<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> ← Previous Season 3 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> List of Empire episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> The fourth season of the American television drama series Empire premiered on September 27, 2017, in the United States on Fox . The fourth season was ordered on January 11, 2017, consisting of eighteen episodes . The show is produced by 20th Century Fox, in association with Imagine Entertainment, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Danny Strong Productions and Little Chicken Inc . The showrunners for this season are Ilene Chaiken, Danny Strong and Lee Daniels . The season airs on Wednesday at 8: 00 pm, a new slot . The premiere of the season had also a crossover with other Lee Daniels - created Fox series Star . </P> <P> The show centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Entertainment, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company . After the explosive season 3 finale, Lucious has lost his memory and his family is trying to help him regain it, with the uncomfortable assistance from Nurse Claudia . The storyline also includes the war between the Lyons and the Dubois with Warren falling in love with Jamal, Andre receiving prescriptions from his psychiatrist and Hakeem meeting with Diana on a three week basis until disaster strikes . </P>

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