WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23

[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

STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM ON "EMPIRE" WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, ON FOX

Ludacris, Becky G, Kelly Rowland, Andre Royo and Veronika Bozeman Guest-Star

Cookie and her cohorts decide to start their own small record label, but it's off to a bumpy start as everyone has different visions for the new label. As his first project for the new company, Hakeem decides to form a girl group and woos a hot Latina lead singer (guest star Becky G), proving that he can be more than just an artist. Meanwhile, Lucious, feeling extra pressure from a bloodthirsty prosecutor, hires a new lawyer (guest star Andre Royo) and records an epic track from inside jail. In Lucious' absence, Jamal neglects his music and makes business moves that further his journey toward becoming every bit as ruthless as his father in the "Without A Country" episode of EMPIRE airing Wednesday, Dec. 23 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (EMP-202) (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: Chris "Ludacris" Bridges as Officer Mcknight, Andre Royo as Thirsty Rawlings, Kelly Rowland as Leah Walker, Veronika Bozeman as V, Becky G as Valentina, Rafael De La Fuente as Michael Sanchez and Tyra Ferrell as Roxanne Ford