List of Empire episodes

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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 Records, 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' sixth and final season premiered on September 24, 2019, [1] [2] and concluded on April 21, 2020. [3]

Contents

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedRankViewers
(millions)
First airedLast aired
1 12January 7, 2015 (2015-01-07)March 18, 2015 (2015-03-18)517.33 [4]
2 18September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23)May 18, 2016 (2016-05-18)515.94 [5]
3 18September 21, 2016 (2016-09-21)May 24, 2017 (2017-05-24)2310.37 [6]
4 18September 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)May 23, 2018 (2018-05-23)527.45 [7]
5 18September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)May 8, 2019 (2019-05-08)686.38 [8]
6 18September 24, 2019 (2019-09-24)April 21, 2020 (2020-04-21)804.04 [9]

Episodes

Season 1 (2015)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot" Lee Daniels Lee Daniels & Danny Strong January 7, 2015 (2015-01-07)1AXP019.90 [10]
22"The Outspoken King"Lee DanielsDanny Strong & Ilene Chaiken January 14, 2015 (2015-01-14)1AXP0210.32 [11]
33"The Devil Quotes Scripture" Sanaa Hamri Ilene Chaiken & Joshua AllenJanuary 21, 2015 (2015-01-21)1AXP0311.07 [12]
44"False Imposition" Rosemary Rodriguez Wendy CalhounJanuary 28, 2015 (2015-01-28)1AXP0411.36 [13]
55"Dangerous Bonds" John Singleton Malcolm Spellman February 4, 2015 (2015-02-04)1AXP0511.47 [14]
66"Out, Damned Spot" Michael Engler Eric HaywoodFebruary 11, 2015 (2015-02-11)1AXP0611.96 [15]
77"Our Dancing Days"Sanaa Hamri Attica Locke February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)1AXP0713.02 [16]
88"The Lyon's Roar"Danny StrongDanny StrongFebruary 25, 2015 (2015-02-25)1AXP0813.90 [17]
99"Unto the Breach" Anthony Hemingway David Rambo March 4, 2015 (2015-03-04)1AXP0914.33 [18]
1010"Sins of the Father" Rob Hardy Eddie Gonzalez & Jeremy HaftMarch 11, 2015 (2015-03-11)1AXP1014.90 [19]
1111"Die But Once" Mario Van Peebles Ilene ChaikenMarch 18, 2015 (2015-03-18)1AXP1115.82 [20]
1212"Who I Am" Debbie Allen Danny Strong & Ilene ChaikenMarch 18, 2015 (2015-03-18)1AXP1217.62 [20]

Season 2 (2015–16)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
131"The Devils Are Here" Lee Daniels Danny Strong & Ilene Chaiken September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23)2AXP0116.18 [21]
142"Without a Country" Dee Rees Carlito RodriguezSeptember 30, 2015 (2015-09-30)2AXP0213.74 [22]
153"Fires of Heaven" Craig Brewer Attica Locke October 7, 2015 (2015-10-07)2AXP0313.10 [23]
164"Poor Yorick"Danny StrongDanny StrongOctober 14, 2015 (2015-10-14)2AXP0412.22 [24]
175"Be True" Kevin Bray Wendy Calhoun & Janeika JamesOctober 21, 2015 (2015-10-21)2AXP0512.28 [25]
186"A High Hope for a Low Heaven" Mario Van Peebles Robert MunicNovember 4, 2015 (2015-11-04)2AXP0611.68 [26]
197"True Love Never" Sylvain White Ingrid EscajedaNovember 11, 2015 (2015-11-11)2AXP0711.20 [27]
208"My Bad Parts" Sanaa Hamri Malcolm Spellman November 18, 2015 (2015-11-18)2AXP0811.34 [28]
219"Sinned Against" Paul McCrane Eric HaywoodNovember 25, 2015 (2015-11-25)2AXP099.21 [29]
2210"Et Tu, Brute?"Sanaa HamriRadha BlankDecember 2, 2015 (2015-12-02)2AXP1011.81 [30]
2311"Death Will Have His Day"Danny StrongDanny StrongMarch 30, 2016 (2016-03-30)2AXP1112.46 [31]
2412"A Rose by Any Other Name" Michael Engler Ilene ChaikenApril 6, 2016 (2016-04-06)2AXP1211.34 [32]
2513"The Tameness of a Wolf" Paris Barclay Attica Locke & Joshua AllenApril 13, 2016 (2016-04-13)2AXP1310.11 [33]
2614"Time Shall Unfold" Cherien Dabis Ayanna Floyd DavisApril 20, 2016 (2016-04-20)2AXP149.56 [34]
2715"More Than Kin"Sanaa HamriEric Haywood & Malcolm SpellmanApril 27, 2016 (2016-04-27)2AXP1510.03 [35]
2816"The Lyon Who Cried Wolf" Millicent Shelton Joshua AllenMay 4, 2016 (2016-05-04)2AXP169.39 [36]
2917"Rise by Sin"Paul McCraneAyanna Floyd Davis & Jamie RosengardMay 11, 2016 (2016-05-11)2AXP179.81 [37]
3018"Past Is Prologue"Sanaa HamriLee Daniels & Ilene ChaikenMay 18, 2016 (2016-05-18)2AXP1810.88 [38]

Season 3 (2016–17)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
311"Light in Darkness" Sanaa Hamri Malcolm Spellman & Joshua AllenSeptember 21, 2016 (2016-09-21)3AXP0110.87 [39]
322"Sin That Amends" Craig Brewer Cherien Dabis & Carlito RodriguezSeptember 28, 2016 (2016-09-28)3AXP029.65 [40]
333"What Remains Is Bestial" Millicent Shelton Diane Ademu-John & Eric HaywoodOctober 5, 2016 (2016-10-05)3AXP039.25 [41]
344"Cupid Kills" Hanelle Culpepper Matt Pyken & Attica Locke October 12, 2016 (2016-10-12)3AXP049.27 [42]
355"One Before Another" Mario Van Peebles Joshua Allen & Carlito RodriguezNovember 9, 2016 (2016-11-09)3AXP058.15 [43]
366"Chimes at Midnight"Sanaa HamriCherien Dabis & Eric HaywoodNovember 16, 2016 (2016-11-16)3AXP068.39 [44]
377"What We May Be" Kevin Bray Diane Ademu-John & Malcom SpellmanNovember 30, 2016 (2016-11-30)3AXP077.84 [45]
388"The Unkindest Cut" Dennie Gordon Attica Locke & Jamie RosengardDecember 7, 2016 (2016-12-07)3AXP087.00 [46]
399"A Furnace for Your Foe"Sanaa Hamri Ilene Chaiken & Matt PykenDecember 14, 2016 (2016-12-14)3AXP097.58 [47]
4010"Sound and Fury"Craig BrewerEric Haywood & Carlito RodriguezMarch 22, 2017 (2017-03-22)3AXP107.95 [48]
4111"Play On" Benny Boom Story by: Malcolm Spellman
Teleplay by: Janeika James & Jasheika James
March 29, 2017 (2017-03-29)3AXP116.91 [49]
4212"Strange Bedfellows" Bille Woodruff Matt Pyken & Attica LockeApril 5, 2017 (2017-04-05)3AXP126.35 [50]
4313"My Naked Villainy" Cherien Dabis Joshua Allen & Jamie RosengardApril 12, 2017 (2017-04-12)3AXP136.59 [51]
4414"Love is a Smoke" Tricia Brock Diane Ademu-John & Cherien DabisApril 26, 2017 (2017-04-26)3AXP146.31 [52]
4515"Civil Hands Unclean" Howard Deutch Ilene Chaiken & Carlito RodriguezMay 3, 2017 (2017-05-03)3AXP155.60 [53]
4616"Absent Child"Millicent SheltonAttica Locke & Malcolm SpellmanMay 10, 2017 (2017-05-10)3AXP166.32 [54]
4717"Toil & Trouble, Pt. 1"Craig BrewerDiane Ademu-John & Eric HaywoodMay 17, 2017 (2017-05-17)3AXP176.14 [55]
4818"Toil & Trouble, Pt. 2"Sanaa HamriIlene Chaiken & Joshua AllenMay 24, 2017 (2017-05-24)3AXP186.94 [56]

Season 4 (2017–18)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
491"Noble Memory" Sanaa Hamri Brett MahoneySeptember 27, 2017 (2017-09-27)4AXP017.05 [57]
502"Full Circle" Craig Brewer Craig Brewer & Eric HaywoodOctober 4, 2017 (2017-10-04)4AXP025.89 [58]
513"Evil Manners" Bille Woodruff Matt Pyken & Carlito RodriguezOctober 11, 2017 (2017-10-11)4AXP035.93 [59]
524"Bleeding War"Sanaa HamriDiane Ademu-John & Jamie RosengardOctober 18, 2017 (2017-10-18)4AXP045.65 [60]
535"The Fool" Howie Deutch Janeika James & Jasheika JamesNovember 8, 2017 (2017-11-08)4AXP055.40 [61]
546"Fortune Be Not Crost"Sanaa HamriJoshua Allen & Dianne Houston November 15, 2017 (2017-11-15)4AXP066.05 [62]
557"The Lady Doth Protest" Karen Gaviola Matt Pyken & Eric HaywoodNovember 29, 2017 (2017-11-29)4AXP075.05 [63]
568"Cupid Painted Blind" Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum Diane Ademu-John & Carlito RodriguezDecember 6, 2017 (2017-12-06)4AXP085.68 [64]
579"Slave to Memory"Sanaa HamriJoshua Allen & Dianne HoustonDecember 13, 2017 (2017-12-13)4AXP095.95 [65]
5810"Birds in the Cage"Craig BrewerCraig BrewerMarch 28, 2018 (2018-03-28)4AXP106.22 [66]
5911"Without Apology"Dianne HoustonMatt Pyken & Joshua AllenApril 4, 2018 (2018-04-04)4AXP115.57 [67]
6012"Sweet Sorrow"Eric HaywoodEric Haywood & Jamie RosengardApril 11, 2018 (2018-04-11)4AXP125.91 [68]
6113"Of Hardiness is Mother"Craig BrewerDianne Houston & Carlito RodriguezApril 18, 2018 (2018-04-18)4AXP135.41 [69]
6214"False Face" Millicent Shelton Story by: Diane Ademu-John
Teleplay by: Janeika James & Jasheika James
April 25, 2018 (2018-04-25)4AXP145.34 [70]
6315"A Lean and Hungry Look"Bille WoodruffMatt Pyken & Joshua AllenMay 2, 2018 (2018-05-02)4AXP155.28 [71]
6416"Fair Terms" Jussie Smollett Dianne Houston & Jamie RosengardMay 9, 2018 (2018-05-09)4AXP165.02 [72]
6517"Bloody Noses and Crack'd Crowns"Howard DeutchCarlito RodriguezMay 16, 2018 (2018-05-16)4AXP175.14 [73]
6618"The Empire Unpossess'd"Craig BrewerBrett Mahoney & Joshua AllenMay 23, 2018 (2018-05-23)4AXP185.30 [74]

Season 5 (2018–19)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
671"Steal From the Thief" Sanaa Hamri Brett Mahoney & Dianne Houston September 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)5AXP016.09 [75]
682"Pay For Their Presumptions" John Krokidas Yolonda E. Lawrence & Carlito RodriguezOctober 3, 2018 (2018-10-03)5AXP025.09 [76]
693"Pride" Clement Virgo Diane Ademu-John & Joshua AllenOctober 10, 2018 (2018-10-10)5AXP035.15 [77]
704"Love All, Trust a Few" Mario Van Peebles Matt Pyken & Cameron JohnsonOctober 17, 2018 (2018-10-17)5AXP045.21 [78]
715"The Depth of Grief" Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum Janeika James & Jasheika James & Jamie RosengardOctober 31, 2018 (2018-10-31)5AXP054.23 [79]
726"What Is Done" Jussie Smollett Felicia D. Henderson & Thomas WestfallNovember 7, 2018 (2018-11-07)5AXP065.01 [80]
737"Treasons, Stratagems, and Spoils" Tamra Davis Joshua Allen & Dianne HoustonNovember 14, 2018 (2018-11-14)5AXP074.89 [81]
748"Master of What Is Mine Own"Dianne HoustonMatt Pyken & Yolonda E. LawrenceNovember 28, 2018 (2018-11-28)5AXP085.03 [82]
759"Had It From My Father"Sanaa HamriDiane Ademu-John & Carlito RodriguezDecember 5, 2018 (2018-12-05)5AXP095.04 [83]
7610"My Fault Is Past" Michael Goi Craig Brewer & Cameron JohnsonMarch 13, 2019 (2019-03-13)5AXP104.40 [84]
7711"In Loving Virtue" Clement Virgo Felicia D. HendersonMarch 20, 2019 (2019-03-20)5AXP113.98 [85]
7812"Shift and Save Yourself"Dianne HoustonMatt Pyken & Thomas WestfallMarch 27, 2019 (2019-03-27)5AXP123.97 [86]
7913"Hot Blood, Hot Thoughts, Hot Deeds" Gabourey Sidibe Diane Ademu-John & Evan PriceApril 3, 2019 (2019-04-03)5AXP134.12 [87]
8014"Without All Remedy"Craig BrewerJamie RosengardApril 10, 2019 (2019-04-10)5AXP143.76 [88]
8115"A Wise Father That Knows His Own Child" Dawn Wilkinson Yolonda E. Lawrence & Carlito RodriguezApril 17, 2019 (2019-04-17)5AXP153.76 [89]
8216"Never Doubt I Love" Darren Grant Joshua Allen & Thomas WestfallApril 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)5AXP163.77 [90]
8317"My Fate Cries Out" Paul McCrane Janeika James & Jasheika James & Cameron JohnsonMay 1, 2019 (2019-05-01)5AXP173.73 [91]
8418"The Roughest Day"Craig BrewerBrett Mahoney & Felicia D. HendersonMay 8, 2019 (2019-05-08)5AXP184.09 [92]

Season 6 (2019–20)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
851"What is Love" Sanaa Hamri Dianne Houston & Brett Mahoney September 24, 2019 (2019-09-24)6AXP013.31 [93]
862"Got on My Knees to Pray" Mario Van Peebles Matt Pyken & Indira Gibson WilsonOctober 1, 2019 (2019-10-01)6AXP022.94 [94]
873"You Broke Love" Howard Deutch Yolonda E. Lawrence & Marcus J. GuilloryOctober 8, 2019 (2019-10-08)6AXP032.79 [95]
884"Tell the Truth" Bille Woodruff Jamie Rosengard & Michael MartinOctober 15, 2019 (2019-10-15)6AXP042.74 [96]
895"Stronger Than My Rival" Dawn Wilkinson Janeika James & Jasheika JamesNovember 5, 2019 (2019-11-05)6AXP052.48 [97]
906"Heart of Stone"Sanaa HamriTeleplay by: Stacy A. Littlejohn
Story by: Stacy A. Littlejohn & Thomas Westfall
November 12, 2019 (2019-11-12)6AXP062.60 [98]
917"Good Enough" Gabourey Sidibe Cameron Johnson & Evan PriceNovember 19, 2019 (2019-11-19)6AXP072.65 [99]
928"Do You Remember Me"Ruben GarciaLeah Benavides Rodriguez & Carlito RodriguezNovember 26, 2019 (2019-11-26)6AXP082.45 [100]
939"Remember the Music"Geary McLeodMatt Pyken & Indira Gibson WilsonDecember 3, 2019 (2019-12-03)6AXP092.55 [101]
9410"Cold Cold Man"Sanaa HamriDianne Houston & Jamie RosengardDecember 17, 2019 (2019-12-17)6AXP102.52 [102]
9511"Can't Truss 'Em" Clement Virgo Michael C. Martin & Cameron JohnsonMarch 3, 2020 (2020-03-03)6AXP112.43 [103]
9612"Talk Less"Dawn WilkinsonStacy A. Littlejohn & Marcus J. GuilloryMarch 10, 2020 (2020-03-10)6AXP121.89 [104]
9713"Come Undone" Taraji P. Henson Dianne Houston & Evan PriceMarch 17, 2020 (2020-03-17)6AXP132.64 [105]
9814"I Am Who I Am" Ishai Setton Colin Waite & Paul EriksenMarch 24, 2020 (2020-03-24)6AXP142.72 [106]
9915"Love Me Still"Dianne HoustonMatt Pyken & Thomas WestfallMarch 31, 2020 (2020-03-31)6AXP152.58 [107]
10016"We Got Us"Clement VirgoJaneika James & Jasheika JamesApril 7, 2020 (2020-04-07)6AXP162.80 [108]
10117"Over Everything"Stephen D'AmatoJamie Rosengard & Cameron JohnsonApril 14, 2020 (2020-04-14)6AXP172.69 [109]
10218"Home is on the Way"Geary McLeod
Bille Woodruff
Yolonda E. Lawrence & Michael C. Martin and Matt Pyken & Indira Gibson WilsonApril 21, 2020 (2020-04-21)6AXP182.94 [110]

Ratings

Empire: U.S. viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
123456789101112131415161718
19.9010.3211.0711.3611.4711.9613.0213.9014.3314.9015.8217.6212.97
216.1813.7413.1012.2212.2811.6811.2011.349.2111.8112.4611.3410.119.5610.039.399.8110.8811.46
310.879.659.259.278.158.397.847.007.587.956.916.356.596.315.606.326.146.947.61
47.055.895.935.655.406.055.055.705.956.225.575.915.415.345.285.025.145.305.66
56.095.095.155.214.235.014.895.035.044.403.983.974.123.763.763.773.734.095.58
63.112.942.792.742.482.602.652.452.552.522.431.892.642.722.582.802.692.94TBD
Audience measurement performed by Nielsen Media Research [111]

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