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Empire
Season 5
Promotional poster
Starring
No. of episodes18
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 26, 2018 (2018-09-26) –
May 8, 2019 (2019-05-08)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The fifth season of the American television drama series Empire premiered on September 26, 2018 and ended on May 8, 2019, in the United States on Fox.[1] The season was ordered on May 2, 2018, consisting of eighteen episodes with Brett Mahoney taking over as showrunner from Ilene Chaiken.[2] The show is produced by 20th Century Fox Television, in association with Imagine Entertainment, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Danny Strong Productions and Little Chicken Inc. The showrunners for this season are Mahoney, Danny Strong and Lee Daniels.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Recurring cast

Episodes

See also: List of Empire episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
671"Steal From the Thief"Sanaa HamriBrett Mahoney & Dianne HoustonSeptember 26, 2018 (2018-09-26)5AXP016.09[6]
682"Pay For Their Presumptions"John KrokidasYolonda E. Lawrence & Carlito RodriguezOctober 3, 2018 (2018-10-03)5AXP025.09[7]
693"Pride"Clement VirgoDiane Ademu-John & Joshua AllenOctober 10, 2018 (2018-10-10)5AXP035.15[8]
704"Love All, Trust a Few"Mario Van PeeblesMatt Pyken & Cameron JohnsonOctober 17, 2018 (2018-10-17)5AXP045.21[9]
715"The Depth of Grief"Elizabeth Allen RosenbaumJaneika James & Jasheika James & Jamie RosengardOctober 31, 2018 (2018-10-31)5AXP054.23[10]
726"What Is Done"Jussie SmollettFelicia D. Henderson & Thomas WestfallNovember 7, 2018 (2018-11-07)5AXP065.01[11]
737"Treasons, Stratagems, and Spoils"Tamra DavisJoshua Allen & Dianne HoustonNovember 14, 2018 (2018-11-14)5AXP074.89[12]
748"Master of What Is Mine Own"Dianne HoustonMatt Pyken & Yolonda E. LawrenceNovember 28, 2018 (2018-11-28)5AXP085.03[13]
759"Had It From My Father"Sanaa HamriDiane Ademu-John & Carlito RodriguezDecember 5, 2018 (2018-12-05)5AXP095.04[14]
7610"My Fault Is Past"Michael GoiCraig Brewer & Cameron JohnsonMarch 13, 2019 (2019-03-13)5AXP104.40[15]
7711"In Loving Virtue"Clement VirgoFelicia D. HendersonMarch 20, 2019 (2019-03-20)5AXP113.98[16]
7812"Shift and Save Yourself"Dianne HoustonMatt Pyken & Thomas WestfallMarch 27, 2019 (2019-03-27)5AXP123.97[17]
7913"Hot Blood, Hot Thoughts, Hot Deeds"Gabourey SidibeDiane Ademu-John & Evan PriceApril 3, 2019 (2019-04-03)5AXP134.12[18]
8014"Without All Remedy"Craig BrewerJamie RosengardApril 10, 2019 (2019-04-10)5AXP143.76[19]
8115"A Wise Father That Knows His Own Child"Dawn WilkinsonYolonda E. Lawrence & Carlito RodriguezApril 17, 2019 (2019-04-17)5AXP153.76[20]
8216"Never Doubt I Love"Darren GrantJoshua Allen & Thomas WestfallApril 24, 2019 (2019-04-24)5AXP163.77[21]
8317"My Fate Cries Out"Paul McCraneJaneika James & Jasheika James & Cameron JohnsonMay 1, 2019 (2019-05-01)5AXP173.73[22]
8418"The Roughest Day"Craig BrewerBrett Mahoney & Felicia D. HendersonMay 8, 2019 (2019-05-08)5AXP184.09[23]

Production

Development

As part of the renewal process, Brett Mahoney took over as showrunner from Ilene Chaiken.[2]

Casting

On July 18, 2018, Deadline Hollywood reported that Rhyon Nicole Brown has been upped to regular cast.[3] On June 25, 2018, Nicole Ari Parker was also upgraded to series regular status after recurring in the fourth season.[24]

On February 22, 2019, series executives announced that Jussie Smollett would not appear in the final two episodes of the season. Smollett had been arrested in Chicago one day earlier, on charges of disorderly conduct and filing a false police report in connection with an assault on him that authorities believed he had staged.[25]

Reception

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Empire season 5
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Steal From the Thief" September 26, 2018 1.9/9 6.09[6] 0.8 2.16 2.8 8.26[26]
2 "Pay For Their Presumptions" October 3, 2018 1.5/7 5.09[7] 0.9 2.27 2.4 7.36[27]
3 "Pride" October 10, 2018 1.6/7 5.15[8] 0.8 2.09 2.4 7.22[28]
4 "Love All, Trust a Few" October 17, 2018 1.6/7 5.21[9] 0.8 2.03 2.4 7.25[29]
5 "The Depth of Grief" October 31, 2018 1.2/5 4.23[10] 0.7 2.03 1.9 6.26[30]
6 "What is Done" November 7, 2018 1.5/6 5.01[11] 0.7 2.07 2.2 7.08[31]
7 "Treasons, Stratagems, and Spoils" November 14, 2018 1.4/6 4.89[12] 0.8 2.05 2.2 6.94[32]
8 "Master of What Is Mine Own" November 28, 2018 1.6/7 5.03[13] 0.6 1.83 2.2 6.87[33]
9 "Had It From My Father" December 5, 2018 1.5/7 5.04[14] 0.7 1.94 2.2 6.99[34]
10 "My Fault Is Past" March 13, 2019 1.2/6 4.40[15] 0.7 1.67 1.9 6.07[35]
11 "In Loving Virtue" March 20, 2019 1.2/6 3.98[16] 0.6 1.69 1.8 5.68[36]
12 "Shift and Save Yourself" March 27, 2019 1.1/5 3.97[17] 0.7 1.72 1.8 5.69[37]
13 "Hot Blood, Hot Thoughts, Hot Deeds" April 3, 2019 1.2/6 4.12[18] 0.6 1.58 1.8 5.70[38]
14 "Without All Remedy" April 10, 2019 1.1/5 3.76[19] 0.5 1.53 1.6 5.29[39]
15 "A Wise Father That Knows His Own Child" April 17, 2019 1.1/5 3.76[20] 0.6 1.67 1.7 5.43[40]
16 "Never Doubt I Love" April 24, 2019 1.1/5 3.77[21] 0.6 1.64 1.7 5.41[41]
17 "My Fate Cries Out" May 1, 2019 1.1/5 3.73[22] 0.6 1.62 1.7 5.36[42]
18 "The Roughest Day" May 8, 2019 1.2/6 4.09[23] 0.6 1.56 1.8 5.66[43]

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