Kathleen Hite
Director
Empire (1962)
Season 1
Jim Redigo is foreman for the enormous Garrett Ranch owned by matriarch Lucia with her children Tal and Constance. Redigo had his hands full managing people, machines, and animals, with a specific interest in attractive Connie. (The unaired pilot was titled This Rugged Land)
Released Sept. 25, 1962
Episode 60 min
None+
Keywords: tmdb.new-mexico, tmdb.ranch, imdb.one-word-title
Production Companies: Wilrich Productions, Screen Gems Television
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Day the Empire Stood Still
Sept. 25, 1962, midnight
S1E2 - Ballard Number One
Sam Ballard's embezzling killed Redigo's father. Now Sam's back---digging for oil near the Garret ranch.
Oct. 2, 1962, midnight
S1E3 - A Place to Put a Life
Redigo returns to the small ranch his father left him and finds that it's being run by a teen-ager.
Oct. 9, 1962, midnight
S1E4 - Ride to a Fall
Dahlbeck's guest at a ranch party seems to wield an eerie hold over him.
Oct. 16, 1962, midnight
S1E5 - Long Past, Long Remembered
Wealthy Tom Cole visits the spread during a severe drought and his untimely friendliness suggests he wants to buy the ranch.
Oct. 23, 1962, midnight
S1E6 - Walk Like a King
Ex-employee Barney Swanton returns to the ranch rich but is still envious of Redigo, whose job he always wanted.
Oct. 30, 1962, midnight
S1E7 - The Fire Dancer
Story of a raging oil-well fire and the man who offers to put it out.
Nov. 13, 1962, midnight
S1E8 - The Tall Shadow
Nov. 20, 1962, midnight
S1E9 - The Earth Mover
Glenn Kassin wants to build a model city near Mesa, but the landowner refuses to sell.
Nov. 27, 1962, midnight
S1E10 - Pressure Lock
In the midst of negotiating for oil rights, Redigo is called out of town---leaving Tal to handle the bargaining.
Dec. 4, 1962, midnight
S1E11 - Echo of a Man
Worries over his pretty young ward are causing a drop in efficiency for chief engineer Tabor.
Dec. 11, 1962, midnight
S1E12 - When the Gods Laugh
A sharecropper who objects to education uses abusive tactics to keep his son home from school.
Dec. 18, 1962, midnight
S1E13 - Green, Green Hills
Dec. 25, 1962, midnight
S1E14 - Stopover on the Way to the Moon
After taking young Skip Wade to court for vandalism, Redigo determines to make the youth a useful citizen.
Jan. 1, 1963, midnight
S1E15 - The Four Thumbs Story
A Native American war veteran's penchant for violence is isolating him from his friends, neighbors and family.
Jan. 8, 1963, midnight
S1E16 - End of an Image
Janet Rainey claims she's just going shopping---but there are those who suspect she's leaving town.
Jan. 15, 1963, midnight
S1E17 - The Loner
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.
Jan. 22, 1963, midnight
S1E18 - Where the Hawk Is Wheeling
Jan. 29, 1963, midnight
S1E19 - No Small Wars
Adding urgency to his surgery-or-death status, Redigo's sick friend is a very uncooperative patient.
Feb. 5, 1963, midnight
S1E20 - The Tiger Inside
Afraid that a volunteer posse may take the law into its own hands, Redigo joins the hunt for a man accused of robbery.
Feb. 12, 1963, midnight
S1E21 - Season of Growth
Connie's former beau is back at the ranch---expressing a new interest in working and a renewed interest in her.
Feb. 19, 1963, midnight
S1E22 - Seven Days on Rough Street
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.
Feb. 26, 1963, midnight
S1E23 - A House in Order
News of her fatal illness inspires Lucia to establish a better relationship between son Tal and foreman Redigo.
March 5, 1963, midnight
S1E24 - Down There, the World
The mine shuts down when the heady enchantress running a vital processing plant decides to buy out the Garrets.
March 12, 1963, midnight
S1E25 - Burnout
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.
March 19, 1963, midnight
S1E26 - Hidden Asset
March 26, 1963, midnight
S1E27 - Arrow in the Sky
April 9, 1963, midnight
S1E28 - Nobody Dies on Saturday
Prison escapee Quinn Serrato is out to find his old boss---Redigo, the man who turned him in.
April 16, 1963, midnight
S1E29 - 65 Miles Is a Long, Long Way
A woman stands in the way of Redigo's cattle drive by asking too much to cross her property.
April 23, 1963, midnight
S1E30 - Duet for Eight Wheels
Paralysis overcomes Redigo after he is trampled by a wild stallion.
April 30, 1963, midnight
S1E31 - Between Friday and Monday
Moreno attempts to offset the fears of a young girl in a town full of hot-blooded cowboys.
May 7, 1963, midnight
S1E32 - The Convention
May 14, 1963, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 1920 min.
Released: Sept. 25, 1962
Last Air Date: May 14, 1963, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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