With Hakeem acting as Empire's CEO, Camilla sinks her claws further and further into him. The rest of the Lyon family tries to get him to rejoin their side, but Hakeem has his own plan. Meanwhile, Jamal receives backlash from his fans and Andre and Rhonda's marriage is tested.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 2 Episode 12 of Empire was watched by 11,340,000 viewers, resulting in a 4.30 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

Is Empire Renewed or Cancelled for Season 3?

Empire Season 2 Episodes...

• s02e01 - The Devils Are Here
• s02e02 - Without a Country
• s02e03 - Fires of Heaven
• s02e04 - Poor Yorick
• s02e05 - Be True
• s02e06 - A High Hope For A Low Heaven
• s02e07 - True Love Never
• s02e08 - My Bad Parts
• s02e09 - Sinned Against
• s02e10 - Et Tu, Brute?
• s02e11 - Death Will Have His Day
• s02e12 - A Rose by Any Other Name
• s02e13 - The Tameness of a Wolf
• s02e14 - Time Shall Unfold
• s02e15 - More Than Kin
• s02e16 - The Lyon Who Cried Wolf
• s02e17 - Rise by Sin
• s02e18 - Past Is Prologue

Empire Show Summary

Lucious Lyon is the king of hip-hop. An immensely talented artist, the CEO of Empire Entertainment and a former street thug, his reign has been unchallenged for years. But all that changes, when he learns he has a disease that is going to render him crippled and incapacitated in a matter of three years. The clock is ticking, and he must groom one of his three sons to take over his crowning achievement, without destroying his already fractured family.