Empire (1984 TV series)

Empire is an American comedy television series that aired from January 4 until February 1, 1984.

Empire
Genre	Sitcom Satire
Created by	Lawrence J. Cohen Fred Freeman
Starring	Dennis Dugan
Composer	Patrick Williams
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Lawrence J. Cohen Fred Freeman
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Humble Productions MGM/UA Entertainment Co. Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	January 4 (1984-01-04) – February 1, 1984 (1984-02-01)

Premise

This series is a satire of corporate life set at Empire Industries.^[1]

Cast

• Dennis Dugan as Ben Christian
• Patrick Macnee as Calvin Cromwell
• Maureen Arthur as Peg
• Christine Belford as Jackie Willow
• Caren Kaye as Meredith
• Richard Masur as Jack Willow
• Michael McGuire as Edward Roland
• Dick O'Neill as Arthur Broderick
• Howard Platt as Roger Martinson
• Edward Winter as T. Howard Daniels
• Patricia Elliott as Renee
• Paul Wilson as Bill
• Francine Tacker as Amelia Lapidus

US television ratings

Season	Episodes	Start Date	End Date	Nielsen Rank	Nielsen Rating[2]
1983-84	6	January 4, 1984	February 1, 1984	88	10.5

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Episode 1"	Terry Hughes	Lawrence J. Cohen and Fred Freeman	January 4, 1984 (1984-01-04)
2	"Episode 2"	Terry Hughes	Lawrence J. Cohen and Fred Freeman	January 11, 1984 (1984-01-11)
3	"Episode 3"	Terry Hughes	Lawrence J. Cohen and Fred Freeman	January 18, 1984 (1984-01-18)
4	"Episode 4"	Terry Hughes	Story by : Lawrence J. Cohen & Fred Freeman Teleplay by : George Zateslo	January 25, 1984 (1984-01-25)
5	"Episode 5"	Terry Hughes	Lawrence J. Cohen, Fred Freeman, Dennis Danziger and Ellen Sandler	February 1, 1984 (1984-02-01)
6	"Episode 6"	Terry Hughes	Jim Geoghan	February 1, 1984 (1984-02-01)