Empire
Do You Remember Me
TV Flash files “Do You Remember Me” as hour 92 of 102 in the TV Flash guide — Empire (2015–2020) on Fox, season 6, episode 8, aired 2019-11-26, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E08: listed hour 92 of 102 in the Empire guide, hour 8 of 18 in season 6. It aired 2019-11-26 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Good Enough” (S06E07). Next is “Remember the Music” (S06E09).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Upon taking her first steps back into music, Cookie discovers an artist with raw talent when Lucious dismissed years ago. Meanwhile, Lucious spends a day in the city with Yana and is surprised to discover they have much more in common than he thought. Also, Andre pulls out all the stops in order to convince a reluctant artist to sign with Empire, Tracy finds evidence that incriminates Lucious and Giselle runs into an old friend who could help Bossy Media with its financial trouble.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Do You Remember Me sit in the Empire guide?
S06E08 is listed hour 92 of 102 — hour 8 of 18 in season 6, season 6 episode 8.
When did Empire S06E08 air?
Do You Remember Me aired 2019-11-26 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I watch for the plot or the songs?
Both: songs are plot, soundtrack strategy hit the charts on purpose. Dynasty soap with a trap beat, not a jukebox parked next to the story.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Lee Daniels and Danny Strong built a hip-hop dynasty soap that actually moved the ratings needle: Lucious's crown fight, Cookie Lyon's entrance as event television, songs that were plot not wallpaper. Mid-decade appointment heat — boardroom knives, chart synergy, and Taraji P. Henson eating scenery like a meal.
January **2015** was not a soft launch. Lee Daniels and Danny Strong's Fox drama premiered to massive live-ratings growth: Terrence Howard's Lucious, a hip-hop mogul's family warring over succession when illness forces a crown fight, and Taraji P. Henson's Cookie as event television in a coat that ate the overnight. Songs are plot, not wallpaper. Soundtrack strategy made chart impact part of the show's identity. Rex will tell you appointment TV died with the three-network living room. *Empire* was mid-decade…
Filed against
- Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon
Terrence Howard crowned Empire as Lucious Lyon — hip-hop dynasty soap that actually moved the ratings needle, a crown fight, songs as plot, boardroom knives and chart synergy. Mid-decade appointment heat. TV Flash files him as 2010s…
- Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon
Taraji P. Henson entered Empire as Cookie Lyon — hip-hop dynasty soap as event television, a crown fight with songs that were plot not wallpaper, mid-decade appointment heat. Lee Daniels and Danny Strong's boardroom knives. TV Flash files…
- Jussie Smollett as Jamal Lyon
Jussie Smollett’s Jamal Lyon gave Empire a singer in the crown fight — Lee Daniels and Danny Strong’s hip-hop dynasty soap that actually moved the ratings needle, Cookie’s entrance as event television, songs as plot not wallpaper.…
- Trai Byers as Andre Lyon
Trai Byers’s Andre Lyon fought for the crown on Empire — Lee Daniels and Danny Strong’s hip-hop dynasty soap that actually moved the ratings needle. Lucious’s succession war, Cookie’s entrance as event television, songs that were plot not…
- Bryshere Y. Gray as Hakeem Lyon
Bryshere Y. Gray played Hakeem Lyon on Empire — the son in a hip-hop dynasty soap that actually moved the ratings needle. Lucious's crown fight, Cookie as event television, songs that were plot not wallpaper. TV Flash files him as 2010s…