Synopsis
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)
Episodes
Season 11E1The Day the Empire Stood Still60m2E2Ballard Number OneSam Ballard's embezzling killed Redigo's father. Now Sam's back---digging for oil near the Garret ranch.60m3E3A Place to Put a LifeRedigo returns to the small ranch his father left him and finds that it's being run by a teen-ager.60m4E4Ride to a FallDahlbeck's guest at a ranch party seems to wield an eerie hold over him.60m5E5Long Past, Long RememberedWealthy Tom Cole visits the spread during a severe drought and his untimely friendliness suggests he wants to buy the ranch.60m6E6Walk Like a KingEx-employee Barney Swanton returns to the ranch rich but is still envious of Redigo, whose job he always wanted.60m7E7The Fire DancerStory of a raging oil-well fire and the man who offers to put it out.60m8E8The Tall Shadow60m9E9The Earth MoverGlenn Kassin wants to build a model city near Mesa, but the landowner refuses to sell.60m10E10Pressure LockIn the midst of negotiating for oil rights, Redigo is called out of town---leaving Tal to handle the bargaining.60m11E11Echo of a ManWorries over his pretty young ward are causing a drop in efficiency for chief engineer Tabor.60m12E12When the Gods LaughA sharecropper who objects to education uses abusive tactics to keep his son home from school.60m13E13Green, Green Hills60m14E14Stopover on the Way to the MoonAfter taking young Skip Wade to court for vandalism, Redigo determines to make the youth a useful citizen.60m15E15The Four Thumbs StoryA Native American war veteran's penchant for violence is isolating him from his friends, neighbors and family.60m16E16End of an ImageJanet Rainey claims she's just going shopping---but there are those who suspect she's leaving town.60m17E17The LonerMike 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.60m18E18Where the Hawk Is Wheeling60m19E19No Small WarsAdding urgency to his surgery-or-death status, Redigo's sick friend is a very uncooperative patient.60m20E20The Tiger InsideAfraid that a volunteer posse may take the law into its own hands, Redigo joins the hunt for a man accused of robbery.60m21E21Season of GrowthConnie's former beau is back at the ranch---expressing a new interest in working and a renewed interest in her.60m22E22Seven Days on Rough StreetAfter claiming he doesn't need the security of the Garret ranch, Tal leaves for Delgado---on the bet he can't stay a week.60m23E23A House in OrderNews of her fatal illness inspires Lucia to establish a better relationship between son Tal and foreman Redigo.60m24E24Down There, the WorldThe mine shuts down when the heady enchantress running a vital processing plant decides to buy out the Garrets.60m25E25BurnoutForest 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.60m26E26Hidden Asset60m27E27Arrow in the Sky60m28E28Nobody Dies on SaturdayPrison escapee Quinn Serrato is out to find his old boss---Redigo, the man who turned him in.60m29E2965 Miles Is a Long, Long WayA woman stands in the way of Redigo's cattle drive by asking too much to cross her property.60m30E30Duet for Eight WheelsParalysis overcomes Redigo after he is trampled by a wild stallion.60m31E31Between Friday and MondayMoreno attempts to offset the fears of a young girl in a town full of hot-blooded cowboys.60m32E32The Convention60m
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