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Empire
Season 1
DVD cover
Starring
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseJanuary 7 (2015-01-07) –
March 18, 2015 (2015-03-18)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2
List of episodes

The first season of the American television series Empire premiered on January 7, 2015, and concluded on March 18, 2015, on Fox.[1] The series 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. The show aired on Wednesdays at 9:00 pm ET. The season consisted of 12 episodes.

The first episode was watched by 9.90 million viewers and achieved an adult 18-49 rating/share of 3.8/11, making it the biggest series launch for the network since Touch premiered in 2012.[2] The viewership of the series rose every single week, with the season finale, which aired on March 18, 2015, being watched by 17.62 million viewers and achieving an adult 18-49 rating/share of 6.9/21.[3]

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

Recurring cast

Guest appearances

Production

Taraji P. Henson portrays Cookie Lyon

Casting

Howard was cast in the lead on February 19, 2014.[4] Henson was named as the female lead on February 26, and Jussie Smollett was announced in a starring role.[5] Howard and Henson previously starred together as love interests in the film Hustle & Flow.[5] On March 10, 2014, Sidibe, who had previously worked with Daniels in Precious, was cast in a recurring role as Becky, Lucious' assistant. Trai Byers and Grace Gealey were announced in regular roles, while Bryshere Y. Gray and Malik Yoba were announced in starring roles.[6] Courtney Love was added to the cast on October 23.[7] Naomi Campbell was announced in a recurring role on September 29.[8]

Episodes

See also: List of Empire episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Pilot"Lee DanielsLee Daniels & Danny StrongJanuary 7, 2015 (2015-01-07)1AXP019.90[9]
22"The Outspoken King"Lee DanielsDanny Strong & Ilene ChaikenJanuary 14, 2015 (2015-01-14)1AXP0210.32[10]
33"The Devil Quotes Scripture"Sanaa HamriIlene Chaiken & Joshua AllenJanuary 21, 2015 (2015-01-21)1AXP0311.07[11]
44"False Imposition"Rosemary RodriguezWendy CalhounJanuary 28, 2015 (2015-01-28)1AXP0411.36[12]
55"Dangerous Bonds"John SingletonMalcolm SpellmanFebruary 4, 2015 (2015-02-04)1AXP0511.47[13]
66"Out, Damned Spot"Michael EnglerEric HaywoodFebruary 11, 2015 (2015-02-11)1AXP0611.96[14]
77"Our Dancing Days"Sanaa HamriAttica LockeFebruary 18, 2015 (2015-02-18)1AXP0713.02[15]
88"The Lyon's Roar"Danny StrongDanny StrongFebruary 25, 2015 (2015-02-25)1AXP0813.90[16]
99"Unto the Breach"Anthony HemingwayDavid RamboMarch 4, 2015 (2015-03-04)1AXP0914.33[17]
1010"Sins of the Father"Rob HardyEddie Gonzalez & Jeremy HaftMarch 11, 2015 (2015-03-11)1AXP1014.90[18]
1111"Die But Once"Mario Van PeeblesIlene ChaikenMarch 18, 2015 (2015-03-18)1AXP1115.82[19]
1212"Who I Am"Debbie AllenDanny Strong & Ilene ChaikenMarch 18, 2015 (2015-03-18)1AXP1217.62[19]

Reception

Critical response

Empire was well received by critics, with most praising Taraji's performance as Cookie.[20][21][22] On Rotten Tomatoes the show got a rating of 80% fresh based on 49 reviews.[23]


Empire (season 1): Critical reception by episode

Season 1 (2015): Percentage of positive critics' reviews tracked by the website Rotten Tomatoes[24]

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
1 1 "Pilot" January 7, 2015 (2015-01-07) Wednesdays
9:00 p.m. 		3.8/11[9] 9.90[9] 5[25] 17[25] 1[25]
2 2 "The Outspoken King" January 14, 2015 (2015-01-14) 4.0/12[10] 10.32[10] 2[26] 11[26] 1[26]
3 3 "The Devil Quotes Scripture" January 21, 2015 (2015-01-21) 4.4/13[11] 11.07[11] 1[27] 5[27] 1[27]
4 4 "False Imposition" January 28, 2015 (2015-01-28) 4.3/12[12] 11.36[12] 5[28] 9[28] 2[28]
5 5 "Dangerous Bonds" February 4, 2015 (2015-02-04) 4.6/14[13] 11.47[13] 3[29] 6[29] 1[29]
6 6 "Out, Damned Spot" February 11, 2015 (2015-02-11) 4.8/14[14] 11.96[14] 2[30] 4[30] 1[30]
7 7 "Our Dancing Days" February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18) 5.2/15[15] 13.02[15] 3[31] 9[31] 1[31]
8 8 "The Lyon’s Roar" February 25, 2015 (2015-02-25) 5.4/15[16] 13.90[16] 1[32] 5[32] 1[32]
9 9 "Unto the Breach" March 4, 2015 (2015-03-04) 5.8/17[17] 14.33[17] 1[33] 4[33] 1[33]
10 10 "Sins of the Father" March 11, 2015 (2015-03-11) 5.8/17[18] 14.90[18] 1[34] 3[34] 1[34]
11 11 "Die But Once" March 18, 2015 (2015-03-18) 8:00 p.m. 6.1/21[19] 15.82[19] 2[35] 2[35] 2[35]
12 12 "Who I Am" March 18, 2015 (2015-03-18) 9:00 p.m. 6.9/21[19] 17.62[19] 1[35] 1[35] 1[35]

Live + 7 Day (DVR) ratings

No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Episode Air date Time slot (EST) 18–49 rating
increase 		Viewers
(millions) increase 		Total 18-49 Total viewers
(millions) 		Ref
1 1 "Pilot" January 7, 2015 (2015-01-07) Wednesdays
9:00 p.m. 		1.8 4.05 5.6 13.95 [36]
2 2 "The Outspoken King" January 14, 2015 (2015-01-14) 1.6 3.69 5.6 14.01 [37]
3 3 "The Devil Quotes Scripture" January 21, 2015 (2015-01-21) 1.9 4.06 6.3 15.13 [38]
4 4 "False Imposition" January 28, 2015 (2015-01-28) 1.8 3.69 6.1 15.04 [39]
5 5 "Dangerous Bonds" February 4, 2015 (2015-02-04) 2.0 4.21 6.6 15.68 [40]
6 6 "Out, Damned Spot" February 11, 2015 (2015-02-11) 1.8 4.14 6.6 16.10 [41]
7 7 "Our Dancing Days" February 18, 2015 (2015-02-18) 2.3 5.14 7.5 18.16 [42]
8 8 "The Lyon’s Roar" February 25, 2015 (2015-02-25) 2.3 5.08 7.7 18.98 [43]
9 9 "Unto the Breach" March 4, 2015 (2015-03-04) 2.5 5.35 8.3 19.68 [44]
10 10 "Sins of the Father" March 11, 2015 (2015-03-11) 2.7 5.70 8.5 20.63 [45]
11 11 "Die But Once" March 18, 2015 (2015-03-18) 8:00 p.m. 2.6 5.74 8.7 21.56 [46]
12 12 "Who I Am" March 18, 2015 (2015-03-18) 9:00 p.m. 2.4 5.49 9.3 23.12 [47]

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