WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Audio descriptions 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

PA: Viewer discretion is advised.

COOKIE IS OFFERED A CAREER GAME-CHANGER ON AN ALL-NEW "EMPIRE" WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, ON FOX

Wood Harris Guest-Stars

Cookie is offered a career game-changer that would put her future in the family business in jeopardy. Jamal works diligently to try to make Tiana and Treasure's (guest star Katlynn Simone) track a success, as Lucious, Cookie and Giselle deliberate future plans for Hakeem and the rest of the artists at Empire. Meanwhile, the feds pressure Thirsty, due to his affiliation with Lucious and Damon Cross (guest star Wood Harris), and Andre receives startling news in the all-new "Shift and Save Yourself" episode of EMPIRE airing Wednesday, March 27 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (EMP-512) (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: Tasha Smith as Carol, Alicia Coppola as Meghan Conway, Liza Lapira as Vera, Pej Vahdat as Kelly Patel, Katlynn Simone as Treasure, Wood Harris as Damon Cross, and Meta Golding as Teri