List of Empire episodes
Empire is an American musical drama television series which debuted on Fox on January 7, 2015. 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. The series was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson.
The series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on September 21, 2016.[1][2] As of November 30, 2016, 37 episodes of Empire have aired.
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Nielsen ratings | ||||
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First aired | Last aired | Rank | Viewers (millions) | ||||
1 | 12 | January 7, 2015 | March 18, 2015 | 5 | 17.33[3] | ||
2 | 18 | September 23, 2015 | May 18, 2016 | 5 | 15.94[4] | ||
3 | TBA | September 21, 2016 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Episodes
Season 1 (2015)
Main article: Empire (season 1)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Lee Daniels | Lee Daniels & Danny Strong | January 7, 2015 | 1AXP01 | 9.90[5] |
2 | 2 | "The Outspoken King" | Lee Daniels | Danny Strong & Ilene Chaiken | January 14, 2015 | 1AXP02 | 10.32[6] |
3 | 3 | "The Devil Quotes Scripture" | Sanaa Hamri | Ilene Chaiken & Joshua Allen | January 21, 2015 | 1AXP03 | 11.07[7] |
4 | 4 | "False Imposition" | Rosemary Rodriguez | Wendy Calhoun | January 28, 2015 | 1AXP04 | 11.36[8] |
5 | 5 | "Dangerous Bonds" | John Singleton | Malcolm Spellman | February 4, 2015 | 1AXP05 | 11.47[9] |
6 | 6 | "Out, Damned Spot" | Michael Engler | Eric Haywood | February 11, 2015 | 1AXP06 | 11.96[10] |
7 | 7 | "Our Dancing Days" | Sanaa Hamri | Attica Locke | February 18, 2015 | 1AXP07 | 13.02[11] |
8 | 8 | "The Lyon's Roar" | Danny Strong | Danny Strong | February 25, 2015 | 1AXP08 | 13.90[12] |
9 | 9 | "Unto the Breach" | Anthony Hemingway | David Rambo | March 4, 2015 | 1AXP09 | 14.33[13] |
10 | 10 | "Sins of the Father" | Rob Hardy | Eddie Gonzalez & Jeremy Haft | March 11, 2015 | 1AXP10 | 14.90[14] |
11 | 11 | "Die But Once" | Mario Van Peebles | Ilene Chaiken | March 18, 2015 | 1AXP11 | 15.82[15] |
12 | 12 | "Who I Am" | Debbie Allen | Danny Strong & Ilene Chaiken | March 18, 2015 | 1AXP12 | 17.62[15] |
Season 2 (2015–16)
Main article: Empire (season 2)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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13 | 1 | "The Devils Are Here" | Lee Daniels | Danny Strong & Ilene Chaiken | September 23, 2015 | 2AXP01 | 16.18[16] |
14 | 2 | "Without a Country" | Dee Rees | Carlito Rodriguez | September 30, 2015 | 2AXP02 | 13.74[17] |
15 | 3 | "Fires of Heaven" | Craig Brewer | Attica Locke | October 7, 2015 | 2AXP03 | 13.10[18] |
16 | 4 | "Poor Yorick" | Danny Strong | Danny Strong | October 14, 2015 | 2AXP04 | 12.22[19] |
17 | 5 | "Be True" | Kevin Bray | Wendy Calhoun & Janeika James | October 21, 2015 | 2AXP05 | 12.28[20] |
18 | 6 | "A High Hope for a Low Heaven" | Mario Van Peebles | Robert Munic | November 4, 2015 | 2AXP06 | 11.68[21] |
19 | 7 | "True Love Never" | Sylvain White | Ingrid Escajeda | November 11, 2015 | 2AXP07 | 11.20[22] |
20 | 8 | "My Bad Parts" | Sanaa Hamri | Malcolm Spellman | November 18, 2015 | 2AXP08 | 11.34[23] |
21 | 9 | "Sinned Against" | Paul McCrane | Eric Haywood | November 25, 2015 | 2AXP09 | 9.21[24] |
22 | 10 | "Et Tu, Brute?" | Sanaa Hamri | Radha Blank | December 2, 2015 | 2AXP10 | 11.81[25] |
23 | 11 | "Death Will Have His Day" | Danny Strong | Danny Strong | March 30, 2016 | 2AXP11 | 12.46[26] |
24 | 12 | "A Rose by Any Other Name" | Michael Engler | Ilene Chaiken | April 6, 2016 | 2AXP12 | 11.34[27] |
25 | 13 | "The Tameness of a Wolf" | Paris Barclay | Attica Locke & Joshua Allen | April 13, 2016 | 2AXP13 | 10.11[28] |
26 | 14 | "Time Shall Unfold" | Cherien Dabis | Ayanna Floyd Davis | April 20, 2016 | 2AXP14 | 9.56[29] |
27 | 15 | "More Than Kin" | Sanaa Hamri | Eric Haywood & Malcolm Spellman | April 27, 2016 | 2AXP15 | 10.03[30] |
28 | 16 | "The Lyon Who Cried Wolf" | Millicent Shelton | Joshua Allen | May 4, 2016 | 2AXP16 | 9.39[31] |
29 | 17 | "Rise by Sin" | Paul McCrane | Ayanna Floyd Davis & Jamie Rosengard | May 11, 2016 | 2AXP17 | 9.81[32] |
30 | 18 | "Past Is Prologue" | Sanaa Hamri | Lee Daniels & Ilene Chaiken | May 18, 2016 | 2AXP18 | 10.88[33] |
Season 3 (2016–17)
Main article: Empire (season 3)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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31 | 1 | "Light in Darkness" | Sanaa Hamri | Malcolm Spellman & Joshua Allen | September 21, 2016 | 3AXP01 | 10.87[34] |
32 | 2 | "Sin That Amends" | Craig Brewer | Cherien Dabis & Carlito Rodriguez | September 28, 2016 | 3AXP02 | 9.65[35] |
33 | 3 | "What Remains Is Bestial" | Millicent Shelton | Diane Ademu-John & Eric Haywood | October 5, 2016 | 3AXP03 | 9.25[36] |
34 | 4 | "Cupid Kills" | Hanelle Culpepper | Matt Pyken & Attica Locke | October 12, 2016 | 3AXP04 | 9.27[37] |
35 | 5 | "One Before Another" | Mario Van Peebles | Joshua Allen & Carlito Rodriguez | November 9, 2016 | 3AXP05 | 8.15[38] |
36 | 6 | "Chimes at Midnight" | Sanaa Hamri | Cherien Dabis & Eric Haywood | November 16, 2016 | 3AXP06 | 8.39[39] |
37 | 7 | "What We May Be" | Kevin Bray | Diane Ademu-John & Malcom Spellman | November 30, 2016 | 3AXP07 | 7.84[40] |
38 | 8 | "The Unkindest Cut"[41] | TBA | TBA | December 7, 2016[42] | 3AXP08 | TBD |
39 | 9 | "A Furnace For Your Foe"[43] | TBA | TBA | December 14, 2016[42] | 3AXP09 | TBD |
40 | 10 | TBA | TBA | TBA | March 22, 2017[42] | TBA | TBD |
References
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- ↑ Ausiello, Michael (June 16, 2016). "Fox Fall Premiere Plan: Return Dates for Empire, Scream Queens and More". TVLine. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
- ↑ de Moraes, Lisa (May 21, 2015). "Full 2014–15 Series Rankings". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
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- ↑ Porter, Rick (April 28, 2016). "Wednesday final ratings: 'The Middle' and 'Empire' adjust up, 'Nashville' adjusts down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (May 5, 2016). "Wednesday final ratings: Wednesday final ratings: 'Chicago PD' and 'Heartbeat' adjust up, 'Nashville' adjusts down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (May 12, 2016). "Wednesday final ratings: 'Empire' and 'The Goldbergs' adjust up, 'Black-ish' and 'Nashville' adjust down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
- ↑ Porter, Rick (May 19, 2016). "Wednesday final ratings: 'Empire,' 'Goldbergs,' & 'SVU' adjust up, 'Arrow' & 'Supernatural' adjust down". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
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- ↑ Porter, Rick (November 10, 2016). "'Black-ish' adjusts down, others hold: Wednesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
External links
- Official website
- List of Empire episodes at the Internet Movie Database
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