WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18

[EDITOR'S NOTE: AMERICAN IDOL XIV is preempted tonight.]

**TWO-HOUR SEASON FINALE**--"EMPIRE" - (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

WHO WILL TAKE THE CROWN ON THE SPECIAL, TWO-HOUR SEASON FINALE OF "EMPIRE" WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, ON FOX

Musical Artists Snoop Dog, Jennifer Hudson, Rita Ora, Juicy J and Patti Labelle Guest-Star

Jamal and Lucious are on their way to forming a music-centered relationship, but once again, Lucious has a secret that's about to change everything. Hakeem decides to flirt with the enemy, while trying to figure out what the best move is for his career. Meanwhile, Cookie is cooking up a plan of her own in the all-new, special two-hour "Die But Once/Who I Am" Season Finale episode of EMPIRE airing Wednesday, March 18 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (EMP-111/12) (TV-14 D, L, S, V).

Cast: Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon, Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, Malik Yoba as Vernon Turner, Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon, Bryshere Gray as Hakeem Lyon, Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, Grace Gealey as Anika Gibbons, Kaitlin Doubleday as Rhonda Lyon

Guest Cast: Snoop Dog as Himself, Jennifer Hudson as Michelle, Rita Ora as Herself, Juicy J as Himself, Patti Labelle as Herself, Charles Hamilton as Himself, Gabourey Sidibe as Becky, Ta'Rhonda Jones as Porsha, Jim Beanz as Titan and Serayah as Tiana, Derek Luke as Malcolm, Eka Darville as Ryan, Judd Nelson as Billy