finds himself at a crossroads when Becky claims he's spending too much time with Kai in the all-new "What is Done" episode of EMPIRE airing Wednesday, Nov. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (EMP-506) (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, Gabourey Sidibe as Becky, Serayah McNeill as Tiana, Ta'Rhonda Jones as Porsha, Andre Royo as Thurston "Thirsty" Rawlings, Nicole Ari Parker as Giselle Sims-Barker, Chet Hanks as Blake Sterling, Rhyon Nicole Brown as Maya, and A.Z. Kelsey as Jeff Kingsley

Guest Cast: AzMarie Livingston as Chicken, Claudette Burchett as Juanita, Toby Onwumere as Kai, Tim Streetzz as Big City, Amy J. Carle as Elizabeth Landry, Tisha Campbell as Brooke, Opal Staples as Tasha, Melanie McCullough as Denise, Sarah Loveland as Shelby, Wood Harris as Damon Cross, Ryan McBride as Evan, Joel Smollett as Karl Binyan, Marcell Johnson as Marcel, and APD as Maureen Lowenstein