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The Best Episodes of Empire

Every episode of Empire ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Empire!

Empire is an hour-long Western television series set on a 1960s 500,000-acre ranch in New Mexico, starring Richard Egan, Terry Moore, Charles Bronson, and Ryan...
Genres:WesternDrama
Network:NBC

Best Episodes Summary

"Hidden Asset" is the best rated episode of "Empire". It scored 7.8/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/26/1963. This episode scored 1.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Stopover on the Way to the Moon".

  • Hidden Asset
    7.8/107 votes
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    #1 - Hidden Asset

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 3/26/1963

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Stopover on the Way to the Moon
    6.3/109 votes
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    #2 - Stopover on the Way to the Moon

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/1963

    After taking young Skip Wade to court for vandalism, Redigo determines to make the youth a useful citizen.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Day the Empire Stood Still
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    #3 - The Day the Empire Stood Still

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/1962

    No description available

    Director: Arthur Hiller

    Writer: Kathleen Hite, Frank S. Nugent

  • Ballard Number One
    NaN/100 votes
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    #4 - Ballard Number One

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1962

    Sam Ballard's embezzling killed Redigo's father. Now Sam's back---digging for oil near the Garret ranch.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Place to Put a Life
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    #5 - A Place to Put a Life

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1962

    Redigo returns to the small ranch his father left him and finds that it's being run by a teen-ager.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ride to a Fall
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    #6 - Ride to a Fall

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1962

    Dahlbeck's guest at a ranch party seems to wield an eerie hold over him.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Long Past, Long Remembered
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    #7 - Long Past, Long Remembered

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1962

    Wealthy Tom Cole visits the spread during a severe drought and his untimely friendliness suggests he wants to buy the ranch.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Walk Like a King
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    #8 - Walk Like a King

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1962

    Ex-employee Barney Swanton returns to the ranch rich but is still envious of Redigo, whose job he always wanted.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Fire Dancer
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    #9 - The Fire Dancer

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/1962

    Story of a raging oil-well fire and the man who offers to put it out.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Tall Shadow
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    #10 - The Tall Shadow

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1962

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Earth Mover
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    #11 - The Earth Mover

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/1962

    Glenn Kassin wants to build a model city near Mesa, but the landowner refuses to sell.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pressure Lock
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    #12 - Pressure Lock

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1962

    In the midst of negotiating for oil rights, Redigo is called out of town---leaving Tal to handle the bargaining.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Echo of a Man
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    #13 - Echo of a Man

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/1962

    Worries over his pretty young ward are causing a drop in efficiency for chief engineer Tabor.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • When the Gods Laugh
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    #14 - When the Gods Laugh

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/1962

    A sharecropper who objects to education uses abusive tactics to keep his son home from school.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Green, Green Hills
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    #15 - Green, Green Hills

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/25/1962

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Four Thumbs Story
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    #16 - The Four Thumbs Story

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1963

    A Native American war veteran's penchant for violence is isolating him from his friends, neighbors and family.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • End of an Image
    NaN/100 votes
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    #17 - End of an Image

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/15/1963

    Janet Rainey claims she's just going shopping---but there are those who suspect she's leaving town.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Loner
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    #18 - The Loner

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/22/1963

    Mike Novak wants to work on the Garret spread until he's paid for a mare of his choice, but his choice is Tal's favorite.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Where the Hawk Is Wheeling
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    #19 - Where the Hawk Is Wheeling

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/29/1963

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • No Small Wars
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    #20 - No Small Wars

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/5/1963

    Adding urgency to his surgery-or-death status, Redigo's sick friend is a very uncooperative patient.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Tiger Inside
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    #21 - The Tiger Inside

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/12/1963

    Afraid that a volunteer posse may take the law into its own hands, Redigo joins the hunt for a man accused of robbery.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Season of Growth
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    #22 - Season of Growth

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/19/1963

    Connie's former beau is back at the ranch---expressing a new interest in working and a renewed interest in her.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Seven Days on Rough Street
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    #23 - Seven Days on Rough Street

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/26/1963

    After claiming he doesn't need the security of the Garret ranch, Tal leaves for Delgado---on the bet he can't stay a week.

    Director: Bernard McEveety

    Writer: Kathleen Hite

  • A House in Order
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    #24 - A House in Order

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/5/1963

    News of her fatal illness inspires Lucia to establish a better relationship between son Tal and foreman Redigo.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Down There, the World
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    #25 - Down There, the World

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/12/1963

    The mine shuts down when the heady enchantress running a vital processing plant decides to buy out the Garrets.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A