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The Worst Episodes of Empire

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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 O'Neal. It ran on NBC from September 25, 1962, to

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Empire Season 1 Episode 1 - The Day the Empire Stood Still
    0.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - The Day the Empire Stood Still

    S1:E1

    No description available

    Director:Arthur Hiller
    Writers:Kathleen Hite, Frank S. Nugent

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  2. Empire Season 1 Episode 2 - Ballard Number One
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    #2 - Ballard Number One

    S1:E2

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Empire Season 1 Episode 3 - A Place to Put a Life
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    #3 - A Place to Put a Life

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Empire Season 1 Episode 4 - Ride to a Fall
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    #4 - Ride to a Fall

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Empire Season 1 Episode 5 - Long Past, Long Remembered
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    #5 - Long Past, Long Remembered

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Empire Season 1 Episode 6 - Walk Like a King
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    #6 - Walk Like a King

    S1:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Empire Season 1 Episode 7 - The Fire Dancer
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    #7 - The Fire Dancer

    S1:E7

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Empire Season 1 Episode 8 - The Tall Shadow
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    #8 - The Tall Shadow

    S1:E8

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Empire Season 1 Episode 9 - The Earth Mover
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    #9 - The Earth Mover

    S1:E9

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Empire Season 1 Episode 10 - Pressure Lock
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    #10 - Pressure Lock

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Empire Season 1 Episode 11 - Echo of a Man
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    #11 - Echo of a Man

    S1:E11

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Empire Season 1 Episode 12 - When the Gods Laugh
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    #12 - When the Gods Laugh

    S1:E12

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Empire Season 1 Episode 13 - Green, Green Hills
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    #13 - Green, Green Hills

    S1:E13

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Empire Season 1 Episode 15 - The Four Thumbs Story
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    #14 - The Four Thumbs Story

    S1:E15

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Empire Season 1 Episode 16 - End of an Image
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    #15 - End of an Image

    S1:E16

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Empire Season 1 Episode 17 - The Loner
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    #16 - The Loner

    S1:E17

    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:Unknown
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  17. Empire Season 1 Episode 18 - Where the Hawk Is Wheeling
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    #17 - Where the Hawk Is Wheeling

    S1:E18

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Empire Season 1 Episode 19 - No Small Wars
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    #18 - No Small Wars

    S1:E19

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Empire Season 1 Episode 20 - The Tiger Inside
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    #19 - The Tiger Inside

    S1:E20

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Empire Season 1 Episode 21 - Season of Growth
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    #20 - Season of Growth

    S1:E21

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Empire Season 1 Episode 27 - Arrow in the Sky
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    #21 - Arrow in the Sky

    S1:E27

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Empire Season 1 Episode 28 - Nobody Dies on Saturday
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    #22 - Nobody Dies on Saturday

    S1:E28

    Prison escapee Quinn Serrato is out to find his old boss---Redigo, the man who turned him in.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Empire Season 1 Episode 29 - 65 Miles Is a Long, Long Way
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    #23 - 65 Miles Is a Long, Long Way

    S1:E29

    A woman stands in the way of Redigo's cattle drive by asking too much to cross her property.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Empire Season 1 Episode 30 - Duet for Eight Wheels
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    #24 - Duet for Eight Wheels

    S1:E30

    Paralysis overcomes Redigo after he is trampled by a wild stallion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Empire Season 1 Episode 31 - Between Friday and Monday
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    #25 - Between Friday and Monday

    S1:E31

    Moreno attempts to offset the fears of a young girl in a town full of hot-blooded cowboys.

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    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Day the Empire Stood Still" is the worst rated episode of "Empire". It scored 0/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Arthur Hiller and written by Kathleen Hite, Frank S. Nugent, it aired on 9/25/1962. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Ballard Number One".