Empire (season 3)
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| Country of origin | United |
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| Original network | Fox |
| Original release | September 21, 2016 – present |
The third season of the American television drama series Empire premiered on September 21, 2016, in the United States on Fox.[1] The third season was ordered on January 15, 2016.[2] The show is produced by 20th Century Fox, in association with Imagine Entertainment, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Danny Strong Productions and Little Chicken Inc. The showrunners for this season are Ilene Chaiken, Danny Strong and Lee Daniels. The season airs on Wednesday at 9:00 pm, the same slot as the previous seasons.
Premise
The show centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Entertainment, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company.
Cast and characters
Main cast
- Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon
- Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon
- Bryshere Y. Gray as Hakeem Lyon
- Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon
- Trai Byers as Andre Lyon
- Grace Byers as Anika Calhoun
- Gabourey Sidibe as Becky Williams
- Ta'Rhonda Jones as Porsha Taylor
- Serayah as Tiana Brown
- Morocco Omari as Tariq Cousins
- Xzibit as Shyne Johnson
- Bre-Z as Freda Gatz
Special guest cast
- Kaitlin Doubleday as Rhonda Lyon
Recurring cast
- Leslie Uggams as Leah Walker
- Tasha Smith as Carol Holloway
- Vivica A. Fox as Candace Holloway
- Sierra A. McClain as Nessa
- Ajiona Alexus as Young Cookie
- Jeremy Carver as Young Lucious
- Taye Diggs as Angelo Dubois
- Andre Royo as Thirsty Rawlings
- Samuel Hunt as Xavier Rosen
- Romeo Miller as Gram
- Phylicia Rashad as Diana Dubois
Guest cast
- French Montana as Vaughn[3]
- Birdman as himself[3]
- Mariah Carey as Kitty
- Ezri Walker as Zeah
- Juan Antonio as Phillip
Production
Development
Empire was renewed for a third season on January 15, 2016.[2] It was later announced that the season will premiere on September 21, 2016.[1] Fox released a promotional poster on July 14, 2016, for the season, showcasing both Lucious Lyon and Cookie Lyon.[4]
Casting
TVLine announced on June 18, 2016, that Xzibit who plays Shyne Johnson, Lucious’ drug-dealing adversary, was upgraded to a series regular for the third season after being a recurring role in the second season.[5] On July 8, 2016, Entertainment Weekly announced that rapper French Montana will appear in the third-season premiere, playing music mogul Vaughn, a member of Lucious Lyon's powerful inner circle. Birdman will also appear on the show as himself.[3] The Hollywood Reporter announced on July 13, 2016, that Sierra McClain will join the show in a recurring role. She will be playing Nessa, Shyne's loyal protege whom Lucious is eager to sign.[6] In August 2016, it was announced Mariah Carey would appear as Kitty, a superstar who collabs with Jamal.[7] On August 29, 2016, it was announced that Phylicia Rashad had joined the cast.[8]
Episodes
See also: List of Empire episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | "Light in Darkness" | Sanaa Hamri | Malcolm Spellman & Joshua Allen | September 21, 2016 | 3AXP01 | 10.87[9] |
| Hakeem leaves the altar, and a rooftop fight between Anika and Rhonda leads to the latter crashing down to a car, killing her. Anika gives birth to a girl named Bella Lyon while Hakeem heads to Tiana's house but drunk; Lucious uses his streaming service to pursue his music legacy and clashes with Tariq, who leads a federal task force to investigate him. Andre starts having hallucinations of Rhonda. | |||||||
| 32 | 2 | "Sin That Amends" | Craig Brewer | Cherien Dabis & Carlito Rodriguez | September 28, 2016 | 3AXP02 | 9.65[10] |
| Jamal partners with Angelo Dubois to host a summit for gun violence awareness; Lucious tries to win over Cookie; Hakeem and Nessa start to record new songs together; Anika finds Tariq's hidden camera; Andre gets into trouble with the police. | |||||||
| 33 | 3 | "What Remains Is Bestial" | Millicent Shelton | Diane Ademu-John & Eric Haywood | October 5, 2016 | 3AXP03 | 9.25[11] |
| Cookie asks superstar Kitty (Mariah Carey) to record a new song with Jamal, hoping to help him regain his ability to perform. Andre is falsely accused of more serious charges during the trial for his arrest. Hakeem and Gram vie for Tiana's attention, calling each other out in raps. Lucious plans to regain full control of Empire after releasing the Black half of Jamal's album and Cookie retaliates by declaring war on Lucious. Andre is confronted by Tariq, who wants him to turn on his father in exchange for having the charges dropped. | |||||||
| 34 | 4 | "Cupid Kills" | Hanelle Culpepper | Matt Pyken & Attica Locke | October 12, 2016 | 3AXP04 | 9.27[12] |
| Lucious starts seeing Angelo as a threat, Jamal returns to see Freda Gatz, who has been brutally beaten in jail, and Shyne and Andre physically fight after the latter informs Nessa that Shyne is exploiting her. Lucious forces Shyne to sign her deal at gunpoint. Andre starts to have feelings for Nessa and they make love as Rhonda appears to and encourages Andre. | |||||||
| 35 | 5 | "One Before Another" | Mario Van Peebles | Joshua Allen & Carlito Rodriguez | November 9, 2016 | 3AXP05 | 8.15[13] |
| Jamal teams up with Hakeem for a performance that he thinks could help him face his fears; Cookie is caught off guard during a routine meeting with her probation officer. | |||||||
| 36 | 6 | "Chimes at Midnight" | Sanaa Hamri | Cherien Dabis & Eric Haywood | November 16, 2016 | 3AXP06 | 8.39[14] |
| When Empire is hacked, the leak creates feuds between artists and among the Lyon family; Andre tries to prove his worth to the company; Lucious is determined to divide Cookie and Angelo; Jamal is caught in a love triangle. | |||||||
| 37 | 7 | "What We May Be" | Kevin Bray | Diane Ademu-John & Malcom Spellman | November 30, 2016 | 3AXP07 | 7.84[15] |
| 38 | 8 | "The Unkindest Cut"[16] | TBA | TBA | December 7, 2016[17] | 3AXP08 | TBD |
| 39 | 9 | "A Furnace For Your Foe"[18] | TBA | TBA | December 14, 2016[17] | 3AXP09 | TBD |
| 40 | 10 | TBA | TBA | TBA | March 22, 2017[17] | TBA | TBD |
Reception
Live + SD ratings
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Episode | Air date | Time slot (EST) | Rating/Share (18–49) | Viewers (m) | 18–49 Rank | Viewership rank | Drama rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | "Light in Darkness" | September 21, 2016 | Wednesdays 9:00 p.m. |
4.2/13[9] | 10.87[9] | 3[19] | 12[19] | 4[19] |
| 32 | 2 | "Sin That Amends" | September 28, 2016 | 3.7/12[10] | 9.65[10] | 4[20] | 17[20] | N/A | |
| 33 | 3 | "What Remains Is Bestial" | October 5, 2016 | 3.4/11[11] | 9.25[11] | 5[21] | 13[21] | N/A | |
| 34 | 4 | "Cupid Kills" | October 12, 2016 | 3.5/12[12] | 9.27[12] | 4[22] | 15[22] | N/A | |
| 35 | 5 | "One Before Another" | November 9, 2016 | 2.9/9[13] | 8.15[13] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 36 | 6 | "Chimes at Midnight" | November 16, 2016 | 3.1/10[14] | 8.39[14] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 37 | 7 | "What We May Be" | November 30, 2016 | 2.9/9[15] | 7.84[15] | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 38 | 8 | "The Unkindest Cut" | December 7, 2016 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 39 | 9 | "A Furnace For Your Foe" | December 14, 2016 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 40 | 10 | TBA | March 22, 2017 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Live + 7 Day (DVR) ratings
| No. in ser |
No. in season |
Episode | Air date | Time slot (EST) | 18–49 rating increase |
Viewers (millions) increase |
Total 18-49 | Total viewers (millions) |
Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | "Light in Darkness" | September 21, 2016 | Wednesdays 9:00 p.m. |
1.7 | 4.08 | 5.9 | 14.95 | [23] |
| 32 | 2 | "Sin That Amends" | September 28, 2016 | 1.9 | 4.24 | 5.6 | 13.89 | [24] | |
| 33 | 3 | "What Remains Is Bestial" | October 5, 2016 | 1.9 | 4.34 | 5.3 | 13.59 | [25] | |
| 34 | 4 | "Cupid Kills" | October 12, 2016 | 1.5 | 3.77 | 5.0 | 13.03 | [26] | |
| 35 | 5 | "One Before Another" | November 9, 2016 | 1.6 | 3.83 | 4.5 | 11.98 | [27] | |
| 36 | 6 | "Chimes at Midnight" | November 16, 2016 | 1.5 | 3.64 | 4.6 | 12.03 | [28] | |
| 37 | 7 | "What We May Be" | November 30, 2016 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 38 | 8 | "The Unkindest Cut" | December 7, 2016 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 39 | 9 | "A Furnace For Your Foe" | December 14, 2016 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 40 | 10 | TBA | March 22, 2017 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
References
- 1 2 Ausiello, Michael (June 16, 2016). "Fox Fall Premiere Plan: Return Dates for Empire, Scream Queens and More". TVLine. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- 1 2 Ausiello, Michael (January 15, 2016). "Empire Renewed for Season 3 at Fox". TVLine. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Stack, Tim (July 8, 2016). "Empire: Who is French Montana playing in season 3? — exclusive". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ↑ Stack, Tim (July 14, 2016). "Empire exclusive: See the sexy new poster for season 3". Entertaintment Weekly. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ↑ Ausiello, Michael (June 18, 2016). "Empire: Xzibit Snags Series-Regular Promotion Ahead of Season 3". TVLine. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ↑ Stanhope, Kate (July 13, 2016). "'Empire' Taps Actress and Singer Sierra McClain for Recurring Role (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ↑ Ausiello, Michael (August 8, 2016). "Mariah Carey Books Empire Season 3 Guest Stint — But There's a Twist". TV Line. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
- ↑ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (August 29, 2016). "'Cosby Show' Star Phylicia Rashad Joins 'Empire' Season 3". Variety. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Porter, Rick (September 22, 2016). "Wednesday final ratings: 'Empire' adjusts up, 'Designated Survivor' adjusts down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Porter, Rick (September 29, 2016). "Wednesday final ratings: 'Empire,' 'Lethal Weapon,' 'Criminal Minds,' 'SVU' & 'Blindspot' all adjust up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Porter, Rick (October 6, 2016). "'Empire,' 'Survivor,' 'SVU,' 'Chicago PD' adjust up, 'Black-ish' adjusts down: Wednesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Porter, Rick (October 13, 2016). "'Empire' and 'The Goldbergs' adjust up: Wednesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Porter, Rick (November 10, 2016). "'Black-ish' adjusts down, others hold: Wednesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Porter, Rick (November 17, 2016). "'Goldbergs' and 'Speechless' adjust up, 'Black-ish' adjusts down: Wednesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Porter, Rick (December 2, 2016). "'Empire' adjusts up, 'Black-ish' adjusts down: Wednesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
- ↑ "(EMP-308) "The Unkindest Cut"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Shows A-Z - empire on fox". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- ↑ "(EMP-309) "A Furnace For Your Foe"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Porter, Rick (September 27, 2016). "'Empire,' CBS, NBC lead premiere week: Broadcast Top 25 and network rankings". Tv by the Numbers. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
- 1 2 Porter, Rick (October 4, 2016). "Football, 'Empire' and NBC lead week 2: Broadcast Top 25 and network rankings". Tv by the Numbers. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- 1 2 Porter, Rick (October 11, 2016). "'Big Bang Theory' breaks 'Empire' streak, CBS wins week 3: Broadcast Top 25 and network rankings". Tv by the Numbers. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- 1 2 Porter, Rick (October 18, 2016). "'Sunday Night Football' suffers, but NBC still tops week 4: Broadcast Top 25 and network rankings". Tv by the Numbers. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (October 4, 2016). "'Designated Survivor' is your premiere week DVR champion: Broadcast Live +7 ratings". Tv by the Numbers. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (October 11, 2016). "'Designated Survivor' posts more big DVR gains: Broadcast Live +7 ratings for Sept. 26-Oct. 2". Tv by the Numbers. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (October 19, 2016). "Rich get richer as 'Empire,' 'Big Bang,' 'Designated Survivor' lead broadcast Live +7 ratings for Oct. 3-9". Tv by the Numbers. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (October 27, 2016). "'This Is Us,' 'Big Bang,' 'Designated Survivor' lead broadcast Live +7 ratings for Oct. 10-16". Tv by the Numbers. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (November 23, 2016). "'Designated Survivor' makes more big gains in week 8 broadcast Live +7 ratings". Tv by the Numbers. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (December 1, 2016). "'This Is Us,' 'Big Bang,' 'Designated Survivor' are the Big Three in week 9 broadcast Live +7 ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
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