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Empire

1962 to 1963 Western, Drama 1 season

TMDB rating 7.0/10 Ended

Empire is an hour-long Western television series set on a 1960s 500,000-acre ranch in New Mexico, starring Richard Egan, Terry Moore, Charles Bronson, and Ryan O'Neal. It ran on NBC from September 25, 1962, to May 14, 1963. In the second abbreviated season, from September 24 to December 31, 1963, it was renamed Redigo after Egan's title character, Jim Redigo, the general manager of the fictitious Garrett ranch in Empire, and reduced to a half-hour. (Unaired Pilot: This Rugged Land)

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  • 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)

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    TMDB rating 8.0/10

Cast and details

  • Richard EganJim Redigo
  • Anne SeymourLucia
  • Terry MooreConnie Garrett
  • Ryan O'NealTai
  • Charles BronsonPaul Moreno
  • Denver PyleTom Rawling
  • John Davis ChandlerAflen
  • Jerry DouglasLeRoy
Created by
Kathleen Hite
Network
NBC
First aired
Sep 25, 1962
Latest episode
May 14, 1963

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