Falling Skies (season 1)
Episodes

Falling Skies (season 1)

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No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	US viewers (millions)

1	1	"Live and Learn"	Carl Franklin	Robert Rodat	June 19, 2011	5.91

Six months after an alien invasion has destroyed 90% of the human race, history professor Tom Mason (Noah Wyle) is made second-in-command of the 2nd Mass (Massachusetts), a group of soldiers and civilians that include two of his sons, Hal and Matt.

2	2	"The Armory"	Greg Beeman	Graham Yost	June 19, 2011	5.91

Commander Weaver sends Tom and a small squad to scout out a possible weapons armory, but they are taken hostage by a group of outlaws who then try to use Tom and his team as leverage to acquire food, weapons and a vehicle.

3	3	"Prisoner of War"	Greg Beeman	Fred Golan	June 26, 2011	4.20

The 2nd Mass is joined by Dr. Michael Harris, an old acquaintance of Tom's and the only doctor to have discovered how to safely unharness enslaved children.

4	4	"Grace"	Fred Toye	Melinda Hsu Taylor	July 3, 2011	4.07

Tom and his team are sent to scout out an old motorcycle shop to see if any vehicles can be salvaged, and Weaver insists he take Pope along.

5	5	"Silent Kill"	Fred Toye	Joe Weisberg	July 10, 2011	3.90

Tom works up a plan to extract his harnessed son Ben along with the other captive children from the local hospital.

6	6	"Sanctuary (Part 1)"	Sergio Mimica-Gezzan	Joel Anderson Thompson	July 17, 2011	4.27

While Anne is treating a young boy, his father robs the infirmary of medical supplies. The father, son, and the son's mother flee shortly afterwards.

7	7	"Sanctuary (Part 2)"	Sergio Mimica-Gezzan	Melinda Hsu Taylor	July 24, 2011	4.07

Following the cliffhanger, Pope manages to escape by cutting the ropes with shards of glass. That night at dinner, Rick acts agitated and refuses to eat.

8	8	"What Hides Beneath"	Anthony Hemingway	Mark Verheiden	July 31, 2011	4.31

Colonel Porter returns to the 2nd Mass and informs them that not only has the 7th Mass been destroyed, there has also been no contact with the 4th and 5th Mass.

9	9	"Mutiny"	Holly Dale	Joe Weisberg	August 7, 2011	5.70

Colonel Porter is missing, believed dead. No word has come from the 4th, 5th, or 7th Mass units.

10	10	"Eight Hours"	Greg Beeman	Mark Verheiden	August 7, 2011	5.54

Rick runs off to rejoin the Skitters and meets Megan, who promises to take him back in if he tells her everything he knows about the 2nd Mass.

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The eighth episode of Falling Skies was watched by 4.31 million viewers.

final_sentence: The eighth episode of Falling Skies was watched by 4.31 million viewers.