Cookie and her cohorts decide to start their own small record label, but it's off to a bumpy start as everyone has different visions for the new label. As his first project for the new company, Hakeem decides to form a girl group and woos a hot Latina lead singer, proving that he can be more than just an artist. Meanwhile, Lucious, feeling extra pressure from a bloodthirsty prosecutor, hires a new lawyer and records an epic track from inside jail. In Lucious' absence, Jamal neglects his music and makes business moves that further his journey toward becoming every bit as ruthless as his father.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 2 Episode 2 of Empire was watched by 13,740,000 viewers, resulting in a 5.50 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

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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.