TNT renewed Falling Skies for a fifth season of 10 episodes but that will be the end of the sci-fi series. TNT president Michael Wright said in a statement, “Falling Skies has begun an ambitious and thrilling story arc this summer as it sets the stage for next year’s climactic final season.”
On Falling Skies, the human resistance struggles for survival in the wake of a catastrophic alien invasion. The cast includes Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Will Patton, Drew Roy, Colin Cunningham, Connor Jessup, Maxim Knight, Sarah Sanguin Carter, Mpho Koaho, and Seychelle Gabriel.
While the series is still performing well for TNT, the (current) fourth season is down by 14% in viewership when compared to season three. The audience for Falling Skies has been declining since the first season when it averaged 4.7 million viewers each week.
The Last Ship and Major Crimes have also been renewed for next summer.
What do you think? Are you glad that Falling Skies will be back next summer? Do you agree with the decision to end it?
thats the trouble with watching on tbs or tnt yonever finish the out come you just leave watchers hanging so sad.
My wife and I began watching Falling Sky’s on Amazon and watch the whole four seasons in less than three weeks.
This was by far the best series that I ever watched on TV
The series has everything and still stays human.
I hope the fifth and final will end with humans keeping our Earth, not Outer Space creatures.
Fantastic acting in this series down to the young actors.
My wife and I had a few tears.
Thank you to the Producers for a great show.
SERGIO TORRES, Vermont
Great show..
I do not want it to be cancelled
you shouldn’t cancel this series, theres only a few good scifi series out there and you cancel a good one, you only care about money and rating not viewers.
only a few good scifi movies around you should not cancel this one. its very good that’s why people making decisions don’t know about good shows just money and ratings.
Im really pissed that Falling Skies is being cancelled after the 5th and final season, I really liked the show.
when does major crimes start on tnt also i love rusty
This is a tragity losing another great show. All the shows that are REALLY good seem to constantly be cancelled. It’s the ones that you hate seeing the season end and count down the days for the new season to start. Always seems that those are the ones they cancel on us. And for what? Some stupid reality or talk show? Seems really pointless to start watching anything because they all turn into a letdown when they say they’re not coming back. And then for that last season they just throw a few things together and call it a show.… Read more »
I just watched all four seasons via Amazon over a couple of weeks and was riveted from start to finish. I would like to know the outcome with as many loose ends finshed as possible.
By the way im in the UK where it hasn’t been aired yet
It hasn’t even started filming yet. Don’t worry, we’re all on the same page right now.
S5 is something to look forward to. I agree with the viewing statistics and after a strong start with S1 it has slowed down considerably with more of the same each week. S4 was an improvement but all good things come to an end as they say.
I didn’t watch this show until this season. I will defiantly watch the first three seasons on dvd as quick as I get a chance.
Watching currently in the UK. I feel that its approaching a natural conclusion anyway. Hopefully the 5th series will be written from the first episode, knowing the ending -rather than as happens with cancelled series, gallop along then come to a rapid and unsatisfying conclusion. Anyone remember the original series of V ?
Falling Skies could have been a great show. We got all good ingredients for a good Sci-Fy never ending show. But part of the main problem is its rhythm. Many episodes lack of interest and/or doesn’t bring new intrigue. Many very good episodes came out of nowhere and stalled into low interest happenings. Actor’s performances although are globally great and allowed the audience to be submerged into the tragical story. However, when season third ended, I personally expected a strong and huge revenge war against the invader… And then, every direction the story would have taken would have been better… Read more »
There are only a limited number of sci-fi shows on at any one time and this is what happens when we don’t support it as a group. You want to see more dancing with the stars and ghost hunters and stuff like that then don’t support the sci-fi programs. I’m sad that it is ending. I understand that all viewers are not going to like ever show and every season, but at least we have a sci-fi series to watch. Will anything even replace it? I also feel the producers and TNT have let the viewers down, first by cancelling… Read more »
I have enjoyed this series and look forward to ot every year. I am saddened that there is only one more year. . I dont watch very mmuch television because i work about 68 hours a week. One its over i’ll have to read books again.