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We\u2019d also like to thank our tremendous creative team \u2013 Lee, Danny, Brett, Ilene, Sanaa, Brian and Francie \u2013 whose inspired storytelling continues to create the unforgettable, jaw-dropping OMG moments that have always been signature to EMPIRE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fourth season continues with a new episode Wednesday night at 8PM ET\/PT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;Empire&#8221; predictably scores a renewal for the 2018-2019 season.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[3406,255],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&quot;Empire&quot; Officially Renewed For Season 5, Confirms FOX<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It may not be drawing the audience it once was, but &quot;Empire&quot; is still one of the top-rated dramas on television and a leading performer for FOX. 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