Empire
1962•1h 0m•6.8/10
WesternDrama
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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)
Production
Wilrich Productions, Screen Gems Television
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
September 25, 1962
Last Aired
May 14, 1963
Networks
NBC
Created By
Kathleen Hite
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
The Day the Empire Stood Still
Air date: 1962-09-25
E2
Ballard Number One
Air date: 1962-10-02
Sam Ballard's embezzling killed Redigo's father. Now Sam's back---digging for oil near the Garret ranch.
E3
A Place to Put a Life
Air date: 1962-10-09
Redigo returns to the small ranch his father left him and finds that it's being run by a teen-ager.
E4
Ride to a Fall
Air date: 1962-10-16
Dahlbeck's guest at a ranch party seems to wield an eerie hold over him.
E5
Long Past, Long Remembered
Air date: 1962-10-23
Wealthy Tom Cole visits the spread during a severe drought and his untimely friendliness suggests he wants to buy the ranch.
E6
Walk Like a King
Air date: 1962-10-30
Ex-employee Barney Swanton returns to the ranch rich but is still envious of Redigo, whose job he always wanted.
E7
The Fire Dancer
Air date: 1962-11-13
Story of a raging oil-well fire and the man who offers to put it out.
E8
The Tall Shadow
Air date: 1962-11-20
E9
The Earth Mover
Air date: 1962-11-27
Glenn Kassin wants to build a model city near Mesa, but the landowner refuses to sell.
E10
Pressure Lock
Air date: 1962-12-04
In the midst of negotiating for oil rights, Redigo is called out of town---leaving Tal to handle the bargaining.
E11
Echo of a Man
Air date: 1962-12-11
Worries over his pretty young ward are causing a drop in efficiency for chief engineer Tabor.
E12
When the Gods Laugh
Air date: 1962-12-18
A sharecropper who objects to education uses abusive tactics to keep his son home from school.
E13
Green, Green Hills
Air date: 1962-12-25
E14
Stopover on the Way to the Moon
Air date: 1963-01-01
After taking young Skip Wade to court for vandalism, Redigo determines to make the youth a useful citizen.
E15
The Four Thumbs Story
Air date: 1963-01-08
A Native American war veteran's penchant for violence is isolating him from his friends, neighbors and family.
E16
End of an Image
Air date: 1963-01-15
Janet Rainey claims she's just going shopping---but there are those who suspect she's leaving town.
E17
The Loner
Air date: 1963-01-22
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.
E18
Where the Hawk Is Wheeling
Air date: 1963-01-29
E19
No Small Wars
Air date: 1963-02-05
Adding urgency to his surgery-or-death status, Redigo's sick friend is a very uncooperative patient.
E20
The Tiger Inside
Air date: 1963-02-12
Afraid that a volunteer posse may take the law into its own hands, Redigo joins the hunt for a man accused of robbery.
E21
Season of Growth
Air date: 1963-02-19
Connie's former beau is back at the ranch---expressing a new interest in working and a renewed interest in her.
E22
Seven Days on Rough Street
Air date: 1963-02-26
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.
E23
A House in Order
Air date: 1963-03-05
News of her fatal illness inspires Lucia to establish a better relationship between son Tal and foreman Redigo.
E24
Down There, the World
Air date: 1963-03-12
The mine shuts down when the heady enchantress running a vital processing plant decides to buy out the Garrets.
E25
Burnout
Air date: 1963-03-19
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.
E26
Hidden Asset
Air date: 1963-03-26
E27
Arrow in the Sky
Air date: 1963-04-09
E28
Nobody Dies on Saturday
Air date: 1963-04-16
Prison escapee Quinn Serrato is out to find his old boss---Redigo, the man who turned him in.
E29
65 Miles Is a Long, Long Way
Air date: 1963-04-23
A woman stands in the way of Redigo's cattle drive by asking too much to cross her property.
E30
Duet for Eight Wheels
Air date: 1963-04-30
Paralysis overcomes Redigo after he is trampled by a wild stallion.
E31
Between Friday and Monday
Air date: 1963-05-07
Moreno attempts to offset the fears of a young girl in a town full of hot-blooded cowboys.
E32
The Convention
Air date: 1963-05-14
Cast
Richard Egan
Jim Redigo
Ryan O'Neal
Tal Garrett
Anne Seymour
Lucia Garrett
Terry Moore
Connie Garrett
Charles Bronson
Paul Moreno
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