Empire (2015)

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC , FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 7, 2015
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 39
  3. Negative: 1 out of 39
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Critic Reviews

  1. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: John Anderson
    Jan 2, 2015
    30
    Derivative to the point of parody.... [But] despite the general lameness of the show, Ms. Henson is so convincing--and charismatic--you might just keep watching.

Awards & Rankings

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#95 Best TV Season of 2015
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#44 Most Discussed TV Season of 2015
48
#48 Most Shared TV Season of 2015

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User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 171 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 122 out of 171
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 171
  3. Negative: 34 out of 171
  1. Bgrod
    Jan 9, 2015
    2
    No one does nighttime soaps better than ABC, especially anything attached to Shondaland.. Empire feels more like a throwback to Dynasty andNo one does nighttime soaps better than ABC, especially anything attached to Shondaland.. Empire feels more like a throwback to Dynasty and the original Dallas with cliched characters and story, at least in its pilot episode. The show need more than bling to make it watchable… Full Review »
  2. Troublewalking
    Feb 6, 2015
    0
    I guess it's like Scarface. The original storyline was meant to be about Al Capone, without using his name, as the original movie was done inI guess it's like Scarface. The original storyline was meant to be about Al Capone, without using his name, as the original movie was done in 1932. The remake modernized it by making it Cuban in the 80's. And now Empire tries to "sample" it again. In each version it is supposed to be a warning about how crime as the short cut to the top often leads to disaster. But with each retelling the moral of the story gets swept further and further under the rug. While the lifestyle gets more and more glamorized. And the stereotypes get uglier and uglier. Yet fans of this keep missing the point more and more. No wonder so many young men end up dead or in jail. This show will probably increase that number significantly.… Full Review »
  3. Annlyons
    Jan 27, 2015
    0
    Well,I i am 69 years old I work with 40 senior citizens. I took a poll, on how they like Empire. Some of the words were. HORRIBLE!Well,I i am 69 years old I work with 40 senior citizens. I took a poll, on how they like Empire. Some of the words were. HORRIBLE! DISGRACEFUL! WOULD NEVER WATCH IT AGAIN! TERRANCE HOWARD ALWAYS PLAYS LIKE HE IS HIGH. ON SOMETHING! TARAGE HAS DEGRACE HER CARRIER?

    WORSE OF ALL THEY PUT THE PRESIDENT OF THE USA IN DEGRATING WHAT WAS SAID ABOUT

    HIM? AND THE NERVE ENOUGH THAT YOU COULD CALL SPEAK TO THE PRESIDENT CALL HIM BY HIS FIRST NAME? TO THINK THAT THE PRESIDENT WOULD KNOW SOMEONE LIKE HIM! PLEASE?

    Ann69
    I VOTE THAT FOX CANCEL THE SHOW NOW?
    As I told my granddaughter I do not live in her world, I am very very old school.    … Full Review »
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