Things heat up between Cookie and Angelo, so Lucious finally recognizes Angelo as a formidable rival and prepares to take him on. Meanwhile, Jamal is finally able to face Freda Gatz, a big first step on his journey to recovery. Also, Anika goes back to work at Empire and instantly causes turmoil, while Hakeem starts falling for Nessa, even though she might be into a different Lyon.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 3 Episode 4 of Empire was watched by 9,270,000 viewers, resulting in a 3.50 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Is Empire Renewed or Cancelled for Season 4?

Empire Season 3 Episodes...

• s03e01 - Light in Darkness
• s03e02 - Sin That Amends
• s03e03 - What Remains Is Bestial
• s03e04 - Cupid Kills
• s03e05 - One Before Another
• s03e06 - Chimes at Midnight
• s03e07 - What We May Be
• s03e08 - Unkindest Cut
• s03e09 - A Furnace for Your Foe
• s03e10 - Sound and Fury
• s03e11 - Play On
• s03e12 - Strange Bedfellows
• s03e13 - My Naked Villainy
• s03e14 - Love is a Smoke
• s03e15 - Civil Hands Unclean
• s03e16 - Absent Child
• s03e17 - Toil and Trouble (1)
• s03e18 - Toil and Trouble (2)

Empire Show Summary

Lucious Lyon is the king of hip-hop. An immensely talented artist, the CEO of Empire Entertainment and a former street thug, his reign has been unchallenged for years. But all that changes, when he learns he has a disease that is going to render him crippled and incapacitated in a matter of three years. The clock is ticking, and he must groom one of his three sons to take over his crowning achievement, without destroying his already fractured family.