SATURDAY, JANUARY 17

**TWO-HOUR EPISODE**--"EMPIRE" - (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

THE BATTLE BEGINS ON A SPECIAL TWO-HOUR ENCORE OF "EMPIRE" SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, ON FOX

Empire Entertainment CEO Lucious Lyon (Terrence Howard) learns he has a debilitating illness and must choose one of three heirs to take over the family business. Then, Lucious must defend Empire's IPO launch after controversies arise around one of his artists being involved in a shooting, and ex-wife Cookie (Taraji P. Henson) proves to be invaluable in turning a crisis into a triumph in the special two-hour "Pilot/The Outspoken King" encore of EMPIRE airing Saturday, Jan. 17 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (EMP-101/02) (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