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)
Empire (Season 1)
The Day the Empire Stood Still (Episode 1)
Writer: Kathleen Hite
Air date: 1962-09-25
Runtime: 60 min
Ballard Number One (Episode 2)
Air date: 1962-10-02
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Sam Ballard's embezzling killed Redigo's father. Now Sam's back---digging for oil near the Garret ranch.
A Place to Put a Life (Episode 3)
Air date: 1962-10-09
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Redigo returns to the small ranch his father left him and finds that it's being run by a teen-ager.
Ride to a Fall (Episode 4)
Air date: 1962-10-16
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Dahlbeck's guest at a ranch party seems to wield an eerie hold over him.
Long Past, Long Remembered (Episode 5)
Air date: 1962-10-23
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Wealthy Tom Cole visits the spread during a severe drought and his untimely friendliness suggests he wants to buy the ranch.
Walk Like a King (Episode 6)
Air date: 1962-10-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Ex-employee Barney Swanton returns to the ranch rich but is still envious of Redigo, whose job he always wanted.
The Fire Dancer (Episode 7)
Air date: 1962-11-13
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Story of a raging oil-well fire and the man who offers to put it out.
The Tall Shadow (Episode 8)
Air date: 1962-11-20
Runtime: 60 min
The Earth Mover (Episode 9)
Air date: 1962-11-27
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Glenn Kassin wants to build a model city near Mesa, but the landowner refuses to sell.
Pressure Lock (Episode 10)
Air date: 1962-12-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: In the midst of negotiating for oil rights, Redigo is called out of town---leaving Tal to handle the bargaining.
Echo of a Man (Episode 11)
Air date: 1962-12-11
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Worries over his pretty young ward are causing a drop in efficiency for chief engineer Tabor.
When the Gods Laugh (Episode 12)
Air date: 1962-12-18
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A sharecropper who objects to education uses abusive tactics to keep his son home from school.
Green, Green Hills (Episode 13)
Air date: 1962-12-25
Runtime: 60 min
Stopover on the Way to the Moon (Episode 14)
Air date: 1963-01-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: After taking young Skip Wade to court for vandalism, Redigo determines to make the youth a useful citizen.
The Four Thumbs Story (Episode 15)
Air date: 1963-01-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A Native American war veteran's penchant for violence is isolating him from his friends, neighbors and family.
End of an Image (Episode 16)
Air date: 1963-01-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Janet Rainey claims she's just going shopping---but there are those who suspect she's leaving town.
The Loner (Episode 17)
Air date: 1963-01-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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.
Where the Hawk Is Wheeling (Episode 18)
Air date: 1963-01-29
Runtime: 60 min
No Small Wars (Episode 19)
Air date: 1963-02-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Adding urgency to his surgery-or-death status, Redigo's sick friend is a very uncooperative patient.
The Tiger Inside (Episode 20)
Air date: 1963-02-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Afraid that a volunteer posse may take the law into its own hands, Redigo joins the hunt for a man accused of robbery.
Season of Growth (Episode 21)
Air date: 1963-02-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Connie's former beau is back at the ranch---expressing a new interest in working and a renewed interest in her.
Seven Days on Rough Street (Episode 22) 9.0
Writer: Kathleen Hite
Air date: 1963-02-26
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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.
A House in Order (Episode 23) 7.0
Air date: 1963-03-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: News of her fatal illness inspires Lucia to establish a better relationship between son Tal and foreman Redigo.
Down There, the World (Episode 24) 9.0
Air date: 1963-03-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The mine shuts down when the heady enchantress running a vital processing plant decides to buy out the Garrets.
Burnout (Episode 25) 7.0
Air date: 1963-03-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 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.
Hidden Asset (Episode 26)
Air date: 1963-03-26
Runtime: 60 min
Arrow in the Sky (Episode 27)
Air date: 1963-04-09
Runtime: 60 min
Nobody Dies on Saturday (Episode 28)
Air date: 1963-04-16
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Prison escapee Quinn Serrato is out to find his old boss---Redigo, the man who turned him in.
65 Miles Is a Long, Long Way (Episode 29)
Air date: 1963-04-23
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A woman stands in the way of Redigo's cattle drive by asking too much to cross her property.
Duet for Eight Wheels (Episode 30)
Air date: 1963-04-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Paralysis overcomes Redigo after he is trampled by a wild stallion.
Between Friday and Monday (Episode 31)
Air date: 1963-05-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Moreno attempts to offset the fears of a young girl in a town full of hot-blooded cowboys.
The Convention (Episode 32)
Air date: 1963-05-14
Runtime: 60 min
Seasons
Episodes 32