EMPIRE Season 2 Premiere: Taraji P. Henson Tweets Out Return Date

EMPIRE will return on Wednesday, September 23rd, series star Taraji P. Henson (Cookie) tweeted out. (Reps for the show have not replied to a request for comment.)

Hello! September 23 #Empire season ✌🏾️💋💋💋 https://t.co/NWr7SmWk8a

— Taraji P. Henson (@TherealTaraji) May 29, 2015

The date lines up with Fox’s proposed plan: earlier this month, Fox bosses Dana Walden and Gary Newman indicated that most shows would launch the week of September 21st. (Right after the network airs the Emmys.)

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