WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15

[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

EMPIRE GOES ON STRIKE ON AN ALL-NEW "EMPIRE" WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, ON FOX

Forest Whitaker ("Lee Daniels' The Butler") Guest-Stars

Production comes to a halt on Empire's 20-For-20 when Calvin and Portia, feeling overworked by their new producer, Eddie Barker (guest star Forest Whitaker), call for a strike, leaving Cookie to find a solution to the issue. In an attempt to prove that he can still be the man he was before the explosion, Lucious arranges a deal on Hakeem's behalf, not knowing the repercussions that could follow. Meanwhile, love is in the air for Jamal and Andre, who each express their feelings for their significant others, not knowing the secrets that are being kept from them in the all-new "The Lady Doth Protest" episode of EMPIRE airing Wednesday, Nov. 15 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (EMP-407) (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 Byers as Anika, Gabourey Sidibe as Becky, Ta'Rhonda Jones as Porsha, Serayah McNeill as Tiana, Xzibit as Shine Johnson, Andre Royo as Thurston "Thirsty" Rawlings, Rumer Willis as Tory Ash and Terrell Carter as Warren Hall.

Guest Cast: Forest Whitaker as Eddie Barker, Taye Diggs as Angelo Dubois, Phylicia Rashad as Diana DuBois, Demi Moore as Claudia, Teyonah Parris as Pamela Rose, Ashley Livingston as Chicken, Kierra Bunch as Tamara, Ptosha Storey as Chyna, Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Poundcake, Raj Bond as Calvin Moore, Reilly Nelson as White Stacy.