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Empire(TV show/series, 1962-1963)

1h per episode | Genres: Western, Drama

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 32 episodes

EmpireRating: 3.4/5 (with 2 votes)
Empire is an hour-long Western television series set on a 1960s 500,000-acre (2,000 km2) ranch in New Mexico, starring Richard Egan, Terry Moore, Ryan O'Neal and Charles Bronson. It ran on NBC from September 25, 1962, to May 14, 1963. After NBC cancelled the original series due to low ratings, a later version was made to rename it to Redigo (instead of having a 2nd season), truncated from one-hour episodes to half hour episodes, in black and white instead of color, and again starring Egan as Redigo. That version only ran for a partial season. However, even after NBC cancelled the original series in 1963 due to low ratings, ABC reran the show on Sundays, 7:30-8:30pm, on the partial part of the 1963-64 network television season, on Spring 1964. In the UK the series was shown in the London ITV area (Associated-Rediffusion) under the title Big G, from Jun 12th 1963 to Jan 16th 1964. In 1965 Columbia Pictures released the pilot episode as a film ... ()
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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 May 14, 1963. In the second abbreviated season, from September 24 to December 31, 1963, it was renamed Redigo after Egan's title character, Jim Redigo, the general manager of the fictitious Garrett ranch in Empire, and reduced to a half-hour. (Unaired Pilot: This Rugged Land)

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Empire Seasons and Episodes

09/25/1962Season 1 - 32 episodes
#1 | 09/25/1962The Day the Empire Stood Still
#2 | 10/02/1962Ballard Number One
Sam Ballard's embezzling killed Redigo's father. Now Sam's back---digging for oil near the Garret ranch.
#3 | 10/09/1962A Place to Put a Life
Redigo returns to the small ranch his father left him and finds that it's being run by a teen-ager.
#4 | 10/16/1962Ride to a Fall
Dahlbeck's guest at a ranch party seems to wield an eerie hold over him.
#5 | 10/23/1962Long Past, Long Remembered
Wealthy Tom Cole visits the spread during a severe drought and his untimely friendliness suggests he wants to buy the ranch.
#6 | 10/30/1962Walk Like a King
Ex-employee Barney Swanton returns to the ranch rich but is still envious of Redigo, whose job he always wanted.
#7 | 11/13/1962The Fire Dancer
Story of a raging oil-well fire and the man who offers to put it out.
#8 | 11/20/1962The Tall Shadow
#9 | 11/27/1962The Earth Mover
Glenn Kassin wants to build a model city near Mesa, but the landowner refuses to sell.
#10 | 12/04/1962Pressure Lock
In the midst of negotiating for oil rights, Redigo is called out of town---leaving Tal to handle the bargaining.
#11 | 12/11/1962Echo of a Man
Worries over his pretty young ward are causing a drop in efficiency for chief engineer Tabor.
#12 | 12/18/1962When the Gods Laugh
A sharecropper who objects to education uses abusive tactics to keep his son home from school.
#13 | 12/25/1962Green, Green Hills
#14 | 01/01/1963Stopover on the Way to the Moon
After taking young Skip Wade to court for vandalism, Redigo determines to make the youth a useful citizen.
#15 | 01/08/1963The Four Thumbs Story
A Native American war veteran's penchant for violence is isolating him from his friends, neighbors and family.
#16 | 01/15/1963End of an Image
Janet Rainey claims she's just going shopping---but there are those who suspect she's leaving town.
#17 | 01/22/1963The Loner
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.
#18 | 01/29/1963Where the Hawk Is Wheeling
#19 | 02/05/1963No Small Wars
Adding urgency to his surgery-or-death status, Redigo's sick friend is a very uncooperative patient.
#20 | 02/12/1963The Tiger Inside
Afraid that a volunteer posse may take the law into its own hands, Redigo joins the hunt for a man accused of robbery.
#21 | 02/19/1963Season of Growth
Connie's former beau is back at the ranch---expressing a new interest in working and a renewed interest in her.
#22 | 02/26/1963Seven Days on Rough Street
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.
#23 | 03/05/1963A House in Order
News of her fatal illness inspires Lucia to establish a better relationship between son Tal and foreman Redigo.
#24 | 03/12/1963Down There, the World
The mine shuts down when the heady enchantress running a vital processing plant decides to buy out the Garrets.
#25 | 03/19/1963Burnout
Forest Ranger Tom Barton has problems: the Garret logging operation is violating the timber contract with the Forest Service--and logging foreman Chris Norden is a tough guy to deal with.
#26 | 03/26/1963Hidden Asset
#27 | 04/09/1963Arrow in the Sky
#28 | 04/16/1963Nobody Dies on Saturday
Prison escapee Quinn Serrato is out to find his old boss---Redigo, the man who turned him in.
#29 | 04/23/196365 Miles Is a Long, Long Way
A woman stands in the way of Redigo's cattle drive by asking too much to cross her property.
#30 | 04/30/1963Duet for Eight Wheels
Paralysis overcomes Redigo after he is trampled by a wild stallion.
#31 | 05/07/1963Between Friday and Monday
Moreno attempts to offset the fears of a young girl in a town full of hot-blooded cowboys.
#32 | 05/14/1963The Convention

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 1 language: English (EN)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 09/25/1962
Last episode released on: 05/14/1963
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Big C"
"Redigo (Season 2)"
Keywords: ranch, new mexico

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Other TV shows/series with this title: Empire (US, 1984), Empire (US, 2005), Empire (GB, 2012), Empire (US, 2015)

WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:6901, Added: 05/12/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2024