MIDSEASON RETURN: Now that Star has ended its freshman season, Empire returns for a new round of high-octane drama, the second half of Season 3 – and just watching the network promo, featuring Taraji P. Henson’s Cookie walking in slow motion with the fierceness of a lioness on the prowl, carrying a baseball bat like Beyoncé in her Lemonade video, is enough to get you to press “Record” for this midseason opener. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower.