# List of Falling Skies episodes

Falling Skies, a post-apocalyptic drama television series] premiered on June 19, 2011, in the United States on TNT, and concluded August 30, 2015, after 52 episodes over 5 seasons. Created by Robert Rodat, the series follows Tom Mason (Noah Wyle), a former Boston University history professor who becomes the second-in-command of the 2nd Massachusetts Militia Regiment, a group of civilians and fighters fleeing post-apocalyptic Boston. The show is produced by DreamWorks Television, with Steven Spielberg acting as an executive producer.

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | June 19, 2011 (2011-06-19) | August 7, 2011 (2011-08-07) |
| 2 | 10 | 10 | June 17, 2012 (2012-06-17) | August 19, 2012 (2012-08-19) |
| 3 | 10 | 10 | June 9, 2013 (2013-06-09) | August 4, 2013 (2013-08-04) |
| 4 | 12 | 12 | June 22, 2014 (2014-06-22) | August 31, 2014 (2014-08-31) |
| 5 | 10 | 10 | June 28, 2015 (2015-06-28) | August 30, 2015 (2015-08-30) |

## Episodes
### Season 1 (2011)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
| 1 | 1 | "Live and Learn" | Carl Franklin | Robert Rodat | June 19, 2011 (2011-06-19) | 5.91 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Armory" | Greg Beeman | Graham Yost | June 19, 2011 (2011-06-19) | 5.91 |
| 3 | 3 | "Prisoner of War" | Greg Beeman | Fred Golan | June 26, 2011 (2011-06-26) | 4.20 |
| 4 | 4 | "Grace" | Fred Toye | Melinda Hsu Taylor | July 3, 2011 (2011-07-03) | 4.07 |
| 5 | 5 | "Silent Kill" | Fred Toye | Joe Weisberg | July 10, 2011 (2011-07-10) | 3.90 |
| 6 | 6 | "Sanctuary (Part 1)" | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Joel Anderson Thompson | July 17, 2011 (2011-07-17) | 4.27 |
| 7 | 7 | "Sanctuary (Part 2)" | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Melinda Hsu Taylor | July 24, 2011 (2011-07-24) | 4.07 |
| 8 | 8 | "What Hides Beneath" | Anthony Hemingway | Mark Verheiden | July 31, 2011 (2011-07-31) | 4.31 |
| 9 | 9 | "Mutiny" | Holly Dale | Joe Weisberg | August 7, 2011 (2011-08-07) | 5.70 |
| 10 | 10 | "Eight Hours" | Greg Beeman | Mark Verheiden | August 7, 2011 (2011-08-07) | 5.54 |

### Season 2 (2012)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
| 11 | 1 | "Worlds Apart" | Greg Beeman | Mark Verheiden | June 17, 2012 (2012-06-17) | 4.46 |
| 12 | 2 | "Shall We Gather at the River" | Greg Beeman | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | June 17, 2012 (2012-06-17) | 4.46 |
| 13 | 3 | "Compass" | Michael Katleman | Bryan Oh | June 24, 2012 (2012-06-24) | 3.81 |
| 14 | 4 | "Young Bloods" | Miguel Sapochnik | Heather V. Regnier | July 1, 2012 (2012-07-01) | 3.39 |
| 15 | 5 | "Love and Other Acts of Courage" | John Dahl | Joe Weisberg | July 8, 2012 (2012-07-08) | 3.64 |
| 16 | 6 | "Homecoming" | Greg Beeman | Bryan Oh | July 15, 2012 (2012-07-15) | 3.61 |
| 17 | 7 | "Molon Labe" | Holly Dale | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | July 22, 2012 (2012-07-22) | 3.45 |
| 18 | 8 | "Death March" | Seith Mann | Heather V. Regnier | August 5, 2012 (2012-08-05) | 3.34 |
| 19 | 9 | "The Price of Greatness" | Adam Kane | Mark Verheiden | August 12, 2012 (2012-08-12) | 3.46 |
| 20 | 10 | "A More Perfect Union" | Greg Beeman | Remi Aubuchon and Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | August 19, 2012 (2012-08-19) | 3.84 |

### Season 3 (2013)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
| 21 | 1 | "On Thin Ice" | Greg Beeman | Remi Aubuchon | June 9, 2013 (2013-06-09) | 4.21 |
| 22 | 2 | "Collateral Damage" | James Marshall | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | June 9, 2013 (2013-06-09) | 4.21 |
| 23 | 3 | "Badlands" | David Solomon | John Wirth | June 16, 2013 (2013-06-16) | 2.79 |
| 24 | 4 | "At All Costs" | Greg Beeman | Heather V. Regnier | June 23, 2013 (2013-06-23) | 3.55 |
| 25 | 5 | "Search and Recovery" | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Jordan Rosenberg | June 30, 2013 (2013-06-30) | 3.22 |
| 26 | 6 | "Be Silent and Come Out" | Adam Kane | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle & John Wirth | July 7, 2013 (2013-07-07) | 3.49 |
| 27 | 7 | "The Pickett Line" | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Heather V. Regnier & Jordan Rosenberg | July 14, 2013 (2013-07-14) | 3.33 |
| 28 | 8 | "Strange Brew" | David Solomon | John Wirth | July 21, 2013 (2013-07-21) | 3.74 |
| 29 | 9 | "Journey to Xibalba" | Jonathan Frakes | Bradley Thompson & David Weddle | July 28, 2013 (2013-07-28) | 3.06 |
| 30 | 10 | "Brazil" | Greg Beeman | Remi Aubuchon | August 4, 2013 (2013-08-04) | 3.74 |

### Season 4 (2014)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
| 31 | 1 | "Ghost in the Machine" | Greg Beeman | David Eick | June 22, 2014 (2014-06-22) | 3.67 |
| 32 | 2 | "The Eye" | Sergio Mimica-Gezzan | Carol Barbee | June 29, 2014 (2014-06-29) | 2.96 |
| 33 | 3 | "Exodus" | Mikael Salomon | Josh Pate | July 6, 2014 (2014-07-06) | 2.75 |
| 34 | 4 | "Evolve or Die" | Bill Eagles | M. Raven Metzner | July 13, 2014 (2014-07-13) | 2.78 |
| 35 | 5 | "Mind Wars" | Nathaniel Goodman | Bruce Marshall Romans | July 20, 2014 (2014-07-20) | 2.79 |
| 36 | 6 | "Door Number Three" | Jonathan Frakes | Melissa Glenn | July 27, 2014 (2014-07-27) | 2.65 |
| 37 | 7 | "Saturday Night Massacre" | Olatunde Osunsanmi | David Weddle & Bradley Thompson | August 3, 2014 (2014-08-03) | 2.73 |
| 38 | 8 | "A Thing with Feathers" | David Solomon | Ryan Mottesheard | August 10, 2014 (2014-08-10) | 2.51 |
| 39 | 9 | "Till Death Do Us Part" | Greg Beeman | Carol Barbee | August 17, 2014 (2014-08-17) | 2.46 |
| 40 | 10 | "Drawing Straws" | Adam Kane | Josh Pate | August 24, 2014 (2014-08-24) | 2.56 |
| 41 | 11 | "Space Oddity" | Olatunde Osunsanmi | M. Raven Metzner | August 31, 2014 (2014-08-31) | 2.39 |
| 42 | 12 | "Shoot the Moon" | Greg Beeman | David Eick | August 31, 2014 (2014-08-31) | 2.43 |

### Season 5 (2015)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | US viewers (millions) |
| 43 | 1 | "Find Your Warrior" | Olatunde Osunsanmi | David Eick | June 28, 2015 (2015-06-28) | 2.04 |
| 44 | 2 | "Hunger Pains" | Olatunde Osunsanmi | Marc Dube | July 5, 2015 (2015-07-05) | 1.82 |
| 45 | 3 | "Hatchlings" | Rob Lieberman | Jonathan Glassner | July 12, 2015 (2015-07-12) | 1.88 |
| 46 | 4 | "Pope Breaks Bad" | Peter Leto | Jack Kenny | July 19, 2015 (2015-07-19) | 1.96 |
| 47 | 5 | "Non-Essential Personnel" | Olatunde Osunsanmi | Jim Barnes | July 26, 2015 (2015-07-26) | 2.03 |
| 48 | 6 | "Respite" | Jonathan Frakes | Ayanna A. Floyd | August 2, 2015 (2015-08-02) | 1.93 |
| 49 | 7 | "Everybody Has Their Reasons" | Matt Earl Beesley | Ryan Mottesheard | August 9, 2015 (2015-08-09) | 1.98 |
| 50 | 8 | "Stalag 14th Virginia" | Noah Wyle | Jack Kenny | August 16, 2015 (2015-08-16) | 1.94 |
| 51 | 9 | "Reunion" | Brad Turner | Marc Dube | August 23, 2015 (2015-08-23) | 1.76 |
| 52 | 10 | "Reborn" | Olatunde Osunsanmi | David Eick | August 30, 2015 (2015-08-30) | 2.39 |

## Ratings

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Average |
| | 1 | 5.91 | 5.91 | 4.20 | 4.07 | 3.90 | 4.27 | 4.07 | 4.31 | 5.70 | 5.54 | – | – | 4.70 |
| | 2 | 4.46 | 4.46 | 3.81 | 3.39 | 3.64 | 3.61 | 3.45 | 3.34 | 3.46 | 3.84 | – | – | 3.75 |
| | 3 | 4.21 | 4.21 | 2.79 | 3.55 | 3.22 | 3.49 | 3.33 | 3.74 | 3.06 | 3.74 | – | – | 3.53 |
| | 4 | 3.67 | 2.96 | 2.75 | 2.78 | 2.79 | 2.65 | 2.73 | 2.51 | 2.46 | 2.56 | 2.39 | 2.43 | 2.72 |
| | 5 | 2.04 | 1.82 | 1.88 | 1.96 | 2.03 | 1.93 | 1.98 | 1.94 | 1.76 | 2.39 | – | – | 1.97 |