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EMPIRE [PROGRAM CHANGE]
Air Date: Monday, January 12, 2015
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on FOX
Episode Title: (EMP-101) "Pilot" (Repeat)
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MONDAY, JANUARY 12

[EDITOR'S NOTE 1: An audio description (AD) for tonight's episode of SLEEPY HOLLOW is available on the SAP Audio Channel.]

[EDITOR'S NOTE 2: GOTHAM is preempted tonight.]

--"EMPIRE" - (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

THE BATTLE BEGINS ON A SPECIAL ENCORE OF THE SERIES PREMIERE OF "EMPIRE" MONDAY, JANUARY 12, ON FOX

An All-New Episode of EMPIRE Airs this Wednesday, January 14, at 9/8c on FOX!

EMPIRE is a powerful new drama that follows LUCIOUS LYON (Academy Award nominee Terrence Howard, "Crash," "Hustle & Flow"), the head of a music empire whose reign has been unchallenged for years. But all that changes when he learns he has a disease and must choose one of his three sons to take over: ANDRE (Trai Bryers, "90210"), JAMAL (Jussie Smollett, "North," "The Mighty Ducks") or HAKEEM (acting newcomer Bryshere Gray, a.k.a. Yazz The Greatest). Complicating matters is their mother and Lucious' ex-wife, COOKIE (Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Taraji P. Henson, "No Good Deed," "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), who emerges from prison to claim her share. Don't miss a special encore of the "Pilot" Series Premiere episode of EMPIRE airing Monday, Jan. 12 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (EMP-101) (TV-14 D, L, S, V)

Cast: Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon, Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, Malik Yoba as Vernon Turner, Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon, Bryshere Gray as Hakeem Lyon, Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, Grace Gealey as Anika Gibbons and Kaitlin Doubleday as Rhonda Lyon

Guest Cast: Gabourey Sidibe as Becky, Antoine McKay as Bunkie

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