List of Empire episodes - wikipedia List of Empire episodes Empire is an American musical drama television series which debuted on Fox on January 7, 2015. The show centers around a hip hop music and Entertainment Company, Empire Entertainment, and the drama among the members of the founders ' family as they fight for control of the company. The series was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson. The series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on September 21, 2016. As of November 15, 2017, 54 episodes of Empire have aired. Contents 1 Series overview 2 Episodes 2.1 Season 1 ( 2015 ) 2.2 Season 2 ( 2015 -- 16 ) 2.3 Season 3 ( 2016 -- 17 ) 2.4 Season 4 ( 2017 ) 3 Ratings 4 References 5 External links Series overview Season Episodes Originally aired Nielsen ratings First aired Last aired Rank Viewers ( millions ) 12 January 7, 2015 ( 2015 - 01 - 07 ) March 18, 2015 ( 2015 - 03 - 18 ) 5 17.33 18 September 23, 2015 ( 2015 - 09 - 23 ) May 18, 2016 ( 2016 - 05 - 18 ) 5 15.94 18 September 21, 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 21 ) May 24, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 24 ) 23 10.37 18 September 27, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 27 ) TBA TBA TBA Episodes Season 1 ( 2015 ) Main article : Empire ( season 1 ) No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code U.S. viewers ( millions ) `` Pilot '' Lee Daniels Lee Daniels & Danny Strong January 7, 2015 ( 2015 - 01 - 07 ) 1AXP01 9.90 `` The Outspoken King '' Lee Daniels Danny Strong & Ilene Chaiken January 14, 2015 ( 2015 - 01 - 14 ) 1AXP02 10.32 `` The Devil Quotes Scripture '' Sanaa Hamri Ilene Chaiken & Joshua Allen January 21, 2015 ( 2015 - 01 - 21 ) 1AXP03 11.07 `` False Imposition '' Rosemary Rodriguez Wendy Calhoun January 28, 2015 ( 2015 - 01 - 28 ) 1AXP04 11.36 5 5 `` Dangerous Bonds '' John Singleton Malcolm Spellman February 4, 2015 ( 2015 - 02 - 04 ) 1AXP05 11.47 6 6 `` Out, Damned Spot '' Michael Engler Eric Haywood February 11, 2015 ( 2015 - 02 - 11 ) 1AXP06 11.96 7 7 `` Our Dancing Days '' Sanaa Hamri Attica Locke February 18, 2015 ( 2015 - 02 - 18 ) 1AXP07 13.02 8 8 `` The Lyon 's Roar '' Danny Strong Danny Strong February 25, 2015 ( 2015 - 02 - 25 ) 1AXP08 13.90 9 9 `` Unto the Breach '' Anthony Hemingway David Rambo March 4, 2015 ( 2015 - 03 - 04 ) 1AXP09 14.33 10 10 `` Sins of the Father '' Rob Hardy Eddie Gonzalez & Jeremy Haft March 11, 2015 ( 2015 - 03 - 11 ) 1AXP10 14.90 11 11 `` Die But Once '' Mario Van Peebles Ilene Chaiken March 18, 2015 ( 2015 - 03 - 18 ) 1AXP11 15.82 12 12 `` Who I Am '' Debbie Allen Danny Strong & Ilene Chaiken March 18, 2015 ( 2015 - 03 - 18 ) 1AXP12 17.62 Season 2 ( 2015 -- 16 ) Main article : Empire ( season 2 ) No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code U.S. viewers ( millions ) 13 `` The Devils Are Here '' Lee Daniels Danny Strong & Ilene Chaiken September 23, 2015 ( 2015 - 09 - 23 ) 2AXP01 16.18 14 `` Without a Country '' Dee Rees Carlito Rodriguez September 30, 2015 ( 2015 - 09 - 30 ) 2AXP02 13.74 15 `` Fires of Heaven '' Craig Brewer Attica Locke October 7, 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 07 ) 2AXP03 13.10 16 `` Poor Yorick '' Danny Strong Danny Strong October 14, 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 14 ) 2AXP04 12.22 17 5 `` Be True '' Kevin Bray Wendy Calhoun & Janeika James October 21, 2015 ( 2015 - 10 - 21 ) 2AXP05 12.28 18 6 `` A High Hope for a Low Heaven '' Mario Van Peebles Robert Munic November 4, 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 04 ) 2AXP06 11.68 19 7 `` True Love Never '' Sylvain White Ingrid Escajeda November 11, 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 11 ) 2AXP07 11.20 20 8 `` My Bad Parts '' Sanaa Hamri Malcolm Spellman November 18, 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 18 ) 2AXP08 11.34 21 9 `` Sinned Against '' Paul McCrane Eric Haywood November 25, 2015 ( 2015 - 11 - 25 ) 2AXP09 9.21 22 10 `` Et Tu, Brute ? '' Sanaa Hamri Radha Blank December 2, 2015 ( 2015 - 12 - 02 ) 2AXP10 11.81 23 11 `` Death Will Have His Day '' Danny Strong Danny Strong March 30, 2016 ( 2016 - 03 - 30 ) 2AXP11 12.46 24 12 `` A Rose by Any Other Name '' Michael Engler Ilene Chaiken April 6, 2016 ( 2016 - 04 - 06 ) 2AXP12 11.34 25 13 `` The Tameness of a Wolf '' Paris Barclay Attica Locke & Joshua Allen April 13, 2016 ( 2016 - 04 - 13 ) 2AXP13 10.11 26 14 `` Time Shall Unfold '' Cherien Dabis Ayanna Floyd Davis April 20, 2016 ( 2016 - 04 - 20 ) 2AXP14 9.56 27 15 `` More Than Kin '' Sanaa Hamri Eric Haywood & Malcolm Spellman April 27, 2016 ( 2016 - 04 - 27 ) 2AXP15 10.03 28 16 `` The Lyon Who Cried Wolf '' Millicent Shelton Joshua Allen May 4, 2016 ( 2016 - 05 - 04 ) 2AXP16 9.39 29 17 `` Rise by Sin '' Paul McCrane Ayanna Floyd Davis & Jamie Rosengard May 11, 2016 ( 2016 - 05 - 11 ) 2AXP17 9.81 30 18 `` Past Is Prologue '' Sanaa Hamri Lee Daniels & Ilene Chaiken May 18, 2016 ( 2016 - 05 - 18 ) 2AXP18 10.88 Season 3 ( 2016 -- 17 ) Main article : Empire ( season 3 ) No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code U.S. viewers ( millions ) 31 `` Light in Darkness '' Sanaa Hamri Malcolm Spellman & Joshua Allen September 21, 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 21 ) 3AXP01 10.87 32 `` Sin That Amends '' Craig Brewer Cherien Dabis & Carlito Rodriguez September 28, 2016 ( 2016 - 09 - 28 ) 3AXP02 9.65 33 `` What Remains Is Bestial '' Millicent Shelton Diane Ademu - John & Eric Haywood October 5, 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 05 ) 3AXP03 9.25 34 `` Cupid Kills '' Hanelle Culpepper Matt Pyken & Attica Locke October 12, 2016 ( 2016 - 10 - 12 ) 3AXP04 9.27 35 5 `` One Before Another '' Mario Van Peebles Joshua Allen & Carlito Rodriguez November 9, 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 09 ) 3AXP05 8.15 36 6 `` Chimes at Midnight '' Sanaa Hamri Cherien Dabis & Eric Haywood November 16, 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 16 ) 3AXP06 8.39 37 7 `` What We May Be '' Kevin Bray Diane Ademu - John & Malcom Spellman November 30, 2016 ( 2016 - 11 - 30 ) 3AXP07 7.84 38 8 `` The Unkindest Cut '' Dennie Gordon Attica Locke & Jamie Rosengard December 7, 2016 ( 2016 - 12 - 07 ) 3AXP08 7.00 39 9 `` A Furnace for Your Foe '' Sanaa Hamri Ilene Chaiken & Matt Pyken December 14, 2016 ( 2016 - 12 - 14 ) 3AXP09 7.58 40 10 `` Sound and Fury '' Craig Brewer Eric Haywood & Carlito Rodriguez March 22, 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 22 ) 3AXP10 7.95 41 11 `` Play On '' Benny Boom Story by : Malcolm Spellman Teleplay by : Janeika James & Jasheika James March 29, 2017 ( 2017 - 03 - 29 ) 3AXP11 6.91 42 12 `` Strange Bedfellows '' Bille Woodruff Matt Pyken & Attica Locke April 5, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 05 ) 3AXP12 6.35 43 13 `` My Naked Villainy '' Cherien Dabis Joshua Allen & Jamie Rosengard April 12, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 12 ) 3AXP13 6.59 44 14 `` Love is a Smoke '' Tricia Brock Diane Ademu - John & Cherien Dabis April 26, 2017 ( 2017 - 04 - 26 ) 3AXP14 6.31 45 15 `` Civil Hands Unclean '' Howard Deutch Ilene Chaiken & Carlito Rodriguez May 3, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 03 ) 3AXP15 5.60 46 16 `` Absent Child '' Millicent Shelton Attica Locke & Malcolm Spellman May 10, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 10 ) 3AXP16 6.32 47 17 `` Toll & Trouble, Pt. 1 '' Craig Brewer Diane Ademu - John & Eric Haywood May 17, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 17 ) 3AXP17 6.14 48 18 `` Toll & Trouble, Pt. 2 '' Sanaa Hamri Ilene Chaiken & Joshua Allen May 24, 2017 ( 2017 - 05 - 24 ) 3AXP18 6.94 Season 4 ( 2017 ) Main article : Empire ( season 4 ) No. overall No. in season Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production code U.S. viewers ( millions ) 49 `` Noble Memory '' Sanaa Hamri Brett Mahoney September 27, 2017 ( 2017 - 09 - 27 ) 4AXP01 7.05 50 `` Full Circle '' Craig Brewer Craig Brewer & Eric Haywood October 4, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 04 ) 4AXP02 5.89 51 `` Evil Manners '' Bille Woodruff Matt Pyken & Carlito Rodriguez October 11, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 11 ) 4AXP03 5.93 52 `` Bleeding War '' Sanaa Hamri Diane Ademu - John & Jamie Rosengard October 18, 2017 ( 2017 - 10 - 18 ) 4AXP04 5.65 53 5 `` The Fool '' Howie Deutch Janeika James & Jasheika James November 8, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 08 ) 4AXP05 5.40 54 6 `` Fortune Be Not Crost '' TBA TBA November 15, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 15 ) 4AXP06 TBD 55 7 `` The Lady Doth Protest '' TBA TBA November 29, 2017 ( 2017 - 11 - 29 ) 4AXP07 TBD Ratings Empire : U.S. viewers per episode ( millions ) Season Ep. 1 Ep. 2 Ep. 3 Ep. 4 Ep. 5 Ep. 6 Ep. 7 Ep. 8 Ep. 9 Ep. 10 Ep. 11 Ep. 12 Ep. 13 Ep. 14 Ep. 15 Ep. 16 Ep. 17 Ep. 18 9.90 10.32 11.07 11.36 11.47 11.96 13.02 13.90 14.33 14.90 15.82 17.62 N / A 16.18 13.74 13.10 12.22 12.28 11.68 11.20 11.34 9.21 11.81 12.46 11.34 10.11 9.56 10.03 9.39 9.81 10.88 10.87 9.65 9.25 9.27 8.15 8.39 7.84 7.00 7.58 7.95 6.91 6.35 6.59 6.31 5.60 6.32 6.14 6.94 7.05 5.89 5.93 5.65 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Source : Nielsen Media Research References Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( January 17, 2015 ). `` ' Gotham ', ' Brooklyn Nine - Nine ' & ' Empire ' Renewed for new seasons by FOX ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 17, 2015. Jump up ^ Ausiello, Michael ( June 16, 2016 ). `` Fox Fall Premiere Plan : Return Dates for Empire, Scream Queens and More ''. TVLine. Retrieved July 18, 2016. Jump up ^ de Moraes, Lisa ( May 21, 2015 ). `` Full 2014 -- 15 Series Rankings ''. Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 22, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Full 2015 -- 16 TV Season Series Rankings ''. Deadline Hollywood. May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Final 2016 - 17 TV Rankings : ' Sunday Night Football ' Winning Streak Continues ''. Deadline Hollywood. May 26, 2017. Retrieved May 26, 2017. Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( January 9, 2015 ). `` Wednesday Final Ratings : No Adjustments Beyond Previously Released Increases for ' Empire ' & ' American Idol ' ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 9, 2015. Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( January 16, 2015 ). `` Wednesday Final Ratings : ' American Idol ' & ' The Mentalist ' Adjusted Up ; ' The Mysteries of Laura ' and ' black - ish ' Adjusted Down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 16, 2015. Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( January 22, 2015 ). `` Wednesday Final Ratings : ' Empire ', ' American Idol ', ' Criminal Minds ' & ' Law & Order : SVU ' Adjusted Up ; ' The 100 Adjusted Down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 22, 2015. Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( January 29, 2015 ). `` Wednesday Final Ratings : ' Stalker ' & ' The 100 ' Adjusted Down ; No Adjustment for ' Empire ' ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 29, 2015. Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( February 5, 2015 ). `` Wednesday Final Ratings : ' American Idol ' Adjusted Up, ' Fresh Off the Boat ' & ' The 100 ' Adjusted Down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 5, 2015. Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( February 12, 2015 ). `` Wednesday Final Ratings : ' Empire ', ' Arrow ' & ' American Idol ' Adjusted Up ; ' The Goldbergs ', ' The 100 ', ' The Mentalist ', ' The Mysteries of Laura ', ' black - ish ' & ' Criminal Minds ' Adjusted Down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 12, 2015. Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( February 19, 2015 ). `` Wednesday Final Ratings : ' Empire ', ' Arrow ', ' American Idol ' & ' Modern Family ' Adjusted Up ; ' The 100 ' & ' Stalker ' Adjusted Down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 19, 2015. Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( February 26, 2015 ). `` Wednesday Final Ratings : ' Empire ', ' American Idol ', ' Suvivor ' & ' Arrow ' Adjusted Up ; ' The 100 ', ' black - ish ' & ' Nashville ' Adjusted Down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved February 26, 2015. Jump up ^ Bibel, Sara ( March 5, 2015 ). `` Wednesday Final Ratings : ' Empire ' Adjusted Up ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 5, 2015. Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( March 12, 2015 ). `` ' Wednesday Final Ratings : ' Empire ' & ' American Idol ' Adjusted Up ; ' CSI : Cyber ' Adjusted Down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 12, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Bibel, Sara ( March 19, 2015 ). `` Wednesday Final Ratings : ' Arrow ' & ' Survivor ' Adjusted Up ; ' Supernatural ' Adjusted Down & Final ' Empire ' Numbers ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 19, 2015. Jump up ^ Kondolojy, Amanda ( September 24, 2015 ). `` Wednesday Final Ratings : ' Survivor ', ' Modern Family ' & ' Law and Order : SVU ' Adjusted Up ; ' Nashville ' Adjusted Down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 24, 2015. Jump up ^ Dixon, Dani ( October 1, 2015 ). `` Wednesday Final Ratings : ' Empire ', ' Survivor ', ' Modern Family ' & ' Rosewood ' Adjusted Up ; ' Nashville ' & ' Code Black ' Adjusted Down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 1, 2015. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( October 8, 2015 ). `` Wednesday final ratings : ' Empire, ' ' SVU ' and others adjusted up, ' Arrow ' holds, ' Nashville ' adjusted down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 8, 2015. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( October 15, 2015 ). `` Wednesday final ratings : ' Empire, ' ' Modern Family ' and ' Arrow ' adjusted up, ' Nashville ' adjusted down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 15, 2015. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( October 30, 2015 ). `` Wednesday final ratings : ' Rosewood ' adjusted up, ' Empire ' and everything else hold ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 22, 2015. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( November 5, 2015 ). `` Wednesday final ratings : ' Arrow ' adjusts up, ' Criminal Minds ' rises but still at series low ''. TV By The Numbers. Retrieved November 5, 2015. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( November 12, 2015 ). `` Wednesday final ratings : ' Black - ish ' and ' Code Black ' adjust down ''. TV By The Numbers. Retrieved November 12, 2015. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( November 19, 2015 ). `` Wednesday final ratings : ' Arrow, ' ' Rosewood, ' ' Survivor ' and ' The Middle ' adjust up ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 19, 2015. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( November 30, 2015 ). `` Wednesday final ratings : ' Empire ' adjusts up, ' Code Black ' adjusts down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 30, 2015. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( December 3, 2015 ). `` Wednesday final ratings : ' Arrow, ' ' Empire, ' and ' Criminal Minds ' adjust up ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 3, 2015. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( March 31, 2016 ). `` Wednesday final ratings : ' Empire ' adjusts up, ' Survivor ' and ' Beyond Borders ' adjust down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 31, 2016. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( April 7, 2016 ). `` Wednesday final ratings : ' Empire ' and ' Modern Family ' adjust up, ' Nashville ' adjusts down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 7, 2016. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( April 14, 2016 ). `` Wednesday final ratings : ' The Goldbergs ' adjusts up, ' Black - ish ' and ' Nashville ' adjust down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 14, 2016. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( April 21, 2016 ). `` Wednesday final ratings : ' Empire ' adjusts up, ' Heartbeat ' adjusts down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 21, 2016. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( April 28, 2016 ). `` Wednesday final ratings : ' The Middle ' and ' Empire ' adjust up, ' Nashville ' adjusts down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 28, 2016. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( May 5, 2016 ). `` Wednesday final ratings : Wednesday final ratings : ' Chicago PD ' and ' Heartbeat ' adjust up, ' Nashville ' adjusts down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 5, 2016. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( May 12, 2016 ). `` Wednesday final ratings : ' Empire ' and ' The Goldbergs ' adjust up, ' Black - ish ' and ' Nashville ' adjust down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 12, 2016. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( May 19, 2016 ). `` Wednesday final ratings : ' Empire, ' ' Goldbergs, ' & ' SVU ' adjust up, ' Arrow ' & ' Supernatural ' adjust down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 19, 2016. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( September 22, 2016 ). `` Wednesday final ratings : ' Empire ' adjusts up, ' Designated Survivor ' adjusts down ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 22, 2016. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( September 29, 2016 ). `` Wednesday final ratings : ' Empire, ' ' Lethal Weapon, ' ' Criminal Minds, ' ' SVU ' & ' Blindspot ' all adjust up ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 29, 2016. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( October 6, 2016 ). `` ' Empire, ' ' Survivor, ' ' SVU, ' ' Chicago PD ' adjust up, ' Black - ish ' adjusts down : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 6, 2016. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( October 13, 2016 ). `` ' Empire ' and ' The Goldbergs ' adjust up : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 13, 2016. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( November 10, 2016 ). `` ' Black - ish ' adjusts down, others hold : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 10, 2016. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( November 17, 2016 ). `` ' Goldbergs ' and ' Speechless ' adjust up, ' Black - ish ' adjusts down : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 17, 2016. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( December 2, 2016 ). `` ' Empire ' adjusts up, ' Black - ish ' adjusts down : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 2, 2016. Jump up ^ Welch, Alex ( December 8, 2016 ). `` ' Modern Family ' adjusts up : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 8, 2016. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( December 15, 2016 ). `` ' Survivor ' finale adjusts down, ' SNL Christmas ' adjusts up : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 15, 2016. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( March 23, 2017 ). `` ' Law & Order : SVU ' adjusts up : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 23, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( March 30, 2017 ). `` ' Modern Family, ' ' Survivor ' and ' Chicago PD ' adjust up : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved March 30, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( April 6, 2017 ). `` ABC comedies, ' SVU, ' ' Criminal Minds, ' ' Shots Fired ' all adjust up ; ' Beyond Borders ' down : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 6, 2017. Jump up ^ Welch, Alex ( April 13, 2017 ). `` ' Designated Survivor ' and ABC comedy encores all adjust down : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 13, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( April 27, 2017 ). `` ' Survivor ' and ' Black - ish ' adjust up : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved April 27, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( May 4, 2017 ). `` ' Empire, ' ' Modern Family, ' ' Criminal Minds, ' ' Chicago PD ' adjust up, ' The 100 ' adjusts down : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 4, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( May 11, 2017 ). `` ' Empire, ' ' Modern Family, ' ' Criminal Minds ' finale, ' Chicago PD ' & ' Speechless ' all adjust up : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 11, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( May 18, 2017 ). `` ' Empire, ' ' Blindspot ' finale adjust up : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 18, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( May 25, 2017 ). `` ' Empire ' finale and ' Dirty Dancing ' adjust up, ' Survivor ' reunion adjusts down : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved May 25, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( September 28, 2017 ). `` ' Survivor ' premiere adjusts up : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 28, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( October 5, 2017 ). `` ' SEAL Team, ' ' Law & Order : SVU ' and everything else unchanged : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 5, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( October 12, 2017 ). `` ' Empire, ' ' Survivor, ' ' Goldbergs, ' ' Blacklist ' adjust up, ' Dynasty ' adjusts down : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 12, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( October 19, 2017 ). `` ' Survivor, ' ' Goldbergs, ' ' SEAL Team ' adjust up, ' Criminal Minds ' adjusts down : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved October 19, 2017. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( November 9, 2017 ). `` ' Empire, ' ' SVU, ' CMAs and others unchanged : Wednesday final ratings ''. TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 9, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ( EMP - 406 ) `` Fortune Be Not Crost '' ``. The Futon Critic. Retrieved October 18, 2017. Jump up ^ `` ( EMP - 407 ) `` The Lady Doth Protest '' ``. The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 8, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Empire : Season One Ratings ''. TV Series Finale. March 19, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Empire : Season Two Ratings ''. TV Series Finale. May 19, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Empire : Season Three Ratings ''. TV Series Finale. May 25, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017. Jump up ^ External links Television portal Official website List of Empire episodes on IMDb Empire Episodes Season 1 `` Pilot '' Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Characters Lucious Cookie Andre Jamal Hakeem Soundtracks Season 1 Season 2 Volume 1 Season 2 Volume 2 Season 3 Season 4 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Empire_episodes&oldid=810587550 '' Categories : Empire ( 2015 TV series ) Lists of American drama television series episodes Hidden categories : Articles containing potentially dated statements from November 2017 All articles containing potentially dated statements Official website not in Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Čeština Deutsch Español Македонски Polski Português Русский 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 16 November 2017, at 05 : 36. 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Question: how many episodes in season 2 of empire
Answer: 18