Empire season 2 explained

Season Number:2
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Network:Fox
Num Episodes:18
Episode List:List of Empire episodes

The second season of the American television drama series Empire premiered on September 23, 2015, in the United States on Fox.[1] The season was ordered on January 17, 2015.[2] The show is produced by 20th Century Fox Television, in association with Imagine Entertainment, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Danny Strong Productions and Little Chicken Inc. The showrunners for this season are Ilene Chaiken, Danny Strong and Lee Daniels. The season aired on Wednesday at 9:00 pm, the same slot as the previous season. The season concluded on May 18, 2016, and consisted of 18 episodes.

Premise

The show centers on 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.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Special guest stars

Production

Empire was renewed for a second season on January 17, 2015, by Fox after only two episodes had aired. It was announced to contain 18 episodes, split into two parts, with ten episodes in the fall, and the remaining eight episodes after the Christmas break, beginning in January.[3] Filming began on June 23, 2015, as confirmed by Fox, in addition to Chris Rock being spotted on set.[4]

Casting

The second season had ten roles receiving star billing, with seven of them returning from the previous season, in addition to three characters upgraded from the first season. Terrence Howard will portray Lucious Lyon, a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment who now is imprisoned. Taraji P. Henson will play Cookie Lyon, Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served 17 years in prison, and have now made a hostile takeover for Empire Entertainment with Anika, Andre and Hakeem. Lucious and Cookie have three sons: Andre Lyon, the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment who will be played by Trai Byers, and will deal with his wife killing Uncle Vernon in the previous season finale. Jussie Smollett will play Jamal Lyon, the middle son and "black sheep" of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who has been given control over Empire from his father, Lucious. Bryshere Y. Gray will portray Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise and has been included in the hostile takeover with his mother, Anika and Andre.

Other series regulars returning are Grace Gealey, who will reprise her character Anika Calhoun, former head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' ex fiancée who has worked together with Cookie replace the acting board of directors at Empire. Kaitlin Doubleday will play Rhonda Lyon, Andre's power-hungry and money-obsessed wife who must deal with killing Uncle Vernon in order to protect Andre and her pregnancy, as revealed in the season one finale. In addition, Ta'Rhonda Jones, Gabourey Sidibe and Serayah McNeill were upgraded to series regulars after being billed as recurring characters during season one. They will be playing their respective roles as Porsha Taylor, personal assistant to Cookie, Becky Williams, executive assistant to Lucious at Empire Entertainment and Tiana Brown, a R&B-pop artist signed to Empire Entertainment, respectively.[5] [6]

Chris Rock, Lenny Kravitz and Alicia Keys were originally slated to guest star as themselves,[7] but it was later revealed that Rock would play Frank Gathers. Adam Rodriguez will recur as Laz Delgado, a smooth promoter and a potential love interest for Cookie.[8] On June 11, 2015, it was announced that the producers were casting the new breakout role of Betty Barz, a "moody, outspoken" teenage rapper who will first appear in the season premiere. Description of the character was that she was an African-American, "unapologetically butch," and something of a hometown hero in her "Brownsville-Never-Ran-Never-Will, Brooklyn" neighborhood.[9]

On June 26, 2015, it was announced that Tyra Ferrell was cast as a lawyer who will be in contact with the Lyon family.[10] It was announced on July 2, 2015, that Marisa Tomei was cast as Mimi Whiteman, a demanding venture capitalist who becomes embroiled in Lyon family drama.[11] Kelly Rowland was reported on July 6, 2015, to have joined the cast as Lucious Lyon's mother in flashbacks.[12] On July 17, 2015, TVLine reported that Andre Royo will join the cast as Thirsty Rawlings, a sharp lawyer who will defend Lucious.[13] Bryshere Y. Gray was the one to announce that Becky G will join the cast in a guest-starring role in the second season as Valentina.[14] It was announced on July 14, 2015, that Hakeem will have a new love interest whose name is Laura, a serious talented vocalist.

On August 3, 2015, it was revealed that Adam Busch has signed on for a multi-episode recurring arc, playing Chase One, a sexy, gifted, avant-garde gay artist who's doing a photo shoot, and is infatuated with his male star,[15] while Jamila Velazquez, Raquel Castro and newcomer Yani Marin will play unconfirmed recurring roles.[14] It was announced on August 5, 2015, that Mariah Carey will guest star in one of the upcoming episodes in a top-secret role.[16] One day later, on August 6, 2015, it was also confirmed that Pitbull would appear as himself.[17] Al Sharpton and Andre Leon Talley will appear as themselves, and will appear in the season premiere as they will show their support for the embattled music CEO at an epic, outdoor "Free Lucious" concert.[18] On August 21, it was announced that Mo McRae was cast as J-Poppa, a love interest for Gabourey Sidibe's character Becky, which will appear in three episodes.[19] On September 14, 2015, it was announced Rafael de la Fuente would return portraying the role of Michael in at least four episodes of the season.[20] On November 5, Entertainment Weekly reported that Annie Ilonzeh had been cast in the role of TV reporter Harper Scott and would appear in the second half of the season.[21]

Episodes

See also: List of Empire episodes.

Reception

Critical response

Early reviews for the second season of Empire indicate positive reviews. On the aggregator, Rotten Tomatoes, the season earned a 95% rating based on 39 reviews.[22] It received a 77 out of 100 on the review aggregate website Metacritic based on 22 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[23]

Live + SD ratings

No. in
series		No. in
season		EpisodeAir dateTime slot (EST)Rating/Share (18–49)Viewers (m)18–49 Rank Viewership rank Drama rank
131"The Devils Are Here"Wednesdays
9:00 p.m.		6.7/2016.182[24] 51
142"Without a Country"5.5/1713.743[25] 51
153"Fires of Heaven"5.1/1513.102[26] 71
164"Poor Yorick"4.7/1412.223[27] 71
175"Be True"4.8/1512.28381[28]
186"A High Hope For a Low Heaven"4.6/1411.684[29] 111
197"True Love Never"4.2/1311.203[30] 91
208"My Bad Parts"4.4/1411.343[31] 71
219"Sinned Against"3.2/109.216[32] 141
2210"Et Tu, Brute?"4.5/1411.814[33] 61
2311"Death Will Have His Day"4.8/1512.461[34] 21
2412"A Rose by Any Other Name"4.3/1411.341[35] 81
2513"The Tameness of a Wolf"3.8/1210.11
2614"Time Shall Unfold"3.7/129.56
2715"More Than Kin"3.8/1210.03
2816"The Lyon Who Cried Wolf"3.6/129.39
2917"Rise by Sin"3.7/129.81
3018"Past Is Prologue"4.1/1310.88

Live + 7 Day (DVR) ratings

No. in
series		No. in
season		EpisodeAir dateTime slot (EST)18–49 rating
increase		Viewers
(millions) increase 		Total 18-49Total viewers
(millions)		Ref
131"The Devils Are Here"Wednesdays
9:00 p.m.		2.75.939.422.11[36]
142"Without a Country"2.75.528.219.27[37]
153"Fires of Heaven"2.35.147.418.24[38]
164"Poor Yorick"2.45.157.117.37[39]
175"Be True"2.45.077.217.35[40]
186"A High Hope For a Low Heaven"2.44.967.016.64[41]
197"True Love Never"2.24.606.415.80[42]
208"My Bad Parts"2.14.716.516.05[43]
219"Sinned Against"2.65.8[44]
2210"Et Tu, Brute?"2.14.626.616.44[45]
2311"Death Will Have His Day"1.74.356.516.75[46]
2412"A Rose by Any Other Name"2.04.406.315.74[47]
2513"The Tameness of a Wolf"1.93.965.714.07[48]
2614"Time Shall Unfold"2.04.165.713.71[49]
2715"More Than Kin"1.93.925.713.95[50]
2816"The Lyon Who Cried Wolf"1.83.925.413.31[51]
2917"Rise by Sin"2.14.415.814.22[52]
3018"Past Is Prologue"1.94.096.014.97[53]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 'Empire,' 'Gotham,' 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Renewed at Fox. Lesley. Goldberg. January 17, 2015. June 12, 2015. The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media.
  3. Web site: Here's How Empire Will Try to Top Itself in Season 2 More episodes, bigger guest stars and spinoff plans. Adweek. Lynch. Jason. August 7, 2015. August 12, 2015.
  4. Web site: In the words of Lucious: It's game time bitches! Production is officially underway on Empire season 2!. Facebook. June 23, 2015. August 1, 2015.
  5. Web site: Empire Promotes Pair to Series Regular. Michael. Ausiello. April 20, 2015. June 12, 2015. TVLine. Penske Media Corporation.
  6. Web site: Empire Promotes Serayah for Season 2. TVLine. Roots. Kimberly. August 26, 2015. August 27, 2015. May 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210507095447/https://tvline.com/2015/08/26/empire-serayah-series-regular-season-2/. dead.
  7. Web site: 'Empire' Upped to 18 Episodes; Books Chris Rock, Lenny Kravitz, Alicia Keys for Season 2. Kate. Stanhope. May 11, 2015. June 12, 2015. The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media.
  8. Web site: Empire Season 2: Adam Rodriguez to Recur — and Woo Cookie?. Michael. Slezak. June 2, 2015. June 12, 2015. TVLine. Penske Media Corporation.
  9. Web site: Empire Season 2: Female Teen Rapper Could Be CEO Jamal's Next Big Thing. Slezak. Michael. TVLine. Penske Media Corporation. June 11, 2015. June 11, 2015.
  10. Web site: Tyra Ferrell Cast In Fox's 'Empire' - Deadline. Denise Petski. Deadline. June 26, 2015. June 27, 2015.
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  17. Web site: Pitbull to Guest Star & Perform on 'Empire' Season 2. Variety. Wagmeister. Elizabeth. August 6, 2015. August 6, 2015.
  18. Empire exclusive: Al Sharpton and Andre Leon Talley to appear in season 2 premiere. Entertainment Weekly. Stack. Tim. August 13, 2015. August 15, 2015.
  19. Web site: 'Empire' Casts Gabourey Sidibe's Love Interest for Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE). Variety. Wagmeister. Elizabeth. August 21, 2015. August 23, 2015.
  20. Web site: 'Empire' Season 2: Rafael de la Fuente Returning — Michael-Jamal Romance - TVLine. Michael Slezak. TVLine. September 14, 2015 .
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  27. Web site: Broadcast weekly Top 25: 'Empire' and 'Thursday Night Football' trade spots, 'SNF' on top for Oct. 12-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20151021130932/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/20/broadcast-weekly-top-25-oct-12-18-2015/479442/. dead. October 21, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. October 20, 2015. October 20, 2015.
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  29. Web site: Broadcast weekly Top 25: 'Sunday Night Football' leads, 'Empire' and 'NCIS' top scripted shows for Nov. 2-8. https://web.archive.org/web/20151112173019/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/10/broadcast-weekly-top-25-sunday-night-football-leads-empire-and-ncis-top-scripted-shows-for-nov-2-8/. dead. November 12, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. November 10, 2015. November 10, 2015.
  30. News: Porter. Rick. Broadcast weekly Top 25: 'Sunday Night Football' leads, 'Empire' tops scripted shows for Nov. 9-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20151118190742/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/17/broadcast-weekly-top-25-nov-9-15-2015/. dead. November 18, 2015. November 20, 2015. TV By The Numbers. November 17, 2015.
  31. Web site: Broadcast weekly Top 25: NFL and 'Empire' on top again for Nov. 16-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20151125070431/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/24/broadcast-weekly-top-25-nov-16-22-2015/. dead. November 25, 2015. TV By The Numbers. Porter. Rick. November 24, 2015. November 24, 2015.
  32. Web site: Broadcast weekly Top 25, Nov. 23-29: NFL dominates Thanksgiving week. https://web.archive.org/web/20151205035358/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/02/broadcast-weekly-top-25-nov-23-29-2015/. dead. December 5, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. December 2, 2015. December 8, 2015.
  33. Web site: Broadcast weekly Top 25: Football takes Top 3 spots, plus 'Empire' fall finale, 'The Wiz Live'. https://web.archive.org/web/20151209172926/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/08/broadcast-weekly-top-25-nov-30-dec-6-2015/. dead. December 9, 2015. TV but the Numbers. Porter. Rick. December 8, 2015. December 15, 2015.
  34. Web site: Broadcast weekly Top 25: 'Empire' reclaims No. 1 ranking for March 28-April 3. https://web.archive.org/web/20160406015059/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/05/broadcast-weekly-top-25-march-28-april-3-2016/. dead. April 6, 2016. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. April 5, 2016. April 5, 2016.
  35. Web site: Broadcast weekly Top 25: 'Empire' leads demo for April 4–10, 'NCIS' tops in viewers. https://web.archive.org/web/20160413063407/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/12/broadcast-weekly-top-25-april-4-10-2016/. dead. April 13, 2016. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. April 12, 2016. April 12, 2016.
  36. News: Porter. Rick. Premiere week Live +7 ratings: 'Blindspot,' 'Empire' and 'Big Bang Theory' score biggest gains. https://web.archive.org/web/20151013183937/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/11/premiere-week-live-7-ratings-blindspot-empire-and-big-bang-theory-score-biggest-gains/477409/. dead. 13 October 2015. 11 October 2015. TVbytheNumbers. 11 October 2015.
  37. News: Porter. Rick. Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 2: 'The Blacklist' premiere joins 'Empire' and 'Blindspot' atop the charts. https://web.archive.org/web/20151020142054/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/19/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-2-the-blacklist-premiere-joins-empire-and-blindspot-atop-the-charts/479111/. dead. October 20, 2015. October 19, 2015. TV by the Numbers. October 19, 2015.
  38. News: Rick . Porter . Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 3: 'Quantico' more than doubles, 'Empire' and 'Blindspot' score biggest gains . October 26, 2015 . TV by the Numbers . Tribune Digital Ventures . October 26, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151026192019/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/10/26/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-3-2015-16/480276/ . October 26, 2015 .
  39. News: Rick. Porter. Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 4: 'Jane the Virgin' premiere doubles, 'Empire' and 'Blindspot' top charts for Oct. 12-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20151107202722/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/04/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-4-jane-the-virgin-premiere-doubles-empire-and-blindspot-top-charts-for-oct-12-18/. dead. November 7, 2015. November 2, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Tribune Digital Ventures. November 2, 2015.
  40. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 5: 'Empire' and 'Blindspot' have biggest toal gains, 5 shows double. https://web.archive.org/web/20151113034210/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/09/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-5-oct-19-25-2015/. dead. November 13, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. November 9, 2015. November 9, 2015.
  41. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 7: 'Elementary' is still a strong DVR show. https://web.archive.org/web/20151124144526/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/11/23/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-7-nov-2-8-2015/. dead. November 24, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. November 23, 2015. November 23, 2015.
  42. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 8: 'Empire,' 'Big Bang Theory' and 'Quantico' top charts for Nov. 9-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20151203192118/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/01/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-8-empire-big-bang-theory-and-quantico-top-charts-for-nov-9-15/. dead. December 3, 2015. December 1, 2015. Rick. Porter. TV by the Numbers. December 1, 2015.
  43. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 9: 'Big Bang Theory' makes the biggest gains. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208104803/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/07/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-9-big-bang-theory-makes-the-biggest-gains/. dead. December 8, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. December 7, 2015. December 8, 2015.
  44. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 10: 'Blindspot' is officially* the biggest gainer in Thanksgiving week. https://web.archive.org/web/20151216090745/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/14/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-10-nov-23-29-2015/. dead. December 16, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. December 14, 2015. December 15, 2015.
  45. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings, week 11: 'Empire' fall finale on top, 'Vampire Diaries' leads percentage gains. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222091630/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2015/12/21/broadcast-live-7-ratings-week-11-nov-30-dec-6-2015/. dead. December 22, 2015. TV by the Numbers. Porter. Rick. December 21, 2015. December 21, 2015.
  46. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'The Big Bang Theory' and 'Empire' lead the week of March 28-April 3. https://web.archive.org/web/20160419083630/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/18/broadcast-live-7-ratings-march-28-april-3-2016/. dead. April 19, 2016. Porter. Rick. TV by the Numbers. April 18, 2016. May 8, 2016.
  47. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'Empire' and 'Big Bang Theory' stay on top for April 4–10. https://web.archive.org/web/20160425224416/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/04/25/broadcast-live-7-ratings-april-4-10-2016/. dead. April 25, 2016. Porter. Rick. TV by the Numbers. April 25, 2016. May 8, 2016.
  48. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'Empire' and 'Blacklist' have biggest gains, 4 shows double. https://web.archive.org/web/20160503111910/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/02/broadcast-live-7-ratings-april-11-17-2016/. dead. May 3, 2016. Porter. Rick. TV by the Numbers. May 2, 2016. May 2, 2016.
  49. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'Empire' and 'Big Bang Theory' lead for April 18–24, 5 shows double . https://web.archive.org/web/20160510032340/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/09/broadcast-live-7-ratings-april-18-24-2016/ . dead . May 10, 2016 . TV by the Numbers . Porter . Rick . May 9, 2016 . May 9, 2016.
  50. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'Big Bang Theory,' 'Empire' and 'Blacklist' lead for April 25-May 1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160518100306/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/17/broadcast-live-7-ratings-april-25-may-1-2016/. dead. May 18, 2016. TV By The Numbers. Zap2it. May 17, 2016. Rick. Porter. June 4, 2016.
  51. Web site: 'Big Bang Theory' tops total gains, 'Vampire Diaries' and 9 others double in 18-49 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160526085940/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/23/broadcast-live-7-ratings-may-2-8-2016/. dead. May 26, 2016. Porter . Rick. May 23, 2016. TV by the Numbers. May 23, 2016.
  52. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'Big Bang Theory' finale and 'Empire' share lead for May 9–15. https://web.archive.org/web/20160601134556/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/05/31/broadcast-live-7-ratings-may-9-15-2016/. dead. June 1, 2016. Porter. Rick. TV by the Numbers. May 31, 2016. May 31, 2016.
  53. Web site: Broadcast Live +7 ratings: 'Empire' and 'Blacklist' finales lead the week of May 16–22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160607043613/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2016/06/06/broadcast-live-7-ratings-may-16-22-2016/. dead. June 7, 2016. TV By The Numbers . . Ricky . Porter . June 6, 2016. June 12, 2016.

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