Empire

Season 1

1962 · 32 episodes · 32h 0m in all · 8.0/10

Jim Redigo is foreman for the enormous Garrett Ranch owned by matriarch Lucia with her children Tal and Constance. Redigo had his hands full managing people, machines, and animals, with a specific interest in attractive Connie. (The unaired pilot was titled This Rugged Land)

Episodes

1. 1

   1. The Day the Empire Stood Still

   25 Sept 1962 · 60 min · 0.0/10

2. 2

   2. Ballard Number One

   2 Oct 1962 · 60 min

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

3. 3

   3. A Place to Put a Life

   9 Oct 1962 · 60 min

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

4. 4

   4. Ride to a Fall

   16 Oct 1962 · 60 min

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

5. 5

   5. Long Past, Long Remembered

   23 Oct 1962 · 60 min

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

6. 6

   6. Walk Like a King

   30 Oct 1962 · 60 min

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

7. 7

   7. The Fire Dancer

   13 Nov 1962 · 60 min

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

8. 8

   8. The Tall Shadow

   20 Nov 1962 · 60 min

9. 9

   9. The Earth Mover

   27 Nov 1962 · 60 min

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

10. 10

    10. Pressure Lock

    4 Dec 1962 · 60 min

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

11. 11

    11. Echo of a Man

    11 Dec 1962 · 60 min

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

12. 12

    12. When the Gods Laugh

    18 Dec 1962 · 60 min

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

13. 13

    13. Green, Green Hills

    25 Dec 1962 · 60 min

14. 14

    14. Stopover on the Way to the Moon

    1 Jan 1963 · 60 min

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

15. 15

    15. The Four Thumbs Story

    8 Jan 1963 · 60 min

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

16. 16

    16. End of an Image

    15 Jan 1963 · 60 min

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

17. 17

    17. The Loner

    22 Jan 1963 · 60 min

    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. 18

    18. Where the Hawk Is Wheeling

    29 Jan 1963 · 60 min

19. 19

    19. No Small Wars

    5 Feb 1963 · 60 min

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

20. 20

    20. The Tiger Inside

    12 Feb 1963 · 60 min

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

21. 21

    21. Season of Growth

    19 Feb 1963 · 60 min

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

22. 22

    22. Seven Days on Rough Street

    26 Feb 1963 · 60 min · 9.0/10

    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. 23

    23. A House in Order

    5 Mar 1963 · 60 min · 7.0/10

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

24. 24

    24. Down There, the World

    12 Mar 1963 · 60 min · 9.0/10

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

25. 25

    25. Burnout

    19 Mar 1963 · 60 min · 7.0/10

    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. 26

    26. Hidden Asset

    26 Mar 1963 · 60 min

27. 27

    27. Arrow in the Sky

    9 Apr 1963 · 60 min

28. 28

    28. Nobody Dies on Saturday

    16 Apr 1963 · 60 min

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

29. 29

    29. 65 Miles Is a Long, Long Way

    23 Apr 1963 · 60 min

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

30. 30

    30. Duet for Eight Wheels

    30 Apr 1963 · 60 min

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

31. 31

    31. Between Friday and Monday

    7 May 1963 · 60 min

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

32. 32

    32. The Convention

    14 May 1963 · 60 min