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Series · 1962–1963Ended

Empire

7.0·1 season·32 episodes·60 min avg.·United States of America

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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The Day the Empire Stood Still
The Day the Empire Stood StillUp next
Sep 25, 1962·0.0
02
Ballard Number One
Ballard Number One
Oct 2, 1962

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

03
A Place to Put a Life
A Place to Put a Life
Oct 9, 1962

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

04
Ride to a Fall
Ride to a Fall
Oct 16, 1962

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

05
Long Past, Long Remembered
Long Past, Long Remembered
Oct 23, 1962

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

06
Walk Like a King
Walk Like a King
Oct 30, 1962

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

07
The Fire Dancer
The Fire Dancer
Nov 13, 1962

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

08
The Tall Shadow
The Tall Shadow
Nov 20, 1962
09
The Earth Mover
The Earth Mover
Nov 27, 1962

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

10
Pressure Lock
Pressure Lock
Dec 4, 1962

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

11
Echo of a Man
Echo of a Man
Dec 11, 1962

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

12
When the Gods Laugh
When the Gods Laugh
Dec 18, 1962

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

13
Green, Green Hills
Green, Green Hills
Dec 25, 1962
14
Stopover on the Way to the Moon
Stopover on the Way to the Moon
Jan 1, 1963

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

15
The Four Thumbs Story
The Four Thumbs Story
Jan 8, 1963

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

16
End of an Image
End of an Image
Jan 15, 1963

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

17
The Loner
The Loner
Jan 22, 1963

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
Where the Hawk Is Wheeling
Where the Hawk Is Wheeling
Jan 29, 1963
19
No Small Wars
No Small Wars
Feb 5, 1963

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

20
The Tiger Inside
The Tiger Inside
Feb 12, 1963

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

21
Season of Growth
Season of Growth
Feb 19, 1963

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

22
Seven Days on Rough Street
Seven Days on Rough Street
Feb 26, 1963·9.0

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
A House in Order
A House in Order
Mar 5, 1963·7.0

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

24
Down There, the World
Down There, the World
Mar 12, 1963·9.0

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

25
Burnout
Burnout
Mar 19, 1963·7.0

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
Hidden Asset
Hidden Asset
Mar 26, 1963
27
Arrow in the Sky
Arrow in the Sky
Apr 9, 1963
28
Nobody Dies on Saturday
Nobody Dies on Saturday
Apr 16, 1963

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

29
65 Miles Is a Long, Long Way
65 Miles Is a Long, Long Way
Apr 23, 1963

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

30
Duet for Eight Wheels
Duet for Eight Wheels
Apr 30, 1963

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

31
Between Friday and Monday
Between Friday and Monday
May 7, 1963

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

32
The Convention
The Convention
May 14, 1963

Cast

5 credited
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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