You Can Watch Tonight's Episode of Empire at 9pm est on Fox.
Empire focuses on Hip-hop artist CEO and founder of Empire Entertainment, Lucious Lyon. Due to medical diagnosis predicting that he will be incapacitated in three years time he begins his search for heir of the Empire Throne. Without further damaging his family, he must decide which of his three sons will take over. His favorite, young Hakeem, is a good musician but values fame over hard work. Middle son, Jamal, is talented and shy but gay -- embarrassing to Lyon. The oldest, Andre, is business-minded, Bipolar and lacks charisma. Lucious' ex-wife Cookie reappears after 17 years of prison and complicates things. Cookie believes Lucious owes her because she took the fall for a drug running charge that financed his early career.