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Revision as of 02:03, 27 November 2019

Empire
Season 6
Promotional poster
Starring
No. of episodes7
Release
Original networkFox
Original releaseSeptember 24, 2019 (2019-09-24) –
present
Season chronology
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Season 5
List of episodes

The sixth and final season of the American television drama series Empire premiered on September 24, 2019, in the United States on Fox.[1] The season was ordered on April 30, 2019.[2][3][4] The show is produced by 20th Century Fox Television, in association with Imagine Entertainment, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Danny Strong Productions and Little Chicken Inc. The showrunners for this season are Mahoney, Danny Strong and Lee Daniels.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Guest cast

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
851"What is Love"Sanaa HamriDianne Houston & Brett MahoneySeptember 24, 2019 (2019-09-24)6AXP013.31[5]
862"Got on My Knees to Pray"Mario Van PeeblesMatt Pyken & Indira Gibson WilsonOctober 1, 2019 (2019-10-01)6AXP022.94[6]
873"You Broke Love"Howard DeutchYolonda E. Lawrence & Marcus J. GuilloryOctober 8, 2019 (2019-10-08)6AXP032.79[7]
884"Tell the Truth"Bille WoodruffJamie Rosengard & Michael MartinOctober 15, 2019 (2019-10-15)6AXP042.74[8]
895"Stronger Than My Rival"Dawn WilkinsonJaneika James & Jasheika JamesNovember 5, 2019 (2019-11-05)6AXP052.48[9]
906"Heart of Stone"Sanaa HamriTeleplay by : Stacy A. Littlejohn
Story by : Stacy A. Littlejohn & Thomas Westfall
November 12, 2019 (2019-11-12)6AXP062.60[10]
917"Good Enough"Gabourey SidibeCameron Johnson & Evan PriceNovember 19, 2019 (2019-11-19)6AXP072.65[11]
928"Do You Remember Me"Ruben GarciaLeah Benavides Rodriguez & Carlito RodriguezNovember 26, 2019 (2019-11-26)6AXP08N/A
939"Remember the Music"[12]UnknownUnknownDecember 3, 2019 (2019-12-03)TBAN/A

Production

After allegations that Smollet staged his own attack, on April 30, 2019, it was announced that although Fox Entertainment had extended his contract for season six, there were no plans for the character to appear during the season.[13][14]

On June 4, 2019, series co-creator Lee Daniels officially announced that Smollett would not be returning for the sixth and final season.[15]

On September 3, 2019, it was announced Katlynn Simone, Meta Golding, Wood Harris, Mario and Tasha Smith had been promoted to series regulars for the final season.[16]

Reception

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Empire season 6
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1 "What is Love" September 24, 2019 1.0/5 3.31[5] TBD TBD TBD TBD
2 "Got on My Knees to Pray" October 1, 2019 0.9/5 2.94[6] TBD TBD TBD TBD
3 "You Broke Love" October 8, 2019 0.8/4 2.79[7] TBD TBD TBD TBD
4 "Tell the Truth" October 15, 2019 0.8/4 2.74[8] TBD TBD TBD TBD
5 "Stronger Than My Rival" November 5, 2019 0.7/4 2.48[9] TBD TBD TBD TBD
6 "Heart of Stone" November 12, 2019 0.7/4 2.60[10] TBD TBD TBD TBD
7 "Good Enough" November 19, 2019 0.7/4 2.65[11] TBD TBD TBD TBD

References

  1. ^ Pedersen, Erik (June 28, 2018). "Fox Sets Fall Premiere Dates: 'Empire', '9-1-1', Recast 'Lethal Weapon' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
  2. ^ Patten, Dominic (April 30, 2018). "'Empire' Renewed For Season 6 By Fox; "No Plans" For Jussie Smollett's Role To Return, Yet". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Bell, Amanda (May 13, 2019). "Empire to End After Season 6". TVGuide.com. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (June 24, 2019). "Fox Sets Fall Premiere Dates: Emmys Kick Off The Week, '9-1-1', 'The Masked Singer', 'Empire', More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Welch, Alex (September 25, 2019). "'Black-ish' and 'The Voice' adjust up, 'New Amsterdam' adjusts down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Welch, Alex (October 2, 2019). "'The Conners' and 'The Voice' adjust up, 'New Amsterdam' adjusts down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  7. ^ a b Welch, Alex (October 9, 2019). "'The Conners' adjusts up: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Welch, Alex (October 16, 2019). "'Mixed-ish' adjusts down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Welch, Alex (November 6, 2019). "'NCIS: New Orleans' adjusts down: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
  10. ^ a b Welch, Alex (November 13, 2019). "'This is Us' and 'NCIS' adjust up: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  11. ^ a b Welch, Alex (November 20, 2019). "'The Conners,' 'The Voice,' all others hold: Tuesday final ratings". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  12. ^ "(#EMP-609) Remember the Music". The Futon Critic.
  13. ^ "Jussie Smollett will not return to 'Empire' for next season". AP News. September 23, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  14. ^ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/empire-renewed-fox-jussie-smollett-unlikely-return-n1000416
  15. ^ Bennett, Patten, Anita, Dominic (June 4, 2019). "Jussie Smollett "Will Not Be Returning To Empire," Lee Daniels Says". Deadline. Retrieved September 23, 2019.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ Petski, Denise (September 3, 2019). "'Empire': Katlynn Simone, Meta Golding, Wood Harris & Mario Upped to Series Regulars For Season 6". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 23, 2019.